In remarks he now says he regrets, Katsuto Momii, the head of Japan’s main public broadcaster, said Japan was hardly the only nation whose soldiers forced women to work as prostitutes during World War II. It’s a claim U.S. …
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U.S. Diplomat Urges North Korea to Release Kenneth Bae
New call for release comes as his family meets with Kerry
U.S. Angry at Afghanistan’s Release of ‘Dangerous’ Prisoners
U.S. calls move to release 37 insurgents a “major step backward”
Report: Pope Francis May Visit U.S. in 2015
Bishop of Rome reportedly eager to attend church event in Philadelphia
U.S. Government Helped Rise of Mexican Drug Cartel: Report
Mexican newspaper reveals secret arrangement between DEA and Sinaloa cartel
After Khobragade: Can U.S.-India Relations Recover?
Diplomatic dispute over arrested Indian official is the worst moment in India-U.S. relations since India’s 1998 nuclear tests
Devyani Khobragade Case: Fresh Setbacks as Indictment Extension Refused
New Delhi extends retaliatory measures against U.S. embassy staff as possibility of negotiated solution fades
U.S. Officials: Drone Strike That Hit Yemen Wedding Convoy Killed Militants, Not Civilians
Local reports initially said at least 13 civilians died from the airstrike
Indian Diplomat’s Arrest in New York Sparks Row With U.S.
Indian officials call the arrest and treatment of their deputy consul in New York City “barbaric” and have meted out retaliatory measures on U.S. diplomats based in India
Americans Believe U.S. Prestige is Declining for the First Time in 40 Years
A majority also wants the country to “mind its own business”
What’s the Deal With the Iran Nuclear Deal?
TIME’s guide to the Iran nuclear deal forged in Geneva this weekend — what was agreed, what was not and what’s all this about uranium enrichment, anyway
Milestone Iran Nuclear Deal Reached
Interim accord halts Iran’s nuclear weaponization in exchange for limited sanctions relief
Private Firms Enlisted To Destroy Syria’s Chemical Weapons
As U.S. and Western allies struggle with the mid-2014 deadline of dismantling Syria’s chemical weapons program, the international watchdog overseeing the process has invited private companies to bid for a chance to participate.
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, recently awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, will ask …