The US Senate today ratified an arms control treaty with Russia that reins in nuclear weapons, giving President Barack Obama a major foreign policy win in the closing hours of the post-election Congress.

A veteran politician with a wealth of foreign policy experience, Joe Biden’s habit of making gaffes has drawn critical attention on the campaign trail.

Republican presidential nominee John McCain defended his controversial running mate Sarah Palin today as the only vice presidential debate of the 2008 election loomed.

John McCain is “dangerously wrong” on the Iraq war and issues of US national security, Barack Obama’s running mate said today.

America needs “more than a good soldier” as its next president and Republican John McCain only offers “more of the same”, Barack Obama’s running mate said today.

Barack Obama's newly-minted vice presidential candidate turned his campaign debut into a scathing attack on Republicans seeking four more years in the White House.

Barack Obama has picked Senator Joe Biden of Delaware as his US vice presidential running mate, a Democratic party official said today.

Presidential hopeful Barack Obama is expected finally to name his running mate this week.

Senate Republicans today scuttled a Democratic proposal ordering US troop withdrawals from Iraq in a showdown that capped an all-night debate on the war.

Two top Republicans dismissed President George Bush’s pleas for patience on Iraq and proposed legislation demanding a new strategy by mid-October to restrict the mission of US troops.

Rock star Bono met US presidential candidate Barak Obama on Tuesday to discuss foreign assistance to anti-poverty and global health causes.

US officials say there is no immediate plan to strike targets in Iran, but would not rule out military action.

US President George Bush today met with a bipartisan group seeking consensus on a new approach for the war in Iraq amid widespread agreement that the administration's current efforts have not worked well enough or fast enough.

US President George Bush is reportedly “open to ideas” as he meets a panel studying the war on Iraq today.

The Iraqi lawyer who helped US troops rescue American prisoner of war Jessica Lynch was honoured by an American lawyers’ group.

THE White House yesterday opposed an alternative congressional resolution authorising force against Iraq, saying it does too little to disarm President Saddam Hussein.

The White House today opposed an alternative congressional resolution authorising force against Iraq, saying it does too little to disarm President Saddam Hussein.

A debate is raging in Washington about the best way to topple Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, with senior figures questioning what will happen when he is gone.

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

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