Romney and Ryan's father and son act wows votersMitt Romney is more human and paternalistic now he has a running mate his son’s ageTue Aug 14 2012 - 01:00
Gunman kills 12 at premiere of Batman filmJAMES EAGEN Holmes (24) propped open the rear exit of cinema nine in the Century 16 Movie Theatre in Aurora, a suburb of Denver…Sat Jul 21 2012 - 01:00
US seeks explanation to killingsWhen America woke up to the terrible news yesterday morning, it strained to seek a rational explanation.Sat Jul 21 2012 - 01:00
Colorado shooting: 12 killed, 59 wounded at Batman screeningWHEN AMERICA woke up to the terrible news yesterday morning, it strained to seek a rational explanation.Sat Jul 21 2012 - 01:00
Hopes for resolution to Syria crises fadeHOPES OF a diplomatic resolution to the crisis in Syria faded yesterday when Russia and China vetoed a British-sponsored UN Security…Fri Jul 20 2012 - 01:00
Families of US victims sue over drone strike on YemenRELATIVES OF three American citizens who were killed last autumn by US drone attacks in Yemen have filed a lawsuit against Central…Fri Jul 20 2012 - 01:00
US anger as Russia and China veto sanctions planAS FIGHTING in the Syrian capital Damascus continued for a fifth day yesterday, US officials veered between delight that the …Fri Jul 20 2012 - 01:00
Romney looks close to naming a running mateSPECULATION continued yesterday that Mitt Romney might announce his choice of vice-presidential running mate before departing…Thu Jul 19 2012 - 01:00
Obama refuses to apologise over 'felony' remarkTHE US presidential race has descended into an all-out brawl, with the Obama campaign labelling Republican candidate Mitt Romney…Wed Jul 18 2012 - 01:00
Broken-hearted family seek NY officials' support for Rory's LawAMERICA: The death of a lively 12-year-old has attracted wide media attention in the USSat Jul 14 2012 - 01:00
The past and the presidentBarack Obama: The Making of the Man By David Maraniss. Atlantic Books, 643pp. £16.99Sat Jul 14 2012 - 01:00
Great cheers for Biden on heels of jeers for RomneyObama’s ‘attack dog’ roused the civil rights group’s convention more than he could have ever dared toFri Jul 13 2012 - 01:00
Rich parties for Romney as election turns to classMitt Romney’s $3m Hamptons’ fundraisers lifted his reputation as champion of the richWed Jul 11 2012 - 01:00
Romney to revamp media team after criticismTHE REPUBLICAN presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, is expected to revamp his communications team, possibly early next week, …Sat Jul 07 2012 - 01:00
Ohio rallies as Obama hits home with fitting banterAMERICA : As Obama bounds off the bus to the podium, you have to wonder how meaningful the candidates’ encounters are in the…Sat Jul 07 2012 - 01:00
Buoyant Obama bets on Ohio's backing“NOTHING CAN stop us, America,” US president Barack Obama vowed when he launched his two-day “Betting on America” bus trip through…Fri Jul 06 2012 - 01:00
Republican sound and fury over ObamacareChief justice John Roberts has appalled his fellow conservatives by finding the Bill constitutionalWed Jul 04 2012 - 01:00
High achiever who reached top tells why she went home againAMERICA: A Princeton professor’s account of why women still cannot have it all has got people talkingSat Jun 30 2012 - 01:00
Coveney on US beef export missionMINISTER FOR Agriculture Simon Coveney met his US counterpart Tom Vilsack yesterday “to encourage him to make a decision as early…Wed Jun 27 2012 - 01:00
Arizona immigrant law mostly struck downTHE US Supreme Court yesterday struck down three of four key provisions of Arizona’s immigration law but let the most controversial…Tue Jun 26 2012 - 01:00
Romney and Obama battle for key Latino voteUS PRESIDENT Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney exchanged barbs in speeches to the National Association of…Sat Jun 23 2012 - 01:00
Mystery of fabled female aviator who disappeared still soarsAMERICA: Amelia Earhart caught the imagination of millions. A new attempt to locate her missing plane is under waySat Jun 23 2012 - 01:00
LBJ's moment of truthBIOGRAPHY: He had been derided as a Texas corn pone, but when he became US president, after the assassination of JFK, Lyndon…Sat Jun 23 2012 - 01:00
Obama plays the statesman as Romney rolls the doughMitt Romney ends his tour in Michigan with a warning that the US is going the way of EuropeThu Jun 21 2012 - 01:00
Romney hoping his 'fair shot' will be on targetMitt Romney is fighting the campaign on the premise that everything is Barack Obama’s faultWed Jun 20 2012 - 01:00
Break-in report heralded one of most damning US scandalsAMERICA: After the Watergate affair Richard Milhous Nixon became the only US president to resign from officeSat Jun 16 2012 - 01:00
