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TEHRAN, Iran – Five inspectors from the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency have arrived in Iran visit its uranium enrichment and reprocessing facilities, state-run television reported Saturday. Iran’s deputy nuclear chief Mohammad Saeedi said the inspectors would visit the Natanz uranium enrichment plant and the Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facility, both in …

TOKYO – A team of Japanese researchers drilling on Antarctica has recovered what is believed to be the oldest sample of ice ever — possibly dating back 1 million years, officials said Tuesday. The ice sample was taken from a depth of 9,994 feet into the Antarctic ice sheet near …

WASHINGTON – A handful of House Republican moderates are having second thoughts about their December vote to curb federal programs like Medicaid and student loan subsidies, adding at least some suspense to a revote on Wednesday. Republican leaders remain confident they will prevail on the five-year, $39 billion budget-cut measure, …