May 2, 2016 White House: Obama wants to admit 10,000 Syrian refugees in 2016 The White House says President Barack Obama has told advisers he wants to let 10,000 Syrian refugees into the U.S. in the coming budget year.
May 2, 2016 Obama gives assurances on Yemen, talks Iran with Saudi king in D.C. Hosting Saudi Arabia's new monarch for the first time, President Barack Obama said Friday that the U.S. shares King Salman's desire for an inclusive, functioning government in Yemen that can relieve that impoverished Arab country's humanitarian crisis. Their talks also addressed the Iran nuclear deal, a source of lingering tension in the U.S.-Saudi relationship.
May 2, 2016 US deploys three B-2 Bombers to Guam amid Korea tensions The Pentagon is deploying three B-2 nuclear-capable bombers to the Pacific island of Guam amid heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh said on Monday.
May 2, 2016 US military in South Korea on ‘enhanced status’ amid Pyongyang threats U.S. military members stationed in South Korea are on a heightened state of alert known as “enhanced status” amid flaring tensions on the peninsula and threats of war from Pyongyang.
May 2, 2016 Kerry marks opening of US Embassy in Havana, critics rip 'diplomacy for show' Secretary of State John Kerry marked the historic re-opening of the U.S. Embassy in Havana on Friday after a half-century-long freeze, amid lingering tensions between the two countries and deep concern among anti-Castro lawmakers in Washington.
May 2, 2016 Malaysia gets better grade on human trafficking, but senators suspect political influence Senators angered by the decision to upgrade Malaysia in the State Department's human trafficking report threatened a subpoena on Thursday unless they receive all communications related to the annual U.S. ranking of countries' efforts to combat modern-day slavery.
May 2, 2016 Officials: Israel spy Pollard granted parole, to be freed in November Jonathan Pollard, who spent the last 30 years in a U.S. prison for spying for Israel, has been granted parole and is due to be released in November, officials said Tuesday.
May 2, 2016 Obama: ‘If I ran again, I could win’ President Obama is feeling good about his chances at re-election -- if he could run again.
May 2, 2016 Cuban flag to hang in State Department lobby as embassies reopen The Cuban flag will soon be hung in the lobby of the State Department, joining those of other nations with which the United States has diplomatic relations, the department said Friday.
May 2, 2016 Nigerian president, Obama to meet at White House Nigeria's new president, Muhammadu Buhari, is meeting with President Barack Obama to shore up relations between the U.S. and the nation with Africa's largest economy, and to seek additional assistance in the fight against the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram, whose deadly rampages have killed thousands across the country's north.
