What of Kim Jong Il?
The big question with North Korea is whether the ailing "Dear Leader," Kim Jong Il, 66, will still have his hands firmly on the reins of the nuclear-armed hermit kingdom...
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Early look at Barack Obama’s cabinet possibilities
Two of the leading candidates for secretary of state in a new Barack Obama Cabinet are colleagues of Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee....
Zuma treated with kid gloves in U.S. visit
In his first official visit since being elected head of South Africa's ruling party, African National Congress leader Jacob Zuma met Tuesday with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, National Security...
Backstage at the UN
Inside the grand General Assembly chamber, before a soaring gold panel emblazoned with the seal of the United Nations, President George W. Bush spoke this week about the effectiveness of...
Georgian conflict puts U.S. in middle
Until now, the frozen conflict in Georgia's breakaway province of South Ossetia has been an obscure spat in a faraway land for most in the West. But with Georgia and...
Condi Rumors: True or False?
by Bay Fang Just as she thought she was off the front pages, during a lull in her hectic travel schedule, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice suddenly finds herself all...
What’s in a passport file?
An individual's passport file usually contains at minimum a passport application, or previous applications. The applications include such biographical information as the applicant's name, sex, date of birth, place of...
3 peeked at Obama passport files
Three State Department contract employees improperly accessed Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's private passport files, the State Department confirmed on Thursday. Department spokesman Sean McCormack said two contract employees were...
Musharraf declares state of emergency
Facing a decision by Supreme Court judges that could have declared his continued leadership of Pakistan unconstitutional, President Pervez Musharraf declared a state of emergency Saturday, suspending the nation's constitution...
State Dept. steps up watch on Blackwater
With Congress poised to expand laws overseeing private security contractors in Iraq, the State Department announced a new set of procedures Friday that will allow for closer monitoring of Blackwater...