WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., returned to the U.S. Senate seen by some as a potential ally of the man who defeated him in the presidential campaign.

CHICAGO, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and former Republican rival John McCain pledged Monday to work together to reform the federal government

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak says he would welcome a meeting between U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and North Korea once Obama takes office.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Gregory Craig, who directed Bill Clinton's impeachment defense, has been chosen as White House counsel by U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, sources say.

CHICAGO, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and his Republican opponent Sen. John McCain meet Monday for the first time since Nov. 4, Obama's transition Web site said.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., is under consideration for secretary of state in President-elect Barack Obama's administration, The Washington Post said Thursday.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman, who supported the Republican presidential ticket, should remain in the Democratic caucus, President-elect Barack Obama said.

KISUMU, Kenya, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- A Kisumu, Kenya, hospital said it has experienced a boom of babies named for the family of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama.

PHOENIX, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Republican U.S. Sen. John McCain lost his bid for the White House mainly because anti-incumbent fury doomed him from the start, analysts say.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- The Bush administration and U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's transition team are cooperating to an unprecedented extent, observers and participants say.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- John McCain, fresh off his White House campaign loss, will return to the U.S. Senate for a possible lame-duck session this month, staffers say.

The results of the U.S. presidential election have a great impact on the people in the Middle East, specifically Iraq. The region was awash in surprise and optimism when Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., won the elections, though the level of excitement was less than expected.

ERBIL, Iraq, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- The Kurdistan Regional Government Thursday offered its congratulations to U.S. Sens. Barack Obama and Joe Biden for winning the U.S. presidential election.

HONG KONG, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell says he isn't interested in serving in President-elect Barack Obama's administration if asked.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush congratulated Barack Obama, saying Americans can be "proud of the history" made when Obama was elected the first black president.