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President Barack Obama says his envoy on North Korea will travel to the country early next month for the first bilateral talks with the communist regime since he took office.
Safeway and King Soopers say they've given union workers their last, best, final contract offer.
In less than a week, unionized workers at two Arizona grocery store chains may be walking a picket line instead of stocking shelves and cutting meat.
With less than a week before what could be a pivotal court hearing, a federal judge and lawyers involved in two lawsuits that seek to end Hawaii's teacher furloughs may meet privately in the next few days to discuss settling the cases.
With the U.S. Congress still struggling to agree on sharp cuts in greenhouse gases or how to fund them, European officials said Thursday they were now striving for a political agreement instead of a new treaty to allow the U.S. and other rich nations to make commitments that are not legally binding.
Former Vice President Al Gore says he believes President Barack Obama will attend the December climate talks in Copenhagen to emphasize his administration's commitment to safeguarding the environment.
African countries ended a boycott of meetings at U.N. climate negotiations on Tuesday, after winning promises for more in-depth talks on how much rich nations need to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Obama administration officials said Wednesday they plan to raise a range of trade issues, from copyright piracy to China's restrictions on U.S. farm products, during two days of high-level talks next week in China.
North Korea offered a rare apology Wednesday for unleashing dam water causing floods downstream blamed for six South Korean deaths and promised to alert Seoul to such measures in the future, an official said.
The United States was heavily criticized Friday at the U.N. climate talks in Bangkok for failing to offer emission cuts or financing for developing countries — both considered crucial to reaching a global warming pact this year.
There are plenty of needy countries at the U.N. climate talks in Bangkok that make the case they need financial assistance to adapt to the impacts of global warming. Then there are the Saudis.
A union representing Colorado grocery workers says members statewide have voted to reject the latest contract offers from Safeway and the Kroger Co.'s King Soopers and City Market chains.
The International Atomic Energy Agency says its director will visit Iran to discuss issues related to the country's nuclear program.
Iran's foreign minister said Thursday his nation is willing to raise and extend its dialogue on a wide variety of issues to a "summit" level with world powers.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has been told by his Fatah movement that he must not resume peace talks unless Israel freezes its settlement construction, a senior Fatah member said Wednesday.
The U.N. Security Council has imposed three rounds of sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program. The key points in each:
Fresh from a landmark meeting that put Iran nuclear talks back on track, Tehran and six world powers are already quibbling over what was agreed on ahead of follow-up talks later this month.
The honeymoon appears to be over for the United States at U.N. climate talks.
The European Union is urging wealthy and developing countries to bring more "urgency and ambition" to climate talks in Thailand next week.
The NBA and its players' association already agree on one thing: They are glad they started talking early.
President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao each vowed urgent action Tuesday to cool an overheating planet, even as prospects dimmed for a full treaty by the end of the year.
Rich countries must commit to deeper cuts in greenhouse gas emissions if they want China and India to sign onto an accord to curb global warming, the top U.N. climate official said Friday.
The State Department says former Sen. George Mitchell, who is the Obama administration's special envoy for Mideast peace, will return to the region next week for another round of talks aimed at setting the stage for a resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations.
Poor countries stepped up demands Friday on the industrial world to keep the Earth from catastrophically overheating, amid warnings that negotiations are moving too slowly to meet a December deadline for a sweeping accord on global warming.
Wealthy countries are not going far enough to control greenhouse gas emissions, activists said Monday as delegates from 180 nations resumed talks on a global climate change pact.
The Death of the HipsterThis struck me as a really interesting question: Is it that outsider groups are the only ones that make possible new forms of cultural capital? And thus hipsters are always necessary to the powers that be, that in an endlessly repeating pattern of co-optation hipsters serve as ag …
The Hindu : International : Mottaki dismisses sanctions threatDUBAI: Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has said he does not expect fresh sanctions against Iran as imposition of internationally approved economic curbs has become outdated.
North Korea calls for direct talks with U.S.North Korea called on Monday for direct talks with its long-time foe, the United States, and gave the clearest signal so far it was ready to return to nuclear disarmament talks it has boycotted for almost a year.
Abbas to Obama: I'll quit, there's no chance for peace with Netanyahu Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told U.S. President Barack Obama that he intends to resign his post, Channel 10 television reported on Monday.
