America's top general says he would like to see a security agreement with Afghanistan signed by October, which would give NATO enough time to prepare for a post-2014 military presence.
Russian immigration officials say have not received an application from Edward Snowden, the U.S. National Security Agency leaker who wants to get asylum in Russia.
Mexico has surpassed the United States in levels of adult obesity, though the country remains far below levels found in some island nations and parts of the Middle East.
U.S. and Chinese officials are discussing cybersecurity as the two world powers begin four days of talks to build cooperation and broach issues that divide them.
Fearing a political-military implosion that could throw an important Arab ally into chaos, the Obama administration is wading into Egypt's turmoil, delivering pointed warnings to the three main players in the crisis: President Mohammed Morsi, opposition protesters demanding his ouster and the Egyptian military.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has told President Barack Obama that their positions on Syria do not coincide but both leaders agree on the need to push for negotiations in Syria's two-year-old civil war.