Syria: Tanks storm Homs amid fears of ground invasion

telegraph 10-FEB-12

Canada's trade surplus jumps in December

montrealgazette 10-FEB-12

Defiant Nasheed leads Male rally

bbc 10-FEB-12

State media: Striking police end standoff in Brazil

cnn 10-FEB-12

US increases travel warning to 14 Mexican states (AP)

news 10-FEB-12

Audit endorses State Department review of Keystone XL pipeline

latimes 10-FEB-12

As many as 126 reported killed as Syrian attacks escalate

cnn 09-FEB-12

Iran turns to barter for food as sanctions cripple imports

cyprus 09-FEB-12

On Social Media, Chinese Ponder Crime Fighter’s Fate

IHT 09-FEB-12

Fly Nigeria Act ’ll Make Nigerian Carriers Competitive

thisdayonline 09-FEB-12

'Dozens killed' in Homs shelling

bbc 08-FEB-12

Man survives 48 hours buried under Pakistan factory rubble

telegraph 08-FEB-12

Mohamed Nasheed resigns as Maldives president as soldiers clash with police

dailymail 08-FEB-12

Egypt: U.S. threats to cut aid won't work

CBSnews 08-FEB-12

Nigerian troops kill 8 militants in raid

dailytimesPK 08-FEB-12

U.S. Is Planning to Halve Its Staff at Iraq Embassy

IHT 08-FEB-12

U.S., Japan decouple Marines' Guam move from Okinawa (Reuters)

news 08-FEB-12

GOP tries to advance Keystone XL pipeline

latimes 08-FEB-12

Russia 'wants Arab role in Syria'

bbc 07-FEB-12

Iran could lessen risk of war by negotiating

cnn 07-FEB-12

Unity Deal Brings Risks for Abbas and Israel

IHT 07-FEB-12

EU says China may become its biggest market in 2012

phantis 07-FEB-12

Pakistan jumps to 5th in ICC Test ranking after England 3-0 whitewash

app 07-FEB-12

US, Japan Mulling Marines' Transfer to Guam

ABCnews 07-FEB-12

Syria's cry for help as Bashar al Assad's forces 'launch major offensive in Homs'

telegraph 06-FEB-12

China bars its airlines from paying EU carbon tax (AP)

news 06-FEB-12

Egypt to try LaHood's son, others

washtimes 06-FEB-12

During Clinton Visit, Bulgarian Rightists Liken Gazprom to Red Army

novinite 06-FEB-12

Official: Prison hospital readying for Mubarak

cnn 05-FEB-12

Iran vows to hit any country that stages attack

telegraph 05-FEB-12

Syria forces 'in Homs massacre'

bbc 04-FEB-12

Iran begins new military exercises in south (AP)

news 04-FEB-12

Pakistan PM to visit Qatar to talk Afghan peace (AP)

news 04-FEB-12

Clinton: US, Europe Must Do More Against Tyrants

ABCnews 04-FEB-12

Bradley Manning to Face Court Martial

ABCnews 04-FEB-12

The high cost of poor insulation in Ukraine

euronews 04-FEB-12

Iran's supreme leader vows to confront 'cancerous tumour' of Israel

telegraph 03-FEB-12

Russia refuses to sign draft UN resolution on Syria

telegraph 03-FEB-12

Mercury Climbs up amidst Forecast of New Snow in Bulgaria

novinite 03-FEB-12

U.N. Security Council members at standstill on Syria

cnn 01-FEB-12

NATO report says Pakistan backing Taliban

aljazeera 01-FEB-12

At Least 50 Die in Egyptian Soccer Pitch Invasion

IHT 01-FEB-12

Arab League leaders addressing U.N. on Syria

cnn 31-JAN-12

US lawmakers take next step on new Iran sanctions

alertnet 31-JAN-12

Obama backs Pakistan drone raids

bbc 31-JAN-12

Iraqi VP predicts return to sectarian violence

cnn 31-JAN-12

State Dept: Americans take refuge at Cairo embassy (AP)

news 30-JAN-12

Iraqi vice president predicts return to sectarian violence

cnn 30-JAN-12

Yemeni president arrives in U.S.: State Department (Reuters)

news 29-JAN-12

Egypt Says It Has Ended US Lobbyists' Contract

ABCnews 29-JAN-12

Police canvass Senegal's capital after clashes

cnn 29-JAN-12

Twitter's new censorship rules face opposition

ibtimes 29-JAN-12

IAEA team heads to Iran to seek nuclear answers (Reuters)

news 28-JAN-12

Violence in Senegal after Wade court ruling

aljazeera 28-JAN-12

How the Chinese are building exact replicas of an Austrian village... and why none of the houses have been sold

