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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (left) meets Italian President Sergio Mattarella at the presidential palace in Rome on Monday. With many international sanctions against Iran lifted, Rouhani has become the first Iranian president to tour Europe since 1999.

With Sanctions Lifted, Iran's President Heads Straight To Europe

Many financial restrictions were lifted Jan. 16 as part of Iran's nuclear deal with world powers. President Hassan Rouhani is already in Europe amid reports Iran may buy more than 100 Airbus planes.

Defense Secretary Ash Carter leaves a news conference at the Pentagon on Thursday. In an interview with NPR, Carter said a top priority was to drive the Islamic State out of its headquarters in Raqqa, Syria, and from Mosul, Iraq, that country's second largest city.

Defense Secretary Carter: 'We Need To Accelerate The Defeat Of ISIL'

Ash Carter says he's hoping this year to drive the Islamic State out of the two largest and most important cities in its self-proclaimed caliphate, Raqqa in Syria and Mosul in Iraq.

Rubio Tells Iowa Voters He's The One To Beat A Democrat In November

The are 11 Republican presidential candidates competing in the Iowa caucuses. Senator Marco Rubio has tried to distinguish himself from the presidential pack on matters of national security.

Rock musician Scott Weiland, seen here during a photo shoot at the Sundance Film Festival in January, has died while on tour in Minnesota.

Singer Scott Weiland Dies On Tour At Age 48

According to a statement, the former Stone Temple Pilots frontman died in Bloomington, Minn.; other details were not revealed, citing his family's desire for privacy.

Appeals Court Lets FanDuel, DraftKings Operate In N.Y. — For Now

The temporary stay was granted after a judge barred the fantasy sports sites from operating in New York state earlier in the day.

Agustin Mayta Condori shows a sick alpaca, which he predicted would die the next day because of subfreezing temperatures in the southern Andes in Peru. Thousands of alpacas have died in the region.

Tens Of Thousands Of Alpacas Die In Peruvian Cold Snap

Peru's government has declared a state of emergency in the southern Andes, where brutally cold temperatures have killed the animals and threatened farmers living at high altitude.

Protesters yell as DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., arrives for a Florida delegation breakfast Monday in Philadelphia.

WATCH: Wasserman Schultz Won't Open Democratic Convention, Booed By Floridians

Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who will be stepping down as DNC chair after the convention, had an abysmal weekend. Monday morning started out no better for her.

Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch listens at a press conference on June 22 in Washington, D.C.

Lynch Will Accept Recommendations Of Lawyers, Agents On Clinton Email Probe

Attorney General Loretta Lynch says she regrets that her impromptu meeting with Bill Clinton has "cast a shadow" on the investigation of Hillary Clinton's email use, but did not recuse herself.

Demyte "Little Spot" was crowned the winner of Lithuania's goat beauty contest.

There She Is, Probably The Most Beautiful Goat In Lithuania

A video of a Lithuanian goat beauty contest is going viral. But ... what makes a goat beautiful?

Louisiana state Rep. Patricia Haynes Smith speaks during a rally at City Hall on Friday in Baton Rouge, La. The local NAACP is calling for a boycott of Walmart and two local shopping malls.

Baton Rouge Civil Rights Leaders Fashion A Model Response To Police Shootings

Sometimes violent protests have followed the deaths of African-American men at the hands of white police officers. But community leaders in Baton Rouge are instead focusing on political action.

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