Senators seek Bangladesh action on labor rights

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Monday he is holding up millions of dollars in U.S. aid to Afghanistan until President Barack Obama's administration explains the rationale behind more than a decade of ...

Washington, D.C. U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement today on President Obama's announcement that he has appointed Ambassador Susan Rice as National Security ...

Tennessee: Corker urges aid to Syrian rebels. US Sen. Bob Corker (TN), the ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent President Obama a letter urging that he begin providing lethal aid to appropriately vetted elements of the ...

Bangladesh garment factory collapse in April At a recent US Senate foreign relations committee hearing on labour issues in Bangladesh, attorneys representing retail trade associations and national trade unions centre called for different solutions ...

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday approved President Barack Obama's nominee for U.S. ambassador to Libya, a post that has been vacant since insurgents attacked the diplomatic mission in Benghazi last September, killing Ambassador Chris Stevens ...

Senator Robert Menendez, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, recently visited Israel. While there, he met with top Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. One of his stops (pictured) was a tour of an Iron Dome ...

Hillary testifying on Benghazi before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, shouting "What difference does it make" to questions about what caused the death of four Americans on the night of Sept. 11, 2012. Credits: Photo by Alex Wong/ ...

Mr. President of the Senate, Chairmen of the two Committees, Prime Ministers, I have noticed with delight that there are three former Prime Ministers in the foreign policy committees. Ladies and gentlemen, First of all, I want to thank you for the ...

Senator Saxby Chambliss, the top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said he expects Snowden to release more classified data. "Apparently he's got a thumb drive," Chambliss said, "though its contents are unknown. He's already exposed ...