WASHINGTON ? Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the U.S will embrace Myanmar further if the once-estranged Asian government releases all remaining political prisoners, ends violence against minorities and cuts military ties with North Korea. Clinton spoke by telephone Saturday with the foreign minister of the country also known as Burma, as well as [...]
WASHINGTON ? The first visit to Myanmar in a half-century by the top U.S. diplomat will open a door for that nation’s military-dominated government to reduce its international isolation and dependence on China, a staunch but mistrusted ally. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton plans to travel to Myanmar, also known as Burma, on Dec. [...]
WASHINGTON ? Counterterrorism officials are chasing a credible but unconfirmed tip that al-Qaida has plans to set off a car bomb in New York City or Washington around the Sept. 11 anniversary, with bridges or tunnels as potential targets. It was the first word of a possible “active plot” timed to coincide with commemoration of [...]
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama held a White House meeting Saturday with the Dalai Lama, a fellow Nobel Peace laureate, hours after China called on the U.S. to rescind an invitation that could sour relations with Beijing. The Tibetan spiritual leader has been in Washington for an 11-day Buddhist ritual. Thousands of expatriate Tibetans joined [...]
WASHINGTON ? Republicans are starting to pay more attention to the candidates who hope to take on President Barack Obama next year, and so far that’s been a good thing for Michele Bachmann and Tim Pawlenty. Not for Newt Gingrich. Overall, a new Associated Press-GfK poll shows, Republicans are giving the field of challengers a [...]