US bishop accepts hierarchy's failure to aid abusedTHE US: Apologising profusely to victims of abuse, their families, the laity, and priests, the president of the US Conference…Fri Jun 14 2002 - 01:00
Two-thirds of US bishops allowed priests involved in abuse to workTwo-thirds of Catholic bishops leading 178 dioceses in the US have in the past allowed priests known to have been involved in…Thu Jun 13 2002 - 01:00
Bishop accused of child abuse resignsTHE US: Pope John Paul has accepted the resignation of the third US bishop implicated in the ongoing sex abuse scandal since…Wed Jun 12 2002 - 01:00
Survey reveals high levels of clerical sex abuse in USTHE US: The scale of the challenge facing US Catholic bishops when they meet in Dallas was brought into sharp relief yesterday…Mon Jun 10 2002 - 01:00
Bush unwilling to set timetableTHE US: President Bush was unwilling to back Arab demands to set a specific timetable for Palestinian statehood when he met …Mon Jun 10 2002 - 01:00
US plans to clamp down on 100,000 visitorsTHE US: Up to 100,000 "high-risk" visitors to the US each year will now be fingerprinted and required to register with the immigration…Fri Jun 07 2002 - 01:00
Key figure in September 11th attacks identified, say officialsTHE US: US intelligence believes it has identified a key, previously underestimated figure in the September 11th attacksThu Jun 06 2002 - 01:00
Enron papers released to SenateThe long, and until now fruitless, process of prising information from the White House about its many contacts with Enron took…Wed Jun 05 2002 - 01:00
US bishops to debate handling of sex abuseTHE US: An acknowledgement of, and abject apologies for, the enormous pain caused by the Catholic Church's handling of sex abuse…Wed Jun 05 2002 - 01:00
Bush Administration admits climate change is likely to produce serious permanent effectsTHE US: The Bush Administration has admitted in a report to the UN that climate change, brought about largely by the burning…Tue Jun 04 2002 - 01:00
WTO panel to rule on row between EU and US over imposition of steel tariffsThe World Trade Organisation (WTO) yesterday agreed to set up a panel to rule on the dispute between the EU and US on the latter…Tue Jun 04 2002 - 01:00
CIA was aware of hijackers, magazine claimsStartling claims in Newsweek magazine that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) knew of and tracked two of the September 11th…Mon Jun 03 2002 - 01:00
Waging a war of attrition on the constitution as the goalposts move againThere is a school of thought among those debating the future structures of the EU, that argues that the public would be reassured…Sat Jun 01 2002 - 01:00
FBI to focus on fight against terrorSmarting from media and congressional criticism of the FBI's pre-September 11th failures, the Bush administration yesterday announced…Thu May 30 2002 - 01:00
Intern was killed - coronerUS: Ms Chandra Levy, the Washington intern whose body was found last week in a park in Washington DC 13 months after her disappearance…Wed May 29 2002 - 01:00
Fears of serial killer attack after Washington intern's body foundTHE US: The confirmation by police pathologists that the body found yesterday in a Washington park is that of missing intern…Fri May 24 2002 - 01:00
SEC granted interim orderA New York court yesterday granted the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) an emergency interim order against an international…Thu May 23 2002 - 01:00
Security stepped up as US unnerved by warnings about future terrorist attacksA combination of the intensification of the debate about "who knew what and when?" and generalised warnings about future attacks…Thu May 23 2002 - 01:00
Report details US concern at arrest of SF men in ColombiaThe three alleged IRA members arrested in Colombia were "clearly assisting the FARC with training", and the guerilla group's …Wed May 22 2002 - 01:00
Bush plays hardball with Cuba and coaxes RussiaUS: On the eve of his departure to Russia for what is being billed as a major summit with President Putin to set the seal on…Tue May 21 2002 - 01:00
Contradictory Vatican advice on priest abuse allegationsTHE VATICAN: Contradictory signals and advice appear to be emanating from the Catholic Church leadership to dioceses facing …Mon May 20 2002 - 01:00
Right of citizens to bear arms comes under scrutinyLETTER FROM AMERICA: Ever since the US Supreme Court in 1939 considered a bootlegger's right to carry a sawn-off shotgun, the…Sat May 11 2002 - 01:00
Cardinal says he let subordinates deal with claims of paedophiliaUS: Testifying under oath for the first time about events surrounding paedophile priest Father John Geoghan, Cardinal Bernard…Fri May 10 2002 - 01:00
Bush stresses unflagging US support for IsraelUS: Stressing what his spokesman described as "America's unflagging support for Israel", President Bush yesterday appealed to…Wed May 08 2002 - 01:00
