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Iran’s new president said the country was determined to resolve the nuclear disagreement with the U.S. and the West and was ready to enter “serious and substantive'' negotiations. In his first newsconference since taking the oath of office Saturday, President Hassan Rouhani defended Iran’s...

The US says it will keep a number of embassies in north Africa and the Middle East closed until Saturday, due to a possible militant threat. Twenty-one US embassies and consulates closed on Sunday. The State Department in Washington said the extended closures were "out of an...

Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Pakistan on Wednesday on an unannounced trip to discuss counter-terrorism efforts including drone strikes, border security with Afghanistan, and the strengthening of the country’s economy. Kerry’s trip to Islamabad, his first to Pakistan as head of...

A 260-pound shark has been found brutally slaughtered and hanging by the tail off the Australian coast in a "barbaric" scene that shocked local divers. The six-foot mako shark was discovered by a local builder and marine photographer, Robbert Westerdyk, during a dive in the HMAS Adelaide...