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President Amadu Toumani Toure of Mali (file)
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President Amadu Toumani Toure of Mali (file)

Calm Needed Now In Mali

Thousands in Northern Mali have fled amid a renewed insurgency by groups of the Tuareg people.

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President Barack Obama shakes hands with Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili.

Obama and Saakashvili Meet

Discussion included strengthening the economic relationship between Georgia and the United States.

Drilling tubing is piled next to a drilling site in the Unity oil field in South Sudan. (file)

Resolve Sudanese Oil Dispute Now

Sudan and South Sudan remain deadlocked in their ongoing dispute over untangling their oil industries.

The reactor building of Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant.

A Better Future Available To Iran

The United States wants to see Iran with a future “as bright and as potent as the history of its great, ancient civilization."

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton gestures during a news conference with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, at the State Department in Washington, January 20, 2012.

U.S. - Germany Strong Allies

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently hosted German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle at the State Department.

New recruits belonging to Somalia's al-Qaeda-linked al Shabaab.

Countering Violent Extremism

Factors that make some populations vulnerable to internalizing al-Qaida's worldview are still present in many communities.

U.S. Committed To Honduras Security

A team of technical experts will travel there to step up collaboration on bilateral efforts to fight crime.

An unidentified woman walks past the ruins of a market outside the state police headquarters in Kano, Nigeria. Police said that members of the radical Islamist group Boko Haram dressed in uniforms resembling those of soldiers and police officers when they

Unity Under Attack In Nigeria

The United States has reached out to the West African nation’s leaders to help find ways to restore peace and stability.

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton holds a news conference at the end of a European Union foreign ministers meeting in Brussels, January 23, 2012.

EU Bans Imports Of Iranian Oil

The new measures fall in the context of increased international pressure on Iran.

U.S. Designates Kurdish Batallions

The al Qaeda Kurdish Battalions, or AQKB, is a terrorist organization primarily active in the northern Iran-Iraq border areas.

Rationale For Sanctions On Iran

New measures are meant to increase pressure on the Iranian regime to persuade it to meet its international nuclear obligations.

Satellite image shows a facility under construction inside a mountain located about 20 miles (32 kilometers) north northeast of Qom, Iran, September 26, 2009.

Iran Enriching Uranium At Fordo

The International Atomic Energy Agency has confirmed that Iran has started the production of uranium enriched up to 20 percent.

Burns On U.S.- Turkey Partnership

“This is a partnership based on mutual benefit and mutual respect ."

Suspected members of Sinaloa drug cartel and weapons are presented to the media in Tijuana, Mexico, January 20, 2011 (file photo)

Drug Traffickers Sanctioned

Three named for providing “material support to the drug trafficking activities”

U.S. Defense Posture Towards Europe

New strategy reaffirms unwavering U.S. commitment and close cooperation with NATO Allies and European partners.

This undated handout picture released by Japanese shipping company Mitsui OSK Line on 29 Jul 2010 shows the oil tanker 'M.Star'

U.S. Designates Al-Qarawi A Terrorist

He is a senior operative for the Abdullah Azzam Brigades: a Lebanese extremist organization affiliated with Al-Qa’ida.

A Royal Saudi Air Force F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 1700th Air Refueling Squadron Provisional for refueling during Operation Desert Shield

Arms Sales To Saudi Arabia

Agreement demonstrates the U.S. commitment to a strong Saudi defense capability.

Hormuz Strait

Freedom Of Navigation And Peaceful Solutions

The U.S. committed to ensuring safe and secure passage for ships using the Strait of Hormuz.

Gordon On U.S.-Russian Relations

“Our aim now is to deepen . . . and widen the arc of our cooperation."

Youth-Driven Engagement In Central America

“Civil society and youth-driven engagement are absolutely essential in combating crime and building more resilient communities."

U.S. - Romania Missile Defense Comes Into Force

This agreement provides for the deployment of a U.S. ballistic missile defense interceptor site to Romania.

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