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
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
