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Benevolent bureaucrat: Ban Ki-moon

Back in his native South Korea, the Korean Foreign Ministry nicknamed him "Ban-chusa," meaning "the Bureaucrat" or "the administrative clerk."

Arrest warrant derails Colombia-Ecuador talks

After nearly going to war last year over a Colombian military raid inside Ecuador, the two nations seemed to be patching relations when their foreign ministers met a few weeks ago.

Analysis: Did Obama win Nobel for not being Bush?

Did President Obama land a Nobel peace prize at such an early stage of his presidency simply because he's not George W. Bush?

Obama scraps Bush-era missile defense for new plan

The United States is significantly overhauling Bush-era plans for a missile defense shield in Europe, based partly on the latest analysis of Iran's offensive capabilities, President Barack Obama said Thursday.

Despite election, U.S. troops in Afghanistan for long haul

Americans shouldn't expect to see the 62,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan come home any time soon, no matter who is declared the victor in the country's presidential election.

Fortune: America's new monopoly buster

Christine Varney has excellent timing. Just two days after the Obama administration's new head of antitrust enforcement announces that she will be a much tougher cop on the beat than her predecessor, the European Union says it is fining Intel $1.45 billion for using its market power to abuse its competitors.

Clinton starts working the phones to U.S. allies

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has phoned a slew of leaders since taking office on Thursday, reaching out to key allies in the Middle East, Asia and Europe as the Obama administration reviews foreign policies.

Arab leaders meet to present Gaza resolution

Foreign ministers from several Arab nations huddled in New York on Monday -- the eve of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' address to the U.N. Security Council -- to work up a U.N. draft resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza.

CNNMoney: Asia rallies on hopes of auto bailout

Most Asian markets soared on Monday, lifted by hopes of a bailout for America's troubled automakers.

Commentary: Why Europe will miss Condoleezza Rice

Has Condoleezza Rice, as some fellow-diplomats claim, been the most powerful black woman in history? Historians will continue puzzling over that for a while.

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