Kennedy connection in trial for 1970s Moxley murderUS: Who murdered Martha Moxley? Twenty six and a half years ago, the pretty 15-year-old was bludgeoned to death with a golf …Wed May 08 2002 - 01:00
US disavows new international war crimes courtUS: The US has completed its repudiation of the new international war crimes court by notifying the UN it is withdrawing its…Tue May 07 2002 - 01:00
Church abuse crisis as deal is abandonedTHE US: Lawyers for the victims of alleged clerical sexual abuse in Boston have vowed to pursue the archdiocese through the …Mon May 06 2002 - 01:00
Retired priest agrees to return to face abuse chargesUS: Waiving his right to fight extradition, Father Paul Shanley yesterday agreed in a San Diego court to return to face child…Sat May 04 2002 - 01:00
Unemployment in US increases to 6% high despite signs of economic upturnDespite strong signs that the US economy is recovering, unemployment in April hit a 7½-year high at 6 per centSat May 04 2002 - 01:00
Russia says US arms deal 'very probable'US: There is a very high possibility that the US and Russia will be able to sign off on a nuclear arms reduction agreement when…Sat May 04 2002 - 01:00
Bush seeks Palestinian state free of 'terrorism or corruption'US-MIDDLE EAST : President Bush has reiterated that it is the responsibility of both sides in the Middle East to engage in the…Fri May 03 2002 - 01:00
Kennedy bill on cloning gets liftTHE US: Supporters in the US Senate of therapeutic cloning have scored a major coup with the announcement that the conservative…Thu May 02 2002 - 01:00
177 priests suspended or resigned this year-surveyUS: At least 177 Catholic priests suspected of child abuse have either resigned or been suspended from duty in 28 states across…Mon Apr 29 2002 - 01:00
US House votes to split immigration service in twoUnwilling to wait for promised Bush administration reform, the US House of Representatives has voted to split in two the Immigration…Sat Apr 27 2002 - 01:00
Sailing around the globe in the wake of MagellanLETTER FROM AMERICA: Spirit's Swedish skipper, Johan, cut the engine and as she began to lose her momentum I turned the wheel…Sat Apr 27 2002 - 01:00
Bush tells Israel now time to leave West BankFollowing his lengthy meeting in Texas with Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah, President Bush yesterday told Israel it was now time…Sat Apr 27 2002 - 01:00
Report finds well-established IRA links but is criticised by politiciansA report by the staff of the US House Committee on International Relations concludes that the "IRA has well-established links…Thu Apr 25 2002 - 01:00
Colombian army chief says FARC trained by IRAThe three Irishmen held in Colombia were involved in training FARC guerillas in the use of mortars, explosives, intelligence …Thu Apr 25 2002 - 01:00
Alleged bomber dismisses his lawyersDenouncing the trial judge and his lawyers as involved in "a sophisticated version of the kiss of death" Zacarias Moussaoui, …Wed Apr 24 2002 - 01:00
A muted response from members of US committeePolitical reaction in Washington to the decision by Mr Gerry Adams not to come to today's hearing was muted.Wed Apr 24 2002 - 01:00
Enron to cut value of assets by $14bn blaming 'possible accounting errors'In a further blow to the firm's creditors, Enron has said its assets have been substantially overvalued and that it may have …Wed Apr 24 2002 - 01:00
Powell 'pleased' Israeli forces have withdrawn from Palestinian townsThe US Secretary of State, Mr Colin Powell, said yesterday he was "pleased" that Israeli forces have now withdrawn from several…Mon Apr 22 2002 - 01:00
US senate votes against Bush plan to drill for oil in AlaskaUS: In what is being seen as a substantial defeat for the Bush Administration the Senate has voted down proposals to drill for…Sat Apr 20 2002 - 01:00
Being a freed slave helps when filing a tax returnLETTER FROM AMERICA : I have, perhaps foolishly and unlike any American I know, a somewhat benign view of the dread Internal…Sat Apr 20 2002 - 01:00
Campaign to end capital punishment gets boostUS: Two years ago, in a move widely praised by the opponents of the death penalty, Illinois's Governor George Ryan temporarily…Tue Apr 16 2002 - 01:00
Top political brass turns out in pro-Israeli demonstrationUS: White House officials were yesterday tentatively, and off the record, backing proposals for the convening of a regional …Tue Apr 16 2002 - 01:00
Bush has to change Iraqi war timetableOnly weeks ago the story was all about the imminent US attack on IraqMon Apr 15 2002 - 01:00
US gets tougher with ArafatTHE US/MIDDLE EAST: Infuriated by yesterday Al-Aqsa bombing in Jerusalem, the White House has signficantly stepped up its rhetoric…Sat Apr 13 2002 - 01:00
