Senate leadership mantle passes to Democrats, courtesy of JeffordsOvernight they had moved Senator Jim Jeffords's desk across the Senate chamber and nailed it to the floor surrounded by protective…Thu Jun 07 2001 - 01:00
Supreme Court ruling raises hopesThe US Supreme Court has given new hope to anti-death penalty campaigners by overturning the sentence on a mentally handicapped…Wed Jun 06 2001 - 01:00
Paying ultimate price for entering US illegally"Walk a couple of hours and you'll reach a highway," the "coyotes" said. "We'll be back with water."Sat May 26 2001 - 01:00
Giuliani's mistress barred from New York mayoral home"Score one for Donna" was how the New York Daily News headlined Monday's court decision to bar the city mayor's mistress from…Wed May 23 2001 - 01:00
Powell links appeal to halt violence with hint of re-engagement in Middle EastThe US Secretary of State, Mr Colin Powell, held out the tentative possibility of US re-engagement in the Middle East peace process…Tue May 22 2001 - 01:00
Killing McVeigh `is not part of the healing process'Bud Welch has every reason to want Timothy McVeigh dead. "I used to want to kill him," he admitsSat May 19 2001 - 01:00
Times they are a-changing as Dylan reaches 60 but the legend lives on as strong as everForty years ago, Joan Baez dragged him on to the stage at the Newport Folk FestivalSat May 19 2001 - 01:00
US cuts off funding to `Real IRA'The US government has formally designated the "Real IRA" as a terrorist organisation in order to cut off funding to the group…Thu May 17 2001 - 01:00
US pulls out of OECD tax controlsAttempts by the OECD to curb both harmful tax competition and the appeal of off-shore tax havens have taken a blow with the decision…Sat May 12 2001 - 01:00
The woman who made human rights `universal'The US House of Representatives, in a fit of pique which does it no credit, on Thursday agreed to make the payment of some $244…Sat May 12 2001 - 01:00
Brooks goose-steps into Broadway's record booksThe irrepressible 74-year-old Mel Brooks, master of black humour and bad taste, is goose-stepping his way into Broadway's record…Wed May 09 2001 - 01:00
Massive increase in US arms spending likelyThe ability to fight two major wars simultaneously has long been the yardstick for US defence spending, force levels and procurement…Tue May 08 2001 - 01:00
Luck of the Irish runs out as judge rules it a dirty wordCarol Ann Martin is proud of her Irish roots. And she just wanted to declare it on her car's vanity licence plate: "IRISH".Tue May 08 2001 - 01:00
$60bn scheme will not buy absolute security"The probability that a missile armed with weapons of mass destruction would be used against US forces or interests," a CIA-sponsored…Sat May 05 2001 - 01:00
Bush's ambiguity reduces temperature on missiles issueWhether deliberate or accidental, ambiguity seems to be the order of the day for US diplomacyFri May 04 2001 - 01:00
US politicians want Trimble to lift SF banMembers of the US House of Representatives have called on Northern Ireland's First Minister, Mr David Trimble, to lift the ban…Fri May 04 2001 - 01:00
Conviction of former Klan member pleases rights groupsFollowing the conviction of a former Ku Klux Klan member for the 1963 bombing of an Alabama church and the death of four teenage…Thu May 03 2001 - 01:00
Missile consensus may be possibleAmerica's allies have expressed deep concern about the US intention to deploy a national missile defenceWed May 02 2001 - 01:00
Bush softens pill of missile defence schemeCalling for "vision" and a new way of thinking about global security, President Bush committed himself again yesterday to a controversial…Wed May 02 2001 - 01:00
Rate cut unlikely in near futureThe president of the European Central Bank, Mr Wim Duisenberg, has once again defended the ECB's refusal to cut European interest…Mon Apr 30 2001 - 01:00
McVeigh admits Reno was a targetTimothy McVeigh has admitted he considered assassinating the then US Attorney General, Ms Janet Reno, before deciding to bomb…Sat Apr 28 2001 - 01:00
Capturing the legacy of Chernobyl's black windVasili Pochitsky's black stork, wings outstretched in flight, swoops over a desolate landscape of leafless trees and small helpless…Sat Apr 28 2001 - 01:00
Nomination of Haass to NI role set to be approved todayThe confirmation by the US Senate of Dr Richard Haass as the administration's "point man" on the Northern Ireland peace process…Fri Apr 27 2001 - 01:00
US gives pledge to shield Taiwan from aggression in move likely to enrage ChinaThe US yesterday extended to Taiwan its first explicit defence commitment in a move likely to enrage the Chinese government.Thu Apr 26 2001 - 01:00
