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A screen at the General Satellite Control and Command Center shows the moment North Korea's Unha-3 rocket is launched in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. North Korea announced on February 12 that it had conducted its third nuclear test.

North Korea's Third Nuclear Test

North Korea will find neither security nor prosperity in nuclear weapons or missiles. More

M23 rebels near the town of Bunagana, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Nicolas Pinault/VOA)

Ending Congo Instability A Moral Imperative

Despite the DRC’s seemingly intractable troubles, it would be a mistake for the international community to give up on it. More

North Korea's Unha-3 rocket lifts off from the Sohae launch pad in Tongchang-ri, North Korea. (file)

U.S. Sanctions WMD Proliferation Facilitators

United States welcomes U.N. Security Council Resolution 2087, which sanctions a number of North Korean companies and government agencies. More

Then U.S. Secretary of State Clinton and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida

Clinton On Asia

Japan and the United States have a strong alliance that will continue to flourish under Secretary of State John Kerry More

Relatives mourn over the coffins of people killed in a bombing in Bulgaria as the remains arrived back at an airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, July 20, 2012.

Hezbollah Responsible For Burgas Attack

“Hezbollah’s dangerous and destabilizing activities. . . . threaten the safety and security of nations around the world.” More

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An Afghanistan National Army soldier (C) and ISAF soldiers hold flags during a change of command ceremony at the ISAF headquarters in Kabul on February 10, 2013. "Together we’re responsibly drawing down in Afghanistan," said Biden.

Biden At Munich Security Conference

“It’s hard to imagine a single threat or a single opportunity that cannot be addressed more effectively if we do so together."

M23 rebel leader Bishop Jean Marie Runiga, addressing press conference, Bunagana, Congo, Jan. 3, 2013.

US Sanctions More M23 Leaders

US taking additional action against leaders of rebel group in DRC.

Vice President Joe Biden gives a speech at the 49th Conference on Security Policy in Munich February 2, 2013.

Biden Sees Progress Against Terrorism

International efforts to dismantle terrorist networks, and to stifle terrorist activity in all its forms, have been remarkably successful.

A Malian man walks between doors of closed shops in Gao, northern Mali, February 5, 2013.

Mali Begins Path Back To Democracy

Mali’s National Assembly unanimously has approved a road map for political transition.

An Iranian technician works at the Uranium Conversion Facility just outside the city of Isfahan 255 miles (410 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran. (file)

Biden Urges Iran To Engage Seriously

The United States is prepared to hold direct talks with the Iranian government about its nuclear program.

Threats Persist In Somalia

The United States greatly regrets the loss of life in suicide bomber attack.

The Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission remains a model within APEC on prosecuting high-level corruption cases.

Luna On Combating Impunity

“No economy is immune from corruption, nor can any economy combat it alone.”

Congolese M23 rebels carry goods in the back of a truck near the Congo-Uganda border town of Bunagana, DRC. (file)

Patience Urged On DRC Peace Talks

We urge the parties to continue their dialogue and remain engaged with the United Nations on completing the agreement.

Destroyed buildings are seen on a deserted street in Homs, Syria January 30, 2013. At least 60,000 people have been killed in Syria

Iran Complicit In Syrian Horror

Tehran and Damascus signed an agreement to open a $1 billion line of credit.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton holds a Global Town Townterview at the Newseum in Washington January 29, 2013. The Townterview, a mix of a town hall and television interview, is Clinton

Clinton On Iran At Global Town Hall Meeting

The “educated, intelligent, historically significant” Iranian people “deserve to have a government that integrates them into the world".

In this Dec. 12, 2012 file image made from video, North Korea

New U.N. Sanctions On North Korea

The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to impose new sanctions on North Korea in response to its rocket launch last month.

Malian soldiers inspect vehicles and arms recovered from Islamist militants during fighting to retake the town of Konna, at the Malian military base in Sevare, central Mali, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013. The departure of the Islamists from the central town of

U.S. Steps Up Aid To Mali

U.S. is increasing assistance to African-led operation against the militants.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) holds a joint news conference with Japan

U.S. - Japan Alliance Remains Cornerstone

Regarding the Senkaku islands, Secretary Clinton reiterated the U.S. desire to see the parties peacefully resolve the matter through dialogue.

U.S. Committed To NATO

The United States affirms that NATO will remain a strong, flexible alliance capable of dealing with 21st century challenges.

Rice On Counterterrorism

The United Nations Security Council has developed a comprehensive strategy to fight terrorism.

Nigerian troops for the African-led international support mission to Mali exit a military plane at Bamako airport, Mali.

International Community Stands With Mali

The United States shares the goal of France and others in the international community of denying terrorists a safe haven in Mali.

President Barack Obama listens as Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a news conference in the East Room at the White House in Washington, January 11, 2013.

Obama And Karzai Meet

Consultations reaffirmed the historic strategic partnership between both countries.

Syrian refugees fleeing violence in their towns are seen at their temporary home in a school at Tel Abyed near Hasaka December 17, 2012.

U.S. Support For Syrian People Continues

Much of this U.S. assistance has gone toward keeping the displaced warm.

Michel Am-Nondokro Djotodia (L), leader of Central African Republic

Peace Deal Hailed In Central Africa

The agreement ends the immediate threat of violence and promises the return to the rule of law.

Masked Somali pirate Abdi Ali stands near a Taiwanese fishing vessel.

U.S. To Head Counter-Piracy Group

The Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia — has chosen the United States as its chair for 2013.

Placing Sanctions On Censorship In Iran

North Korea's Third Nuclear Test

Ending Congo Instability A Moral Imperative

Pope Benedict XVI waves to faithful during the Angelus prayer from the window of his Castel Gandolfo summer palace, on the outskirts of Rome, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2005.

An Historic Resignation

Land Reform In Tajikistan

Iran Intensifies Persecution Of Journalists

Somali journalists, in Mogadishu on Jan. 27, 2013, demand the release of Abdiaziz Abdinur Ibrahim, who was arrested after reporting on an alleged rape case involving government soldiers.

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