Aug 28 - By John Milburn, Associated Press Writer
A reporter died with George Custer at the Battle of Little Big Horn, but the days of such a close kinship between journalists and military officers seem long gone.

Aug 18 - By Grant Peck, Associated Press Writer
While U.S. Sen. Jim Webb's high-profile visit to Myanmar offers an opportunity to turn around America's policy toward the military-ruled nation, any real warming of relations is likely to be a slow and uncertain process.

May 13 - By ALEXANDRA OLSON, Associated Press Writer
Swine flu has infected Mexico's relations with China and other countries that have canceled airline flights and halted some trade. But its most prickly neighbor — the United States — now seems like the country's most loyal friend.

May 10 - By Sean Yoong, Associated Press Writer
The last time Lee Hung Poh walked unassisted was 40 years ago, before a bullet fired in the heat of Malaysia's worst race riots sliced through her spine and shattered her future.
Apr 6 - By Associated Press
President Barack Obama says the U.S. and Turkey can be a model for bridging the East-West divide.

Apr 4 - By Rachel Jones, Associated Press Writer
President Hugo Chavez said Saturday he hopes to "reset" relations with the United States at an upcoming summit.
Mar 20 - By Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press Writer
China's military is training propaganda teams for the first time to explain its actions to the outside world, as the traditionally insular and secretive force engages more with other countries' militaries and deploys its ships and personnel abroad.

Mar 12 - By John Heilprin, Associated Press Writer
After drawing a rebuke from the White House, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon tried Thursday to smooth over his characterization of the U.S. as a "deadbeat" for its late payments to the world body.

Oct 15 - By Associated Press
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Oct 8 - By Peter Enav, Associated Press Writer
Taiwan's once-strained relations with the United States are back on track after the Bush administration approved a long-delayed $6.5 billion package of weapons to help the island defend itself against China.
Aug 18 - By Foster Klug, Associated Press Writer
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's resignation could allow the United States to build stronger relations with a fledgling democratic government and embrace what many American lawmakers and Pakistani opposition forces have long urged by moving away from a narrow focus on a single, strong military leader.
Jul 15 - By Associated Press
Barack Obama's status as the first black presidential candidate of a major political party has not influenced the perception of race relations in this country, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News Poll.

Jul 10 - By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press Writer
South Korea's ruling party wants to hold talks with an increasingly irate North Korea to alleviate rising tension on the divided peninsula over the shooting death of a tourist from the South.

Jun 6 - By Jae-Soon Chang, Associated Press Writer
South Korea's president praised North Korea on Friday for making progress in international negotiations on its nuclear programs and called for talks with Pyongyang on stalled inter-Korean relations.
Mar 5 - By Burt Herman, STF
South Korea's new conservative government is already making good on its promise to take a tougher line on North Korea by calling on Pyongyang to improve its widely criticized human rights policies.
Nov 7 - By Scott Lindlaw, Associated Press Writer
Syria's ambassador to the United States belittled a Mideast peace conference that the Bush administration is trying to organize as a "waste," saying Wednesday that he would counsel his country against attending it.