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House Republicans, led by Rep. Henry Hyde (R-IL) act on their longstanding dissatisfaction with the United Nations. Following their lead, the House votes cut in half the U.S. contribution that sustains the international organization and its worldwide activities. There is no companion bill in the Senate.

North Korea declares that it has a right to carry out long-range missile tests, despite international calls for the communist state to refrain from launching a rocket believed capable of reaching the United States. The statement came as France and the U.N. secretary-general raised the alarm over a potential test.

The House Ethics Committee says GOP leaders were "negligent" in handling reports a colleague was harassing congressional pages. But they say no rules were broken.

What happens to a foster teen when he or she turns 18 and is let out of the system? We speak to members of a local foster care organization.

The first presidential debate, which is set to focus on foreign policy, could tell us a lot about candidates McCain and Obama and their views on foreign policy and national security. It's all a matter of asking the right questions.

Several decades after Argentina's Dirty War, Oscar-award winning Luis Bacalov's opera The Mother Was There traces the experiences of mothers searching for their children who vanished during the war.

Economic sanctions are an important—and controversial--foreign-policy tool for any U.S. administration. Currently, the U.S. has sanctions in place against a dozen nations. They range from "targeted sanctions" — aimed at the leaders of a regime — to blanket trade embargos against entire nations.

Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker faced tough questioning Tuesday from senators on both sides of the aisle who were clearly frustrated by the slow pace of progress in Iraq. "There is an enormous amount of dysfunctionality in Iraq," Crocker acknowledged.

Democratic presidential candidates clashed over Iran and called for a tougher stance on China in a radio debate in Iowa Tuesday, broadcast by NPR and Iowa Public Radio. The forum comes just one month before the Iowa caucuses, as polls show a tight three-way race.

The Cave of the Yellow Dog