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
US pushing for women in Afghanistan governmentWomen must be given a place in the governing of a new Afghanistan - that is the somewhat surprising new message to the country…Wed Nov 21 2001 - 00:00
Afghan war gains prompt US Mid-East initiativeThe US took advantage yesterday of the political and military momentum in its Afghan campaign to launch a new political offensive…Tue Nov 20 2001 - 00:00
Powell declares US support for a Palestinian stateThe US yesterday formally and for the first time acknowledged the objective of establishing an independent Palestinian state …Tue Nov 20 2001 - 00:00
US says alliance has cleared way for coalitionPolitics began to catch up with military developments in Afghanistan yesterday as US sources confirmed the Northern Alliance …Mon Nov 19 2001 - 00:00
Manhunt goes on as hijack tapes releasedSenior US Administration sources yesterday confirmed that they have received "authoritative" intelligence information suggesting…Sat Nov 17 2001 - 00:00
Evangelicals put obstacle course in way of divorceImagine, if you will, the love-struck Arizonian down on one knee clutching the hand of the love of his lifeSat Nov 17 2001 - 00:00
Russians go for gold as the safest way to settle US billsWhen it comes to international jet-set travel, there are some things one simply should not leave home without.Fri Nov 16 2001 - 00:00
Presidents return to schoolPresident Bush and President Putin have concluded their easy-going three-day summit, emphasising the strength of their personal…Fri Nov 16 2001 - 00:00
Putin to experience joys of life on a ranchCementing what he hopes is more than a warming dialogue between their two nations, a growing personal relationship, President…Thu Nov 15 2001 - 00:00
Bush authorises tribunals to try suspected terroristsCivil liberties groups have strenuously protested at President Bush's decision to authorise the establishment of special military…Thu Nov 15 2001 - 00:00
US, Russia to reduce nuclear stocksThe US and Russia are to cut their nuclear warhead stocks unilaterally by two-thirds over the next decade.Wed Nov 14 2001 - 00:00
UN speeds efforts to broker search for successor to TalibanThe United Nations in New York yesterday scrambled to give politics and coalition-building a chance to catch up with the unexpectedly…Wed Nov 14 2001 - 00:00
Alliance forces enter Kabul as Taliban fleeNorthern Alliance troops, with their distinctive pakool caps, were seen entering Kabul from the north in jeeps and four-by-four…Tue Nov 13 2001 - 00:00
Trial investigates auction houses' conspiracyThat the two most famous auction houses in the world, Sotheby's and Christie's, conspired to fix commissions is agreed by all…Tue Nov 13 2001 - 00:00
Putin not to be deflected from wooing the USChina's Hu Jintao, the heir apparent to Jiang Zemin, was in Moscow last week to plead the case that America's missile defence…Mon Nov 12 2001 - 00:00
US says no evidence that bin Laden has nuclear weaponsThe US does not believe there is credible evidence that Osama bin Laden has nuclear or chemical weapons, the US National Security…Mon Nov 12 2001 - 00:00
Alliance claiming rout of Taliban in northTroops of the opposition Northern Alliance were last night sweeping south, northeast, and west of the city of Mazar-e-Sharif, …Mon Nov 12 2001 - 00:00
Taliban confirms Alliance has entered Mazar-e-SharifForces of the anti-Taliban Northern Alliance claim to have taken the key Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif.Sat Nov 10 2001 - 00:00
Special police powers extendedThe US Attorney General, Mr John Ashcroft, controversially extending new special police powers already enhanced since September…Sat Nov 10 2001 - 00:00
Harvard hears of Ahern's support for Trimble and the USThe Taoiseach has applauded the election of Mr David Trimble and Mr Mark Durkan as the North's First and Deputy First Ministers…Fri Nov 09 2001 - 00:00
Bush gives support to peace in NorthPresident George Bush yesterday reiterated his strong support for the Irish peace process and asked the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, …Fri Nov 09 2001 - 00:00
AG rules against assisted suicideIn a move widely praised by the "pro-life" movement, the US Attorney General, Mr John Ashcroft, has controversially intervened…Thu Nov 08 2001 - 00:00
Bush sets off on stiff schedule to shore up the international coalition against terrorismPresident George Bush has set himself a stiff schedule this week and next of meetings with world leaders in a bid to shore up…Wed Nov 07 2001 - 00:00
