LONDON (AFP) - British Prime Minister David Cameron faces further dissent from within the ranks of his Conservative Party as a bill to legalise gay marriage returns to Parliament on Monday.
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Myanmar President Thein Sein on Monday becomes the first leader of his country to visit the White House in nearly half a century, in one of the most symbolic US gestures yet to support his reforms.
CARACAS (AFP) - Venezuela on Sunday made a rare diplomatic overture to the United States, suggesting it could be time for better ties.
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - President Barack Obama will walk a fine line between fostering a US ally in China's backyard and trying to defend human rights when the president of Myanmar becomes the first head of his country to visit the White House in 47 years on Monday.
BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut (AP) - Tens of thousands of commuters are bracing for a difficult trip around southwest Connecticut and to New York City beginning Monday as workers repair the Metro-North commuter rail line crippled by a derailment that injured scores of passengers.

















