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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s suggestion of negotiations with North Korea has provoked a mixed reaction from U.S. lawmakers.

A British newspaper reports that British military scientists have found forensic evidence that chemical weapons were used in the conflict in Syria.

The Times of London newspaper quoted unnamed defense sources Saturday as saying a soil sample smuggled out of Syria proved a chemical weapon was used. The sources could not tell if the weapon was fired by Syrian government forces or rebels.

One source disagreed with reports that have said the weapons are a riot-control agent. The source said the weapons are something else but that it is not definite they are a sarin nerve agent.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) meets with President Barack Obama of the US at the White House.

Refugee mothers from Sudan's Blue Nile State wait at a clinic in South Sudan to have their children measured for malnutrition and to vaccinate them against measles.

North Korean missile launch (2012)

China’s foreign ministry is responding to comments from U.S. lawmakers who argue Beijing has not sufficiently pressured North Korea to stop its warlike rhetoric.

Japan gave Taiwan an unusual break this week in a stubborn ocean territorial dispute that also involves China. The first-ever concession met with applause in Taipei and a word of warning from Beijing. Japan controls the waters, but China and Taiwan both make unwavering claims.

Gaza authorities registering trucks entering Rafah after retrieving imports from Kerem Shalom.

The company that runs a Japanese nuclear power plant destroyed by a tsunami two years ago said on Tuesday it was losing faith in temporary storage pits for radioactive water - but it doesn't have anywhere else to put it.