Secretary of State John Kerry meets with his counterparts from 10 countries in Europe and the Middle East to lay out a common course to press for an inter...
USAID and Qualcomm Inc. announce a global commitment to use technology to improve economic and social development in emerging markets.
With a view toward safety and security, the U.S. Coast Guard has developed a strategic plan for protecting U.S. interests in a changing Arctic Ocean. Part...
One year after the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement went into effect, acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank says the agreement has a...
USAID has selected the World Cocoa Foundation and the American startup DripTech to receive grants to get specialized technologies to thousands of smallhol...
The United States and China can build a foundation of trust while fostering regional security and prosperity, the top U.S. commander in the Pacific says.
A scientist with a background in theoretical nuclear physics and energy technology takes over the top job at the U.S. Department of Energy.
The new Trade and Investment Framework Agreement signed between the United States and the Republic of the Union of Myanmar will create a platform for dial...
The U.S. Energy Department transfers 75 kilograms of fluoride salt to the Czech Nuclear Research Institute Řež for experiments at Řež’s critical test faci...
Treasury Under Secretary Lael Brainard says the United States is committed to the recapitalization of the international financial institutions to support ...
Influenced by Chicago jazz and blues, as well as Russian classical composers, the late Ray Manzarek of The Doors crafted some of the most influential soun...
U.S. medical researchers are finding a way to put a bacterium to work to help in the global fight against malaria. The disease sickens hundreds of million...
The United States and Tunisia launch an initiative to support the growth of small- and medium-sized businesses, boost trade, and promote broad-based econo...
Nearly 100 airmen with the Wisconsin Air National Guard arrive at Lask Air Base, Poland, to train with the Polish air force.
The global economy "remains sluggish and fragile," says U.S. Treasury Under Secretary Lael Brainard, but the world's major economies can help by encouragi...
The U.S. Agency for International Development aims to bring sustainable access to clean water to 10 million people and improved sanitation to 6 million pe...
The U.S. Department of the Treasury lifts sanctions against the Elaf Islamic Bank in Iraq following what the department says was the bank’s “significant a...
Russia’s planned delivery of advanced anti-ship missiles and the S-300 air defense system to Syria “is at the very least an unfortunate decision that will...
Global health officials from more than 190 countries are meeting for the World Health Assembly. The conference works toward long-range goals of improving ...
The head of the World Bank calls for a coordinated global plan to address the challenge of climate change on the scale of the worldwide effort mounted to ...
Attacks on religious freedom are both a moral and a strategic national security concern for the United States, says U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.
A free trade pact between the United States and Panama, which took effect in October 2012, is producing economic benefits for both nations, acting Commerc...
To promote healthy eating among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, White House executive chef Cristeta Comerford and chef Ming Tsai film a cooking dem...
The fiscal year 2014 budget request for the State Department's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs reflects the "strategic decision" President Obama ...
A ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the completion of Preah Ang Duong High School in Prey Veng City, Cambodia.