John Kerry expresses regret over Indian diplomat arrest

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry has called a top Indian official to express his regret over the arrest and strip search of an Indian diplomat in New York City.

State Department deputy spokeswoman Marie Harf says Kerry on Wednesday called India’s National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon (Shihv-SHUHN’-kahr), who has slammed the diplomat’s treatment as, in his words, “despicable and barbaric.”