Former press magnate Conrad Black is jailedFormer newspaper magnate Conrad Black, once renowned for his lavish lifestyle and flamboyant public persona, has been sentenced…Tue Dec 11 2007 - 00:00
Clinton sees peace process as model for solving other conflictsAmerica: At the end of an hour-long meeting in Washington yesterday with Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, …Sat Dec 08 2007 - 00:00
Bush demands honesty on nuclear issueUS: Struggling to maintain international pressure on Iran after this week's admission by US intelligence agencies that Tehran…Thu Dec 06 2007 - 00:00
Taking of prints at airports in US extendedUS: Foreign visitors arriving at Washington's Dulles airport yesterday had all 10 fingerprints scanned as part of an enhanced…Thu Dec 06 2007 - 00:00
Iran a threat despite intelligence report, insists BushUS: President George Bush has urged the international community to maintain pressure on Iran despite a United States intelligence…Wed Dec 05 2007 - 00:00
'Fun part starts' as Hillary sheds gloves in IowaUS: Shaken by the loss of her lead in Iowa, Hillary Clinton has made a dramatic tactical shift, a bandoning the lofty indifference…Tue Dec 04 2007 - 00:00
Poll has Obama in Iowa leadUnited States: A new poll puts Barack Obama ahead of Hillary Clinton in Iowa, which holds the first presidential caucus on January…Mon Dec 03 2007 - 00:00
American Jewish lobby weighs in on partition of JerusalemAmerica: If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunningSat Dec 01 2007 - 00:00
Annapolis puts Golan Heights talks on agendaUS: Negotiations between Israel and Syria over the Golan Heights could move centre-stage in a follow-up to this week's Annapolis…Fri Nov 30 2007 - 00:00
A glimpse of the reality of waterboardingAmerica: Hours before the Senate confirmed Michael Mukasey as attorney general, despite his failure to say that waterboarding…Sat Nov 10 2007 - 00:00
$4m raised in one day by 'crank' candidateUS: Dismissed by Republican rivals as a libertarian crank and scarcely registering in opinion polls, presidential candidate …Wed Nov 07 2007 - 00:00
Mukasey likely to be new attorney generalUS: The US Senate judiciary committee has approved the nomination of Michael Mukasey as US attorney general, making his confirmation…Wed Nov 07 2007 - 00:00
Ex-narcotics officer changes sides in war on drugsAmerica: As a narcotics officer in West Texas, Barry Cooper was a star, arresting more than 800 people in eight years, mostly…Sat Nov 03 2007 - 00:00
Californians return home as fires die downUnited States: Thousands of Californians returned to their homes yesterday as firefighters reported progress in battling wildfires…Sat Oct 27 2007 - 01:00
US targets Iran's elite forces with tough new sanctionsUS: The Bush administration has announced tough new sanctions against Iran, declaring that the elite Quds division of the Revolutionary…Fri Oct 26 2007 - 01:00
Iran could strike at Europe, warns BushUS: President George Bush has described the need for a missile defence system in Europe as "real and urgent", warning that some…Wed Oct 24 2007 - 01:00
Gore says Nobel Prize must spur climate actionUS: Former US vice-president Al Gore has said he hopes his award yesterday of the Nobel Peace Prize will raise consciousness…Sat Oct 13 2007 - 01:00
Unscriptural scandal is a blow to religious rightAmerica Letter: Students at Oral Roberts University, a Christian college in Tulsa, Arizona, named after its televangelist founder…Sat Oct 13 2007 - 01:00
FF 'no threat' to SF in NorthThe North's Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has said that if Fianna Fáil organises there, it will not represent a greater…Fri Oct 12 2007 - 01:00
Republican hopefuls would consider Iran attackUnited States: Republican presidential candidates have said the US might have to attack Iran to stop Tehran from developing …Thu Oct 11 2007 - 01:00
US court rejects move for rendition redressThe United States Supreme Court has rejected an attempt to seek redress by a German citizen who says he was kidnapped by the …Wed Oct 10 2007 - 01:00
Killer in jealous rage, says familyUS: A part-time police officer who killed six people in a shooting rampage in a small Wisconsin town may have been acting in…Tue Oct 09 2007 - 01:00
Clinton cackle irrelevant if Hillary has last laughAmerica Letter: Hillary Clinton may be far ahead of her Democratic rivals in the polls after launching a new plan for universal…Sat Oct 06 2007 - 01:00
Craig insists he will stay in SenateUS: Republican senator Larry Craig says he wants to stay in the Senate until 2009, despite a judge's rejection of his attempt…Sat Oct 06 2007 - 01:00
Arm's length: France and NatoFRANCE: A founder member of Nato in 1949, France withdrew its forces from the alliance's integrated military structure in 1966…Tue Sept 25 2007 - 01:00
