Feverish campaigning today marked the final run up to the US congressional elections that are expected to strip Democrats of their Washington power base tomorrow.

Barack Obama and his Democratic Party raced to re-evaluate their health care plans and electoral strategy after their stunning Massachusetts Senate defeat.

EU foreign ministers decided today to hold off on seeking €353m in steel trade sanctions against the United States, giving Washington more time to resolve the dispute.

The United States will delay any attack on Iraq until after the Congressional elections in November, it emerged today.