U.S. President Barack Obama said Friday he was plowing ahead with potential sanctions against countries that keep buying oil from Iran, including allies of the United States, in a deepening campaign to starve Iran of money for its disputed nuclear program. The world oil market is tight, but deep enough to keep the squeeze on [...]

Japan is letting up to 16,000 people back into their homes around its leaking nuclear power plant, easing restrictions in the no-go zone for the first time since last year’s disasters. They won’t be allowed to stay overnight, some must wear protective gear, and it’s unclear how many will return at all, but the step [...]

As pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi nears the end of her campaign to win a seat in Burma’s parliamentary byelections Sunday, it’s clear that the country’s youth will play a significant role in her party’s showing in the vote. The Nobel Peace Prize winner is contesting her first election since the country’s military junta [...]

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby became the National Hockey League’s seventh-youngest player to score his 600th career point. Crosby achieved the plateau in the second period at Buffalo on Friday night, when he set up James Neal’s power-play goal. It was Crosby’s third point of the night after he assisted on Evgeni Malkin’s goal and [...]

In the span of just under three minutes, Patrick Chan learned what it’s like to skate with the weight of a defending champion. The 21-year-old from Toronto is on pace to claim his second consecutive world figure skating title after winning the short program Friday in Nice, France. Live Stream Chat Watch live action from [...]