French President Francois Hollande and President Barack Obama have discussed Afghanistan, the eurozone crisis, Syria and other international issues in a meeting at the White House. President Hollande's White House talks, his attendance at the G8 summit in Camp David, Maryland, and the NATO summit in Chicago, are part of his international debut after his election victory. As a candidate he pledged to withdraw France's 3,400 troops from Afghanistan by the end of this year. ...

A technical problem has forced SpaceX to abort what would have been the first launch of a privately owned capsule to the International Space Station. The pre-dawn launch of the Dragon Capsule from Cape Canaveral, Florida was scrubbed a second before it was to occur on Saturday. Initial plans are  to try again Tuesday morning.  A computer detected a problem with one of the engines and shut down Saturday's launch attempt at the moment of ignition. The long, thin white ...