Clinton cancels UK, Turkey visit due to mother's illness

The statement did not give any details on the health of the top US diplomats mother, Dorothy Howell Rodham, who is 92. Rodham reportedly has lived in Clintons Washington home since 2006.US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton changed her travel plans shortly before she was to have left the US capital for Afghanistan to urge its neighbors to avoid meddling there and instead build economic ties with the war-torn state.Shortly after visiting Afghanistan and three of its neighbors, Clinton was to have held talks Wednesday in Istanbul with a broader group about how to boost peace and prosperity after US combat troops withdraw in 2014 and hand over to Afghan forces.On her way, Clinton was to have stopped Tuesday in London to join officials from 60 countries -- along with Internet pioneers Google, Facebook and Microsoft as well as Chinese technology firms -- to discuss cyber security.