<p>US President Barack Obama has backed India's entry into the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCG) and Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG).</p><p>India's entry into these groups will give it easier access to technology for research and advancement. President Obama made the statement at a meeting with India Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Washington.</p><p>The two leaders also signed agreements to boost co-operation in trade, military ties and climate change. Mr Modi and Mr Obama also signed an agreement to enable US-based Westinghouse Electric Co to start building six reactors in India.</p><p>The US and India will "remain invested in each other's prosperity", they said.<br><br><br></p>

<p>The Afghan Taliban have kidnapped up to 40 people on the main road through the northern province of Kunduz, officials say.</p><p>A witness said Taliban gunmen stopped buses and took hostages just outside Kunduz city, the provincial capital.</p><p>Last week the Taliban killed at least 12 passengers on the same road and are still thought to be holding another 10.</p><p>The militants briefly overran Kunduz last autumn before security forces retook most of the city.</p><p>The offensive was the first time the Taliban had taken a city since being ousted from power in 2001.<br><br><br></p>

<p>At least 15 people are reported to have been killed and dozens wounded in a series of air strikes on rebel-held areas in the Syrian city of Aleppo.</p><p>One of the strikes hit near the Bayan hospital in the eastern Shaar district, activists and a monitoring group said.</p><p>Video footage, purportedly of the aftermath, showed bodies being pulled from burning and destroyed buildings. It was not clear who was responsible, but government forces are seeking to regain control of the divided city.</p><p>In a defiant speech yesterday, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad promised to retake "every inch" of the country from his opponents.<br><br><br></p>

<p>Hillary Clinton has thanked her supporters for helping her reach a historic moment for women – the US Democratic nomination for president.</p><p>"Thanks to you, we've reached a milestone," she told cheering crowds at a rally in New York.</p><p>Mrs Clinton hailed "the first time in our nation's history that a woman will be a major party's nominee". Hours later, she won the California Democratic primary, further cementing her hold on the nomination.</p><p>In all, she won four of the six states voting in primaries on Tuesday, also taking New Jersey, South Dakota and New Mexico.<br><br><br></p>