Romney wins at last for . . . the Lie of the YearIt was not the sort of victory Mitt Romney had in mind when he declared his candidacy for the US presidency, but the former governor…Fri Dec 14 2012 - 00:00
Republicans celebrate 'Waterloo' of trade unionsMichigan’s Republican-dominated legislature and Republican governor have dealt a severe blow to the US trade union movement and…Thu Dec 13 2012 - 00:00
Press dreaming of White House Christmas with every article they writeAMERICA: For journalists used to being herded in and out like cattle, the White House Christmas party is a reversal of fortunes…Sat Dec 08 2012 - 00:00
Fox News pushed Petraeus for presidencyRoger Ailes, the founder and chairman of Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News corporation, sent an emissary to Gen David Petraeus when he…Thu Dec 06 2012 - 00:00
Poll fuels curiosity over fate of ClintonThe fate of US secretary of state Hillary Rodham Clinton after she leaves office next month is a matter of keen speculation inside…Thu Dec 06 2012 - 00:00
Nato to deploy missiles on Turkish borderNato announced yesterday that it will deploy Patriot missile batteries on the border between Turkey and Syria to defend Turkey…Wed Dec 05 2012 - 00:00
A random act of kindness as cop tends to homeless man on cold NY nightThe ageing, homeless man sits hunched over his beggar’s cup, his ragged trousers and bare feet extended in front of him, the …Sat Dec 01 2012 - 00:00
Turning the business of beauty into a global cultureFounded by the daughter of east European Jewish immigrants in 1935, Estée Lauder is one of the world’s top five beauty conglomerates…Fri Nov 30 2012 - 00:00
UN votes for Palestinian statehoodPalestine has been awarded the status of a non-member observer state in the United Nations by an overwhelming majority of 138…Fri Nov 30 2012 - 00:00
Palestine granted observer status at UNPalestine has been awarded the status of a non-member observer state in the United Nations, by an overwhelming majority of 138…Fri Nov 30 2012 - 00:00
Obama in campaign mode over budgetBarack Obama is on the campaign trail again, just three weeks after winning the presidential electionThu Nov 29 2012 - 00:00
Obama still looks to Lincoln for inspirationAMERICA: Steven Spielberg’s film Lincoln is a gripping account of political processSat Nov 17 2012 - 00:00
Forget love triangles. It's a love pentagonThe affair between the CIA director and his biographer may have stayed hidden if she hadn’t got jealousSat Nov 17 2012 - 00:00
Obama vows to be better president in second termIn his first press conference since his re-election, Barack Obama yesterday promised to be a more effective president.Thu Nov 15 2012 - 00:00
Email affair hits career of another US generalThe saga of the amorous generals destroyed a second illustrious career yesterday when defence secretary Leon Panetta suspended…Wed Nov 14 2012 - 00:00
UN seat result of Tánaiste's constant close work with diplomatic serviceANALYSIS: Ireland’s victory in yesterday’s election to the United Nations Human Rights Council was the culmination of a campaign…Tue Nov 13 2012 - 00:00
Ireland gets 'major endorsement' with UN Human Rights Council seatIreland yesterday was elected to one of three seats reserved for western countries on the United Nations Human Rights Council…Tue Nov 13 2012 - 00:00
Petraeus friend was harassed by ex-loverThe woman to whom Gen David Petraeus’s biographer and former lover Paula Broadwell sent threatening emails has been identified…Tue Nov 13 2012 - 00:00
Obama challenges Republicans to renew contentious Bush-era tax cutsIn duelling statements to the press yesterday, US president Barack Obama and the Republican speaker of the House John Boehner…Sat Nov 10 2012 - 00:00
Best and worst of times - plus the possibility of Clinton-Bush rematchAmerica : Few events could equal the sense of being at the epicentre of history in Chicago on election rightSat Nov 10 2012 - 00:00
'The president reflects this country'Thirty-six hours after the presidential race was called, President Barack Obama’s campaign team yesterday explained why they …Fri Nov 09 2012 - 00:00
To the victor an emotional hometown celebrationThe party: President Barack Obama rewarded his legions of campaign workers by reserving his election night party just for them…Thu Nov 08 2012 - 00:00
Obama seeks to heal divisionsUS president Barack Obama secured his re-election yesterday through a powerful coalition of minorities that became the majority…Thu Nov 08 2012 - 00:00
Thoughts of Gettysburg address and Lincoln as Obama took stageANALYSIS: Before dawn, in the euphoria of his re-election, Obama’s wish for co-operation suddenly felt possibleThu Nov 08 2012 - 00:00
Adopted hometown delivers for ObamaBefore they moved to the White House, Barack Obama and his wife and daughters lived in a large old house in Hyde Park, on the…Wed Nov 07 2012 - 00:00
