Bruised and bloodied Bush takes advice after snack attackSporting a bruise on his cheek the size of a golf ball, President Bush yesterday made light of what is now the most famous pretzel…Tue Jan 15 2002 - 00:00
US adviser calls for greater focus on unionist alienationThe US has signalled a shift in emphasis in relation to Northern Ireland by appealing for greater understanding of the alienation…Thu Jan 10 2002 - 00:00
Mullah Omar fled with large cash haul - reportTHE US: Mr Abdui Qadez, the deputy manager of the Kandahar branch of Afghanistan's Central Bank, flipped open Account Book No…Wed Jan 09 2002 - 00:00
US prepares prison at Cuba base to hold Taliban, al-Qaeda fightersUS: Construction work has begun on new prison facilities at the huge US military base at Guantanamo in Cuba to prepare for the…Tue Jan 08 2002 - 00:00
Teen pilot left alone in aircraft by instructorTHE US: On his way into central Tampa in the single-engined Cessna he had stolen from his flying school, 15-year-old Charles…Mon Jan 07 2002 - 00:00
American Taliban soldier could turn supergrassIt was Tomoya Kawakita's misfortune that a former victim spotted him in the streetSat Dec 22 2001 - 00:00
Somalia is not next - RumsfeldThe US Secretary of Defence, Mr Don Rumsfeld, has categorically denied a report he had told NATO that, after Afghanistan, the…Thu Dec 20 2001 - 00:00
US Afghan mission an 'engaged shooting war' until al-Qaeda fallsThe war and the US mission in Afghanistan is far from over and the US will remain there until al-Qaeda and its leadership has…Tue Dec 18 2001 - 00:00
Anthrax tests suggest attacks were work of an American opportunist with grudgeThe anthrax used in the attacks on US media and political figures almost certainly originated in stocks developed by the US army…Mon Dec 17 2001 - 00:00
Al-Qaeda forces flee to border after fall of Tora Bora positionsTribal and US forces were last night pursuing groups of fleeing al-Qaeda troops south towards the Pakistan border only a few …Mon Dec 17 2001 - 00:00
Bin Laden tape not edited - BushPresident Bush yesterday described as "preposterous" claims that the Osama bin Laden tape released on Thursday was doctoredSat Dec 15 2001 - 00:00
Gore's hat still in the ring as Democrats look ahead to 2004As I passed the souvenir shop in Union Station a small poster caught my eye among the clutter of political postcards and cartoons…Sat Dec 15 2001 - 00:00
Bush pulls out of ABM treatyIn a move that will sow doubts among its allies about the real commitment of the US to international coalition-building, the …Fri Dec 14 2001 - 00:00
'Smoking gun' tape shows bin Laden exulting in attackAlthough widely anticipated, the release yesterday of the Osama bin Laden "smoking gun" tape has sent a wave of shock and anger…Fri Dec 14 2001 - 00:00
Video justifies action by US, says PentagonThe Osama bin Laden tape demonstrated clearly "why terrorism and terrorists must be defeated before they get their hands on weapons…Fri Dec 14 2001 - 00:00
'Smoking gun' evidence against bin Laden to be releasedThe US was preparing last night to release the "smoking gun" evidence which administration officials hope will finally put to…Thu Dec 13 2001 - 00:00
US to notify Russia of withdrawal from ABM treaty to start arms planThe US Administration is expected today to formally notify Russia of its intention to withdraw from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile…Thu Dec 13 2001 - 00:00
Pakistan holds 2 nuclear scientistsTwo Pakistani nuclear scientists have admitted to having discussed nuclear weapon production with Osama bin Laden, according …Thu Dec 13 2001 - 00:00
Bush plan for militaryPresident Bush has painted a picture of a new, leaner and more flexible US military, equipped with intelligent missiles targeted…Wed Dec 12 2001 - 00:00
Bin Laden's men get ultimatum to surrender todayHundreds of Osama bin Laden's Al-Qaeda fighters, trapped in a remote mountain valley near Tora Bora, have been reportedly given…Wed Dec 12 2001 - 00:00
Bush to decide on bin Laden tapesPresident Bush is reported to be personally involved in the decision about whether or not to release the latest video tape on…Tue Dec 11 2001 - 00:00
Tape of bin Laden's delight is 'legitimate'A videotape in the hands of the US authorities could provide the most dramatic evidence yet of the culpability of Osama bin Laden…Mon Dec 10 2001 - 00:00
Crowds cheer in Kandahar as Taliban surrendersThe last vestiges of Taliban power fell yesterday as opposition forces swept into Kandahar to be greeted by cheering crowdsSat Dec 08 2001 - 00:00
US says training of North's police conditional on rights provisionsThe US has said it is willing to resume the training of Northern Ireland police officers, suspended two years ago over human …Sat Dec 08 2001 - 00:00
