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US Secretary of State John Kerry arrives at the Coburg Palais in Vienna, on July 13, 2014, for talks with foreign ministers from the six powers negotiating with Tehran on its nuclear program (AFP PHOTO/JOE KLAMAR)

Kerry, EU foreign ministers in Vienna for Iran nuclear talks

by Behrouz Saeidi | Jul 14, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—US Secretary of State John Kerry flew into Vienna on Sunday in a bid to revitalize international talks between world powers and Iran over the latter’s nuclear program, ahead of a looming deadline for a final settlement. Analysts say both sides...

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Afghan presidential candidates Abdullah Abdullah (R) and Ashraf Ghani (C) embrace as US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) looks on at a press conference announcing an audit of the votes cast in the country’s general election at the United Nations Compound in Kabul on late July 12, 2014. (AFP PHOTO/POOL/Jim Bourg)

Disputed Afghan election to be recounted in full

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 13, 2014 | World

Kabul, Reuters—US State Secretary John Kerry convinced Afghanistan’s feuding presidential candidates on Saturday to agree to a total recount of last month’s presidential election, which has threatened to split the country along ethnic lines. After two days...

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Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai, left, shakes hands with US Secretary of State John Kerry as he sends him off after a dinner at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, on July 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Jim Bourg, Pool)

Kerry pushes for a deal in second day of talks on Afghan vote crisis

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 12, 2014 | World

Kabul, Reuters—US Secretary of State John Kerry scrambled to produce a deal by the end of Saturday to end Afghanistan’s election crisis, meeting for the second day with the country’s two presidential candidates and incumbent President Hamid Karzai. The...

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US Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Afghanistan’s presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani (L) before a meeting at the US embassy in Kabul on July 11, 2014. (Reuters/Jim Bourg)

Kerry, other diplomats focus on audit to resolve disputed Afghan vote

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 11, 2014 | World

Kabul, Reuters—US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday Afghanistan’s transition to a self-reliant state hung in the balance after a contested presidential election and urged Afghan officials to focus on auditing the vote count to underpin its legitimacy....

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US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) meets with China’s President Xi Jinping before a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July 10, 2014. (AFP PHOTO / POOL)

China, US to boost security ties, but no breakthroughs

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 10, 2014 | World

Beijing, Reuters—China and the United States agreed on Thursday to boost military ties and counter-terrorism cooperation during high-level annual talks in Beijing, but there was little immediate sign of progress on thorny cyber-security or maritime issues. The two-day...