John Kerry
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Indian-American Verma sworn in as US Ambassador to India
World | Dec 20, 2014, 09:51 AM ISTWashington: Indian-American Richard Rahul Verma has been sworn in as the US Ambassador to India by Secretary of State John Kerry.46-year-old Verma is the first ever Indian-American to be the top US diplomat in New
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Kerry calls Nawaz Sharif, expresses condolences on Peshawar attack
World | Dec 17, 2014, 05:26 PM ISTWashington: US Secretary of State John Kerry has called the Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to expresses "deepest condolences" on the horrific attack on a school in Peshawar that killed 141 people, majority of whom
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John Kerry to attend Vibrant Gujarat Summit
India | Dec 16, 2014, 10:03 PM ISTAhmedabad: Gujarat government today announced that US Secretary of State John Kerry will attend the Vibrant Gujarat Summit scheduled to be held next month. Kerry, who will attend the summit as the official representative of
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Vatican presses US on Guantanamo inmates' treatment
World | Dec 16, 2014, 09:27 AM ISTVatican City: The Vatican today asked the US to find an "adequate humanitarian solution" for prisoners held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center, a reflection of Pope Francis' vocal concern that prisoners be treated with
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US cautions India against trade deals with Russia
World | Dec 13, 2014, 05:34 PM ISTWashington: The US has said it has no problem with India's engagement with Russia, but cautioned that it was not the right time to have trade deals with Moscow because of a series of international
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CIA's interrogations were brutal post 9/11, says US Senate report
World | Dec 10, 2014, 09:53 AM ISTWashington: The CIA's harsh interrogations of terrorist detainees during the Bush era were far more brutal than previously acknowledged and delivered no “ticking time bomb” information that prevented an attack, a long-delayed US Senate report
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Pakistan PM, Kerry discuss regional security
World | Dec 05, 2014, 02:23 PM ISTLondon: Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif met with US Secretary of State John Kerry on the sidelines of the London Conference on Afghanistan, a media report said on Friday.During the meeting Thursday, they discussed matters
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US, Iraqis helping to train Sunni fighters against IS: US
World | Dec 03, 2014, 09:59 AM ISTBrussels: US forces and their Iraqi counterparts have trained about 2,000 Sunni fighters in Iraq as part of efforts to defeat the Islamic State extremist group, a senior US official said today.Iraq's Shiite-led government, trying
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Meeting with Pakistan Army Chief was productive: Kerry
World | Dec 01, 2014, 11:48 AM ISTWashington: US Secretary of State John Kerry has said he had a productive meeting with visiting Pakistan Army chief General Raheel Sharif.This was Kerry's first official engagement at the Foggy Bottom headquarters of the State
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Major powers, Iran racing against time for nuke deal
World | Nov 22, 2014, 08:56 AM ISTWashington: The world's major powers and Iran are racing against time to reach a deal over Tehran's nuclear programme, with another extension of the negotiations not being the focus.White House spokesman Eric Schultz Friday said
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US-Iran nuclear talks intensify
World | Nov 22, 2014, 07:31 AM ISTVienna: Iran nuclear talks moved up a gear tonight as US Secretary of State John Kerry and Iran's foreign minister stayed on in Vienna to try and break a deadlock days before a deadline.Kerry had
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John Kerry condemns Jerusalem synagogue attack
World | Nov 18, 2014, 05:07 PM ISTLondon: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry angrily condemned Tuesday's deadly attack on a Jerusalem synagogue and demanded that the Palestinian leadership take immediate steps to end incitement to violence as Israeli-Palestinian tensions soared.“This morning
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Talks underway for final stages of Iran's n-programme
World | Nov 08, 2014, 11:47 AM ISTVienna: Representatives of the six world powers held talks in Vienna over the final stages of Iran's nuclear programme with the Nov 24 deadline approaching.Iranian officials were not present at the discussions to work out
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John Kerry greets Sikhs on Guru Nanak Dev birth anniversary
World | Nov 06, 2014, 08:09 AM ISTWashington: Greetings Sikhs on the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, US Secretary of State John Kerry has said America stands with them in recognition of their shared values and a mutual commitment to human
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American power needs to be projected thoughtfully: Kerry
World | Oct 31, 2014, 10:12 AM ISTWashington: The US is not sufficiently committing the resources it should contribute to the world, Secretary of State John Kerry said today as he cited Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the country wherein it
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India a country of enormous energy and power: US Secretary of State John Kerry
World | Oct 24, 2014, 08:53 PM ISTWashington: Describing India as a country of enormous energy and power, US secretary of state John Kerry has said that the recent visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was a moment when Indians and Americans
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Nisha Desai making critical efforts in key part of world: Kerry
World | Oct 24, 2014, 12:06 PM ISTWashington: US Secretary of State John Kerry acknowledged the critical role being played by Nisha Desai Biswal, one of his top diplomats, in building America's relationship with countries in South and Central Asia, particularly India.“I'm
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Kerry lits diya to celebrate first ever Diwali at State Department
World | Oct 24, 2014, 11:59 AM ISTWashington: Amidst chanting of Vedic mantras and lighting of the traditional ‘diya' by none other than US Secretary of State John Kerry, Diwali - the festival of lights - was celebrated for the first time
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US, China vow to manage rifts ahead of Obama visit
World | Oct 19, 2014, 08:45 AM ISTBoston: The U.S. and China pledged Saturday to overcome mistrust, manage their differences and cooperate on key issues like combatting terrorism and the spread of the Ebola virus as President Barack Obama prepares to travel
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US prepared to confront challenge posed by Ebola: Obama
World | Oct 18, 2014, 05:07 PM ISTWashington: Allaying fears about spread of Ebola in the US, President Barack Obama today asserted that the country was not facing an outbreak of the deadly virus and it was fully prepared to confront the