As the US and its allies push for swift UN sanctions against Iran, Turkey urges diplomacy to settle the ongoing dispute over the Islamic Republic's nuclear program.

Taiwanese students took part recently in the National Model United Nations (NMUN) conference in New York for the fourth consecutive year, gaining a valuable opportunity to build diplomatic skills, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in New York said Tuesday.

In a statement on today's Nuclear Posture Review, President Obama said new restrictions on any American use of nuclear weapons are part of a long-term agenda to eventually eliminate all such weapons worldwide. Obama will take this agenda this week to Prague, where he signs a new arms reduction deal with Russia.

Rwandan exchange students and their American counterparts from Massachusetts recently received encouragement from Senator John Kerry, the son of a U.S. foreign service officer, in their efforts to foster greater cultural understanding through examining the past.

Perhaps realizing that engagement alone projects weakness, the administration has begun in some cases to turn to sticks. On the peace process, it is the Israelis who are now the recipients of President Obama's ire.

India has long been regarded as an American ally but a series of missteps by the United States may be driving a strategic American partner directly into China's embrace.

Geithner reckons that a series of meetings lined up between him and his Chinese counterparts over the next three months will be very "critical" to bring about the policy changes from China that may lead to a "more balanced", and sustainable global economy.

Cuban and US diplomats have held a rare meeting at the United Nations that focused on aid efforts for quake-hit Haiti, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla said.