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
Sentence is a milestone for democratic Iraq, says BushUS Reaction: President George Bush has welcomed Saddam Hussein's guilty verdict and sentence to death as a milestone on Iraq…Mon Nov 06 2006 - 00:00
Pastor in gay sex and drugs scandal resignsUS: A leading Evangelical pastor has admitted buying crystal methamphetamine from a male prostitute but says he did not use …Sat Nov 04 2006 - 00:00
Students at Washington college register a silent victoryUS: After six months of protests that climaxed in hunger strikes, a campus lock-down and mass arrests, students at Washington…Sat Nov 04 2006 - 00:00
Last-ditch efforts by Bush in mid-term electionsUS: A week before the United States votes in mid-term elections, Republicans are fighting back in key states in a last-ditch…Tue Oct 31 2006 - 00:00
Politicians turn from desperate to downright defamatoryAmerica: As opinion polls point to a rout of the Republicans in next month's congressional elections, some of the party's candidates…Sat Oct 28 2006 - 01:00
Invasion of the bodysnatchers shocks New YorkAmerica Letter: A ghoulish scandal over stolen body parts took a new twist this week when seven New York funeral home directors…Sat Oct 21 2006 - 01:00
US urges China to put pressure on North KoreaUnited States: The US has urged China to put pressure on North Korea to abandon its nuclear programme by fully implementing …Mon Oct 16 2006 - 01:00
UN to vote for sanctions on North KoreaUNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council is expected to vote today on a resolution sanctioning North Korea for its…Sat Oct 14 2006 - 01:00
Scandal highlights Republicans' confusion over gaysAmerica: It's not easy to find friends of Mark Foley on Capitol Hill these days but before the former Republican congressman…Sat Oct 07 2006 - 01:00
Embattled US speaker receives party backingUS: Beleaguered House of Representatives speaker Dennis Hastert has received strong support from top Republicans following his…Sat Oct 07 2006 - 01:00
'Horrible' scene at Amish murdersUS: As Pennsylvania's Amish community prepared to bury the victims of Monday's school shooting, a coroner yesterday described…Thu Oct 05 2006 - 01:00
Parties draw battle lines for mid-term electionsUS: The members' dining room in the House of Representatives was packed this week as congressmen put in a final, hectic few …Sat Sept 30 2006 - 01:00
US Senate set to approve bill on detaineesUS: The US Senate was set last night to approve a bill to allow the US to arrest anywhere and detain indefinitely foreigners…Fri Sept 29 2006 - 01:00
Bush 'taken aback' by Stone Age threatUS: President George Bush has said he knew nothing of an alleged United States threat to bomb Pakistan back to the Stone Age…Sat Sept 23 2006 - 01:00
Abortion and gay marriage slipping from pre-poll agendaAmerica: Conservative Christians are meeting in Washington this weekend to work out a strategy for getting "values voters" - …Sat Sept 23 2006 - 01:00
Anxiety lurking at the back of Democrat mindsAmerica: The candidates were all smiles at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington this week when supporters…Sat Sept 16 2006 - 01:00
Bush and party rebels split over detainee policyUS: President George Bush has defended his strategy for dealing with foreign terrorist suspects in the face of a Republican …Sat Sept 16 2006 - 01:00
Annan calls for migrantsto gain greater recognitionUN: United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan has called for greater recognition of the contribution migrants make to host…Fri Sept 15 2006 - 01:00
Internal reform top issuefor UN assemblyUN: Internal reform and the election of a new secretary-general to succeed Kofi Annan are expected to dominate the 61st session…Wed Sept 13 2006 - 01:00
US agog as Couric flies solo in news anchor roleAmerica: The build-up lasted months, complete with a "listening tour" of the US and fevered speculation about everything from…Sat Sept 09 2006 - 01:00
Bush stresses strides made in war on terrorUnited States: President George W Bush has claimed that the United States has learned the lessons of the attacks on September…Fri Sept 08 2006 - 01:00
Don't blame Jews for US policy in Middle EastAmerica: Washington's unswerving support for Israel and its offensive in Lebanon bewilders many Europeans, some of whom suspect…Sat Jul 29 2006 - 01:00
Maliki urges US to keep troops present in IraqIRAQ: Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki has told the United States Congress that Iraq is in the frontline of the "war on …Thu Jul 27 2006 - 01:00
US moves additional troops to BaghdadIRAQ: The United States is to move soldiers into Baghdad from other parts of Iraq in an effort to deal with sectarian violence…Wed Jul 26 2006 - 01:00
