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Analysis: Outlook for tough Iran sanctions is dim

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is shifting the focus of its Iran policy from talk to sanctions, but the prospect of winning early international support for toughened new penalties appears dim. ...

From ROBERT BURNS, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  U N Security Council,  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace,  European Union,  U.S. Congress

Obama's hesitancy on war buildup sends messages

President Barack Obama is greeted by Air Force Col. Steven Shepro, commander of the 316th Wing, as he walks from Marine One to Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)German Defense Minister ...

From ROBERT BURNS, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Hamid Karzai,  Stanley A. McChrystal,  White House,  Taliban

Syria's US ambassador denies aid to Iraq militants

Disputing an assertion by the top U.S. general in Iraq, Syria's ambassador to Washington denied on Wednesday that his government allows foreign fighters to cross the Syrian border into Iraq. Ambassador Imad Moustapha said his government has been ...

From ROBERT BURNS, eTaiwan News,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  American University,  Ray Odierno,  The Pentagon,  Saddam Hussein

Syrian envoy denies aiding insurgency in Iraq

WASHINGTON—Disputing an assertion by the top U.S. general in Iraq, Syria's ambassador to Washington on Wednesday denied that his government allows foreign fighters to cross the Syrian border into Iraq. Ambassador Imad Moustapha said his government has ...

From ROBERT BURNS, Boston Globe,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  American University,  Ray Odierno,  The Pentagon,  Saddam Hussein

US announces NKorea nuclear talks

A senior U.S. diplomat will travel to North Korea before year's end to try to pull the Koreans back into international negotiations on nuclear disarmament, the State Department said Monday. Stephen Bosworth, the administration's special envoy for ...

From ROBERT BURNS, eTaiwan News,  10 Nov 2009

Related Topics: US State Department,  U N Security Council,  Barack Obama,  Kim Jong-il,  Hillary Rodham Clinton

Israeli PM: Start talks, no preconditions

WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday called for an immediate resumption of peace talks with Palestinians and pledged more steps to improve economic conditions in Palestinian areas. Netanyahu reiterated to an assembly of ...

From ROBERT BURNS, Kansas.com,  10 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Benjamin Netanyahu,  Hillary Rodham Clinton,  Mahmoud Abbas,  Barack Obama,  Saeb Erekat

Clinton in Cairo to meet with Egyptian leaders

CAIRO U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is holding hastily arranged meetings with Egyptian leaders to discuss the stalemate over restarting peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. She flew here Tuesday night from Marrakech, ...

From ROBERT BURNS, San Diego Union-Tribune,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Hillary Rodham Clinton,  Barack Obama,  George Mitchell,  THQ Inc.

Analysis: For Clinton, tough talk but few results

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's tense exchanges with Pakistani civilians and Arab diplomats over a harrowing week of foreign stops exposed the confining limits of her office. On her most ambitious and contentious overseas trip as ...

From ROBERT BURNS, Taiwan News,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Hillary Rodham Clinton,  Barack Obama,  Al-Qaeda,  U.S. Congress,  Benjamin Netanyahu

Clinton: US wants Israel settlement halt 'forever'

CAIRO—Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton defended the U.S stance toward Israeli settlement building to worried Arab allies on Wednesday, saying Washington does not accept the legitimacy of the West Bank enclaves and wants to see their ...

From ROBERT BURNS, Boston Globe,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Hillary Rodham Clinton,  Hosni Mubarak,  Benjamin Netanyahu,  Mahmoud Abbas,  Ahmed Aboul Gheit

Clinton diverts to Egypt for Mideast peace talks

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton made a hastily arranged stop in the Egyptian capital Tuesday to consult with a longtime Arab ally amid indications of a shifting U.S. strategy for getting Israel and the Palestinians back to peace ...

From ROBERT BURNS, Taiwan News,  3 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Hillary Rodham Clinton,  Barack Obama,  Ahmed Aboul Gheit,  Hosni Mubarak,  Benjamin Netanyahu

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