Clinton says budget deal critical to U.S. global role, security

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Saturday that reaching a deal to resolve America's budget crisis is critical to its global leadership and national security and would bolster efforts to project U.S. economic power around the world.

Clinton Digs at China From Neighboring Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia — _In an unmistakable message to China delivered in a speech from this neighboring country, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that economic success without meaningful political reform was an unsustainable equation that would ultimately lead to instability.

Clinton urges pressure on Russia, China over Syria

(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged world powers on Friday to show Russia and China they would pay a price for impeding progress toward a democratic transition in Syria.

US designates Afghanistan as major ally: Hillary Clinton

KABUL: The United States has designated Afghanistan a major non-NATO ally, giving the war-torn country special privileges as the US prepares to pull its troops out in 2014, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said today.

Key India-US talks due in Washington

Indian Foreign Minister SM Krishna and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are due to begin talks in Washington as part of the US-India strategic dialogue.

U.S. exempts India, not China, from Iran sanctions

(Reuters) - The United States extended exemptions from its tough, new sanctions on Iran's oil trade to seven more economies on Monday, leaving China the last remaining major importer exposed to possible penalties at the end of the month.

Clinton wants India to further cut Iranian oil imports

NEW DELHI: Even as the US was pressing India to further reduce its oil imports from Iran, a 56-member delegation from Tehran was in the capital to push trade ties.

US exempts Japan and EU nations from Iran oil sanctions

The US government will not impose sanctions on Japan and 10 European Union nations that have reduced their oil imports from Iran.

Mideast Quartet to meet amid stalled peace talks

(Reuters) - The Quartet of Middle East negotiators - the United States, Russia, the United Nations and European Union - will meet on Monday to discuss the long-stalled peace process between Israel and the Palestinians, the United Nations said.