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As U.S. President Obama has outlined his basic plan to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Ankara is both pressed for time and options in joining the coalition.

The United States denied Aug. 27 reports that it sending a low-profile delegation to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s presidential inauguration intends to convey an ulterior message to Ankara.

State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said during the daily press briefing that U.S. officials “look forward to working with Prime Minister Erdoğan in his new role as president.”

"Russia doesn't make anything, its population is shrinking"

LONDON -- U.S. President Barack Obama has described Russia as a country that "doesn't make anything" and whose population is "shrinking."

The USA is outraged with the shot down of Malaysian Airlines' Flight 17 and sends heartfelt condolences to all those who lost loved ones aboard the aircraft, shows a press release the US Embassy in Bucharest remitted to AGERPRES on Saturday morning.

Russia "astonished" by Obama's version of Kosovo UDI

MOSCOW -- Russia said on Friday it was "astonished" by a statement made by U.S. President Barack Obama concerning the unilateral declaration of Kosovo's independence.