177 priests suspended or resigned this year-surveyUS: At least 177 Catholic priests suspected of child abuse have either resigned or been suspended from duty in 28 states across…Mon Apr 29 2002 - 01:00
US House votes to split immigration service in twoUnwilling to wait for promised Bush administration reform, the US House of Representatives has voted to split in two the Immigration…Sat Apr 27 2002 - 01:00
Sailing around the globe in the wake of MagellanLETTER FROM AMERICA: Spirit's Swedish skipper, Johan, cut the engine and as she began to lose her momentum I turned the wheel…Sat Apr 27 2002 - 01:00
Bush tells Israel now time to leave West BankFollowing his lengthy meeting in Texas with Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah, President Bush yesterday told Israel it was now time…Sat Apr 27 2002 - 01:00
Report finds well-established IRA links but is criticised by politiciansA report by the staff of the US House Committee on International Relations concludes that the "IRA has well-established links…Thu Apr 25 2002 - 01:00
Colombian army chief says FARC trained by IRAThe three Irishmen held in Colombia were involved in training FARC guerillas in the use of mortars, explosives, intelligence …Thu Apr 25 2002 - 01:00
Alleged bomber dismisses his lawyersDenouncing the trial judge and his lawyers as involved in "a sophisticated version of the kiss of death" Zacarias Moussaoui, …Wed Apr 24 2002 - 01:00
A muted response from members of US committeePolitical reaction in Washington to the decision by Mr Gerry Adams not to come to today's hearing was muted.Wed Apr 24 2002 - 01:00
Enron to cut value of assets by $14bn blaming 'possible accounting errors'In a further blow to the firm's creditors, Enron has said its assets have been substantially overvalued and that it may have …Wed Apr 24 2002 - 01:00
Powell 'pleased' Israeli forces have withdrawn from Palestinian townsThe US Secretary of State, Mr Colin Powell, said yesterday he was "pleased" that Israeli forces have now withdrawn from several…Mon Apr 22 2002 - 01:00
US senate votes against Bush plan to drill for oil in AlaskaUS: In what is being seen as a substantial defeat for the Bush Administration the Senate has voted down proposals to drill for…Sat Apr 20 2002 - 01:00
Being a freed slave helps when filing a tax returnLETTER FROM AMERICA : I have, perhaps foolishly and unlike any American I know, a somewhat benign view of the dread Internal…Sat Apr 20 2002 - 01:00
Campaign to end capital punishment gets boostUS: Two years ago, in a move widely praised by the opponents of the death penalty, Illinois's Governor George Ryan temporarily…Tue Apr 16 2002 - 01:00
Top political brass turns out in pro-Israeli demonstrationUS: White House officials were yesterday tentatively, and off the record, backing proposals for the convening of a regional …Tue Apr 16 2002 - 01:00
Bush has to change Iraqi war timetableOnly weeks ago the story was all about the imminent US attack on IraqMon Apr 15 2002 - 01:00
US gets tougher with ArafatTHE US/MIDDLE EAST: Infuriated by yesterday Al-Aqsa bombing in Jerusalem, the White House has signficantly stepped up its rhetoric…Sat Apr 13 2002 - 01:00
Lawyers are furious at attack on one of their ownLETTER FROM AMERICA: The New York Defence bar is furiousSat Apr 13 2002 - 01:00
Netanyahu calls for break up of Palestinian AuthorityDeclaring that "the Oslo agreements are dead; Arafat killed them", former Israeli prime minister Mr Benyamin Netanyahu yesterday…Thu Apr 11 2002 - 01:00
Powell says it is important that he meets Arafat during trip to regionMIDDLE EAST: The US Secretary of State, Mr Colin Powell, has said on the eve of a trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories…Thu Apr 11 2002 - 01:00
US tells Israel to pull out nowPresident Bush yesterday reiterated his message to the Israelis "to withdraw and withdraw now", in the words of his spokesman…Wed Apr 10 2002 - 01:00
Enron auditor pleads guiltyIn an important breakthrough for federal prosecutors in the Enron case, Arthur Andersen's former lead auditor on its Enron account…Wed Apr 10 2002 - 01:00
Washington losing patience with hardline Israeli stanceMIDEAST: The US Administration yesterday reflected growing impatience with the Israelis' refusal to withdraw from occupied Palestinian…Tue Apr 09 2002 - 01:00
Enron action embraces big names on Wall StDetermined to find targets with deeper pockets, lawyers for a class action on behalf of Enron workers and shareholders have now…Tue Apr 09 2002 - 01:00
Six NY priests to face abuse claimsSix unnamed New York archdiocese priests have been removed from their posts and ordered "not to represent themselves a priests…Tue Apr 09 2002 - 01:00
