Ben Rhodes

The world can pursue an ambitious agreement that can meet both climate and development challenges of countries like India, the US has said as it underlined the need for getting India and China on board to make the UN climate summit a success.

US President Barack Obama will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the Paris summit next week as part of an effort to forge a strong global agreement on climate change, the White House has announced.

The party of democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi has won a majority in Myanmar's parliament, the election commission said today, giving it enough seats to elect its chosen candidate to the presidency when the new legislature convenes next year.

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff arrives in the United States on Saturday for a long-delayed visit, looking to shore up economic ties almost two years after scrapping a trip following revelations that Washington spied on her.

The White House expressed hope Thursday that Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's visit to Washington next week will help both sides overcome a "turbulent patch" caused by US spying revelations.

The United States is concerned over a recent flare-up in fighting in eastern Ukraine, a senior White House official said Thursday.

The Saudi-led coalition against Houthi rebels in Yemen on Thursday warned a five-day truce "would not last long" in the face of alleged breaches, as the UN called for calm to allow badly needed aid to reach the country.

The United States and its allies in the Gulf will discuss ways to expedite weapons sales during high-level meetings in Washington this week, followed by a likely trip to the region by a team of US arms sales experts, US and Gulf officials said on Tuesday.

The White House avoided referring to the mass World War I killings of Armenians as genocide Tuesday, as a diplomatic row raged ahead of the tragedy's 100th anniversary.

As Latin American leaders applaud a historic thawing of animosity between the United States and Cuba, US President Barack Obama will meet Raul Castro for talks today that could further boost his reputation in the region.

Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro are expected to hold talks Saturday, a US official said, raising the prospect of the first substantive meeting between an American and Cuban leader in more than five decades.

US President Barack Obama, who is scheduled to attend India's Republic Day parade next week, has never attended an event of such a great symbolic importance overseas, a top official has said. "It's a unique event.

President Barack Obama shares a good relationship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the US is hopeful that their chemistry will be helpful in advancing Indo-US ties, a presidential aide has said.

The United States cannot yet confirm whether the Islamic State commander, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was killed or wounded in Iraq following an air strike near the city of Falluja, a White House spokesman said today.

Iraqi officials worked on Saturday to calm soaring tensions after the killing of 70 people at a Sunni mosque, as Washington branded the beheading of an American journalist a "terrorist attack."

The world can pursue an ambitious agreement that can meet both climate and development challenges of countries like India, the US has said as it underlined the need for getting India and China on board to make the UN climate summit a success.

US President Barack Obama will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the Paris summit next week as part of an effort to forge a strong global agreement on climate change, the White House has announced.

The party of democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi has won a majority in Myanmar's parliament, the election commission said today, giving it enough seats to elect its chosen candidate to the presidency when the new legislature convenes next year.

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff arrives in the United States on Saturday for a long-delayed visit, looking to shore up economic ties almost two years after scrapping a trip following revelations that Washington spied on her.

The White House expressed hope Thursday that Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's visit to Washington next week will help both sides overcome a "turbulent patch" caused by US spying revelations.

The United States is concerned over a recent flare-up in fighting in eastern Ukraine, a senior White House official said Thursday.

The Saudi-led coalition against Houthi rebels in Yemen on Thursday warned a five-day truce "would not last long" in the face of alleged breaches, as the UN called for calm to allow badly needed aid to reach the country.

The United States and its allies in the Gulf will discuss ways to expedite weapons sales during high-level meetings in Washington this week, followed by a likely trip to the region by a team of US arms sales experts, US and Gulf officials said on Tuesday.

The White House avoided referring to the mass World War I killings of Armenians as genocide Tuesday, as a diplomatic row raged ahead of the tragedy's 100th anniversary.

As Latin American leaders applaud a historic thawing of animosity between the United States and Cuba, US President Barack Obama will meet Raul Castro for talks today that could further boost his reputation in the region.

Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro are expected to hold talks Saturday, a US official said, raising the prospect of the first substantive meeting between an American and Cuban leader in more than five decades.

US President Barack Obama, who is scheduled to attend India's Republic Day parade next week, has never attended an event of such a great symbolic importance overseas, a top official has said. "It's a unique event.

President Barack Obama shares a good relationship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the US is hopeful that their chemistry will be helpful in advancing Indo-US ties, a presidential aide has said.

The United States cannot yet confirm whether the Islamic State commander, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was killed or wounded in Iraq following an air strike near the city of Falluja, a White House spokesman said today.

Iraqi officials worked on Saturday to calm soaring tensions after the killing of 70 people at a Sunni mosque, as Washington branded the beheading of an American journalist a "terrorist attack."