Topic: U.S. Department of State

U.S. to open Berlin embassy on symbolic land

German critics have lambasted the building's design ahead of its festive July 4 inauguration.

Will the U.S. open an office in Iran?

Secretary Rice has floated the idea of an interests-section office – a step down from an embassy.

Could North Korea still make nukes?

Destruction of its nuclear cooling tower was important but largely symbolic.

Study abroad through Second Life

Virtual college campuses host international student exchanges.

India at an impasse over civilian nuclear deal

Communists oppose the pact with the US, which would give India access to nuclear fuel and technology, threatening to bring down the government.

Opinion: The key to a better U.S. image

USIA helped world views of the US before the cold war; let's revive it.

Can Syria avoid sanctions with a U.N. nuclear inspection?

An IAEA team visits the site of an alleged nuclear weapons facility bombed by Israel in September.

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Nigerian oil: Anger in the delta over who gets paid

Borrowing a page from militants, a village chief threatens Shell over naming rights for the country's first well.

Pentagon ponders transition in time of war

Officials want to ensure the change to a new administration goes smoothly.

Iraqi interpreters: hope rises to go to U.S.

President Bush extended a law that could give some of the thousands of interpreters working for the American military refuge in the US under a special visa program.

FARC extortion rackets in Venezuela, say locals

In border states, Venezuelans say Colombian rebel groups extort monthly 'protection' money from businesses and ranchers.

Nations offer Afghanistan aid, demand accountability

Afghans sought help for its $50 billion five-year plan as donors met in Paris June 12.

Syria sees warming ties in Middle East

Its improved standing poses challenge to US policy of isolation.

U.S. judges can't pull Americans from Iraqi courts

Thursday's Supreme Court ruling involved men accused of kidnapping-for-ransom schemes.

U.S. strike aggravates alliance with Pakistan

Tuesday's deadly US incursion is under investigation, but it points up the contrast between the two nations' approaches to militants along the Afghanistan border.

Scholars accepted to grad school, but stuck in Gaza

Three Fulbright scholars are waiting to see if Israel will allow them to leave Gaza to study in the United States.

As Bush launches farewell tour, Europe warms up

The US-German relationship is perhaps the clearest example of improving ties since the Iraq war began.

Shaky peace accord in Somalia

Monday, the government and an opposition bloc signed a UN-brokered peace deal. But Tuesday, Islamist hard-liners said they would continue to fight.

As Bush launches farewell tour, Europe warms up

The US-German relationship is perhaps the clearest example of improving ties since the Iraq war began.

Talks to keep U.S. troops in Iraq provoke ire

Proposal to extend America's military role years into the future meets lawmaker resistance, from Washington to Baghdad.

Review: 'You Don't Mess With the Zohan'

Adam Sandler's new movie is a pretty good scattershot comedy with counterterrorism as its backdrop.

Global cluster-bomb ban draws moral line in the sand

Supporters of the treaty, to be unveiled in Dublin Friday, hope that it will pressure nonsignatories – including the US – to stop using the weapons.

Arab states still wary of investing in Iraq

At a United Nations conference in Sweden Thursday, Iraq appealed for debt forgiveness to boost development.

Iraq's antiquities garner international attention

In wake of widespread illegal looting, Iraq and Western countries are attempting to better guard ancient cities from smugglers and prevent them from selling the artifacts.