Venezuela to shrink U.S. Embassy staff, require tourist visas
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela will shrink the size of the U.S. Embassy staff, limit the activities of U.S. diplomats and require American citizens to apply for visas if they... Read more »
View Article#NotThere: International Women’s Day marked with tributes online
International Women’s Day was marked on Sunday with tributes aimed at empowering women, reflecting on how far the world has come in the quest for gender equality — and how far... Read more »
View ArticleProgress made in Iran nuke talks
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — With 10 days to a nuclear deal deadline, top U.S and Iranian officials spoke Saturday of substantial headway, and Iran’s president proclaimed that agreement was within......
View ArticleIndiana lawmakers try to quiet firestorm over new law
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Mike Pence called off public appearances Monday and sports officials planned an “Indy Welcomes All” campaign ahead of this weekend’s NCAA Final Four in Indianapolis as... Read...
View ArticleCo-pilot told flight school of depressive episode in 2009
BERLIN (AP) — Lufthansa knew six years ago that the co-pilot of the passenger plane that crashed in the French Alps last week had suffered from a “serious depressive episode,”... Read more »
View ArticleZarif stresses benefits to Iran of framework nuclear deal
By Sam Wilkin and Babak Dehghanpisheh DUBAI/BEIRUT (Reuters) – All United Nations Security Council resolutions related to Iran’s nuclear program will be lifted immediately if a final deal is agreed,......
View ArticlePolice: 1 of gunmen in attack that killed 148 was Kenyan
GARISSA, Kenya (AP) — The son of a Kenyan government official was one of the gunmen who attacked a Kenyan college where 148 people were killed, authorities said Sunday. Abdirahim... Read more »
View ArticleMatt Bai: Two friends. Two principles. One answer on Iran.
(Yahoo News photo illustration/AP Photos/Graphics Bank) If Barack Obama has a close friend in Congress, it’s Tim Kaine. Much like Obama, Kaine is a Harvard-trained lawyer who practiced and taught......
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