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The UN Security Council on Thursday slammed tough new sanctions on North Korea amid escalating tensions as the isolated regime threatened a pre-emptive nuclear strike against the United States.

A top US lawmaker warned North Korea Thursday that any pre-emptive nuclear strike against America would be suicide, as senators pushed for a review of policy towards the isolated state.

President Barack Obama said within hours of the death of American foe President Hugo Chavez Tuesday that the United States was interested in a "constructive" future relationship with Venezuela.

A prostitute who triggered a political scandal by claiming US Senator Robert Menendez paid her for sex has admitted she made up the allegations, the Washington Post reported on Monday.

John Kerry seized the reins of US diplomacy on Monday, winning a warm welcome from State Department staff as he took over from Hillary Clinton in what he described as a "homecoming."

John Kerry spoke with world leaders, including those representing Israel and the Palestinians, in his first phone calls as the new US secretary of state, officials said Sunday.

A US Senate ethics panel is reviewing claims the head of the Foreign Relations Committee accepted inappropriate gifts from a Florida donor who flew him to the Dominican Republic, lawmakers said Friday.

The US Senate confirmed Senator John Kerry will be the next secretary of state, approving President Barack Obama's pick to replace Hillary Clinton as America's top diplomat.

The outcome of Israel's elections did not torpedo hopes for peace with the Palestinians, but instead opened up a new chance for dialogue, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton argued Tuesday.

Senator John Kerry easily cleared the first hurdle of his confirmation as the next secretary of state Tuesday with a unanimous vote of approval by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

John Kerry is the son of a US diplomat, who grew up among the rubble of Berlin, criss-crossed Europe as a child, fought in Vietnam, has met many world leaders and negotiated tough deals for America.

A fiery Secretary of State Hillary Clinton angrily dismissed Republican charges of a cover-up over the deadly Benghazi attack and warned the world needs to combat rising extremism.

The US Senate will convene a nomination hearing January 24 for one of its own, John Kerry, whom President Barack Obama has named as his next secretary of state.

Retiring Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank has not ruled out a Senate appointment. Retiring Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank has not ruled out a Senate appointment. On Friday, President Barack Obama nominated Senator John Kerry, who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to succeed Hillary Clinton as secretary of state. ?I think it is fair to say that few individuals know as many presidents and prime ministers or grasp our foreign policies as firmly as John Kerry, and this makes him a perfect choice to guide American diplomacy in the years ahead,? Obama said in announcing his choice. With his years working in the Senate, Kerry is considered a shoo-in for confirmation. Speaking with POLITICO before Obama's announcement, Frank, the first openly gay member of Congress and the first to enter a marriage with a member of the same sex, said he was not ruling out the possibility of a short-term stint in the Senate. Democratic Governor Deval Patrick has not discussed candidates in the runn

US President Barack Obama Friday nominated Senator John Kerry as his new secretary of state, as he began to reshape his national security team for a second term clouded by overseas crises.

US President Barack Obama will nominate Senator John Kerry as secretary of state on Friday, as he begins to remake his national security team ahead of his second term, a US official told AFP.

A keenly-awaited inquiry into a deadly militant attack on a US mission in Libya has been completed and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is reviewing it, a top official said Monday.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton fainted and suffered a concussion while battling a nasty stomach bug, an official said Saturday, just days before the release of a key probe into the Benghazi attack.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton fainted and suffered a concussion while battling a nasty stomach bug, an official said Saturday, just days before the release of a key probe into the Benghazi attack.

The US Republican senators who fiercely opposed Susan Rice's bid to become secretary of state welcomed her decision to back down Thursday, while Democrats voiced their disappointment.