Apr 29 Armenia protest leader seeks president's backing to be PM By Associated Press The leader of the wave of protests that created a surprise power vacuum in Armenia said Sunday that he has met with the country's new president and hopes to secure his support to become prime minister. Continue reading
Apr 29 Seoul: North Korea's Kim vows to shut nuke test site in May By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to shut down his country's nuclear test site in May and disclose the process to experts and journalists from South Korea and the United States, Seoul's presidential office said Sunday. Continue reading
Apr 29 Pompeo, in Saudi Arabia, talks tough on Iran, Gulf dispute By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is using the Middle East leg of his first trip abroad as America's top diplomat to call for concerted international action to punish Iran for its missile programs. Continue reading
Apr 28 Watch 4:34 How will Mike Pompeo shape U.S. foreign policy? By PBS News Hour Hours after he was confirmed as Secretary of State this week, Mike Pompeo addressed NATO in Brussels and is also slated to visit key U.S. allies Saudi Arabia, Israel and Jordan on his first diplomatic trip. A few days earlier,… Continue watching
Apr 28 Philippines latest foreign country to book Trump's D.C. hotel By Bernard Condon, Stephen Braun, Associated Press Critics say such bookings are nothing more than attempts to curry favor with President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Apr 28 British toddler at center of legal battle dies By Danica Kirka, Sylvia Hui, Associated Press Alfie Evans, a sick British toddler whose parents won support from the pope during a protracted legal battle to take him to the Vatican children's hospital for treatment, died early Saturday, five days after he was taken off life support. Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch 4:22 At summit, Kim Jong Un pledges to not repeat 'unfortunate history' Kim Jong Un became the first North Korean leader to set foot in South Korea since the Korean War 65 years ago. The official talks focused heavily on North Korea's nuclear weapons program. President Moon Jae-in said that he and… Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch 8:03 Does denuclearization mean the same thing to North and South Korea? The meeting between the leaders of the two Koreas along the heavily fortified border marked a day of diplomacy after months of war talk. Judy Woodruff talks to former State Department official Frank Jannuzi and Victor Cha of the Center… Continue watching
Apr 27 Trump says he has a responsibility to end Korean conflict By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press President Donald Trump claimed credit Friday for a historic inter-Korean summit, but now faces a burden in helping turn the Korean leaders' bold but vague vision for peace into reality after more than six decades of hostility. Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch 6:57 The Rohingya are still fleeing persecution in Myanmar. What can be done to stop it? Rohingya Muslims have suffered innumerable atrocities in Myanmar, only to face poverty, desperation and human trafficking as refugees in Bangladesh. John Yang talks with Skye Wheeler of Human Rights Watch for a broader look at their plight. Continue watching