Pressure in US against inquiry on ColombiaThe second IRA act of decommissioning, which was welcomed by President Bush, is also giving further impetus to a groundswell …Tue Apr 09 2002 - 01:00
Bush-Blair weekend to focus on the Palestinian questionThe visit has been abridged and the agenda radically rewrittenSat Apr 06 2002 - 01:00
New claim in Luther King murderFor years the family of the Rev Martin Luther King has believed that his killing was the result of a conspiracy and not simply…Sat Apr 06 2002 - 01:00
NY diocese hands over names of accused priestsNEW YORK: In a major reversal of a policy enunciated only three weeks ago, the archdiocese of New York has handed over to the…Fri Apr 05 2002 - 01:00
Case against Vatican based on transfer of abusing priest from Ireland to USOne of two court actions filed by a Florida lawyer against the Catholic Church and the Vatican focuses on the role of the church…Fri Apr 05 2002 - 01:00
US emphasises need for talks but offers no detailed planMIDDLE EAST: Reflecting sensitivity to growing domestic and international criticism of the administration's Middle East strategy…Thu Apr 04 2002 - 01:00
Ex-US security adviser sees present Washington policy as 'incoherent'US: The former US national security adviser, Mr Zbigniew Brzezinski, yesterday denounced US policy in the Middle East as "incoherent…Wed Apr 03 2002 - 01:00
Complexities of US role challenge certainties of old leftLETTER FROM AMERICA: Writing in the Guardian last week, Salman Rushdie noted that he had been cast into the ranks of what the…Sat Mar 30 2002 - 00:00
Death penalty demand sets US on collision course with FranceUS: US prosecutors will demand the death penalty for Mr Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person charged in connection with the September…Fri Mar 29 2002 - 00:00
Thomas Flanagan, novelist, dies in USThe death has occurred in San Francisco of the Irish-American writer Thomas Flanagan, author of The Year of the FrenchTue Mar 26 2002 - 00:00
Campaign finance Bill still has hurdles to crossTHE US: "POW!" "SPLAT!" The donations that dropped through the door of the Democratic Party last month would have floored even…Tue Mar 26 2002 - 00:00
Cheney supports Arafat's right to go to Beirut meetingTHE MIDDLE EAST: Vice-President Dick Cheney will not now fly out to meet the Palestinian leader, Mr Yasser Arafat, ahead of …Mon Mar 25 2002 - 00:00
UN resolution turns page in history of neglectLETTER FROM AMERICA: When the US ambassador to the UN, Mr John Negroponte, successfully tabled a resolution on the Israeli-Palestinian…Sat Mar 23 2002 - 00:00
Bush seeks $27bn to fight terrorismTHE US: President Bush has asked Congress to approve a $27Sat Mar 23 2002 - 00:00
Terrorist suspects get more rights in US trialsUS: Easing some of the concerns of civil rights advocates, the US Secretary of Defence, Mr Donald Rumsfeld, yesterday announced…Fri Mar 22 2002 - 00:00
Pentagon's top expert on Cuba was pro-Castro spy, she admitsUS: Ana Belen Montes (45) was the Pentagon's top expert on CubaThu Mar 21 2002 - 00:00
Cardinal allowed priests accused of abuse to workTHE US: The Catholic Church in the US has suffered another crippling blow with the publication by a Connecticut newspaper of…Wed Mar 20 2002 - 00:00
An Irish saint is celebrated from sea to shining seaFor the most part the fickle gods of weather smiled kindly on St Patrick's Day festivities "from sea to shining sea" of the US…Mon Mar 18 2002 - 00:00
US is not an advocate of Irish unity, says Bush's special envoyIn comments which are likely to disappoint many Irish-Americans, the US administration's special representative for Northern …Sat Mar 16 2002 - 00:00
Trimble remarks on State criticised in USThe reverberations of the attack by the Northern First Minister, Mr David Trimble, on the "sectarian" nature of the Republic …Fri Mar 15 2002 - 00:00
Ahern brushes off Trimble's latest criticismsCasting a pall on the Taoiseach's message of progress in the peace process and relative harmony in the North, the North's First…Thu Mar 14 2002 - 00:00
State to fund chair in Kennedy's honourThe Government yesterday honoured the contribution of Senator Ted Kennedy to Irish affairs and the 40th year of his entry into…Thu Mar 14 2002 - 00:00
We will discourage London on Border poll, Ahern saysThe Government will actively discourage the British government from acceding to a Border poll, the Taoiseach has confirmedWed Mar 13 2002 - 00:00
Border poll would be premature, Ahern says in USThe Taoiseach last night made it clear that he would regard a referendum on Irish unity in the North in the near future as premature…Tue Mar 12 2002 - 00:00
Bush pays tribute to allies at memorial ceremonyUS: President Bush yesterday paid warm tribute to America's allies as he commemorated September 11th six months on.Tue Mar 12 2002 - 00:00
