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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will spend an additional $1.25 billion on international food aid donations this year and next as donor countries seek to blunt the effects of soaring food prices on the world's poor.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A move for the United States to lift a Cold War-era restriction on trade with Russia when it joins the World Trade Organization (WTO) will face opposition in Congress, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Monday.

BEIJING (Reuters) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday pressed China and African powers to back international action on Zimbabwe, while also raising hopes of fresh nuclear talks soon with North Korea.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Who would President Barack Obama or President John McCain choose as the next U.S. Treasury secretary?

ATLANTA (Reuters) - For black Americans, the road to political inclusion that has allowed Democratic candidate Barack Obama to make a serious bid for the White House has been long and difficult.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve may be hesitant to raise interest rates ahead of the U.S. election in November, although there is no hard evidence to support the widely held view that politics influences monetary policy.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson arrived in Moscow on Sunday for economic talks with Russia's top leaders that some observers say could help shift the focus of a sometimes frosty U.S.-Russia relationship towards the more productive areas of trade and investment.

BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Sunday urged China and other powers to back strong steps against Zimbabwe, while China's foreign minister was non-committal on possible U.N.-authorized sanctions.

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland and the United States may sign an agreement within the week on installing a U.S. anti-missile base in Poland, a senior Polish official said on Sunday.

DUJIANGYAN, China (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, under pressure to raise human rights and Tibet with Chinese officials, emphasized friendship over friction during a visit to China on Sunday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. congressional leaders agreed late last year to President George W. Bush's funding request for a major escalation of covert operations against Iran aimed at destabilizing its leadership, according to a report in The New Yorker magazine published online on Sunday.

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - The United States has proposed new talks in a push to reach a deal on Palestinian statehood before President George W. Bush leaves office in January, the chief Palestinian negotiator said on Saturday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, looking to bolster his expertise in foreign policy, will travel to Europe and the Middle East to consult on issues like terrorism and nuclear proliferation, his campaign said on Saturday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain courted Hispanic support on Saturday, and Obama accused his White House rival of backing away from comprehensive U.S. immigration reform under pressure from his party.

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Louisiana Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal has signed into law a bill that critics say could allow for the teaching of "creationism" alongside evolution in public schools.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As celebrities threw an early 90th birthday party for Nelson Mandela in London's Hyde Park on Friday, U.S. lawmakers erased references to the former South African leader as a terrorist from national databases.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Friday confirmed one Republican and two Democratic nominees to fill open commissioner seats at the Securities and Exchange Commission, returning the agency to full strength as it tackles oversight of big U.S. investment banks and other issues.

GENEVA (Reuters) - Governments negotiating a global trade treaty on Friday backed what trade experts said was a "make-or-break" test of the seven-year drive to cut tariffs and subsidies that pinch exporters and constrain growth.

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson will meet European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet next week during a trip to Europe to discuss global economic issues.

KYOTO, Japan (Reuters) - The United States will consult with other members of the U.N. Security Council on the next steps to be taken after Friday's one-man presidential run-off in Zimbabwe, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said.