Daniel DeFraiaApril 29, 2013 07:39

"I will work on boosting Japan-Russia relations so that this visit will mark a restart in stalled negotiations over a peace treaty," Abe said before flying to Moscow, adding that he would like "to build a trusted personal relationship with President Putin."

Court detains Bosniak-Croat Federation President Zivko Budimir

Jill LangloisApril 28, 2013 17:26

He and the other four officials are accused of taking bribes to arrange pardons for convicts.

Talia RalphApril 28, 2013 12:01

Obama, Spielberg debut 'Obama' movie spoof at White House Correspondents' dinner (VIDEO)

President Obama was all jokes at the White House Correspondents' dinner.

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President Barack Obama reacts to a joke told by comedian Conan O'Brien during the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) in Washington, District of Columbia, U.S., on Saturday, April 27, 2013. (Pete Marovich/AFP/Getty Images)

President Obama was in fine form at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner Saturday night, enlisting Steven Spielberg and other big Hollywood names to "premier" a spoof documentary about him.

Canada "appalled" that Sri Lanka is hosting government summit

Amy SilversteinApril 27, 2013 13:14

"Canada finds it appalling that the government in Colombo would be given the honour and the privilege and responsibility of hosting Commonwealth leaders."

Italy's PM-designate Enrico Letta reaches government deal

Talia RalphApril 27, 2013 12:48

Enrico Letta, Italy's prime minister-designate, has reached a deal to form the country's new government.

Mississippi man arrested in ricin letters case

Jill LangloisApril 27, 2013 11:56

James Everett Dutschke, 41, was detained by the FBI at his Tupelo home on Saturday and handed over to the US Marshals Service.

David TrifunovApril 26, 2013 18:49

Obama gift list valued at $240,000 in 2011, from books to priceless art

State Department reveals gifts foreign leaders gave Obama, including a bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln.

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U.S. President Barack Obama shows off a championship ring which he received as a gift from the Seattle Storm’s Sue Bird, coach Brian Agler and Swin Cash on June 29, 2011 at the White House in Washington. (Alex Wong/AFP/Getty Images)

Most expensive item came from Gabonese Republic, a 14-inch blue mask sculpture by Daum.

Musharraf placed under house arrest for connection to Bhutto murder

Talia RalphApril 26, 2013 10:33

Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan's former military ruler, was placed under a three-day house arrest Friday for his connection to the murder of ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.

5 living presidents attend dedication of George W. Bush Presidential Center

Jill LangloisApril 25, 2013 16:30

"To know the man is to like the man," President Barack Obama said of his predecessor at the ceremony. "He is a good man."

William JobinApril 25, 2013 15:55

Urgent need for durable strategy against malaria

Commentary: Classical methods should be added to strategy against mosquitoes.

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A Congolese woman and her malarial child speak with a doctor at the Makpandu refugee camp outside Yambio, south Sudan, on Jan. 14, 2011. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

CORTEZ, Colorado — World Malaria Day draws our attention to the grim fact that about a million people die every year from malaria in Africa, most of them children. Malaria also is a preventable and treatable disease. The US Agency for International Development has a strong and growing program to fight malaria in Africa, but a way must be quickly found to avoid its collapse due to the recurring development of insecticide resistance by the mosquitoes that transmit the disease.