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Iran has threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, the strategic waterway that handles 20 percent of the world's oil, in retaliation for a new round of sanctions. Experts say Iran has low-cost options, such as mines, to wreak havoc and potentially close the strait.

The Muslim Brotherhood was founded in Egypt more than 80 years ago and is a presence in dozens of Muslim countries. Then-President Hosni Mubarak outlawed the group, but it is now legal and competing openly in the country's parliamentary elections.

Australia is the latest stop on President Obama's tour of the Pacific Rim countries that the president thinks should be the new focus of U.S. foreign policy. It is already the focus of a competition for influence with China.

Ned Kelly was tall, manly, often on horseback, chivalrous to ladies, a sucker for babies, a revolutionary, a bank robber and even an Irish nationalist. And now, 130 years later, Australia's legendary outlaw hero has been found.

Turkey's leaders have called Israel the "West's spoiled child," and the "bully" of the eastern Mediterranean. Yet in September it also quietly signed off on hosting a U.S. radar installation that will share data with Israel.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has spent the last two days meeting with her NATO and Russian counterparts in Brussels. They've been talking about NATO plans to deploy a missile defense system in Eastern Europe, to counter "rogue" Iranian weapons. Russia, again, raised objections last month — and even threatened to pull out of the latest U.S.-Russia nuclear weapons treaty.

It's tempting to dismiss Siberia's cold temperatures as a Russian cliché. NPR Correspondent David Greene learns that Siberia is serious when it comes to cold.

Many religious traditions stress the importance of charity. But Mormons are remarkable for the amount and the precision with which they give to their church.

A Turkish official says the suspect confessed after he was arrested on Monday in Istanbul along with four other people. There are indications he was acting on behalf of the Islamic State.

House Bill 2 was passed in response to an anti-discrimination measure in Charlotte. Now the city has voted to rescind the measure, and state legislators say there will be a vote to repeal HB2.