The United States on Monday insisted on blaming the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ( DPRK) for a cyber attack on the U.S.-based Sony Pictures Entertainment, demanding Pyongyang compensate for the damages caused.
Hundreds of Westerners, including a dozen or more Americans, are fighting with the Islamic State (IS) and posing a security challenge to the Western countries, the U.S. State Department said on Monday.
The United States is disappointed at Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to a controversial war shrine, the State Department said Monday.
The United States said support for international efforts to bring peace to the country.