North Korea might be willing to talk with the United States about arms reduction but will never discuss denuclearization, Yonhap reported April 20, citing government newspaper Rodong Sinmun.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama agreed to increase cooperation on counterterrorism April 20, Reuters reported, citing a White House statement.

Venezuelan President-elect Nicolas Maduro was sworn into office April 19, AFP reported.

Police will conduct a controlled explosion at a Cambridge residence linked to the Boston Marathon bombing suspects' family, a law enforcement spokesman said April 19, Reuters reported on its Twitter page.

Jordan has asked the United States to deploy Patriot anti-missile batteries to its border with Syria, unnamed Jordanian sources said, Asharq al-Awsat reported April 19.

Venezuela will audit the 46 percent of votes in the country's recent election that had not yet been audited, the National Electoral Council said, El Universal reported April 19.

Explosions and gunfire in Watertown, Mass., followed the killing of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer early April 19, WCVB reported, citing AP.