dailymail 28-JAN-12

Bahrain government refutes claims over protester deaths

cnn 28-JAN-12

Twitter Announces Selective Censorship Technology

chosun 28-JAN-12

Chavez wants better relations with U.S. if reelected

b92net_en 28-JAN-12

Security Council to discuss Syria crisis

aljazeera 27-JAN-12

Iran's nuclear plants soon 'immune' to attack

montrealgazette 27-JAN-12

IAEA chief urges Iran to cooperate with inspectors

dawn 27-JAN-12

Grand concert dedicated to 20th anniversary of Armed Forces of Armenia

armenpress 27-JAN-12

Mexico ups swine flu screening as cases increase (AP)

news 27-JAN-12

Somalia pirates threaten to kill hostage in wake of Navy SEAL rescue

dailymail 27-JAN-12

US 2012: Hillary Clinton to Step Down

ibtimes 27-JAN-12

US, PH discuss increased military cooperation

abs 27-JAN-12

Egypt bars Americans working for aid groups from leaving

montrealgazette 26-JAN-12

Family: 21-Year-Old Freed by Syrian Authorities

ABCnews 26-JAN-12

'I have great news for you': the moment Barack Obama told father of Somalia hostage she had been freed

telegraph 26-JAN-12

Cristina Kirchner accuses David Cameron as portraying Argentina as 'violent'

telegraph 26-JAN-12

Armenia: Yerevan Wants to Open Up to Iran

eurasianet 26-JAN-12

Egyptians mass in Tahrir to honour uprising

aljazeera 25-JAN-12

Nigeria's chief of police sacked

telegraph 25-JAN-12

Clashes spread in Tibetan region in China (AP)

news 25-JAN-12

Nigeria makes Boko Haram arrests

bbc 24-JAN-12

Egypt 'to end' state of emergency

bbc 24-JAN-12

16:56 Afghan woman in rare sextuplet birth

irishtimes 24-JAN-12

Romanian foreign minister fired

cnn 24-JAN-12

France votes on genocide bill, Turkey warns more sanctions

phantis 23-JAN-12

ICC charges four over Kenyan vote violence

aljazeera 23-JAN-12

Saleh Leaves Yemen for Medical Care in U.S.

IHT 23-JAN-12

"Content unknown, but conversation beneficial"

b92net_en 23-JAN-12

Afghan government hints at Taliban talks

cnn 22-JAN-12

Yemen's Saleh 'heads to US for medical care'

aljazeera 22-JAN-12

Ex-generals say Pakistan's Musharraf should be allowed home

cnn 22-JAN-12

Officials: US drone strike killed Somali insurgent (AP)

news 22-JAN-12

Egypt Islamists get majority of parliament seats in final tally

latimes 22-JAN-12

France suspends Afghan operations after killings

montrealgazette 21-JAN-12

Monitors weigh extending Syria mission

cnn 21-JAN-12

Europe turns the screw on Iran

montrealgazette 21-JAN-12

Amidst dense fog: Pakistan

dawn 21-JAN-12

Yemen officials: Saleh to depart for Oman (AP)

news 21-JAN-12

Egypt's Islamists win 75 percent of parliament (AP)

news 21-JAN-12

Dead man no dissident, says Cuba

bbc 21-JAN-12

Mansoor Ijaz set to visit Pakistan next week

dawn 21-JAN-12

U.S. Congress has legal clout on Keystone pipeline: Study

montrealgazette 21-JAN-12

Arab League monitors to report on Syria, negotiate mission extension

cnn 20-JAN-12

Western aid workers kidnapped in Pakistan

aljazeera 20-JAN-12

Inequality remains high in Brazil despite progress: Oxfam

xinhuanet_en 20-JAN-12

Russia warns of a 'very big war' if West meddles with Middle East... as Iran orders Arab neighbours not to cosy up to U.S.

dailymail 19-JAN-12

Mladenov [-explained]: The visit was planned a long time ago. It is a common practice of the US State Department to confirm such visits a week before they take place,

novinite 06-FEB-12

Nuland [said:]: We, the State Department, always work closely with host governments on the physical protection of our facilities and our personnel, and this was part and parcel of that,

trendnews 31-JAN-12

Gingrich [-said]: On the first day that I'm president, if I do become president, I will sign an executive order directing the State Department to move the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem to send the signal we're with Israel,