Director Bryan Singer in X-Men Talks with FoxAfter directing the popular X-Men based comic book films, X-Men and X2: X-Men United, director Bryan Singer may be back in the X-Men director's chair for another X-Men movie sooner than fans may think, as Bryan Singer recently revealed he's in talks with Fox to possibly helm anot …
Obama to Meet With Mideast LeadersWASHINGTON (AP) -- At a time when wide differences are hindering Mideast peace talks, President Barack Obama will host a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
Secretaries to meet before Qureshi-Krishna talks ISLAMABAD: Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir and his Indian counterpart Nirupama Rao would meet in New York later this month before the meeting between Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Indian External Affairs Minister S.M.
Al Jazeera English - Middle East - Iran submits new nuclear talks planIran has submitted a new package of proposals to the six countries involved in nuclear talks, describing them as "a window of opportunity for those who are ready to enter into real negotiations on the basis of mutual respect".
Dean and Frist Debate Health CareLARRY KING: Well, everyone talks about the weather, no one does anything about it. That's an old Mark Twain statement. Right now, that weather is affecting our signal in Vermont, because of those weather storms up along the East Coast.
To Promote Health Care Plan, Obama Makes It PersonalAs President Obama wages his public relations offensive to sell Americans on the need for overhauling health care, he is using a familiar tactic: trying to make the political personal by putting a human face on a complicated and sometimes abstract debate. Mr.
Stalemate Ahead of Honduras TalksThe BBC's Stephen Gibbs, in Honduras, says Costa Rican President Oscar Arias faces a huge challenge as mediator.
Talks Due on Madagascar StalemateThe South African Development Community "is to hold talks on the political deadlock in Madagascar" on Saturday, June 20.
Daddy dolls talk when Daddy isn't around Even with her father in Iraq, 2 1/2-year-old Keirah Nelson of Dade City wakes to his voice each morning.
Mitchell Tells Abbas, Netanyahu 'Talk Now' - Abbas Refuses"U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell, en route to Jerusalem, told reporters that U.S. President Barack Obama wants the Palestinian Authority and Israel to meet for "immediate" talks towards the creation of a new PA state, but PA Chairman Abbas refused.
Obama Got Royal Treatment from the Saudis Obama met the Saudi king and was smiling. They kissed cheeks but there was no bow from Obama as he had been criticized for doing in London.
Hamas Officials Supportive of Syrian-Israeli TalksHamas Officials Supportive of Syrian-Israeli Talks By Kifah Zaboun
AL Shark Al Awsat: Hamas Officials Supportive of Syrian-Israeli TalksRamallah, Asharq Al-Awsat – Two high-level ranking Hamas leaders have vehemently emphasized that the Hamas organization does not operate in any Arab or non-Arab territory and that it has no military activity except in Palestine.
Emanuel: Thwarting Iran hinges on Israeli-Palestinian talks Thwarting Iran's nuclear program is conditional on progress in peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, according to White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. White House Chief of Staff...
PA Consulting not in talks with CognizantThe story in the Economic Times of India, 20 April, "Cognizant in talks to buy UK firm PA Consulting" -- which has also appeared in a range of other publications -- is without foundation and factually inaccurate from beginning to end.
France: Iran must freeze nuke work during talks "France insisted Wednesday that Iran must suspend "sensitive" nuclear work during any talks with the international community on its disputed atomic programme.
US may drop key preconditions for nuclear talks with IranThe Obama administration and its European allies are preparing proposals that would shift strategy toward Iran by dropping a longstanding American insistence that Tehran rapidly shut down nuclear facilities during the early phases of negotiations over its atomic program, accordin …
Mother Talks About Losing Prematurely Born Baby In Jail - 20-Year-Old Delivers Child, Questions Response By Staff (With Video)RACINE, Wis. -- A newborn baby died shortly after being born inside a cell at the Racine County Jail. The mother of the baby, Melissa Woten, is questioning the response of the jail's medical staff.
Both Iran, US to Attend Afghanistan Peace MeetingAn international conference on pacifying Afghanistan will include two unlikely partners for peace -- the United States and Iran. More Articles
Iran Sets Terms for U.S. TiesIran has responded to U.S. President Barack Obama's offer of better relations by demanding policy changes from Washington, but the Islamic state is not closing the door to a possible thaw in ties with its old foe. More Articles
China 'ready to talk' to TaiwanThe spectre of war between China and the island of Taiwan, which it claims as a renegade province, receded a step further today when the Chinese Premier underscored Beijing's readiness to reach a peace agreement to end six decades of hostility.
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