US election set to break turnout recordsThe US presidential election looked set to break turnout records last night with state officials in Connecticut and Michigan …Wed Nov 07 2012 - 00:00
Challenger who stayed hidden in plain sightMitt Romney: Willard Mitt Romney’s mother Lenore abandoned a career as a Hollywood starlet to marry his father George, an automobile…Tue Nov 06 2012 - 00:00
Hard-won gains make for wiser presidentBarack Obama: Barack Obama has aged visibly in the four years since he, Michelle, Malia and Sasha strode on to the stage in …Tue Nov 06 2012 - 00:00
Obama holds lead in key statesBy the time they pause to await the election results tomorrow, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney will have attended 14 rallies in …Mon Nov 05 2012 - 00:00
Chicago church still putting its faith in ObamaUS president Barack Obama wasn’t mentioned by name at Trinity United Church of Christ on the south side of Chicago yesterday. …Mon Nov 05 2012 - 00:00
Romney, Obama in final flurry of visits to swing statesTHE FINAL frenzy of presidential election campaigning will take US president Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney to…Sat Nov 03 2012 - 00:00
Race issue a constant subtext in campaignTO UNDERSTAND the importance of race in Tuesday’s presidential election, you have to go back at least half a century, to the …Sat Nov 03 2012 - 00:00
At least 65 left dead in Sandy's trail of destructionTHE EASTERN seaboard of the United States showed signs of returning to life yesterday, two days after Hurricane Sandy smashed…Thu Nov 01 2012 - 00:00
Poll shows Obama ahead in three swing statesFIVE DAYS before the presidential election, president Barack Obama’s campaign has been cheered by a new poll showing their candidate…Thu Nov 01 2012 - 00:00
At least 32 killed as Sandy sweeps US northeastAT LEAST 32 people are believed to have been killed by Hurricane Sandy in the US, bringing fatalities from the “Frankenstorm” …Wed Oct 31 2012 - 00:00
At least 30 dead in Sandy's wakeAt least 30 people are believed to have been killed by Hurricane Sandy in the US, bringing fatalities from the ‘Frankenstorm’ …Tue Oct 30 2012 - 00:00
US east coast braced for worst hurricane in its historyMORE THAN TWO million Americans in 11 states and the District of Columbia were without electricity last night, when Hurricane…Tue Oct 30 2012 - 00:00
Romney adviser reverses after playing race cardJOHN SUNUNU, the former governor of New Hampshire and co-chair of Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign, yesterday appeared to …Sat Oct 27 2012 - 01:00
'There'll be more jobs under Romney'THE MEN emerge to greet me from the dense, sub-tropical foliage like indigenous tribesmenFri Oct 26 2012 - 01:00
Obama bags it as foreign policies hit homeTHE QUEUE stretched farther than I could see; some 11,000 Americans waited good-naturedly to see President Barack Obama in a …Wed Oct 24 2012 - 01:00
Obama ahead in battle for press endorsementsUS PRESIDENT Barack Obama and the Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, are in a dead heat, tied at 47 per cent, according to a…Tue Oct 23 2012 - 01:00
Candidates clash on foreign policyMitt Romney affected another major transformation last night, morphing from a hawk who less than a year ago suggested that if…Tue Oct 23 2012 - 01:00
Israel, a nuclear Iran, war in Afghanistan and the Benghazi attack candidates to tussle over international issues in third meetingJUDGING FROM the list of topics for tonight’s foreign policy debate, Europe, Africa and South America will not even be mentioned…Mon Oct 22 2012 - 01:00
Half a century on, Cuban missile crisis haunts American psycheAMERICA : Dramatic events that unfolded over 13 days in 1962 took the world to the brink of disasterSat Oct 20 2012 - 01:00
Fiery and feral clash gives Obama the edgeTHERE WAS something feral about the way the two men seemed to stalk and circle one another, approaching menacingly as the tone…Thu Oct 18 2012 - 01:00
An energetic display paves way back for presidentIN THE wake of Thursday night’s debate, Republicans ganged up on Joe Biden, portraying the vice-president’s aggressive performance…Sat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
Biden and Ryan clash in debateBoth sides claimed victory in the spirited debate between vice-president Joe Biden and the Republican nominee Paul Ryan last …Fri Oct 12 2012 - 01:00
Focus moves to divisive issues of health and pensionsThe cost of social services has become the cockpit of the presidential contestFri Oct 12 2012 - 01:00
Critical clash looming in race too close to callTONIGHT’S vice-presidential debate in this small town in central Kentucky comes at a critical junctureThu Oct 11 2012 - 01:00
Old hand to fight it out with young gun in VP debateUS VICE-president Joe Biden jumped out from behind the bushes, yelling and firing on the journalistsWed Oct 10 2012 - 01:00
