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A US aviation ban was in force for two days

18 killed as Gaza violence continues

At least 15 people were killed when Israeli fire hit a UN-run school in Gaza, while three more people were shot dead by Israeli soldiers at a demonstration in the occupied West Bank.

News • 25 Jul 14

John Kerry met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai as part of negotiations

Deal reached over disputed Afghanistan election

The two rival candidates in Afghanistan's presidential election have agreed to abide by the results of a UN-supervised recount of the entire poll to settle their dispute over the outcome, US Secretary of State John Kerry said after talks with both men.

News • 12 Jul 14

John Kerry is expected to ask Nuri al-Maliki to form a more inclusive government

Kerry holds talks with Iraqi PM in Baghdad

US Secretary of State John Kerry has said US support for Iraqi security forces will be "intense and sustained" to help them combat a militant insurgency that has swept through the north and west of the country.

News • 23 Jun 14

John Kerry is to testify before a special committee about 2012 attack in Benghazi

Two killed in Benghazi missile attack

At least two people were killed when missiles fired at a Libyan special forces army base missed their target and struck family homes in the eastern city of Benghazi, residents and officials said.

News • 24 May 14

John Kerry delivers a speech during a news conference held at a hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

South Sudan's President agrees to peace talks

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has agreed to fly to Ethiopia for talks to try and end four months of fighting in the world's newest nation, US Secretary of State John Kerry has said.

News • 02 May 14

US Secretary of State John Kerry has denied calling Israel 'an apartheid state'

Middle East peace deadline expires

A US deadline for reaching a Middle East peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians has passed without agreement.

News • 29 Apr 14

Ukraine fears pro-Russian separatists could provoke an invasion

Ukraine fears militants could provoke invasion

Ukraine has called on Russia to pull troops back from the border, saying it feared pro-Russian separatists could use their proximity to provoke a Russian invasion.

News • 23 Apr 14

Protesters again rallied in Kiev's Independence Square yesterday

Russia says Yanukovych asked Putin for troops

Ukraine's deposed president Viktor Yanukovych has formally asked Moscow to deploy Russian troops to re-establish law and order in his country, Russia has told the UN Security Council.

News • 04 Mar 14

US Secretary of State John Kerry said big companies should not be allowed to 'hijack' the debate

Kerry calls for climate change action

US Secretary of State John Kerry has warned Indonesians that climate change could threaten their "entire way of life" as he called for all nations to do more to stop global warming.

News • 16 Feb 14

John Kerry met Iran's foreign minister on sidelines of Munich Security Conference

Existing US sanctions against Iran will remain

US Secretary of State John Kerry met Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif amid ongoing efforts to resolve the dispute over Iran's nuclear programme.

News • 02 Feb 14

John Kerry said there was no way that President Assad could regain legitimacy

46 Syrian civilians killed in barrel bomb attacks

At least 46 civilians have been killed, 33 in one neighbourhood, in barrel bomb attacks.

News • 02 Feb 14

Moshe Yaalon was quoted as saying John Kerry was obsessed with Middle East peace

Israeli minister apologises for Kerry comments

Israeli Minister of Defence Moshe Yaalon has apologised to US Secretary of State John Kerry for accusing him of having an "obsession" with Middle East peace.

News • 15 Jan 14

US Secretary of State John Kerry is joining the talks in Geneva

John Kerry on way to join Iran nuclear talks

US Secretary of State John Kerry is on his way to Geneva to join nuclear talks between six major powers and Iran, the US State Department said.

News • 25 Nov 13

Talks in Geneva failed after intensive negotiations

Kerry wants 'temporary pause' on Iran sanctions

US Secretary of State John Kerry has called for a "temporary pause" on new sanctions against Iran.

News • 12 Nov 13

John Kerry speaks to the media after his arrival at the talks in Geneva

Kerry hopes to narrow 'gaps' in Iran nuclear talks

US Secretary of State John Kerry has said important gaps needed to be bridged in high-stakes talks with Iran on curbing its nuclear programme.

News • 08 Nov 13

US Secretary of State John Kerry is welcomed by Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal bin Abdulaziz al-Saud (2nd-L) upon his arrival in Riyadh

Kerry hails Saudi Arabia as important ally

US Secretary of State John Kerry praised Saudi Arabia as a "very, very important" ally as he visited the Gulf Kingdom.

News • 04 Nov 13

John Kerry expressed hope that engagement with President Hassan Rouhani's government can succeed

Moves on Iran nuclear programme needed - Kerry

US Secretary of State John Kerry has said Washington hopes to engage with the new Iranian administration, but any advances must be based on concrete steps by Tehran to give up its nuclear weapons programme.

News • 03 Oct 13

John Kerry said the US-Iran relationship could change dramatically and quickly

Kerry says quick nuclear deal with Iran possible

US Secretary of State John Kerry said a deal on Iran's nuclear programme could be reached relatively quickly.

News • 30 Sep 13

Qadri Jamil said government forces and rebels were incapable of defeating each other

Syrian govt ready for ceasefire in 'stalemate'

Syrian Deputy Prime Minister Qadri Jamil has said that the country's civil war has reached a stalemate and his government is ready to call for a ceasefire.

News • 20 Sep 13

Professor Ake Sellstrom (L), head of chemical weapons team hands over the report to Ban Ki-moon (Pic: UN)

UN confirms sarin gas was used in Syria attacks

United Nations inspectors have confirmed they found "clear and convincing evidence" that poison sarin gas was used in an attack near the Syrian capital of Damascus on 21 August.

News • 17 Sep 13

Ladkhar Brahimi (C) held talks in Geneva with John Kerry (L) and Sergei Lavrov on the Syrian situation

Fresh drive for Syrian peace conference

The United States and Russia are "coming to agreement" on the size of Syria's weapons stockpiles, a US official has said.

News • 13 Sep 13

John Kerry met representatives of the Arab League in Paris to discuss Syria

Assad says no evidence of chemical attack

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has denied he was responsible for the chemical weapons attack in Damascus last month and suggested there would be retaliation for any attack on Syria.

News • 08 Sep 13

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton discusses Syria with US secretary of state John Kerry

Religious vigil held at Vatican as EU leaders talk

Tens of thousands of people filled St Peter's Square for a four-hour Syria peace vigil.

News • 08 Sep 13

Teresa Heinz Kerry stands with her husband US Secretary of State John Kerry after a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee

US Senate committee backs use of force in Syria

US President Barack Obama's effort to win legislative backing for military strikes against Syria has passed its first hurdle after a Senate committee voted in favour of the move.

News • 05 Sep 13

The prisoner release is part of an agreement to restart the talks after a five-year freeze

Israel frees Palestinian prisoners ahead of talks

Israel has freed 26 Palestinian prisoners to keep US-sponsored peacemaking on course for a second round of talks.

News • 13 Aug 13