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Japan's foreign minister said Sunday that no deal on relocating U.S. troops on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa can be expected during President Barack Obama's visit this week, saying the issue needs more time to resolve.  Full story »

Speaking about sanctions, Russia President Dmitri A. Medvedev says that if Iran takes a "less constructive" position on uranium enrichment, then "anything is possible, in theory" Full story »

Officials readied storm shelters along Mexico's Caribbean coast Saturday and told fishermen and tour operators to pull in their boats amid warnings that Tropical Storm Ida could become a hurricane as it neared the resort city of Cancun.  Full story »

After months of negotiations with Russia, Obama administration officials are hopeful about a breakthrough -- possibly this week -- that would enable the two sides to sign a successor to their most extensive nuclear weapons treaty before it expires Dec. 5. Full story »

A NATO spokesman confirmed that seven Afghan officers had been killed, as well as an Afghan civilian working with the Afghan forces during a NATO mission. NATO is investigating whether its close air support was responsible for the casualties., Full story »

Prime Minister Gordon Brown said in a speech that success in Afghanistan is vital to Britain's security -- but declared that if the Afghan government does not mend its ways it will forfeit the world's support.  Full story »

Iraqi lawmakers blew another deadline Thursday as they continued haggling over an election law that's crucial to the country's political stability and to the Obama administration's plans for a speedy withdrawal of U.S. troops. Full story »

The United Nations said Thursday that it is temporarily relocating more than half its staff in Afghanistan following last week's deadly Taliban attack against U.N. workers -- the most direct targeting of its employees during decades of work in the country.  Full story »

Saudi Arabian warplanes attacked Shiite rebel strongholds inside northern Yemen on Thursday in a surge of fighting along the border following the death of a Saudi security official at the hands of insurgents, according to news reports.  Full story »

The idea of forging a political agreement, instead of a legally binding treaty, was becoming a more accepted possibility as negotiators acknowledged some nations, including the United States, would not be ready in time for the December U.N. climate conference in Copenhagen, Denmark.  Full story »

A gang of gunmen killed an off-duty U.S. airman and five other people early Wednesday at a bar in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, authorities said.  Full story »

Although the leaders are expected to discuss a broad range of issues, from climate change to Japan's assistance to Afghanistan, the base issue is likely to dominate during Obama's visit from Nov. 12-13. Full story »

Markings on containers that held the arms pointed to Iran as the source, Israeli military officials said. At least 3,000 missiles were on board, they said. Full story »

The conviction by one country of intelligence agents from an allied nation could set a precedent. They were the first convictions involving the American priactice of rendition – sending terror suspects captured in one country to another country for questioning, often under harsher techniques. Full story »

Lugo, a left-leaning former Roman Catholic bishop who unseated the long-serving conservative government last year, has struggled with Congress over implementing economic and social changes to benefit the poor. Rivals have been searching for ways to force him out of office before his term ends in August 2013.  Full story »