Clock Boy Meets Sudan's President

A 14-year-old boy, who was arrested when a homemade clock he brought to school was thought to be a bomb, got to meet Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, according to Sudanese state-run radio. Ahmed Mohamed, whose father is a Sudanese immigrant, sparked a firestorm after being handcuffed and arrested last month when a digital clock he made caused suburban Dallas school officials to call police. His arrest set off protests, with people saying he had been arrested because he is...

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