CBSnews 27-JAN-12

Ijaz [-said]: I had a conference call with the US State Department a couple of days ago. The US government will provide that support that they always do for US citizens,

thenews 22-JAN-12

Ijaz [-said]: I had a conference call with the US State Department a couple of days ago. The US government will provide the support that they always do for US citizens,

irishsun 20-JAN-12

Boehner [-said]: The Keystone Pipeline has been through three years and it’s passed every approval process as required by the law. Even the president’s own State Department has indicated that this thing ought to move forward,

ABCnews 18-JAN-12

Obama [-said]: As a result, the secretary of state has recommended that the application be denied. And after reviewing the State Department's report, I agree,

montrealgazette 18-JAN-12

Obama [-said]: This announcement is not a judgment on the merits of the pipeline, but the arbitrary nature of a deadline that prevented the State Department from gathering the information necessary to approve the project and protect the American people,

aljazeera 18-JAN-12

Obama [-added]: This announcement is not a judgment on the merits of the pipeline, but (on) the arbitrary nature of a deadline that prevented the State Department from gathering the information necessary to approve the project and protect the American people,

montrealgazette 18-JAN-12

Obama [-said]: As the State Department made clear last month, the rushed and arbitrary deadline insisted on by congressional Republicans prevented a full assessment of the pipeline's impact, especially the health and safety of the American people, as well as our environment,

newschannel5 18-JAN-12

Carney [-said]: The State department made clear that setting an arbitrary deadline through this purely political effort would put the State Department in a corner; (it) would severely hamper their ability to review an alternative route in a proper way,

montrealgazette 18-JAN-12

Nuland [-said]: , State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said. In Cape Verde, Clinton will meet Prime Minister Jose Maria Neves to discuss cooperation on regional issues like counter-narcotics, good governance, sound economic policies,

mg 17-JAN-12

Nuland [-said]: State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said. In Cape Verde, Clinton will meet Prime Minister Jose Maria Neves to discuss cooperation on regional issues like counter-narcotics, good governance, sound economic policies,

allafrica 17-JAN-12

Chavez [-said]: A spokesman or spokeswoman in Washington from the State Department or the White House said it was not convenient for any country to get close to Iran. Well, the truth is, it made you laugh,

stabroeknews 09-JAN-12

Leahy [-said]: I would assume that before we came back in session that the State Department would be bringing some pressure,

arabtimes 31-DEC-11

Putin [ said]: They heard this signal and with the support of the US State Department began their active work,

rt 30-DEC-11

Putin [-accused]: The prime minister insulted me personally when he said that people came to the rallies because they were paid by the US State Department. I’m here because I’m a citizen of my country.

thejakartaglobe 25-DEC-11

Putin [-accused]: The prime minister insulted me personally when he said that people came to the rallies because they were paid by the U.S. State Department. I'm here because I'm a citizen of my country.

news 25-DEC-11

Putin [-accused]: The prime minister insulted me personally when he said that people came to the rallies because they were paid by the US State Department. I'm here because I'm a citizen of my country.

nzherald 25-DEC-11

Patrick Kennedy [ said]: >State Department assumes the reins of a complex and risky operation, the success or failure of which could determine whether the costly nine-year US engagement with the country finally bears fruit. US diplomats, shielded by thousands of security contractors, will seek to monitor Iraq's fragile political evolution and push ahead with civilian aid programs designed to demonstrate the benefits of US friendship. Their aim is to secure an alliance with a country neighboring Iran that, as a key oil producer, has

chinadaily 19-DEC-11

Patrick Kennedy [ said]: This is something clearly that the State Department has never done before,

news 18-DEC-11

Kennedy [-said]: We have excellent people at the State Department with management, acquisitions, logistical, security, communications and medical skills,

news 18-DEC-11

Mitrokhin [-told]: Our Prime Minister held a live show on our TV where during five hours he was calling us condoms financed by the State Department, crooks that are trying to steal the country, and I think that this is the reaction that shows he was scared,

independent 17-DEC-11

Nuland [-remarked]: As you know, this is a subject that the US and Pakistan have been working on for some time together, both through DOD programs and through State Department programs,

dawn 14-DEC-11

Jay Carney [-said]: The State Department has a long history of engagement with countries around the world and the democratic process,

panarmenian 10-DEC-11

Putin [-said]: They heard this signal and with the support of the U.S. State Department began their active work,

