Reuters - A senior U.S. senator said on Wednesday that he had been reassured that whatever peace accords were reached with militants, Pakistan would not tolerate them making cross-border attacks on Western forces in Afghanistan.

AFP - A top US Senator on Wednesday said that Pakistan should not negotiate with Taliban or Al-Qaeda militants near the Afghan border and should limit peace talks to tribal elders.

AFP - Veteran US Senator Edward Kennedy took the helm of his yacht Monday in a sailing regatta just a week after doctors performed a brain biopsy that diagnosed him with cancer.

AP - In a stunning vote that illustrated President Bush's diminished standing, the Senate on Thursday ignored his veto threat and added tens of billions of dollars for veterans and the unemployed to his Iraq war spending bill.

AFP - Republicans in the US Senate on Thursday rebuked President George W. Bush and joined majority Democrats to pass a bill offering a fully-paid college education for Iraq and Afghan war veterans.

AP - Senate Republicans have broken with President Bush to help Democrats add support for veterans and the unemployed to a bill paying for another year of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

AFP - Republicans in the US Senate on Thursday rebuked President George W. Bush and joined majority Democrats to pass a bill offering education benefits to Iraq and Afghan war veterans.

Reuters - The Senate Banking Committee is scheduled on Thursday to question President George W. Bush's nominee to run the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

AFP - Veteran US Senator Edward Kennedy left hospital Wednesday giving a thumbs up to waiting supporters a day after doctors announced he had a malignant brain tumor.