Obama received warmly in India, seeks policy advances
NEW DELHI (AP) -- President Barack Obama was greeted in India Sunday with an elaborate welcome at the country's sprawling presidential palace, then he solemnly laid a wreath at a memorial honoring the father of India's independence movement, Mahatma Gandhi....

Possible GOP candidates pitch ideas at conservative forum
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- The robust Christian right in early-voting Iowa plays an outsize role in helping determine the Republican presidential nominee, a political reality not lost on the parade of would-be 2016 candidates trying to draw attention at a Saturday gathering of social conservatives....

Quotes from leading political figures at Iowa GOP summit
Comments from leading political figures who spoke Saturday at the Iowa Freedom Summit, a gathering of social conservatives set to play an important role as the early voting state helps determine the GOP's 2016 presidential nominee:...

Protesters heckle Perry and Christie on immigration issues
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Protesters have heckled Republican presidential prospects Rick Perry and Chris Christie over immigration policies during a conservative political forum in Iowa....

In Nigeria, Kerry to discuss election, insurgent group
ZURICH (AP) -- Reflecting concern over the possibility of postelection violence, America's top diplomat is seeking separate meetings with Nigeria's president and his leading opponent ahead of voting as part of an effort to encourage both sides to accept the results peacefully....

Obama offers condolence to Abe over slain hostage
NEW DELHI (AP) -- President Barack Obama has offered condolences to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe over the killing of a Japanese national by the Islamic State group....

Added protections for consumer information on health website
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration appears to be making broader changes to protect consumer information on the government's health insurance website, after objections from lawmakers and privacy advocates....

For first-time visitor, Havana is charming - and complicated
HAVANA (AP) -- Everyone warns you Old Havana is a facade, but it's impossible not to be taken by its charms....

Obama to cut short India trip to pay call on Saudi Arabia
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AP) -- President Barack Obama will shorten his trip to India and divert to Saudi Arabia, paying respects after the death of King Abdullah and meeting with the oil-rich nation's new monarch, the White House said Saturday....

5 things to know: Why crisis in Yemen matters to Americans
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Yemen's U.S.-backed president stepped down this week after Houthi rebels seized the capital of Sanaa, further destabilizing the region and hampering America's ability to fight al-Qaida and other extremists targeting the West. The country's parliament will meet Sunday, but the government's future is unclear....