ChinaPost 09-DEC-11

Putin [-said]: They heard the signal and with the support of the U.S. State Department started active work,

montrealgazette 09-DEC-11

Putin [-said]: They heard the signal and with the support of the US State Department started active work,

gmanews 09-DEC-11

Erekat [-told]: Now the spokesman of the US State Department is talking about face-to-face talks, but this is contrary to what the Quartet had requested,

jpost 05-DEC-11

Carney [-said]: We urge Iran to fully respect its international obligations, to condemn the incident, to prosecute the offenders, and to ensure that no further such incidents take place either at the British Embassy or any other mission in Iran. Our State Department is in close contact with the British government and we stand ready to support our allies at this difficult time,

reuters 29-NOV-11

Jeffrey [-told]: We are standing up an embassy to carry out a $6.5 billion programme, when you throw in the refugee programmes as well as the actual State Department budget for 2012, of assistance in support for Iraq on a very broad variety of security and non-security issues,

france24 27-NOV-11

Aram Hamparian [ said]: Ragip Zarakolu has – for no reason other than his commitment to freedom of speech – been dragged, once again, to rot in a Turkish prison – without a single word of protest from the U.S. State Department,

asbarez 16-NOV-11

Aram Hamparian [ said]: Ragip Zarakolu has - for no reason other than his commitment to freedom of speech - been dragged, once again, to rot in a Turkish prison - without a single word of protest from the U.S. State Department,

armradio 15-NOV-11

Lavrov [-told]: What also concerned us was that after the Syrian authorities called on gunmen to hand over their arms and to benefit from the amnesty announced for the period between Nov. 5 and Nov. 12, the spokesperson of the U.S. State Department announced that Washington did not recommend the acceptance of this proposal,

dailystar 11-NOV-11

Obama [-said]: I support the State Department's announcement today regarding the need to seek additional information,

CBC 11-NOV-11

Muallem [ said]: considers that through the State Department’s statement, the United States of America has directly involved itself in the violent unrest in Syria,

nowlebanon 10-NOV-11

Carney [said:]: I would refer you to the State Department on that.

news 08-NOV-11

Carney [-said]: The State Department is part of the Obama administration, and you can expect that the ultimate outcome of this process will reflect the president's views,

alertnet 04-NOV-11

Carney [-said]: The State Department is running the process and it comes up with a determination. But all of the criteria the president cited in that same interview yesterday ... that have to be considered, and that's public health, national security, jobs and the economy,

ibtimes 03-NOV-11

Clinton [ said]: I am extremely honored to welcome here to the State Department a woman that I had the privilege of meeting for the first time during my visit to Yemen. Tawakkul Karman has now been recognized by the Nobel Prize Committee, along with two other extraordinary women, for her commitment to democracy and human rights and for a better future for the Yemeni people

kuna 28-OCT-11

Issa [-said]: The State Department will increase its manpower from about 8,000 to 17,000, the great majority of whom will be contractors for security, medical, maintenance, aviation and other functions,

cnn 05-OCT-11

Bryza [-told]: We have never acknowledged anything reprinted by WikiLeaks reflecting an actual report written by the State Department or anyone else,

trendnews 28-SEP-11

Levin [-said]: I hope the State Department will move quickly to designate the Haqqanis' as a foreign terrorist organisation,

deccanherald 23-SEP-11

Bryza [-said]: While developing the report, sometimes the State Department uses such statements that interfere in our activities on the ground. As an ambassador, my goal will be to create good conditions for mutual business relationships between the structures,

trendnews 20-SEP-11

Richardson [-said]: The State Department is very disappointed because they did not let me see Alan Gross,

AP 13-SEP-11

Powell [-said]: tries to lay it all off on Mr. Rich Armitage and the State Department and me,

montrealgazette 30-AUG-11

Chopra [-told]: We had been informed by the State Department that he was going to be there, that he didn't want to use his official name and we should respect that,

cnn 29-AUG-11

Mike Johanns [ said]: I am tremendously disappointed that running the pipeline through the [aquifer] continues to be the State Department's preferred route,

latimes 27-AUG-11

Andrew Card [ said]: The MEK was our ally in the war on terror ... But the State Department was left behind, left behind with a document that is irrelevant today. And the courts have said, check its relevance. My prayerful hope is that the State Department is checking what is relevant today and they will see today for what it is rather than a yesterday that they didn't understand or know ... I hope that the United States will say the MEK is that ally that we need on the war on terror,

upi 25-AUG-11

Panetta [-said]: This kind of massive cut across the board, which would literally double the number of cuts that we're confronting, that would have devastating effects on our national defense; it would have devastating effects on certainly the State Department,

ChinaPost 18-AUG-11

Panetta [-said]: This kind of massive cut across the board, which would literally double the number of cuts that we’re confronting, that would have devastating effects on our national defense; it would have devastating effects on certainly the State Department,

japantoday 17-AUG-11

Panetta [-said]: This kind of massive cut across the board — which would literally double the number of cuts that we're confronting — that would have devastating effects on our national defense; it would have devastating effects on certainly the State Department,

