U.S. senators push for tough line in Iran nuclear talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two influential U.S. senators have asked fellow lawmakers to support demands that Iran accept tough conditions in nuclear talks, including at least two decades of inspections, before Congress would agree to ease sanctions.
California politicians call for Fox News host to resign over slur
BERKELEY Calif. (Reuters) – Two California politicians have called for a host of Fox News Channel’s “The Five” program to resign, saying Bob Beckel’s use of the term “Chinamen” was racist.
Former U.S. congressman Ken Gray of Illinois dies at 89
(Reuters) – Former U.S. Representative Ken Gray of Illinois, once known as the “Prince of Pork” for his ability to win federal support for his district, has died at age 89.
Key Republicans balk at White House border funds request
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Leading Republican lawmakers balked on Sunday at supporting a White House spending request aimed at bolstering the U.S. border with Mexico, where thousands of children have crossed recently, while calling for changes in the law t…
An embrace and a handshake: how John Kerry brokered peace between Afghan rivals
KABUL (Reuters) – It was late on Saturday evening in a fourth-floor room of the U.S. ambassador’s residence in Kabul that the election crisis in Afghanistan that had threatened to divide the nation was staved off.
Amid new spy scandal, Kerry calls U.S. and Germany ‘great friends’
VIENNA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, standing alongside Germany’s foreign minister, on Sunday stressed the strategic importance of relations between the two countries, which have been battered by new allegations of U.S. spying on Berl…
Hope fades in Congress for drama-free funding of U.S. agencies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – This year was supposed to be different for Congress.
U.S. Marines air chief wants to curb ‘big wish lists’ for arms upgrades
RAF FAIRFORD England (Reuters) – The U.S. Marine Corps’ new aviation chief this week said he plans to hold down “big wish lists” for upgrades to existing warplanes and helicopters so he can maximize purchases of new planes like the Lockheed Martin Corp…
Japan says Pacific trade talks agree broadly on labor, health issues
OTTAWA/TOKYO (Reuters) – Pacific trade talks have reached broad agreement on labor issues and sanitary and phytosanitary standards but some difficult aspects remain to be tackled, Japan’s chief negotiator said on Saturday.
China’s top paper says no place for a ‘new cold war’ with U.S.
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China and the United States must avoid a “new cold war” in their international relations, China’s top newspaper said on Saturday, in the wake of high level talks in Beijing between senior leaders of the world’s two largest economie…
