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Row over dissident threatens broader China-U.S. ties

WASHINGTON — The diplomatic row over Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng could hurt Sino-US efforts to cooperate on Iran, Syria and key economic issues but both sides want to contain the fallout, experts said. The dispute has sent a cloud over the annual Strategic and Economic Dialogue that Treasury Secretary Timothy…

Jason Segel says Hillary won’t work with him…yet

Actor and filmmaker Jason Segel said that he has tried to get Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to appear in a film with him, but the former First Lady has declined…for now. Politico reports that Segel made the revealed last week on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” that he asked…

Clinton heads to China as dissident case looms

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is heading to China as US officials raced to find a solution to a sensitive row over a top dissident reportedly holed up at the US embassy in Beijing. Clinton and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner had long planned to go to Beijing for…

U.S. urges tough UN sanctions, arms embargo on Syria: Clinton

PARIS — World powers should push for tough United Nations sanctions against Syria in order to force Bashar al-Assad’s regime to comply with a UN peace plan, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday. “We need to start moving very vigorously in the Security Council for a Chapter Seven sanctions…

WATCH LIVE: Clinton, Panetta hold press conference

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta were expected to speak to reporters at a press conference on Wednesday. Watch this live video from MSNBC, broadcast April 18, 2012.  …

U.S. denies sending warning to Iran via Russia

WASHINGTON — The United States on Thursday denied a report that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told her Russian counterpart that upcoming talks on Iran’s nuclear program were a “last chance” to resolve the long-running standoff. “The secretary did not send a warning to the Iranians through Foreign Minister (Sergei)…

U.S. joins effort to draw up space ‘code of conduct’

WASHINGTON — The United States pledged Tuesday to join an EU-led effort to develop a space “code of conduct” that would set out rules for orbiting spacecraft and for mitigating the growing problem of debris. “The long-term sustainability of our space environment is at serious risk from space debris and…

Clinton urges ‘peaceful and stable transition in North Korea’

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called Monday for a “peaceful and stable” transition in North Korea and said the United States wanted better relations with its people after leader Kim Jong-Il’s death. “We both share a common interest in a peaceful and stable transition in North Korea as well as…

WATCH LIVE: Hillary Clinton press conference with Japan’s foreign minister

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton holds a joint media availability with Japan’s Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba. Watch this video from MSNBC, broadcast Dec. 19, 2011. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…

Putin says U.S. stoked Russian protests

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accused the United States on Thursday of stirring up protests against his 12-year rule and said foreign countries were spending hundreds of millions of dollars to influence Russian elections. In his first public remarks about daily demonstrations over allegations that Sunday’s election was…

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