CBSnews 16-AUG-11

Menendez [remarked:]: This is an inartful dance that we do. We have a State Department whose history is full of dispatches that cite the atrocities committed during this time. We have a convention that we sign on to as a signatory that clearly defines these acts as genocide. We have a historical knowledge of the facts that we accept would amount to genocide. But we are unwilling to reference it as genocide. And if we cannot accept the past, we cannot move forward. And so I find it very difficult to send diplomats of the United S

panarmenian 14-JUL-11

Binay [-noted]: Our gains in the OFW front have been adequately reported. But our small victories against human trafficking probably require repeating. We gave that task the highest priority, and less than one year later, the US State Department upgraded the status of the Philippines in its 2011 global trafficking in persons report,

gmanews 13-JUL-11

Shaaban [ said]: The US ambassador didn't ask for permission to visit Hama… and there is great resentment among the Syrian people over the US State Department's Friday statement, which said that Ford intends to stay in Hama until Friday,

nowlebanon 08-JUL-11

Lacierda [-said]: Certainly the President welcomes this upgrade...We’d like to thank also the Secretary of Justice, Leila de Lima’s efforts on curbing trafficking as well as all the other agencies involved in the fight against human trafficking. And certainly the President is very, very appreciative of the upgrade made by the State Department,

tribuneonline 28-JUN-11

Barack Obama [-has said]: One of our organizers, a former high level State Department official, visited their offices, and they tried to convince her not to go. As American citizens, we got no assurances that we'll get protection. In fact, I was informed informally that they won't be sorry if something happens to us. It's shocking.

haaretz 21-JUN-11

Rohrabacher [ said]: The shooting of unarmed women and children by Iraqi troops at Camp Ashraf is not a diplomatic incident to be explained away by our State Department,

finanznachrichten 31-MAY-11

Kucinich [-said]: Those of us who learn about this need to quickly let the State Department know — slow down. What's the rush?

montrealgazette 27-MAY-11

Waxman [-said]: The State Department should evaluate the proposal on its merits, not be ramrodded by Congress into approving a boondoggle for the oil industry,

montrealgazette 24-MAY-11

Kerry [-said]: I am currently drafting legislation at the request of the State Department and the administration that will authorize the transfer of available cash assets to the council so that they will have available money. It will not come from an American taxpayer, it will come from Colonel Gaddafi himself,

reuters 11-MAY-11

Nadler [-said]: I urge the State Department to distribute the reward money to established organizations and institutions which provide services and programs to the 9/11 community,

irishsun 10-MAY-11

Richardson [ said]: Secretary Clinton has said that every day is human rights day at the State Department, so there's no reason the Strategic and Economic Dialogue can't also be a human rights dialogue,

HumanRightsWatch 07-MAY-11

Kislyak [ said]: >Pentagon and US State Department. The occasion was also graced with eyewitnesses to the actual event. The commemoration was organized by Russia’s diplomatic mission in the US. Sergey Kislyak, Russia’s ambassador to the US, stressed the importance of Elbe Day for history and for developing relations between the US and Russia. They were joined by forces of other countries in order to win the war. It was painful – painful for my country and for the US as well. There had been a lot of sacrifices. But tha

russiatoday 25-APR-11

Webb [-said]: I think we all support the intentions of the State Department to prevent trafficking and to assist victims. However, our engagement with Asia is in danger of being hindered by the approach of this report,

ChinaPost 09-APR-11

Obama [-said]: I can't comment on the specifics of this because the State Department is going through this complicated review process, and if it looks like I'm putting my fingers on the scale before the science is done, then people may question the merits of the decision later on,

montrealgazette 07-APR-11

Ros-Lehtinen [-noted that]: the bottom line is that the State Department has not yet acted to fully implement and enforce our Iran sanctions laws.

jpost 03-APR-11

Graham [-argued]: I do not believe the State Department can carry on their ... mission of helping the Iraqi government and people reconstitute their society to help them build a civil society without American forces there to provide security, air power, logistical support for the Iraqi army,

CBSnews 03-APR-11

Graham [-argued that]: This idea ... that we'll have a State Department army, I will not vote for that. I will not support that.

CBSnews 03-APR-11

Obama [-said]: As the State Department's senior advisor on Sudan north-south negotiations since last August, Ambassador Lyman worked closely with General Gration, as part of the American diplomatic effort that led to an historic and peaceful independence referendum for South Sudan,

peopledaily 01-APR-11

Clinton [-said]: Prior to returning to assuming his new responsibilities at the State Department,

channelnewsasia 20-MAR-11