CANADA-NOT SO WELCOMING
TORONTO — Canada has long prided itself for opening its doors wider than any nation to asylum seekers, but the number it welcomes has waned since Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper took power almost 10 years ago.
UNITED STATES-IRAN
WASHINGTON — White House hopes for stopping a congressional challenge to the Iran nuclear deal and sparing President Barack Obama from using a veto suffered a blow when a key Senate Democrat announced his opposition.
CLINTON-BENGHAZI
WASHINGTON — A senior member of Hillary Rodham Clinton's inner circle testifies before a House panel investigating the deadly 2012 attacks in Libya as a nasty spat erupted between a Republican staffer and a Democratic lawmaker who insists it's time for the committee to disband.
PRESIDENTIAL RACE-BIDEN
WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden's reluctance to enter the presidential race centers on his family. His wife, Jill, has never relished political life and is said to share his misgivings about whether the Bidens are emotionally equipped for another campaign.
GUATEMALA-ELECTION
GUATEMALA CITY — The wave of political turmoil that toppled Guatemala's president has overshadowed Sunday's vote to elect a new leader — an election many fear could put a lid on the anti-corruption drive.
VENEZUELA-OPPOSITION LEADER
CARACAS, Venezuela — The more-than-yearlong trial of Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez nears an end as the imprisoned politician prepares to give his final remarks in a closed courtroom.