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
Libby gets jail term for part in identity leakUS: Vice-president Dick Cheney's former chief of staff has been sentenced to two-and-a-half-years in prison and fined $250,000…Wed Jun 06 2007 - 01:00
White House to decide whether to appeal Guantánamo rulingUS: The Bush administration must decide by tomorrow whether to appeal a decision by military judges to drop all charges against…Wed Jun 06 2007 - 01:00
$75m US 'democracy fund' in question after Iran arrestsAmerica Letter: The arrest of four Iranian-Americans in Iran has added fresh tension to the relationship between Washington…Sat Jun 02 2007 - 01:00
Devastating analysis from Gore of Bush's politicsAmerica Letter: In New York this week, Al Gore was answering the question he is asked everywhere these days and, as usual, he…Sat May 26 2007 - 01:00
Republican candidates' no-holds-barred debateUS: Republican presidential candidates abandoned any pretence of cordiality in their second major debate as frontrunners sniped…Thu May 17 2007 - 01:00
US moves closer to agreeing new immigration lawUS : Irish lobbyists for immigration reform in the United States have expressed optimism about the prospects for new legislation…Thu May 17 2007 - 01:00
Republicans unite on Iraq, split over evolutionUnited States: Republican presidential hopefuls expressed support for President George Bush's policy in Iraq, but criticised…Sat May 05 2007 - 01:00
Republicans unite on Iraq, split over evolutionUnited States: Republican presidential hopefuls expressed support for President George Bush's policy in Iraq, but criticised…Sat May 05 2007 - 01:00
Democrats fail to override Bush veto on war BillUS: Democrats in the House of Representatives have failed to override President George W Bush's veto of a Bill that would link…Thu May 03 2007 - 01:00
Washington escort service boss says clients were offered sexual fantasies, not sexUnited States: She has already triggered the resignation of one senior Bush administration official and sent Washington into…Wed May 02 2007 - 01:00
Abortion ruling gives a rare fillip to beleaguered rightAmerica Letter: With Democrats in control of both houses of Congress, President George Bush's approval ratings in the basement…Sat Apr 28 2007 - 01:00
Democrats united in polite debate but focus fire on BushUS: In the first televised debate of the 2008 presidential campaign, eight Democratic candidates showed a broadly united front…Sat Apr 28 2007 - 01:00
Thousands of cats enjoy home cooking as pet food scandal widensAmerica: When his cat, Wilhelmina, went off her food last month, my friend Thomas assumed at first that she was sulking, perhaps…Sat Apr 21 2007 - 01:00
Gunman kills 33 at US university campusAt least 33 people have died and 26 are being treated in hospital after the worst mass killing in US history after a lone gunman…Tue Apr 17 2007 - 01:00
'He chained up some of the doors . . . and started shooting'US: First shots in college dormitory before killer crossed campus and moved from classroom to classroomTue Apr 17 2007 - 01:00
Pundits show how race is rawest of issues in today's USAmerica Letter: As Rodney King watched the 1992 Los Angeles riots that followed the acquittal of police officers who had been…Sat Apr 14 2007 - 01:00
Bloom time lifts gloom from WashingtonAmerica Letter: You know that spring has come to Washington when the cherry blossoms come out near the Jefferson Memorial as…Sat Apr 07 2007 - 01:00
Pelosi happy with Syria visit amid criticismUS: The White House yesterday renewed its criticism of House speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Syria as Ms Pelosi declared that…Thu Apr 05 2007 - 01:00
Clinton raises record $26m for electionUS: Hillary Rodham Clinton and Republican Mitt Romney have shattered fundraising records for a presidential race, collecting…Tue Apr 03 2007 - 01:00
No-talent singer could sound fatal note for 'Idol'America Letter: It's one of the most successful franchises in television history, attracting more votes each year than a US …Sat Mar 31 2007 - 01:00
March is the month Irish groups go looking for fundingAmerica: Washington's Kennedy Centre was crowded on Wednesday evening for "An Irish Valentine", an evening of words and music…Sat Mar 10 2007 - 00:00
Vice-president treated for clotUS: US vice-president Dick Cheney has been treated for a blood clot in his left leg after he complained of mild discomfort in…Wed Mar 07 2007 - 00:00
Wall Street suffers further lossesShares on Wall Street fell yesterday after a day of turbulence and conflicting signals caused by losses in Asian and European…Tue Mar 06 2007 - 00:00
Illegal Irish remain on tenterhooks in hope of immigration reformAmerica: When graphic designer Deirdre Foy moved to New York from Dublin 11 years ago, she was just 24 and the world seemed …Sat Mar 03 2007 - 00:00
