Number of terrorist attacks dropped worldwide

The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday that terrorist attacks and fatalities from terrorism dropped globally in 2016 for the second straight year.

US issues Europe travel alert, citing continued terrorism threat

The US State Department on Monday issued a travel alert to US citizens concerning continued threat of terrorist attacks throughout Europe.

US strongly condemns attacks against civilians in northern Syria

The United States on Sunday strongly condemned the "barbaric" attacks against innocent civilians, including women and children, in northern Syria.

US expels two Russian diplomats over Moscow 'attack'

The US has expelled two Russian diplomats in response to an attack on an American diplomat in Moscow, the state department says.

China "dissatisfied" with U.S. report on terrorism

China is dissatisfied with the false accounts relating to China in a U.S. State Department report on terrorism, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said Friday.

US State Department rejects lawmakers' call to close PLO office in Washington

The US government on Tuesday rejected a call from some Congressmen to close the Washington office of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), citing the PLO is an "important partner" to advance the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.

US Envoy Slams Plans in Hungary for Statue Honoring Pro-Nazi WWII Minister

A U.S. State Department official says it is "incomprehensible" that Hungary would allow a statue honoring Balint Homan - a World War II government minister who pushed for the slaughter of Jews at the hands of the Nazis.

US to offer US$24 mln in assistance for European refugees

The U.S. announced on Friday that it will provide humanitarian assistance worth nearly 24 million U.S. dollars to help refugees and migrants in Europe, the U.S. State Department said.

US issues worldwide travel alert over terror threat

The United States issued a worldwide travel alert on Monday, warning its citizens of "increased terrorist threats" after the Paris attacks.

DPRK rejects US accusation of no religious freedom

A foreign ministry spokesman of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Friday rejected the U.S. accusation of no tolerance for religious freedom in the country, said the official KCNA news agency.

China rejects US religious freedom report

China on Thursday criticized the U.S. State Department's annual religious freedom report, urging the country to stop interfering in China's internal affairs under the pretext of religious issues.

US State Department Stands By Human Trafficking Report

The U.S. State Department is standing by the accuracy of its annual global report on human trafficking, following a news report that accused senior diplomats of manipulating the rankings of more than a dozen strategically important countries.