TERRORIST ATTACKS IN FRANCE TUNISIA AND KUWAIT KILL DOZENS

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attacks in Tunisia and Kuwait, according to statements on Twitter... READ MORE›

JAPANS LOWER HOUSE PASSES BILLS TO GIVE MILITARY FREER HAND TO FIGHT

It complements guidelines in a bilateral agreement governing how Japanese and United States forces work together, which was signed by the two nations this year... READ MORE›

COMPARING GREECE TO THE GREAT DEPRESSION

It sounds a lot like the Great Depression in the United States... READ MORE›

UN VOTE ON IRANNUCLEAR DEALIRRITATES CONGRESS

At least two senior Democrats have joined the Republican leadership in complaining that the Security Council action expected Monday morning would pre-empt the congressional debate... READ MORE›

ISIS LEADER TAKES STEPS TO ENSURE GROUPS SURVIVAL

United States officials said gathering more insight on the Islamic State's shadowy leadership structure was a top priority... READ MORE›

FRANK BRUNI WE INVITED DONALD TRUMP TO TOWN

And Donald Trump -- still going strong, still dominating the polls -- is the emblem, apotheosis and ripe, fleshy, orange-crowned fruit of this... READ MORE›

OBAMA CLASHES WITH KENYAN PRESIDENT OVER GAY RIGHTS

Ebullient roadside hawkers selling American flags and crowds that turned out to greet Mr Obama were largely banned from the streets near his convoy... READ MORE›

AS MEXICO HUNTS FOR JOAQUN CHAPO GUZMN US OFFER OF HELP GOES UNHEEDED

Officials and Mexican marines, for instance, or between lawyers and judges in Mexico and the United States... READ MORE›

TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS COUNTY CLERKS CAN REFUSE GAY COUPLES

Supreme Court ruling requiring states to allow same-sex marriage Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Sunday... READ MORE›

KENYANS ARE PRETTY ANGRY AT CNN RIGHT NOW. HERE'S WHY

Kenyans ridicule US network CNN on Twitter for 'hotbed of terror' report... READ MORE›

U.S., CUBA RESTORING DIPLOMATIC TIES AFTER 54 YEARS

President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro the deal fulfills a pledge the former Cold War enemies made six months ago... READ MORE›

MR. OBAMA, YOUR IRAN DEAL WILL FALL APART

If President Obama doesn't treat the Iran agreement with more respect all his arguments today are beside the point... READ MORE›

U.S. TOP COURT BACKS OBAMACARE, PRESIDENT SAYS IT'S HERE TO STAY

The Obama administration said 16.4 million previously uninsured people have gained health insurance since the law was enacted... READ MORE›

Dr Craig Spencer A doctor recently returned from Guinea is in isolation at a New York city hospital... READ MORE›

DEFYING OBAMALAWMAKERS PRESS TOARM UKRAINE

While the United States has been providing nonlethal assistance, and American military instructors have begun training Ukrainian troops in western Ukraine, President Petro O... READ MORE›

RUSSIA SAYS WILL RETALIATE IF U.S. WEAPONS STATIONED ON ITS BORDERS

MOSCOW WARSAW A plan by Washington to station tanks and heavy weapons in NATO states on Russia's border would be the most aggressive U.S... READ MORE›

LAYERS OF MEANING IN MR OBAMAS KENYA TRIP

Of course, Mr. Obama cannot travel to Kenya simply as a seeker of roots, the way he did before he moved into the White House... READ MORE›

AFL-CIO MAY DELAY ENDORSEMENT OF CLINTON AS 2016 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE

Exclusive AFL-CIO may delay endorsement of Clinton as 2016 presidential candidate... READ MORE›

AS US AND CUBA RELATIONS WARM PROPERTY CLAIMS ISSUE IS REVIVED

Cuba, too, has claims against the United States that the government is likely to raise in any discussion about compensating Americans... READ MORE›

WHY BERNIE SANDERS'S WIN IN MICHIGAN MATTERS SO MUCH

Sanders's narrow Michigan win netted him only seven more delegates than Clinton, while her massive victory in Mississippi gave her a 25 delegate edge... READ MORE›

IRAN AND WORLD POWERS REACH HISTORIC NUCLEAR AGREEMENT

On the Iranian side President Hassan Rouhani tweeted IranDeal shows constructive engagement works... READ MORE›

56 NATIONS ATTEND FOUNDING OF ASIAN INFRASTRUCTURE BANK IN CHINA

Stephens, general counsel of the Asian Development Bank in Manila... READ MORE›

HILLARY CLINTON STEALS THE SHOW AT IOWA DEMOCRATS MEET

The Democratic presidential candidate has had a fraught relationship with Iowa... READ MORE›

THE SECRET SIDE OF IRAN-US RELATIONS SINCE THE 1979 REVOLUTION

Iran's attitude to the United States is like someone pining for a former, perhaps abusive lover... READ MORE›

U.S. PLANS TO STORE HEAVY ARMS IN BALTIC, EASTERN EUROPE

Plans to store heavy arms in Baltic, Eastern Europe source WASHINGTON An aerial view of the Pentagon building in Washington, June 15, 2005... READ MORE›

U.S. COURT RULES NSA CAN TEMPORARILY RESUME BULK PHONE DATA COLLECTION

Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan that the Patriot Act had never authorized the NSA to collect Americans' phone records in bulk... READ MORE›

THE EFFECTS OF OBAMAS PRESIDENCY IN AFRICA READERS OPINIONS

I would like President Obama to encourage our African presidents to build more schools and pay teachers well... READ MORE›

AN AMERICAN TIP TO GERMAN SPIES POINTS TO A MORE COMPLEX RELATIONSHIP

The government defended its heightened counterintelligence operations, hinting at the depth of anger with the United States... READ MORE›

PENTAGON CHIEF TO PUSH U.S. ALLIES TO DITCH 'COLD WAR PLAYBOOK'

Relations between Moscow and the West have plunged to a post-Cold War low since Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimea region... READ MORE›

CHINESE FIRMS POUR MONEY INTO U.S. R&D IN SHIFT TO INNOVATION

Largely absent from American research hubs a decade ago Chinese firms including Huawei Technologies HWT.UL and ZTE Corp 000063.SZ are now using U.S... READ MORE›