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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani visits the Bushehr nuclear power plant. (Associated Press/File)

Ed Royce: Nukes talk with Iran at dead end

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Illustration on the Obama administrations role in Iranian nuclear ambitions by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

JED BABBIN: Obama places Iran over Israel

By Jed Babbin

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Greek Cypriots should return to negotiations

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Yemen government resigns amid rebel standoff

By Ahmed Al-Haj - Associated Press

To avoid the economic, social, environmental and human health catastrophes that would follow fossil fuel elimination, we would need affordable, reliable options on a large enough scale to replace them. Existing "renewable" technologies cannot possibly do that. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

S. FRED SINGER: Global climate policy after Lima

By S. Fred Singer

Pope Francis talked about "responsible parenthood" with journalists during his flight from Manila to Rome, Monday, Jan. 19. In a later interview, a cleric clarified that the pontiff's words about not acting like "rabbits" were misunderstood by the press; large families are beautiful and valuable. (AP Photo/Giuseppe Cacace, pool)

Pope Francis to visit Washington D.C., New York and Philadelphia in September

By Staff

FILE - In this Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015, file photo, Pope Francis waves to the faithful on his arrival in Tacloban, Philippines, as rain drips from the roof of his vehicle. For months, Francis has been drafting an encyclical on the environment and global warming which he hopes to release by June or July 2015. In a news conference as he traveled last week to the Philippines, he said global warming was &quot;mostly&quot; man-made. And he said he wanted his encyclical out in plenty of time to be absorbed before the next round of U.N. climate change talks in Paris in November after the last round in Lima, Peru, failed to reach an agreement. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

Pope’s climate-change stand deepens conservatives’ distrust

By Rachel Zoll - Associated Press

Pope Francis, an Argentine who has never visited the U.S., said he planned to visit Washington and New York City as part of his trip to the World Meeting of Families, which is scheduled for September in Philadelphia. (Associated Press File)

Pope Francis address to joint session of Congress would be historic first

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

Micheal Mpubane leads a Bible study at the Progressive Primary in Johannesburg. Poor South Africans are underserved by a government that has struggled to close the gap apartheid created between white and black public schools. (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: Third World private schools succeed where government does not

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Pope Francis talks with journalists during his flight from Manila to Rome, Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. Pope Francis flew home Monday after a weeklong trip to Asia, where he called for unity in Sri Lanka after a civil war and asked Filipinos to be "missionaries of the faith" in the world's most populous continent after a record crowd joined his final Mass in the Philippine capital. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope Francis to visit Washington D.C., New York City in September

By by Alan Holdren and Elise Harris - Catholic News Agency

Pope Francis receives a saffron-colored robe from Hindu Kurukkal SivaSri T. Mahadeva during a meeting of representatives of the major faiths on the island at Bandaranaike Memorial International center in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015. (AP Photo/Ettore Ferrari, pool)

In Sri Lanka, pope backs search for wartime truth

By Nicole Winfield and Bharatha Mallawarachi

In this Wednesday, April 9, 2014, image made from video, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un holds up a parliament membership certificate during the Supreme People's Assembly in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/KRT via AP Video, File) ** FILE **

North Korea hints at nuclear test moratorium

By Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

FILE - In this file photo taken Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting at his compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Abbas said Wednesday, Dec. 31, that he is still weighing his options after a resounding defeat in the U.N. Security Council. But the Palestinian leader is hinting that he could join the International Criminal Court in the very near future - a move that would put him on a collision course with Israel. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed, File)

Palestinians to press war-crimes case against Israel

By JOSEF FEDERMAN and MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH - Associated Press

By aligning with Pope Francis, President Obama can highlight agreement on issues with one of the world's most respected figures. (Associated Press)

President Obama sees Pope Francis as political ally

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Suspected Al-Shabab militant captured during Thursday's attack on African Union base are seen in Mogadishu, Somalia, in this Thursday, Dec. 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

Al-Shabab militants attack African Union base; 9 dead

By Abdi Guled - Associated Press