December 20, 2015 Obama speaks with Iranian president, says nuclear deal possible President Obama and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani thawed a three-decade freeze in relations between their two countries Friday, speaking by phone in the first conversation between an American and Iranian president since 1979.
December 20, 2015 Obama, India's leader renew pledge to deepen ties President Obama and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh renewed their pledge Friday to deepen the relationship between the U.S. and India, declaring a shared interest in reducing tensions in South Asia as the U.S. reduces its footprint in war-torn Afghanistan.
December 20, 2015 Gun registry 'scheme' among concerns over UN arms treaty Secretary of State John Kerry signed an international treaty on arms regulation Wednesday, angering conservative lawmakers and rattling the National Rifle Association despite claims that the treaty won't infringe on gun rights. So what's all the fuss about?
December 20, 2015 Concerns raised about fewer US drone strikes amid continuing terror attacks The number of U.S. drone strikes appears to have dropped significantly over the past several months while terrorists have staged dozens of attacks, a trend raising concerns for the top House Republican on national intelligence.
December 20, 2015 Despite Obama overture, Iranians nix possibility of meeting with Rowhani President Obama will not meet with Iranian President Hassan Rowhani on the sidelines of the United Nations session after Iranian officials nixed the idea, senior Obama administration officials said Tuesday.
December 20, 2015 Visa request from Sudan's Bashir puts US in difficult situation The Obama administration remained mum Monday on whether it will grant a visa to accused war criminal and Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who wants to address the U.N. General Assembly session in New York that begins this week.Â
December 20, 2015 House Republicans: State Department officials should have been fired over Benghazi House Republicans on Wednesday criticized a ranking State Department official for the failure to hold other top agency officials accountable for security lapses at the Benghazi mission, where four Americans were killed last year.Â
December 20, 2015 Obama, Netanyahu to hold White House meeting President Obama will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House later this month.Â
December 20, 2015 Pro-opposition Syria analyst O'Bagy admits she was never enrolled in Ph.D. program Embattled Syria analyst Elizabeth O'Bagy now admits she was never enrolled in a Ph.D. program despite claims to the contrary as she rose -- and quickly fell -- as a prominent scholar whose writings were used to make the case for military intervention in Syria.Â
December 20, 2015 US, allies vague on whether Syria resolution will include threat of force Secretary of State John Kerry and his British and French counterparts would not say Monday whether a new U.N. resolution on Syria will threaten military force should the Assad regime not comply with a deal to turn over its chemical weapons, despite an official U.N. report showing "convincing evidence" the weapons were used.Â