WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- All it took was a simple statement to resolve a huge controversy over a well-meaning $7.5 billion U.S. aid package to Pakistan and avert what could have become a major issue in U.S.-Pakistan relations at a time when neither country can afford it.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Sanctioning the Iranian petroleum sector is the fourth-best option to get Tehran to abandon its nuclear program, a top U.S. lawmaker on foreign affairs said.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Top U.S. lawmakers, noting Pakistan's concerns over the $7.5 billion aid package, rejected any suggestion Washington seeks to micromanage Pakistani affairs.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The passage of a financial aid package for Pakistan by the U.S. House of Representatives represents an investment in diplomacy, top lawmakers said.

TEHRAN, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. lawmakers next month will consider a provision to penalize companies that sell gasoline and other petroleum products to Iran, officials say.

BEIJING, May 19 (UPI) -- A new U.S. foreign relations bill dealing with Taiwan and Tibet drew charges from China of interference in its internal affairs.

WASHINGTON, March 27 (UPI) -- The United States must act now to halt Iran's nuclear program following regulatory reports suggesting Iran had enough material for a bomb, lawmakers said.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- A Florida congresswoman, certain she was the victim of a joke, hung up on President-elect Barack Obama -- not once, but twice.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- The weekend decision of the 45-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group to approve the unprecedented nuclear cooperation deal between the United States and India changes the strategic map of Asia.