Events appearing to conspire against wobbly ObamaPRESIDENT BARACK Obama will travel to Baltimore and Philadelphia today as he struggles to right his wobbly campaign and put the…Tue Jun 12 2012 - 01:00
Move is 'crucial step' for Spain's strategyUS AND IMF REACTION: THE US treasury and the International Monetary Fund have welcomed the euro group’s commitment to bail out…Mon Jun 11 2012 - 01:00
Obama regime surpasses Bush in deadliness of war on al-QaedaUS RESPONSE: A spate of recent books and articles have revealed a chilling truth that many suspectedSat Jun 09 2012 - 01:00
Victorious Walker urges Romney to 'say it like it is'FRESH FROM his victory in Tuesday’s recall election, the conservative governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker, yesterday called on…Thu Jun 07 2012 - 01:00
First lady backs Disney on junk foodTHE CRUSADE against obesity gained momentum yesterday when US first lady Michelle Obama teamed up with the Walt Disney Company…Wed Jun 06 2012 - 01:00
Clinton aids Democrat in crunch US contestFORMER US president Bill Clinton travelled to Milwaukee yesterday to bolster the city’s Democratic mayor in his drive to unseat…Sat Jun 02 2012 - 01:00
Unions in crucial showdown with 'divide and conquer governor'AMERICA: DIANE HENDRICKS’S late husband Kenneth founded ABC Supply Inc, the largest roofing company in the US, before he fell…Sat Jun 02 2012 - 01:00
Wisconsin election about more than governor recallHEAVILY PREGNANT with her third child, 36-year-old Elizabeth Ziemer lumbers back into the living room and drops the pile of letters…Fri Jun 01 2012 - 01:00
Romney poised to clinch nominationThe Republican has emerged unscathed from the primaries to virtually tie with Obama in pollsWed May 30 2012 - 01:00
Republican Party too 'wacko' to still be considered mainstreamAMERICA: Two prominent political scientists say the Grand Old Party has become more loyal to party than to country and is to…Sat May 26 2012 - 01:00
Spinmeisters give truth short shrift in US campaignTRUTH IS one of the first casualties of a US presidential campaign. “The stakes are too highFri May 25 2012 - 01:00
Four strikes for Romney as he woos Latino voteIT’S THE sort of efficiency they taught Mitt Romney at Harvard Business SchoolThu May 24 2012 - 01:00
Obama criticises Romney's record at Bain CapitalUS PRESIDENT Barack Obama has for the first time publicly approved of video attacks on his Republican rival Mitt Romney’s record…Wed May 23 2012 - 01:00
US setbacks on Afghan supply route and financeTWENTY-EIGHT Nato allies and 13 partner countries “leave Chicago with a clear roadmap,” President Barack Obama said at the close…Tue May 22 2012 - 01:00
G8 growth team win in austerity v stimulus debate“OUR IMPERATIVE is to promote growth and jobs,” began the final statement by the leaders of eight of the world’s richest countries…Mon May 21 2012 - 01:00
Obama and Karzai meet to discuss end of warA TWO-DAY Nato summit in Chicago started yesterday with a meeting between President Barack Obama and his Afghan counterpart Hamid…Mon May 21 2012 - 01:00
Chinese dissident and family arrive in US to recover 'in body and spirit'CHINESE RIGHTS activist Chen Guangcheng arrived in New York with his wife and two children at the weekend, ending a month-long…Mon May 21 2012 - 01:00
Athens and Berlin at odds over call for euro referendumTHE POLITICAL drama in Greece took an abrupt turn as its caretaker government said German chancellor Angela Merkel wants the …Sat May 19 2012 - 01:00
Cool reception for dissenting Catholics at US universitiesAMERICA LETTER: There were objections to speakers at 12 Catholic universities because of their support for abortion or gay rights…Sat May 19 2012 - 01:00
Concern chief greets food talks 'first' at G8THE G8 summit of the world’s leading economic powers has allotted up to two hours at Camp David today to discuss food security…Sat May 19 2012 - 01:00
Search for way out of Afghanistan central to Nato talks in WashingtonSUMMIT PREVIEW: The US will seek financial pledges just as Nato members are cutting defence budgetsFri May 18 2012 - 01:00
Euro crisis and growth the focus at G8 summitTHE G-8 summit that will convene in the presidential retreat at Camp David, Maryland tonight and tomorrow is widely described…Fri May 18 2012 - 01:00
Obama targets 'vampire' firm run by RomneyIT WAS only a matter of time before President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign followed earlier adversaries of Mitt Romney…Wed May 16 2012 - 01:00
Few signs of progress in bloody war on drugsIT IS the sort of horror that Americans expect to find in distant wars in Africa or the Middle East, not on their doorstep.Tue May 15 2012 - 01:00