Judge frankly does give a damn about parody of `Gone With the Wind'Title credits close. Text rolls up across warm sunny landscape... and Tara.Mon Apr 23 2001 - 01:00
President's positive Irish message really takes off in HoustonIt was a PR man's dreamSat Apr 21 2001 - 01:00
President McAleese in Texas salutes the patient path to building peaceThere are no instant solutions or magic turning points in the patient, "step by step" building of peace, the President, Mrs McAleese…Fri Apr 20 2001 - 01:00
McAleese starts US visit with strong plea for touristsFoot-and-mouth disease is no threat to humans or the food chain, the President, Mrs McAleese, insisted when she met the Dallas…Thu Apr 19 2001 - 01:00
Mississippi votes for flag some see as a slavery symbolMississippi says No. The state, of which William Faulkner said the past is never dead, has overwhelmingly rejected a new flag…Thu Apr 19 2001 - 01:00
US Defence Secretary takes hardline stance on ChinaThere is a new, sharper edge to President Bush's comments on China now the crew of the US surveillance aircraft are homeSat Apr 14 2001 - 01:00
Bush's caution reflects new reality of interdependenceYou know the one about the bank manager. You owe him $1,000, so he has you over a barrelSat Apr 14 2001 - 01:00
US spy plane crew get a warm welcome at Hawaii air baseThe 24-member crew of a US spy plane held in China for 11 days received an upbeat welcome when they arrived in Hawaii yesterday…Fri Apr 13 2001 - 01:00
`Sorry' seems to be the hardest word to sayDiscerning "continued movement" in their delicate discussions with the Chinese, US officials yesterday again emphasised the problems…Tue Apr 10 2001 - 01:00
US will not apologise to China over spy plane, insists CheneyThe US Secretary of State, Mr Colin Powell, warned yesterday that long-term relations with China are at risk because of the US…Mon Apr 09 2001 - 01:00
Powell warns China over held spy plane crewThe US Secretary of State, Mr Colin Powell, yesterday sent China a strong message that the US administration might not be able…Mon Apr 09 2001 - 01:00
Academics aim to save Ulster-ScotsA new international network of academic contacts has been established for the promotion of the Ulster-Scots language and heritage…Mon Apr 09 2001 - 01:00
Redundant spying missions that exact an unnecessary human tollIn 1969 the US ambassador to Poland, Walter Stoessel, was making overtures to his Chinese counterpart, hoping to start the normalisation…Sat Apr 07 2001 - 01:00
Powell regrets death of Chinese pilotIn a move designed to take the heat out of the impasse with China, the US Secretary of State, Mr Colin Powell, yesterday expressed…Thu Apr 05 2001 - 01:00
An exquisite black and white faith-based dilemma for BushWhen George Bush announced a quick follow-up to his campaign pledge to empower faith-based charities by allowing them access …Sat Mar 31 2001 - 01:00
France may delay extradition of man accused of killing abortionistFrench opposition to the US death penalty is likely to complicate extradition proceedings involving the anti-abortion activist…Sat Mar 31 2001 - 01:00
Bush administration is left without a policy at talks on global warmingThe decision by President Bush to repudiate his campaign commitment to curb COs2] emissions has stranded his administration …Fri Mar 30 2001 - 01:00
Byrne tries to persuade US to ease food import controlsAttempts to amend the US ban on EU agricultural exports to exempt the 11 countries not affected by foot-and-mouth disease are…Thu Mar 29 2001 - 01:00
US Supreme Court to hear death penalty caseIn a move that could mark a milestone in US litigation over the death penalty the Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case against…Wed Mar 28 2001 - 01:00
Senate gets real on campaign finance reformThe Senate, it seems, is rediscovering the best of itselfSat Mar 24 2001 - 00:00
US, Russia both expel 50 diplomats in tit-for-tat rowIn A tit-for-tat retaliation, Moscow yesterday responded to the intended US expulsion of 50 Russian diplomats by saying it would…Fri Mar 23 2001 - 00:00
Colin Powell may be losing out in struggle with ideologues in Bush cabinetIt is inevitable in any administration that tension will develop between the pragmatists and the ideologuesMon Mar 19 2001 - 00:00
Colin Powell may be losing out in struggle with ideologues in Bush cabinetIt is inevitable in any administration that tension will develop between the pragmatists and the ideologuesSat Mar 17 2001 - 00:00
US diplomat gets special North roleA US diplomat, Mr Richard Haass (49), will be given charge, within the State Department, of steering policy on Northern Ireland…Fri Mar 16 2001 - 00:00
