Attorney general under pressure to open more leak inquiries
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Attorney General Eric Holder appears to have little choice but to launch a new round of investigations into media leaks, the very issue that consumed him for...
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Spy agency seeks criminal probe into leaks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. intelligence agency requested a criminal probe on Saturday into the leak of highly classified information about secret surveillance programs run by the National Security Agency,...
U.S. imposes sanctions on Iran’s petrochemical industry
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States blacklisted on Friday eight companies in Iran's petrochemical industry, sending a warning to the Islamic Republic's global customers as Washington strives to cut off...
Oil price probe widens, senator wants Justice Department help
LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A European probe into possible oil price manipulation expanded with the investigation of a small niche trading house in the Netherlands, while a key U.S. senator on...
Exclusive: U.S. decision on Keystone XL pipeline seen dragging past summer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is unlikely to make a decision on the Canada-to-Nebraska Keystone XL pipeline until late this year as it painstakingly weighs the project's impact on...
Senators seek to block Iran from billion-dollar reserves
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation introduced by a bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Wednesday would block Iran's access to billions of dollars worth of foreign currency reserves in the latest...
Senators seek to block Iran from billion-dollar reserves
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation introduced by a bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Wednesday would block Iran's access to billions of dollars worth of foreign currency reserves in the latest...
Saudi-U.S. relations to withstand North American oil boom
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Experts say Asia and Iran are the keys to maintaining a strong - but evolving - U.S.-Saudi Arabia energy relationship. Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi is expected...
Saudi embraces U.S. oil boom even as kingdom’s output steadies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The oil minister of Saudi Arabia, the world's top crude oil exporter, welcomed the U.S. energy renaissance on Tuesday but added that the boom in new global...
U.S. environment regulator slams Keystone pipeline review
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. environment regulator on Monday said the State Department must take a harder look at climate and other impacts of the Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL oil sands...