US Senators Seeking Tougher Economic Sanctions on Iran

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry heads to Jordan today for talks with Mideast and European allies to promote a negotiated end to the crisis in Syria, as government and rebel forces battle for control of the strategic city of Al-Qusair. Kerry will ...

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The Democratic chairman and top Republican on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee are introducing legislation that would authorize President Barack Obama to provide arms to the Syrian opposition. "Groups that have gone through a thorough ...

The U.S. has expressed its concern to Russia about the sale of any advanced missile systems to Syria, which would be "destabilizing" for Israel's security, Secretary of State John Kerry said. "I think weve made it crystal clear we would prefer that ...

(Updates with Obama quote in third paragraph, adds lawmakers, analyst beginning in ninth paragraph.) April 26 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama said the U.S. is seeking corroboration of intelligence that Bashar al- Assad's regime in Syria used ...

The automatic federal spending cuts known as sequestration won't force the State Department to furlough any employees this year. The State Department is notifying its staff today that new projections show "furloughs are not required" during the year ...

(Updates with intelligence differences in 13th paragraph.) April 26 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama is under renewed pressure from lawmakers to increase U.S. efforts to oust Syrian President Bashar al-Assad after U.S. intelligence agencies ...

April 26 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama is under renewed pressure from lawmakers to increase U.S. efforts to oust Syrian President Bashar al-Assad after U.S. intelligence agencies reported with varying decrees of confidence that the regime ...

The U.S. government hopes that a new United Nations commission created to investigate reports of widespread human rights abuses in North Korea will intensify the international pressure on the repressive regime. Calling North Korean violations ...