US officials uncertain about N Korea's nuclear capabilityUS: Senior intelligence officials have admitted that US claims that North Korea has an active uranium enrichment programme, …Fri Mar 02 2007 - 00:00
US to hold talks with Iran and Syria in BaghdadUS: The co-chairman of the bipartisan Iraq Study Group has welcomed as a positive step the Bush administration's decision to…Thu Mar 01 2007 - 00:00
Why some candidatesare bending their beliefsAmerica: While Democratic presidential frontrunners Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama vied this week for support in Hollywood…Sat Feb 24 2007 - 00:00
US health pays cost of warMore military funding but $100 billion less on health; Bush's budget worries Americans, writes Denis Staunton in Washington.Tue Feb 13 2007 - 00:00
Mayor takes well-worn rehab trail following scandalAmerica : When San Francisco's mayor, Gavin Newsom, was caught last month having an affair with his appointments secretary, …Sat Feb 10 2007 - 00:00
Mayor takes well-worn rehab trail following scandalAmerica : When San Francisco's mayor, Gavin Newsom, was caught last month having an affair with his appointments secretary, …Sat Feb 10 2007 - 00:00
Friends disagree over the legacy of September 11th heroAmerica: At the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington this week President George Bush invoked Father Mychal Judge, a New York…Sat Feb 03 2007 - 00:00
Check out the Christian Wellness and harness power of faithAmerica: Your new year's resolutions are in tatters, your waistline is bigger than ever and that gym membership you got for …Sat Jan 27 2007 - 00:00
Party animalDemocratic Party chairman Terry McAuliffe is running Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign with the same no-nonsense touch …Sat Jan 27 2007 - 00:00
Governor O'Malley's diversity theme plays on Irish rootsAmerica: Maryland's new governor, Martin O'Malley, was finishing a brief speech at his inaugural ball on Wednesday when he was…Sat Jan 20 2007 - 00:00
Minister ponders portable CCTV camerasThe introduction of a new system of portable, Garda-operated, closed-circuit television cameras to areas plagued by violent crime…Sat Jan 13 2007 - 00:00
Address prompts fears that US is preparing to attack IranAmerican Letter: President George Bush's plan to send more than 20,000 new troops to Iraq has drawn derision from Congress …Sat Jan 13 2007 - 00:00
McDowell says Garda can learn from USThe Garda Síochána can learn valuable lessons in fighting gang violence and organised crime from police forces in America's biggest…Tue Jan 09 2007 - 00:00
McDowell can see first hand how not to run a prisonAmerica Letter: If Californians needed evidence that their prison system is in deep trouble, they got it this weekSat Jan 06 2007 - 00:00
Donald plays his trump card as Miss USA checks into rehabAmerica: This should have been a time of celebration for Tara Conner, the reigning Miss USA who turned 21 last weekSat Dec 30 2006 - 00:00
Ford told 'Post' he was opposed to war in IraqUS: Former US president Gerald Ford believed the Iraq war was unjustified, according to a 2004 interview with Washington Post…Fri Dec 29 2006 - 00:00
US condemns West Bank settlement planUS: In an unusual public criticism of Israel, the Bush administration has condemned a plan to build a Jewish settlement in the…Fri Dec 29 2006 - 00:00
Edwards to run for US president in 2008US: Former Democratic vice-presidential candidate John Edwards has confirmed that he will run for president in 2008, calling…Fri Dec 29 2006 - 00:00
National day of mourning in US as Ford diesUS: US president George Bush has led tributes to former president Gerald Ford, who has died aged 93, declaring a national day…Thu Dec 28 2006 - 00:00
Bush to meet advisers to discuss Iraq troop strategyUS: President George Bush will review his strategy in Iraq today with senior national security advisers, amid signs of an impending…Thu Dec 28 2006 - 00:00
DiCaprio movie puts diamond industry on the back footAmerica : This week's Golden Globe nominations brought good news to Leonardo DiCaprio, who was nominated for his part in two…Sat Dec 16 2006 - 00:00
Kennedy sparks controversy with Venezuela oilUS: Temperatures plunged across the United States this week, with a cold blast yesterday pushing right into the Deep South, …Sat Dec 09 2006 - 00:00
Lobbyists' life on K Street has been turned upside downAmerica: The mid-term elections have reversed everything in Washington, putting an unaccustomed spring in the step of Democrats…Sat Nov 18 2006 - 00:00
Immigration reform not guaranteed with election of DemocratsUS: Undocumented immigrants in the United States have been heartened by last week's Democratic election victory but reviving…Wed Nov 15 2006 - 00:00
Election highlights perils of partisan governingAmerica: Speaking to Republican volunteers around the United States during the recent campaign, Karl Rove liked to quote Abraham…Sat Nov 11 2006 - 00:00
