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US, Russia Take Major Step Forward on Syria Crisis

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Jerusalem to brief Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the latest developments concerning troubled neighbor Syria.

Security Council strongly condemns Taliban attack on US consulate in Herat

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Aerial view of Herat, the second largest city in Afghanistan

US, Russia in Tough Talks Over Syria's Chemical Weapons

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry opened talks in Geneva with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as international negotiations intensify to get Syria to dismantle its chemical weapons arsenal.

OSCE meeting in Prague addresses environmental impact of energy-related activities

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L-r: Jan Kohout, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic; OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Foreign Minister of Ukraine Leonid...