For the first time in history, American Indians will have an Embassy of Tribal Nations in the White House.

Negotiators in Honduras have come to a pending agreement that would allow Manuel Zelaya to return to the office of president.

President Obama has lifted a 22-year-old ban prohibiting HIV positive foreigners from entering the U.S.

A deployment of 40,000 additional troops to Afghanistan could add an additional $20 billion a year to the war.

Enzo Micheletti, the nephew of the interim Honduran President Roberto Micheletti was found dead in what police say was an execution-style killing.

Ladies, when you’re done with college, please consider a job in politics. According to a report by the World Economic Forum, women in the U.S. have greater opportunities in education than other women around the world but are not very well represented in politics. Overall, the U.S. ranked 31, behind Cuba and Lithuania. Iceland and Finland (both of which have female heads of state) lead the list. (via Metafilter)

Days after Puerto Rico canceled a Calle 13 concert in response to Residente's criticism of its government, a Colombian town has followed suit. Residente's plan to piss of Latin American governments and get himself publicity by wearing provocative t-shirts at the recent MTVLA Premios is, apparently, working.

Italy denies paying off the Taliban to keep the peace in an Italian-controlled area of Afghanistan.

Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya may return to power before the Central American country's November 29 elections. Zelaya cannot run for president again due to term limits.

Health care reform in the U.S. is one step closer to reality after the Senate Finance Committee approved President Obama's $829-billion health care overhaul. GOP Senator Olympia Snowe became the first Republican to vote in favor of this version. Sen. Snowe: "When history calls, history calls."