Fed cuts US interest rate by 0.5% to halt downturnThe US Federal Reserve has cut its key interest rate for the first time in four years in a dramatic attempt to stop the slump…Wed Sept 19 2007 - 01:00
Ruling sends a shiver through US tech sectorYesterday's ruling against Microsoft by the European Court of First Instance has sent a shiver through the American technology…Tue Sept 18 2007 - 01:00
Bush's AG nominee could win bipartisan supportThe US: President George Bush has nominated Michael Mukasey, a retired federal judge who has tried a number of high-profile …Tue Sept 18 2007 - 01:00
Deciphering the enigmaBiography: An insight into the man whose presidency has become a byword for incompetenceSat Sept 15 2007 - 01:00
Iraqi politicians fail to meet goals - White HouseIRAQ: The Iraqi government has made little progress towards achieving agreed military and political goals, according to a White…Sat Sept 15 2007 - 01:00
Parish gets the lowdown on its high-rolling priestAmerica: Parishioners at St John's Roman Catholic church in the Connecticut town of Darien were feeling relieved this week after…Sat Sept 15 2007 - 01:00
Petraeus says surge is workingMilitary chief acknowledges new strategy has failed to produce political progress, writes Denis Staunton in WashingtonTue Sept 11 2007 - 01:00
Oprah may swing women away from Hillary to ObamaAmerica Letter: At 3pm today, 1,400 people will check in at a Santa Barbara showground, hand over $2,300 and pile into shuttle…Sat Sept 08 2007 - 01:00
Murdoch's offer for Dow Jones faces key test todayRupert Murdoch's $5 billion (€3Mon Jul 23 2007 - 01:00
Former televangelist Tammy Messner dies at 65US: Tammy Faye Messner, the former televangelist who as Tammy Faye Bakker was best known for her elaborate make-up, tearful …Mon Jul 23 2007 - 01:00
Virginia making a quick buck from speeding driversAmerica Letter: Navigating the National Capital Beltway, the ring of freeways that surrounds Washington, can be hair-raising…Sat Jul 21 2007 - 01:00
Republicans reject US withdrawal from IraqUS: After a rare all-night debate on the Iraq war, Republican senators have blocked a proposal to bring most American troops…Thu Jul 19 2007 - 01:00
Immigration reform has US politicians running scaredAmerica Letter : The casualty list after the Senate's rejection of comprehensive immigration reform last week is long and distinguished…Sat Jul 07 2007 - 01:00
Opponents rue efficiency of Cheney's mysterious waysAmerica Letter: While the Senate was killing off comprehensive immigration reform this week, the House of Representatives was…Sat Jun 30 2007 - 01:00
Pet lovers hound Republican over Irish setter's rough rideUS: Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney may have to kiss goodbye to the dog-loving vote after it emerged that he once…Sat Jun 30 2007 - 01:00
Ruling in US on school race issue criticisedUS: Civil rights activists, educators and Democratic politicians have condemned a supreme court ruling that schools cannot use…Sat Jun 30 2007 - 01:00
President McAleese tries to cheer self-effacing CanadaToronto Letter: What is the matter with Canada? The country is in the midst of an economic boom, driven by a surge in global…Sat Jun 23 2007 - 01:00
Bloomberg goes solo to signal run for White HouseUnited States: New York mayor Michael Bloomberg has hurled a political grenade into the 2008 presidential race by announcing…Thu Jun 21 2007 - 01:00
Clintons take off SopranosUnited States: Hillary and Bill Clinton play the Sopranos in an extraordinary campaign video that mimics the final moments of…Thu Jun 21 2007 - 01:00
President begins Canadian visit todayPresident Mary McAleese travels to Toronto today for a four-day visit that will focus on commemorating tens of thousands of Irish…Tue Jun 19 2007 - 01:00
Jail-bound 'hired help' Libby is 'thrown overboard' by BushUS: Lewis "Scooter" Libby, vice-president Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, is heading for prison in the next four to six…Sat Jun 16 2007 - 01:00
Bush pursues immigration reformUS: President George W Bush has acknowledged that he faces a formidable challenge in persuading Republicans to back an immigration…Wed Jun 13 2007 - 01:00
'The Sopranos' ends by confounding critics for one last timeUS: After eight years of teasing viewers with false leads and vanishing plotlines, The Sopranos became history on Sunday with…Tue Jun 12 2007 - 01:00
Immigration: crucial vote failsUS: A plan to reform immigration laws that would allow most undocumented immigrants, including thousands of Irish people, to…Fri Jun 08 2007 - 01:00
Reviews kill off Broadway spectacleThe Pirate Queen, one of the most expensive musicals to be staged on Broadway, is to close next Sunday after eviscerating reviews…Thu Jun 07 2007 - 01:00
