Wednesday 10 December '08
The Supreme Court turned down an emergency appeal from a New Jersey man who claimed President-elect Barack Obama was not a natural-born citizen, and therefore was ineligible to become president.Wednesday 10 December '08
In a chilling assessment of Mexico's drug war, the country’s top prosecutor said on Monday that more than 5,000 people had been killed in drug violence so far this year, more than double the toll for the same period in 2007.Tuesday
9 December '08President-elect Barack Obama warned on Sunday that “things are going to get worse before they get better” with the economy, and he pressed the Bush administration to act more urgently to help homeowners struggling with mortgage payments.Tuesday
9 December '08The Pakistani extremist group suspected in the Mumbai rampage remains a distant shadow for most Americans. But the threat is much nearer than it seems.Wednesday
26 November '08The economic team that Barack Obama unveiled, led by Lawrence Summers, Timothy F Geithner and Christina D Romer, comprises widely respected, centrist economists who until recently advocated cautious, sensible-shoe policies to do such things as boost savings, reduce deficits and allow markets maximum feasible rein.Saturday
22 November '08Jiang Xujun felt the stab of his daughter’s death all over again Friday when Chinese officials acknowledged for the first time that 19,000 students perished in May’s deadly earthquake.Saturday
22 November '08A federal judge ruled here for the first time on Thursday that the Bush administration had no basis for holding several of its long-term prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and he ordered that five of the Algerian natives go free.Friday
21 November '08The Saudis chose to negotiate. The Indian Navy opened fire. The US Navy said shipping companies should do more to protect their vessels, and the ship owners said governments should guard the high seas.Wednesday
5 November '08Madelyn Dunham, who helped raise Obama, was ‘the cornerstone of our family and a woman of extraordinary accomplishment, strength and humility,’ he says. She was 86.Monday
3 November '08People have watched Obama act presidential, and he has worked to make them comfortable with the idea of a black man being their leader.Wednesday
29 October '08For the last year and a half I’ve covered the presidential race, focusing first on Hillary Clinton, then moving over to Obama.Wednesday
29 October '08In recent years, the notion that the world, if not flat, is rapidly flattening as a result of the forces of globalisation has gained currency to the point of becoming a platitude.Friday
24 October '08The beauty or scandal of Sarah Palin’s new look appears to be in the eyes of the beholder.Friday
24 October '08Media coverage of the presidential race has not always been glowing for Barack Obama but it has clearly been negative for John McCain, according to a survey of newspapers...Tuesday
21 October '08Palm oil plantations are encroaching on rain forest reserves on the Indonesian island of Borneo, where the endangered primates live.Tuesday
21 October '08Taliban militants seized a bus in volatile southern Afghanistan and executed at least two dozen passengers, beheading some of them, officials said on Sunday.Tuesday
21 October '08Roberto Saviano’s Gomorrah, a book about mob life glamour, has invited death threats, smears and even lawsuitsTuesday
14 October '08The world’s most famous “hockey mom” was loudly booed by fans before her children Willow and Piper..Tuesday
14 October '08For decades, the nation's military officer corps has identified steadfastly with the priorities and values...Saturday
11 October '08As if there were not enough real enemies to fight, the United States has been at war with itself in recent years.Saturday
11 October '08US intelligence analysts eavesdropped on personal calls between Americans overseas and their families...Saturday
11 October '08The state Supreme Court refused to halt an ethics investigation into Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, the Republican vice-presidential nominee.Friday
10 October '08Barack Obama’s money machine is fueled by the likes of Martha Murphy, a granny who has donated 104 times for a total of $2,475.34.Friday
10 October '08Here’s your Stetson, what’s your hurry? Americans can’t wait to see the back of George W. Bush. Will they feel the same...Wednesday
8 October '08Hollywood and organised religion seem to be in a perpetual game of whack-a-mole. Just when the ire generated by one...
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