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President Obama to host South Korean leader at White House
President Barack Obama and South Korea's new leader Park Geun-hye hope to present a strong front against North Korea's nuclear threats during their high-profile meeting Tuesday at the White House.
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Dennis Rodman urges North Korea's Kim Jong Un should release American man
Former NBA star Dennis Rodman is tapping his friendship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to call for the release of a Korean-American man detained in the North.
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U.S. security agencies and access to Mexico
Gordon interview May 2, 2013
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Israel signals 'business as usual' after striking Syria
Israel signaled a return to "business as usual" on Monday, a day after its aircraft struck targets in Syria for the second time in 48 hours in an unprecedented escalation of Israeli involvement in the Syrian civil war.
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Israel readies rocket defenses after striking Syria again
Israel rushed to beef up its rocket defenses on its northern border Sunday to shield against possible retaliation after carrying out two airstrikes in Syria over 48 hours - an unprecedented escalation of Israeli involvement in the Syrian civil war.
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Readying new Syria push, US feels out Russia again
This renewed effort starts with Secretary of State John Kerry's trip to Moscow this coming week for talks with leaders in Russia, the Syrian government's most powerful international friend.
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Obama: No US boots on the ground in Syria
"I do not foresee a scenario in which boots on the ground in Syria, American boots on the ground, would not only be good for America but also would be good for Syria," President Obama said at a news conference in Costa Rica.
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Russia bomb explodes in area home to Boston Marathon bomber's parents
Russian police say a bomb has exploded in a busy shopping area in the capital of the restive republic of Dagestan, killing at least two people.
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NTSB assists plane crash probe in Afghanistan
The NTSB is sending a team of investigators to Afghanistan to assist local authorities with their investigation of a U.S. cargo airline crash that killed all seven crew members on board.
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Police detain 31 people in Belgian diamond heist
Police carried out raids and detained 31 people in three countries in connection with a spectacular $50 million diamond heist pulled off with apparent clockwork precision at Brussels Airport, a Belgian prosecutor said Wednesday.
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China denies cyberattacks on U.S. government systems
China's military on Tuesday denied renewed U.S. accusations that it sponsored cyberattacks and said the two sides should cooperate against the global threat of computer crime.
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WH: Assad regime, not rebels, likely used chemical weapons
White House spokesman Jay Carney says there is certainly evidence that chemical weapons have been used. But Carney says the U.S. is highly skeptical of claims that rebels put them in play.
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Bangladesh clashes kill at least 15 people
At least 15 people died in clashes Monday between police and Islamic hardliners demanding that Bangladesh implement an anti-blasphemy law, police said.
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7 American service members killed in Afghanistan
Seven U.S. soldiers and a member of the NATO-led coalition were killed on Saturday as the Taliban continued their spring offensive. And Afghan President Hamid Karzai says that regular payments his government has received from the CIA for more than a decade would continue.
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Israel launches airstrike against target in Syria, US officials say
U.S. officials say Israel has launched an airstrike into Syria, apparently targeting a suspected weapons site. They say it does not appear that a chemical weapons site was targeted.
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Benedict XVI returns to the Vatican, meets with Pope Francis
Benedict XVI has returned to the Vatican for the first time since he resigned Feb. 28 and met with successor Pope Francis.
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Earthquake rocks Indian-controlled Kashmir
Officials say a moderately strong earthquake has hit a mountainous region in Indian-controlled Kashmir, injuring at least nine people and damaging several buildings.
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Israel claims "nightmare scenario" in Syria is coming true
Brodsky interview April 29, 2013
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