US rejects talks offer and seeks end to Syrian ties with HizbullahThe United States has played down suggestions that Syria could be isolated from Iran and persuaded to abandon its support for…Mon Jul 24 2006 - 01:00
US mothers told to leave their homes and get to workAmerica: Motherhood may be as American as apple pie but these are difficult times for American mothers, hectored from all sides…Sat Jul 22 2006 - 01:00
White House outlines plan for trying terroristsUS: The Bush administration has told senators it wants to retain key elements of military tribunals for inmates at Guantánamo…Fri Jul 21 2006 - 01:00
Bush blocks federal funds for embryonic stem cell researchUS: Casting his first veto since taking office more than five years ago, US president George Bush has blocked a bill that would…Thu Jul 20 2006 - 01:00
Washington's exclusive neighbourhoods now targets of crime waveUS: After a wave of murders, a sharp rise in robberies and the official declaration this week of a crime emergency in Washington…Sat Jul 15 2006 - 01:00
Skakel appeals conviction againUS: Michael Skakel has appealed to the US Supreme Court to overturn his conviction for the 1975 murder of a 15-year-old neighbour…Fri Jul 14 2006 - 01:00
Bush performs policy U-turn on GuantánamoUS: The Bush administration has admitted for the first time that detainees held at Guantánamo Bay and by the US military around…Wed Jul 12 2006 - 01:00
FBI says it foiled New York tunnel attackUS: The FBI and the US Department of Homeland Security claim to have foiled a plot to blow up tunnels in New York and flood …Sat Jul 08 2006 - 01:00
Japanese PM nothing but a hound dog for GracelandUS: Love Me Tender and Don't Be Cruel blasted from the public address system on Air Force One, and passengers were served grilled…Sat Jul 01 2006 - 01:00
After Katrina, drag-related crime sweeps New OrleansUS: A spate of gangland murders has prompted Louisiana governor Kathleen Blanco to call in the National Guard to help police…Wed Jun 28 2006 - 01:00
Find yourself some manners buddy, and don't be a jerkAmerica: Washington's efforts to export democracy, freedom and market economics have been a mixed success in recent years and…Sat Jun 24 2006 - 01:00
Discord on Broadway over future direction of the musicalAmerica: As Broadway tunes up for tomorrow's Tony awards ceremony, New York producers are celebrating their most successful …Sat Jun 10 2006 - 01:00
Governor delays execution of triple killerUS: Virginia governor Tim Kaine has delayed the execution of a triple killer and ordered an inquiry to determine if the condemned…Sat Jun 10 2006 - 01:00
Ahern announces Irish Aids campaignUN: Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has announced a national campaign to combat stigma and discrimination against people with HIV and…Sat Jun 03 2006 - 01:00
Military inquiry contradicts US marines' claims on Iraqi deathsUS: A military investigation into the deaths of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha, Iraq, last November found evidence that contradicted…Thu Jun 01 2006 - 01:00
Democrats start to mobilise behind reborn GoreAmerica : The letter was oversized and registered, with a notice printed on the front requesting a response within 72 hours …Sat May 27 2006 - 01:00
Two houses divided: main points of billLegalisation of undocumented: Senate allows most illegal immigrants to remain in the US and eventually apply for citizenship…Fri May 26 2006 - 01:00
Senate to pass immigration Bill after minor changesLetter from America: After almost a week of intense debate, the Senate looks set to approve a Bill next week that would allow…Sat May 20 2006 - 01:00
Jurors in Enron case enter second day of deliberationsJurors in the fraud trial of former Enron bosses Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling entered a second day of deliberations yesterday…Fri May 19 2006 - 01:00
President hopes for 'humanly decent' end to Afghan actionPresident Mary McAleese said during her visit to Butte that Ireland must show pity and compassion to refugees and she expressed…Thu May 18 2006 - 01:00
Ahern welcomes moves to legalise US workersTHE US: The Government has welcomed US President George Bush's most explicit endorsement yet of a plan to allow most of the …Wed May 17 2006 - 01:00
European anti-Americans get a taste of their own medicineAmerica : American visitors to Europe have long had to endure tiresome, often ill-informed lectures from complete strangers …Sat May 13 2006 - 01:00
Teacher fired for in vitro use to sueUS: A Wisconsin teacher is suing a Catholic school that fired her for becoming pregnant by using in vitro fertilisationFri May 12 2006 - 01:00
