BARACK OBAMA

For many gay couples, getting those federal protections means a long trip to a distant state to get married.

"What is still unclear is if Iran is really ready and willing to take all the necessary steps to assure the world that its nuclear programme is and will remain exclusively peaceful," said U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman.

Same-sex couples will receive both workplace protections and most federal benefits even if their state doesn't allow gay marriage.

The green revolution may be further off than we thought.

A source close to Maliki told Reuters that the government planned to hit back now that it had halted ISIL's advance.

Washington clearly would like to be rid of the Iraqi prime minister. But will it improve the security situation in the country?

Never afraid of a little self-promotion, Kanye West is sounding off on political leaders and those doubting his talent.

Rights activists says Brunei should be kicked out of free-trade talks after it legalized capital punishment for gays and adulterers.

"American forces will not return to combat in Iraq," the president said, calling those being deployed "military advisers."

The U.S. reportedly wants Maliki to step down in return for helping the Iraqi army with military force.

Video aired by Al-Arabiya television showed smoke billowing from the plant and a black flag used by ISIL flying from a building.

While fighting continued for control of the Baiji oil refinery, a report estimated that oil prices could rise by $15 to $20 a barrel.

As Obama held an hour-long meeting with congressional leaders on U.S. options in Iraq, administration officials joined a chorus of criticism of Maliki, faulting him for failing to heal sectarian rifts that militants have exploited.

A Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll on Wednesday found that more than two-thirds of Americans support the Obama administration's proposal to slash emissions from power plants.

The Iraqi prime minister also said he's trying to unite the country amid concerns of a sectarian war breaking out.

The fighters are led by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria which aims to build a caliphate ruled on medieval precepts.

Washington wants Maliki to do more to address the widespread sense of political exclusion among minority Sunnis in Iraq.

The president said he’ll give entrepreneurs access costly technology. That won’t create the 29,000 manufacturing jobs he needs every month.

Malia Obama, oldest daughter of U.S. President Barack Obama, was recently spotted working as a production assistant in Los Angeles.

The capture of Ahmed Abu Khattala comes nearly two years after the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi.

The UK shut its embassy in Tehran in 2011 after a mob attacked it in response to economic sanctions.