MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin offered hints he could support the United States on two key issues -- an arms pact and Iran -- after a meeting on Friday with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. An aide to Putin said a major nuclear weapons reduction pact between Russia and the United States could be signed in April, and suggested Russia ...

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday that American and Russian negotiators are "on the brink" of agreement on a nuclear arms reduction treaty. After meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Clinton said she expects a treaty-signing soon, although she ...

Russia on Friday warned Iran it was missing out on a chance to start a broad dialogue, as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton again sought to win the Kremlin's assent for tougher stance on Tehran. Iran's defiance over its nuclear programme means the country is wasting a chance for talks to find a solution, Foreign Minister Sergei ...

The strong US reaction to Israeli settlement plans was "paying off," Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday, with Israeli-Palestinian negotiations expected to resume. The chief US diplomat sounded upbeat a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu telephoned her to answer US concerns about settlements in east Jerusalem amid one of the worst rows in decades between the two ...