A compromise allowing the US Congress to vote on a nuclear deal with Tehran may prompt Iranian negotiators to drive a harder bargain, but does not drastically weaken President Barack Obama's ability to deliver on a final agreement.

(VOV) - US and Cuba are moving toward a full resumption of diplomatic ties, which have been suspended since 1961. 

Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton promised on April 15 to help small businesses, saying US tax rules were skewed in favor of big corporations and made it time consuming and costly for small employers to navigate the tax code.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on April 14 expressed Israel's "dismay" to Russian President Vladimir Putin at Russia's decision to lift a self-imposed ban on supplying S-300 missiles to Iran.

The first Interpol World, an international event on security initiatives and technology, was launched in Singapore on April 14 by Interpol in coordination of the Singaporean Ministry of Home Affairs. 

President Barack Obama told Congress on April 15 he intends to remove Cuba from a US list of state sponsors of terrorism, clearing the main obstacle to restoring diplomatic relations and reopening embassies shut for more than half a century.

(VOV) -Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency will hold a joint technical session in Tehran on April 15.

US President Barack Obama stops short of fully endorsing former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton-just one day after she announced her White House bid.

On April 13, Ukraine's military accused pro-Russian rebels of using heavy weapons that were meant to have been withdrawn under a ceasefire deal, after one Ukrainian serviceman was killed and six wounded in rebel-held territories.

ASEAN and China have affirmed their commitment to forge closer cooperation during the 16th Meeting of the ASEAN-China Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC), a key mechanism to review ASEAN-China cooperation and discuss its future direction, held recently in Jakarta. 

Republican Marco Rubio presented himself as the leader of a new political generation and the most viable alternative to Democrat Hillary Clinton as he entered the 2016 White House race on April 13 and drew a contrast with his mentor and expected opponent Jeb Bush.

Hillary Clinton cast herself as a champion for everyday Americans on April 12, kicking off her long-awaited second run for the White House with a vow to fight for a level playing field for those recovering from tough economic times.

In the first meeting of its kind in nearly 60 years, US President Barack Obama and Cuban leader Raul Castro sat down together for over an hour on April 11 at a regional summit in Panama, moving a step closer to restoring diplomatic ties.

(VOV) - The European Union has given Greece up to April 20 to present a list of reforms which, if found acceptable, would unlock the final tranche of aid funds promised under a multi-billion-euro bailout.

Pro-government forces repelled an attack on a key Syrian military airport by Islamic State group affiliated militants, losing 20 fighters but killing almost as many jihadists, a monitor said on April 11.

(VOV) - Talks between representatives of the Syrian government and some mainstream members of the opposition concluded on April 10 in Moscow with no sign of progress towards ending a four-year-old conflict.

Gunmen in Pakistan killed 20 laborers as they slept early on April 11, a government official said, in what appeared to be the latest violence by separatist rebels battling for control of resources in gas- and mineral-rich Baluchistan province.

President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro shook hands on April 10 at a summit in Panama, a symbolically charged gesture as the pair seek to restore ties between the two countries.

(VOV) -US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter is on a tour of Japan and the Republic of Korea. This is Mr. Carter’s first overseas trip as Head of the Pentagon demonstrating the US’s defense priority with its allies and its commitment to the Pacific pivot.

A trial defendant shot dead a judge and two others on April 9 on a rampage through a Milan courthouse, casting a harsh spotlight on public security measures that Italy tightened earlier this year.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on April 9 demanded that all sanctions on Iran be lifted at the same time as any final agreement with world powers on curbing Tehran's nuclear program is concluded.

Hillary Clinton is expected to announce her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 as early as this weekend, facing no substantial competition but needing to get her organization in place for the long battle to come.

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced several changes to his cabinet on April 8, designed to strengthen the country’s leadership before the upcoming general election.

Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's conviction on April 8 came as a relief to residents of the city, though many expressed mixed feelings over whether the 21-year-old should be put to death for his crimes.

Indonesian and US navies are conducting an annual sea surveillance manoeuvre in Batam waters from April 6-10 to enhance the capacity of the Indonesian Task Force.

The United States is speeding up arms supplies and bolstering intelligence sharing with a Saudi-led alliance bombing a militia aligned with Iran in neighboring Yemen, a senior US diplomat said on April 7.

The UN Security Council has demanded humanitarian access to Syria’s Yamuk Palestinian refugee camp as residents described fleeing in terror after the arrival of jihadists of the Islamic State group.

A power line broke loose at an electrical substation near Washington on April 7, briefly dimming the White House, emptying museums and cutting electricity to government buildings and the US Capitol for hours.

Diplomatic officials from six countries sharing the Mekong-Lancang River met for the first time in Beijing on April 6 to discuss sustainable development cooperation. 

The Kenyan air force has destroyed two al Shabaab camps in Somalia, it said on April 6, in the first major military response since the Islamist group massacred students at a Kenyan university last week.