230 teachers jailed for role in strikeA Judge in a New Jersey suburban town has been doling out detention to teachers in a bitter industrial dispute that has left …Sat Dec 08 2001 - 00:00
Talks open on peace force for KabulDiscussions have opened behind the scenes at the UN in New York to put together a multinational peacekeeping force for Kabul …Sat Dec 08 2001 - 00:00
Problems facing Afghanistan make for chilling readingThe success of the Bonn talks between Afghan opposition groups this week in producing an agreed coalition should allow discussions…Sat Dec 08 2001 - 00:00
Three Irish groups on US list of terroristsThe US State Department has named three Irish groups - the Continuity IRA, the Orange Volunteers, and the Red Hand Defenders - …Fri Dec 07 2001 - 00:00
More US pressure appliedThe US yesterday continued to apply pressure on the Palestinian Authority's President Yasser Arafat with the White House spokesman…Fri Dec 07 2001 - 00:00
US, Afghan allies at odds over fate of Taliban leaderTensions emerged yesterday between US war aims and those of its Afghan allies as the Taliban prepared to hand over their final…Fri Dec 07 2001 - 00:00
Eight killed in 'friendly fire' missile malfunctionThree US special forces and five Afghan opposition soldiers died yesterday when a US missile malfunctioned and fell close to …Thu Dec 06 2001 - 00:00
US freezes assets of organisations it believes fund HamasThe US yesterday expanded its target list in its war on terrorism by moving to freeze the assets of organisations alleged by …Wed Dec 05 2001 - 00:00
US slow to confirm identity of American fighting as TalibanIt's a long way from suburban California to a hospital bed in Mazar-i-Sharif, and an even longer road from John Philip Walker…Tue Dec 04 2001 - 00:00
US makes final appeal to Arafat to assert controlDesperately scrambling to save what appears increasingly like a stillborn US peace initiative, the administration bowed to the…Tue Dec 04 2001 - 00:00
US likely to target 'sleeper cells' nextThe next phase in the US war on terrorism, once the leadership of al-Qaeda is captured, is likely to focus on the rooting out…Tue Dec 04 2001 - 00:00
No US decision yet on caves manhuntUS military forces will do "whatever is necessary" to root out the Taliban and al-Qaeda terrorists from their cave hideouts, …Mon Dec 03 2001 - 00:00
Time not right for peace force, US saysThe despatch of an international peace-keeping force to Afghanistan would be premature, the White House said yesterdaySat Dec 01 2001 - 00:00
Court upholds rabbis' right to tell - to wife's furyTry forcing a member of the clergy to reveal in court what passed between them and a penitent under the seal of the confessional…Sat Dec 01 2001 - 00:00
Powell plays down talk of targeting IraqThe US Secretary of State, Mr Colin Powell, yesterday downplayed talk of targeting Iraq in the near futureFri Nov 30 2001 - 00:00
Pair accused of NY blast scam blow their coverIt's an ill wind indeed that doesn't blow someone some opportunityFri Nov 30 2001 - 00:00
Names of terrorist suspects releasedMoving to forestall congressional and civil liberties' criticism of the Justice Department, the US Attorney General, Mr John …Thu Nov 29 2001 - 00:00
Search for al Qaeda at Tora BoraThe US search for the al-Qaeda and Taliban leaders is now focused on the area between Kandahar and the Khyber Pass, including…Wed Nov 28 2001 - 00:00
US groups oppose 'breakthrough'The announcement that a Massachussetts firm has cloned a human embryo has provoked an outcry from the country's "pro-life" movement…Tue Nov 27 2001 - 00:00
Bush warns Iraq on weapons inspectionsPresident George Bush yesterday appeared to signal an escalation in US war ambitions by pledging to "hold to account" countries…Tue Nov 27 2001 - 00:00
Controversy as US company claims to have cloned human embryoA US company claims to have successfully cloned a human embryo for the first time, opening a hugely controversial new chapter…Mon Nov 26 2001 - 00:00
An honourable, salutary warning to journalismAugust 1945, Nagasaki - "Observers in the tail of our ship saw a giant ball of fire rise as though from the bowels of the earth…Sat Nov 24 2001 - 00:00
UN, US hopeful for Bonn meetingUS and UN officials have been expressing confidence that next week's meeting in Bonn of Afghan opposition forces will be able…Fri Nov 23 2001 - 00:00
Woman dies of anthrax as 'disgruntled American' suspectedThe death by inhalation anthrax of a 94-year-old woman from rural Connecticut is mystifying US investigators who say the woman…Thu Nov 22 2001 - 00:00
What Rumsfeld said about taking prisonersWhen the US Defence Secretary, Mr Don Rumsfeld, told journalists on Monday at a Pentagon briefing that US special forces were…Wed Nov 21 2001 - 00:00
Auction house boss under hammerMs Diana Brooks (51), known in the trade as "Dede", has delivered what may well be the killer blow to her former bossWed Nov 21 2001 - 00:00
