The U.N. Security Council was poised Saturday to penalize North Korea for launching a missile, with the five permanent members plus Japan agreeing to slightly tighten sanctions against North Korea after haggling for a week. ...more

April 12, 2009

No year that saw a 778-point single-day stock market drop, the price of oil fluctuate by more than $100 a barrel and the death of Irvine Robbins - the inventor of Jamoca Almond Fudge ice cream - can be called good. But the election of Barack Obama as president made 2008 important. ...more

January 4, 2009

India and the United States moved a decisive step closer to implementing a landmark nuclear deal Friday after approval of an inspections plan by the International Atomic Energy Agency. ...more

August 2, 2008

The United States lost a long battle Monday when Russia delivered nuclear fuel to an Iranian power plant that is at the center of an international dispute over its nuclear program. Iran confirmed plans build a second such plant. ...more

December 18, 2007

A controversial nuclear deal between the United States and India appears close to collapse after the Indian prime minister told President Bush on Monday that 'certain difficulties' will prevent India from moving forward on the pact for the foreseeable future. ...more

October 16, 2007