Washington (AFP) Sept 16, 2008 - US lawmakers Tuesday sought to overturn a decades-old ban on offshore drilling voting in favor of a new energy bill which has been spurred by spiralling oil prices.
Baghdad (AFP) Sept 23, 2020 - The US has granted Iraq a 60-day extension to a sanctions waiver allowing it to import Iranian gas for its crippled power grids, an Iraqi official told AFP on Wednesday.
Kuwait City (AFP) Sept 12, 2018 - US Central Command chief General Joseph Votel urged feuding Gulf Arab states on Wednesday to put aside their differences and unite against Iranian efforts to destabilise the region.
Washington (AFP) Sept 6, 2011 - A group of US experts led by a former top environment official has visited Cuba to gather information on the communist country's Gulf of Mexico oil exploration plans, according to state media.
Washington (AFP) Sept 9, 2022 - The United States on Friday demanded the immediate and unconditional release of a former US serviceman detained for two years in Venezuela.
Washington (AFP) Sept 20, 2010 - A senior US official on Monday defended a role for China in South Asia despite Indian sensitivities and said that New Delhi likewise had a role to play in East Asia.
Washington (AFP) Sept 19, 2019 - The United States is confident that it will be able to determine who was behind the weekend attacks on Saudi oil facilities, the Pentagon said Thursday.
Washington (AFP) Sept 27, 2010 - More than half the oil released from a busted BP well remains in the Gulf of Mexico, a presidential panel was told Monday, as the US pointman lamented a dysfunctional response to the disaster.
Beijing (AFP) Sept 6, 2024 - United States climate envoy John Podesta said on Friday that plans were moving forward for another summit with China on reducing emissions of methane and other highly polluting non-CO2 gases.
Washington (AFP) Sept 18, 2020 - A US aircraft carrier passed the Strait of Hormuz to enter the Gulf Friday amid Washington threats to enforce UN sanctions without the backing of Security Council partners, the Navy announced.
Washington (AFP) Sept 6, 2022 - The United States on Tuesday called Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's warnings to Greece over sea disputes unhelpful and urged the two NATO allies to settle differences diplomatically.
Washington (AFP) Sept 13, 2023 - The United States on Wednesday signed an agreement with Bahrain to enhance defense and economic ties, a show of support for the Gulf monarchy that a decade ago faced an arms embargo.
Washington (AFP) Sept 28, 2012 - President Barack Obama blocked a Chinese-led group from purchasing several wind farms near a US naval station Friday, saying the acquisition threatened national security.
Washington (AFP) Sept 9, 2010 - The US environmental regulator on Thursday asked gas companies to reveal what chemicals are used in deep extraction, addressing concerns by residents that their drinking water is being contaminated.
New York (AFP) Sept 22, 2016 - The world powers that support Libya's fledgling government urged the country to unite Thursday as rival armed groups jockey for control of its oil exports.
Washington (AFP) Sept 4, 2024 - A US Navy sailor has been detained by law enforcement in Venezuela, a US official said Wednesday, at a time of heightened tensions between Washington and Caracas.
