Obama sets the pace in China

Many libraries go quiet as local budget cuts deepen

As tax revenues plummet and desperate local governments struggle to close widening deficits, some are looking for cuts in quieter places...

A 'grand bargain' for North Korea

President Obama met today with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, calling for North Korea to take "serious steps" to give up its nuclear...

Times Seoul bureau chief John M. Glionna explains what awaits President Obama today in South Korea

There were protests greeting President Obama's arrival in Seoul last night. Who was protesting, and why?

Clinton arrives in Afghanistan on eve of Hamid Karzai's inauguration

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived today in Afghanistan, pressing U.S. calls for reform in President Hamid Karzai's government on...

Ridding Afghanistan of corruption will be no easy task

Afghans have a name for the huge, gaudy mansions that have sprung up in Kabul's wealthy Sherpur neighborhood since 2001. They call them...

In China, Obama's hosts show no signs of budging

When it came to China, President Obama's famous powers of persuasion failed to persuade.

U.S. warplane fell from the sky and into obscurity

Lin Zhengping was 13 the evening he saw the hills above his home glow. He was too frightened to go up and investigate.

U.S., Russia agree on dissatisfaction with Iran over nuclear program

Presenting a united front on Iran's nuclear energy program, President Obama and Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev warned Sunday that...

Afghan leaders unveil anti-corruption measures

Seeking to smooth over a key point of contention in advance of President Hamid Karzai's inauguration this week, senior Afghan officials...

Obama and China's Hu Jintao pledge stronger ties

President Obama and his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao, agreed to build a stronger relationship and work jointly to combat the spread of...

USC enrolls highest number of foreign students of any U.S. university

For the eighth consecutive year, USC enrolled the highest number of foreign students of any U.S. university last year, a new report shows.