Obama Leaves Saturday for Asia Trip

U.S. President Barack Obama leaves Saturday for a weeklong, two-nation Asia visit, including a stop at Hiroshima, Japan, site of the world's first nuclear attack. Obama will visit Vietnam and Japan from May 21-28 on what will be his 10th trip to Asia. A White House statement said the trip will highlight Obama's ongoing commitment to the U.S. Rebalance to Asia and the Pacific, and is designed to increase U.S. diplomatic, economic and security engagement with the countries and...

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