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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, and Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna arrive for a joint press conference in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, May 8, 2012. The United States and India on Tuesday called for Pakistan to do more to stop terrorism and pledged to keep up pressure on Iran over its nuclear program. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Clinton presses Pakistan to 'do more' in fight against terrorism

Last updated Tuesday, May 8, 2012 - 9:34am

NEW DELHI -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wrapped up a three-day visit to India Tuesday, downplaying differences over Iran, stressing the shared goal of a stable Afghanistan and calling for greater U.S. company access to India's booming economy.

But Clinton reserved her most pointed comments for neighboring Pakistan, which she called on to stop using its territory as a safe haven for insurgents keen on striking nearby countries or its own people.

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Pro Syrian demonstrators are protesting outside the Cartago Hotel where the Conference on Syria is held in Tunis, Tunisia, Friday Feb. 24, 2012.The birthplace of the Arab Spring hosts a landmark conference on Syria by high-level U.S., European, Turkish and Arab League officials. The protesters, waving Syrian and Tunisian flags, tussled with police and carried signs criticizing Clinton and President Barack Obama.(AP Photo/Hassene Dridi)

Pro-Syrian crowd tries to storm Tunisia meeting

Matthew Lee, Paul Schemm The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, February 24, 2012 - 11:04am

TUNIS, Tunisia -- About 200 pro-Syrian demonstrators tried to storm the hotel where a conference is being held by Arab and Western officials over the crisis in Syria.

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(ANJA NIEDRINGHAUS/The Associated Press) U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton during her speech on human rights issues in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, Dec 6, 2011. Making an unusually strong statement in defense of gay rights, Clinton says they are equal to women’s rights and racial equality and should be universal human rights. She criticized nations that criminalize gay behavior or tolerate abuse of gay, bisexual or transgendered people, though she did not identify those nations by name.

Obama, Clinton to world: Stop gay discrimination

Anne Gearan, Lisa Leff The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, December 7, 2011 - 8:30am

SAN FRANCISCO — The Obama administration’s declaration that it plans to use foreign assistance, international diplomacy and political asylum to promote gay rights abroad is a momentous step that could dangerously backfire if not pursued with delicacy and an appreciation of how the challenges faced by gays and lesbians vary by nation, human rights activists said.

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(SERGEY PONOMAREV/The Associated Press) Pro-Kremlin supporters march after a rally in downtown Moscow, Monday, Dec. 5, 2011. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s and President Dmitry Medvedev’s party saw its majority in Russia’s parliament weaken sharply, according to preliminary results released Monday.

Clinton cites serious concerns in Russia voting

Anne Gearan The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, December 5, 2011 - 9:12am

BONN, Germany — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the U.S. has “’serious concerns” about the conduct of Russia’s parlimentary elections.

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(KEVIN WOLF/The Associated Press) Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, and President Bill Clinton talk with Kennedy Center Honorees Yo-Yo Ma, center right, Meryl Streep and Barbara Cook, right, at the State Department following a dinner and reception for the on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011 in Washington.

Clinton flies home to fete Kennedy Center honorees

Brett Zongker The Associated Press

Last updated Sunday, December 4, 2011 - 5:17pm

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton joined in celebrating the nation’s top artists receiving the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday while home for less than 36 hours between diplomatic travels.

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Mother of Hillary Clinton dies at 92

Michael Muskal Los Angeles Times

Last updated Tuesday, November 1, 2011 - 2:15pm

Dorothy Howell Rodham, whose daughter is Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and whose son-in-law Bill Clinton was president of the United States, died Tuesday morning, the Clinton family announced. She was 92.

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US says China must clarify rare earth exports

Matthew Lee, The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 9:41am

HONOLULU -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday called on China to clarify its policy on the export of exotic metals key to the global high-tech industry.

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