Moscow and Washington made a joint call Monday for Syria's government and militant groups to agree to ceasefires in parts of their battle-scarred country ahead of peace talks this month.
The first batch of Syrian chemical weapons has left the Syrian port of Latakia on a Danish ship "for international waters", the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons says.
US Secretary of State John Kerry has said Washington will help Baghdad fight al-Qaeda-linked militants, but it is not planning to send troops back to the Arab country.
Americans enter 2014 with a profoundly negative view of their government, expressing little hope that elected officials can or will solve the nation's biggest problems, a new poll finds.
India has asked the United Nations to accredit a New York-based diplomat, arrested for visa fraud, in a firm attempt to rebuke the United States over her treatment by US authorities who strip searched her.
Yemenis have poured to streets of a northwestern city to show their anger towards interference by the United States.
US President Barack Obama has insisted that now is not the time to impose new sanctions on Tehran while it is set to negotiate over a long-term nuclear deal with world powers.
Washington has warned the Israeli regime about the consequences of announcing a new wave of illegal construction in the West Bank settlements when it releases the next group of Palestinian prisoners on December 29.
An American organization of professors has announced a boycott of Israeli academic institutions to protest Israel’s mistreatment of Palestinians.
China has lodged a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) against the United States over anti-dumping measures taken by Washington against Chinese products.
A majority of Americans, or 53 percent of them, believe that the US is weaker on the global scene than it was a decade ago, according to a Pew poll.
An Israeli lawmaker criticized Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu for “sparring with Washington” over Iran.
The United States’ officials have denied a report saying that President Barack Obama has plans to make an official visit to Iran next year.
Saudi Arabia will adopt a "new defense doctrine" focused on resisting Iranian influence in the Middle East, a senior Saudi diplomatic adviser has warned.
US President Barack Obama has taken on critics of a newly brokered nuclear deal with Iran by saying "tough talk" was good for politics but not good for US security.
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has said that Tel Aviv urgently needs new allies in the global political arena besides Washington due to the strained ties between Israel and the US.
The US administration has announced it would unfreeze no more than $10 billion of Iran’s money under a nuclear deal, which President Barack Obama warned will not necessarily be closed “this or next week.”
Angry Ethiopians have gathered outside the Saudi Embassy in Washington to condemn violence against undocumented immigrants in the kingdom.
The New York Times has harshly criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his conduct in respect to the proposed deal between Iran and world powers, saying he is "generating hysterical opposition."
Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zohbi has said that Syria will not attend a proposed Geneva peace conference if the aim is for President Bashar al-Assad to hand over power.