Current Iranian uranium nutritive program not tolerable: US
ions over its nuclear program are set to expire, Iran still holds positions far from those acceptable to the United States, a senior Obama administration official said on Tuesday night.Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman said the two governments remain “far... read more »
Sri Lanka, China settle defence cooperation and maritime security deal
Sri Lanka and China on Tuesday clinched defence and maritime security cooperation deal with Colombo pledging to sup port silk trade route, a pet project of Chinese President Xi Jinping. These were contained in a strategic cooperative partnership agreement released after the bilateral talks between... read more »
Ebola crisis ‘coiling out of control’: Obama
President Obama announced Tuesday a major increase in the U.S. response to the deadly Ebola outbreak in West Africa, including the deployment of 3,000 American troops to build treatment centers. “It’s spiraling out of control, it’s getting worse, it’s spreading faster and exponentially,”... read more »
Islamic State campaign tests Obama’s commitment to Mideast allies
After about 15 hours of flying and five hours of meetings, sleep finally caught up with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Baghdad. It was 6:04 p.m. After sinking into his seat at the center of the cavernous interior of a C-17 military transport plane, he cradled his head in his palm, put his... read more »
