ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Abu Dhabi Thursday looking to tighten pressure on Tehran, as Iran's president warned Gulf countries against allowing a U.S. presence in the region.
A day after talks with Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, aides said Gates would meet Abu ...More
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, anxious to spur growth and tackle unemployment, will tap two top U.S. executives on Thursday to spearhead his drive to boost U.S. exports, the White House said.
Obama, who pledged in his State of the Union address to double U.S. exports over ...More
(Reuters) - The United States will negotiate carefully with Boeing to build the next generation of tanker aircraft, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday.
Gates said a rival's withdrawal from the multibillion dollar competition should not create further delays.
"We will certainly be sharpening our pencil when ...More
By Chang-Ran Kim, Asia autos correspondent
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor said on Thursday it has handed over to a U.S. congressional committee a letter sent to its management by a splinter union in 2006 seeking reforms to improve safety after a recall crisis at the time.
On Monday, Rep ...More
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Christopher Dodd, the chief negotiator for the Democrats on financial regulation reform in the U.S. Senate, said on Thursday he will unveil a reform bill on Monday, after talks with Republicans broke down.
"Together we have made significant progress and resolved many of the items, but ...More
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Republican senator who held up action earlier this month on a bill to renew jobless benefits faced more criticism on Wednesday for blocking approval of President Barack Obama's nominee to be U.S. ambassador to the World Trade Organization.
Senator Jim Bunning, a Kentucky Republican, has ...More
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New laws enacted by Myanmar's military government make a mockery of democracy and ensure that elections due later this year will be a farce, the United States said on Wednesday.
State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said the election measures, which set strict limits on political participation ...More
NEW YORK (Reuters) - With Governor David Paterson enveloped in scandal, New York's lieutenant governor is leading the notoriously difficult budget process and freeing up his boss to fight for his political life, experts say.
Richard Ravitch, who would assume the top job should Paterson be brought down by inquiries ...More
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the House of Representatives moved on Wednesday to limit the ability of lawmakers to tuck pet projects into spending bills amid mounting election-year ethics concerns.
Top Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee said the new rules prohibit lawmakers from steering money to for-profit companies through the ...More
RIYADH (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates asked Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah for support lobbying for U.N. sanctions against Iran on Wednesday and discussed ways to boost the kingdom's air and missile defenses.
The United States is leading a push for the U.N. Security Council to impose ...More
