December 21, 2015 Obamas to attend Tuesday service for Mandela The White House says President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will attend a Tuesday memorial service in South Africa honoring Nelson Mandela.
December 21, 2015 Biden meets with South Korean leader U.S. Vice President Joe Biden declared Friday that America's pledge to expand its Asian footprint shouldn't be doubted as he met with South Korean President Park Geun-hye.
December 21, 2015 Obama to meet with Colombia's Santos President Barack Obama is hosting Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos at the White House, just days after the Latin American leader announced his intent to seek re-election in the midst of peace talks with the nation's leading rebel group.
December 21, 2015 Hill leaders: Terror threat growing in US; intel community not the 'bad guys' The world-wide terror threat is growing and changing, making Americans less safe than they were in years past, the leaders of the House and Senate intelligence committees said Sunday.
December 21, 2015 Elie Wiesel urges tougher sanctions against Iran in full-page ads in WSJ, NYT Nobel Peace Prize winner and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel is challenging the Obama administration’s strategy in Iran, pushing for stronger sanctions and demanding Tehran not be allowed to have any nuclear capabilities. “Sanctions have come at a terrible economic cost for the people of Iran,” he said. “But, unfortunately, sanctions are what have brought the Iranian regime to the negotiating table.”
December 21, 2015 Man poised to lead India barred from entering US The man poised to lead India -- one of America's staunchest allies in Asia and a nation of more than a billion people -- cannot even legally enter the United States.
December 21, 2015 Biden goes to Asia to reconnect amid China rumblings and recent Middle East focus The Obama administration turns its attention next week to Asia with Vice President Biden taking a week-long trip to the region amid China’s renewed claim to a dispute territory and warnings to encroaching planes.
December 21, 2015 US airlines advised to comply with China defense zone As tensions flare over Beijing’s newly declared air defense zone, U.S. airlines are being advised to comply with China’s demand that it be told of any flights passing through the disputed area.
December 21, 2015 Obama briefs Saudi Arabia's king on Iran deal President Barack Obama has briefed Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah on the interim agreement regarding Iran's nuclear program.
December 20, 2015 US-Afghan security pact in jeopardy as Karzai makes new demands A long-term Afghanistan security pact was in jeopardy Tuesday after Afghan President Hamid Karzai made new demands, prompting the United States to threaten to withdraw all forces after 2014.
