John Kerry

The Week Ahead: Myanmar mends, Africa ascends, cinema celebrates

2013-05-20 04:00:00

Architect of exiting autocracy invited to the White House Monday, May 20 -- Myanmar President Thein Sein’s visit to Washington symbolically celebrates his nation’s embrace of democracy and the rule of law after half a century of...

Syria's Assad dubious of U.S.-Russia peace initiative

2013-05-18 18:49:00

BEIRUT — Syrian President Bashar Assad has expressed skepticism that a planned U.S.-Russian peace conference could help stop the bloodshed in his country, according to an interview published Saturday in an Argentine newspaper. The Syrian leader...

Global Voices: Palestinian quest for statehood a moving target

2013-05-16 04:00:00

In the 65 years since the creation of� Israel and the scattering of millions of Palestinians from their historic homeland, hope of resolving the core crisis of the Middle East has risen to joyous pinnacles like Camp David and crashed into despair with...

Congress speaks with a loud, muddled voice on Syria

2013-05-11 19:28:00

WASHINGTON — Sen. Dianne Feinstein made headlines recently by demanding a forceful U.S. response to Syria's use of chemical weapons against its population. Less noticed was that the California Democrat wasn't urging deeper military involvement...

Palestinians mark 'nakba,' losses sustained in 1948 war

2013-05-15 12:13:00

RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinians held rallies and protests Wednesday to commemorate 65 years of what has come to be known as the “nakba,” or catastrophe, a reference to their displacement in the first Arab-Israeli war in 1948. Thousands...

U.S.-Russia 'reset' thwarted by Syrian war, spy scandal

2013-05-15 05:00:00

Just when it seemed that Russia was poised to collaborate with Western powers on a new peace mission for Syria, a spy scandal has erupted to revive Cold War-era mistrust and division. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State...

U.S. diplomat accused of recruiting for CIA in Russia

2013-05-14 16:25:00

MOSCOW — Russian authorities detained an American diplomat accused of attempting to recruit a Russian intelligence officer into the CIA, the Federal Security Service said Tuesday. Ryan Christopher Fogle, the third secretary of the American Embassy...

Obama administration to tighten pressure on Iran, aide says

2013-05-15 16:22:00

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration said Wednesday that it would add more sanctions on Iran in an effort to dissuade Tehran from continuing its nuclear program, but stopped short of backing tough new penalties that lawmakers are considering....

John Kerry's brother, Cameron, to be acting Commerce secretary

2013-05-14 08:44:00

WASHINGTON -- Cameron Kerry will serve as acting Commerce secretary starting June 1, joining his brother, Secretary of State John Kerry, in President Obama's Cabinet. Cameron Kerry, who has been general counsel at the Commerce Department since 2009,...

U.S., Russia agree to convene talks on Syria

2013-05-07 16:43:00

MOSCOW -- The United States and Russia have agreed to convene an international conference as soon as this month to try to end two years of bloodshed in Syria, U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced after...

U.S. considers sending arms to Syria rebels

2013-04-30 20:06:00

WASHINGTON — The White House is considering providing weapons to the Syrian rebels, officials said Tuesday, but no decision is imminent and President Obama seemed to soften his public threats to the Syrian government over its alleged use of chemical...

McManus: Obama plays for time to avoid 'red line'

2013-05-01 00:00:00

Barack Obama really, really does not want to get tangled up in Syria. For almost a year, Obama's secretaries of State — first Hillary Rodham Clinton, now John Kerry — have pressed the president for more aid to the insurgents who are fighting...

Secretary of State John Kerry (L) greets the press as Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta welcomes him in Rome on Thursday. Kerry insisted Thursday Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will have to step down as part of any political solution in Syria.

2013-05-09 00:00:00

US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) boards his plane prior to his departure from Moscow at Vnukovo airport on May 8, 2013.

2013-05-08 00:00:00

U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry, center, talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, left, and Pakistani army chief Gen. Ashfaq Kayani during a break in a meeting in Brussels.

2013-04-24 00:00:00