Taiwan to shore up Honduras ties, VP to attend inauguration

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan Vice President William Lai will attend the inauguration of new Honduran president Xiomara Castro, Taiwan's presidential office said on Wednesday, seeking to shore up ties as…

U.S. urged Honduran presidential candidates to keep ties with Taiwan

By Matt Spetalnick and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A visiting U.S. delegation made clear to both leading presidential candidates in Honduras' Nov. 28 election that Washington wants the country…

U.S. says it won’t normalize or upgrade diplomatic ties with Syria’s Assad

By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has no plans to "normalize or upgrade" diplomatic relations with the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and also does not…