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Tensions between the U.S. and Turkey have been escalating over the weekend, after the U.S. imposed sanctions against Turkey for continuing to hold an American pastor in custody.

Several people were hospitalized after demonstrators outside the U.S. Embassy in Manila called for U.S. troops to leave the country. AP footage shows a police van repeatedly ramming into protesters.

The U.S.-led coalition in Iraq has been conducting surveillance flights over the city since March 21 to help uproot militants with the self-proclaimed Islamic State.

The rare U.S. congressional trip to China comes as relations strain over tariffs and Beijing's claims over the South China Sea.

The secretary of state said the U.S. would ratchet up the number of migrants Washington accepts over the next few years to help the European Union deal with the ongoing crisis.

The State Department approved an $8 billion sale of fighter jets and related equipment to the self-governing island. China views the sale as a violation of its sovereignty.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) have signed a pact that makes the United Kingdom and the state of California partners in the battle against global warming. After meeting with business leaders at the Port of Long Beach on Monday, they agreed to share technology and research.

As the death toll mounts in Kenya following a disputed election, a history teacher in McLean, Va., fears for his family back home in the Kibera slum. Ken Okoth helps them get to safety in Tanzania. Now he worries about children from an orphanage he runs.

Workers on London's underground transit system are demanding more radios, more secure rail-car cabs and chemical protection suits in the wake of two recent attacks. They're threatening to go on strike if talks Wednesday with city transportation officials break down.

Iranian officials say they're prepared to retaliate in kind, warning that the elite Revolutionary Guard could now view U.S. troops the same way it sees ISIS.