1. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is in Afghanistan. The Illinois senator arrived in Kabul as part of an official congressional delegation. His first visit to the country comes less than four months before the general election.

 2. A high-ranking US diplomat was among the officials at talks on Iran's nuclear program. The multinational talks took place in Switzerland. Iran ruled out freezing uranium enrichment, but agreed to resume talks in two weeks.

 3. Pope Benedict says he is deeply sorry for the pain and suffering caused to victims of clergy sex abuse. He's in Australia for World Youth Day celebrations. The apology came during a Mass in Sydney.
 
4. Officials at a hospital in Nice, France say Angelina Jolie and her twins, Knox and Vivienne, have left the hospital. The hospital says the mother and her babies are doing very well.