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Hillary Clinton boogies on the dance floor in South Africa

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton showed off her moves in Johannesburg on Tuesday. During a dinner hosted by South African Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Clinton started off slowly, but proved she had skills after one of the singers at the event coaxed her into a suggestive dance. In May,…

State Dept. report blasts China for Buddhist crackdown

The United States warned the world was sliding backwards on religious freedoms, slamming China for cracking down on Tibetan Buddhists and hitting out at Pakistan and Afghanistan. As the State Department unveiled its first report on religious freedoms since the start of the Arab Spring, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton…

Clinton: United States committed to ‘AIDS-free generation’

The United States is committed to the goal of an AIDS-free generation and will step up its efforts to stem the world pandemic, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told a global conference Monday. “The United States is committed and will remain committed to achieving an AIDS-free generation. We will not…

U.S. designates Afghanistan as major ally: Clinton

KABUL (AFP) – The United States has designated Afghanistan a major non-NATO ally, giving the war-torn country special privileges as the US prepares to pull its troops out in 2014, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Saturday. Clinton announced the move, which provides a long-term framework for security and…

Clinton sees ‘constructive’ talks with Russia

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday that the United States held “constructive” talks with Russia but urged more action after days of feuding over the bloodshed in Syria. Clinton, who on Tuesday accused Russia of fueling the violence by sending attack helicopters to Syria, said that Deputy…

India assures U.S. of economic vigor

India insisted that its economy would regain vigor and satisfy foreign investors as it fended off US accusations of a worsening business climate ahead of high-level talks. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday holds an annual dialogue on the shape of the growing relationship, fresh after clearing a main…

Sec. Clinton delivers message for LGBT pride month

In honor of Pride month, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has recorded a video message about the ways in which the United States is working to ensure the rights of LGBT people both here at home and in the nation’s policies abroad. The former First Lady and U.S. Senator (D-NY)…

Court orders Clinton to decide about removing MEK from terrorism list

WASHINGTON — A US appeals court on Friday ordered Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to decide within four months whether to remove an Iranian dissident group from a terror blacklist. The People’s Mujahedeen of Iran, also known as the Mujahedeen-e Khalq (MEK), had asked the court to issue a ruling…

Secretary Clinton claims U.S. credit for hacking Al-Qaeda’s Yemeni websites

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said US experts scored a cyberwarfare coup by hacking into websites run by Al-Qaeda’s Yemeni branch and changing the message to undermine their propaganda. In a speech in Tampa, Florida late Wednesday, Clinton said the success was staged by the State Department’s new Center for…

Sri Lanka faces impatience in U.S.

WASHINGTON — Sri Lanka is looking to ease growing friction with the United States, but it faces exasperation from policymakers who see little progress on concerns three years after a bloody civil war ended. Foreign Minister Gamini Lakshman Peiris meets Friday with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton after a week…

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