Airport staff fired after man found with 7 knivesSeven security staff at Chicago's O'Hare airport have been fired following the arrest of a man who almost succeeded in getting…Tue Nov 06 2001 - 00:00
Mayoral battle turns personalReeling from the shock of seeing their beloved Yankees defeated in the World Series on Sunday night, New Yorkers may yet today…Tue Nov 06 2001 - 00:00
US troops 'closing net around bin Laden'A US TV network yesterday claimed that the hunt for Osama bin Laden had narrowed to a handful of suspected mountain hideouts …Sat Nov 03 2001 - 00:00
Bush increases pressure to secure his pet projects"Bipartisanship" in the Bush lexicon has a habit of meaning "follow me, or else"Sat Nov 03 2001 - 00:00
US begins major carpet-bomb raidsTaliban troops in the north of Afghanistan around Mazar-e-Sharif and defending Kabul yesterday faced renewed waves of attacks…Thu Nov 01 2001 - 00:00
UN must remain to defend East Timor - CowenWelcoming the prospect of East Timor's formal independence in May, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Cowen, said yesterday…Thu Nov 01 2001 - 00:00
US doubts rise about bin Laden captureFor the first time in the US a poll is showing doubts about the military campaign against the Taliban.Wed Oct 31 2001 - 00:00
Cowen calls on British to demilitariseThe Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Cowen, yesterday called on the British government to move "very quickly" to demilitarise…Wed Oct 31 2001 - 00:00
Rumsfeld urges media patienceUrging patience on a media hungry for events to report, the US Secretary of Defence, Mr Don Rumsfeld, yesterday insisted the …Tue Oct 30 2001 - 00:00
'Hypocritical' Washington losing its hold on IsraelShimon Peres was in town this week to get a blast of advice from the US Administration over the Israeli invasion of Palestinian…Sat Oct 27 2001 - 01:00
US postpones tests to further ABM talksThe US has postponed tests on key elements of its controversial missile system in the hope that talks with a newly pliable Russia…Sat Oct 27 2001 - 01:00
Blow to US as Taliban execute key foeThe US and indigenous opposition to Afghanistan's Taliban regime took a severe blow yesterday when a respected former guerilla…Sat Oct 27 2001 - 01:00
$100bn stimulus bill brings end to US Congress harmonyThere was precious little of the bipartisanship that has been the hallmark of US politics since September 11th when the House…Fri Oct 26 2001 - 01:00
Coalition on terror growing stronger, says PowellThe coalition put together by the US to fight terrorism was not, as some suggested, fraying at the edges but "getting stronger…Thu Oct 25 2001 - 01:00
IRA decision welcomed as 'day of liberation' for NIThe IRA's decision yesterday "represents a new day of liberation for all the people of Northern Ireland", Senator Ted Kennedy…Wed Oct 24 2001 - 01:00
US confirms special forces are already in AfghanistanSmall groups of US Special Forces are working inside Afghanistan, Defence Department sources have confirmed, amid hints that …Sat Oct 20 2001 - 01:00
Beijing's support of US welcomed by BushThere was warm praise yesterday from President Bush for the willingness of President Jiang Zemin of China to stand by the US …Sat Oct 20 2001 - 01:00
Rough justice for detainees held after US attacksYazeed Al-Salmi has the misfortune that for six weeks he shared a house with Nawaf Alhazmi.Sat Oct 20 2001 - 01:00
Bombing missions targeting Taliban troopsA twelfth day of bombardment by US and British planes yesterday continued the process of softening up Taliban troop concentrations…Fri Oct 19 2001 - 01:00
Links discovered between mail attacksThree of the separate anthrax attacks in the US have been clearly linked by investigators who yesterday also offered a $1 million…Fri Oct 19 2001 - 01:00
Two more anthrax cases in USAnthrax may be surprisingly difficult to spread but fear is deeply infectious, America is learning, as two more cases of actual…Wed Oct 17 2001 - 01:00
A-130 to change war focusAs the US and British campaign in Afghanistan moves into its second phase, political considerations, coalition-building and the…Wed Oct 17 2001 - 01:00
Worldwide fear grows as Senate leader sent anthraxAn anthrax attack on the heart of the US political system, the country's most senior Democrat politician, Senator Tom Daschle…Tue Oct 16 2001 - 01:00
Bush rejects Taliban offer to expel bin LadenAfghanistan's Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Haji Abdul Kabir, the third most powerful figure in the Taliban, told reporters visiting…Mon Oct 15 2001 - 01:00
Fears grow in US as anthrax case confirmed in New YorkThe US is on high alert this weekend amid fears of an outbreak of biological terrorism, fuelled by the confirmation of a fourth…Sat Oct 13 2001 - 01:00
