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Yemen's official news agency Saba says security authorities have said that citizens must now get prior approval before entering a foreign Embassy. The report said Wednesday's new conditions were security precautions and part of efforts to fight Te…

The United States is giving its longtime Jordanian ally an additional $100 million in economic aid to help the poor, youth and underprivileged. The grant is in addition to the $363 million in regular U.S. economic assistance to Jordan for the Fisc…

Before anyone knew anything about Jared Loughner beyond his name, pundits and politicians began a mad dash to assign ownership of his motives. Clearly, he was driven by conservative politics because Rep. Gabrielle Giffords supported health-care re…

Brazilian author Paulo Coelho says his books were banned in Iran. Brazil's Foreign Ministry says Tuesday it's looking into the matter. It was not possible to confirm a ban with Iranian authorities and the country's Embassy in Brazil did not commen…

French President Nicolas Sarkozy paid a call on President Obama today -- a meeting in the Oval Office and a working lunch. Sarko is lately the president of the G20, and he is very interested in Monetary Policy and global economic issues and relate…

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney met Monday with Afghanistan's president shortly before Vice President Biden was scheduled to sit down with the leader. Romney, a potential 2012 Republican Presidential Candidate, met with President Hamid Ka…