US senator for naval blockade of IranAn international naval blockade of Iranian oil exports should be considered before any resort to air strikes against the country's disputed nuclear program, according to the chairman of the US Senate Armed Services Committee. 'That More… |
Saudi oil boost 'could calm markets'The US should do more to encourage Saudi Arabia to boost its oil production to make up for lost Iranian oil, said Senator Charles Schumer on Sunday, urging renewed diplomacy as a way to ease the run-up in oil prices. Gasoline pri More… |
Edward Kennedy, liberal giant, buriedSenator Edward Kennedy, the liberal champion of the US Senate who carried on the political legacy of his slain brothers, was buried on Saturday after four days of emotional tributes. The man who President Barack Obama called the 'great More… |
US Senator Edward Kennedy dies aged 77US Senator Edward Kennedy, a towering figure in the Democratic Party who took the helm of one of America's most fabled political families after two older brothers were assassinated, has died at age 77, his family said on Wednesday. More… |
US senator leaves Myanmar with jailed AmericanA US senator met Myanmar's top general and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, while arranging the release of an American prisoner on a weekend mission that offered a rare opening for better ties with the isolated nation. Democratic Se More… |