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US forces chief: It will take 18 months to turn tide against Taliban

24.08.09
America's most senior military chief has admitted that the war in Afghanistan is 'deteriorating' and warned that it could take up to 18 months to turn it around... more

WORLD: Obama heralds health reforms for 47m poor

23.07.09
Barack Obama battles over biggest challenge to his immense popularity so far — health reforms for millions of poor Americans... more

Jacko marketing machine won’t stop till they get enough

03.07.09
A new ‘live’ album, 100 unreleased songs, endless remixes... the Michael Jackson marketing machine is about to go into overdrive.... more

Stakes are high for ESPN with £240m bet on English football

29.06.09
ESPN may not be a household name in Britain but the sports giant is iconic in its native land... more

Obama marks first 100 days with speech on prime-time TV

28.04.09
Barack Obama will mark his first 100 days in the White House by holding a press conference on prime-time television... more

Stanford dismisses £6bn fraud charges as 'baloney'

07.04.09
Texan financier and cricket sponsor Sir Allen Stanford has broken his silence over allegations that he cheated investors out of £6billion... more

Cherie, RBS and how we can learn a lot from US justice

17.03.09
Cherie Blair's decision to act for investors who lost money when shares in Royal Bank of Scotland collapsed reminds us how effective the US courts can be in cases such as this... more

The man who broke the banks from his Mayfair office

12.03.09
A team of "rogue traders" based in Mayfair has been blamed for triggering the financial meltdown that led to the global recession... more

Stanford clues the watchdogs didn't sniff out

11.03.09
Red flags aplenty were missed by regulators on Stanford International. A picture is emerging of a firm where employees were bound by a mix of family ties, religious faith and an over-dominant chief executive - signs, surely, of a wrong 'un waiting to happen... more

FBI inquiry links Stanford to Mexican cocaine cartel

19.02.09
Financier Sir Allen Stanford is under investigation by the FBI over money laundering for a notorious drugs cartel, it was revealed... more

Liechtenstein pays price over banking secrets

10.02.09
Is it all over for Liechtenstein? Hit by the sale of stolen bank account details to foreign investigative authorities, the tiny tax haven has revealed the fall-put from this major breach in its traditional wall of secrecy... more

Pakistan's president refuses to hand over Mumbai suspects

03.12.08
Pakistan's president refused to hand over suspected terrorists to India despite an official extradition request... more

I can't work miracles, says Obama

27.11.08
Barack Obama attempted to play down expectations that he could provide an instant fix to America's economic problems as he said: "I'm not a miracle worker."... more

Hillary Clinton 'to be US foreign chief'

14.11.08
Hillary Clinton is in the running to be the next Secretary of State, according to reports in the US... more

Obama lines up new team to resurrect US economy

07.11.08
Barack Obama was gathering together his economic advisers before addressing America about the greatest financial threat since the Thirties... more

McCain leaves the arena with a bloody nose

16.10.08
Barack Obama and John McCain exchanged barbed comments on each other's policies, judgment and character in the third and final presidential TV debate... more

Disney may tackle Sky for rights to Premiership

11.09.08
Media giant Walt Disney is mulling over the idea of bidding against BSkyB for Premier League football broadcasting rights next year... more

Wigging out: Beyonce dons blonde hairpiece for golden Fashion Rocks performance

06.09.08
There was nothing over-the-hill about Beyonce's stunning performance as she joined dozens of stars at the Hollywood packed Fashion Rocks event.... more

So how did Michael Jackson spend his 50th birthday? With cake and cartoons

30.08.08
He may have celebrated his 50th birthday yesterday, but it seems that Michael Jackson still feels young at heart. ... more

Heather Mills risks platforms for a day out in New York

23.08.08
Heather Mills was spotted in New York yesterday sporting precarious platform heels - despite the fact that the ex-wife of Paul McCartney has an artificial leg.... more

Pictured: Tough guy Harvey Keitel takes lead role in U.S. version of Life On Mars

17.08.08
Bloodied and dishevelled, this is tough guy actor Harvey Keitel as Detective Gene Hunt in the U.S. remake of the award-winning series, Life On Mars.... more

Mel B turns her back on Britain as she admits she prefers US soaps to Corrie and 'Enders

12.08.08
After living in Los Angeles for five years, Mel B has turned her back on British soap operas EastEnders and Coronation Street in favour of the U.S. counterparts.... more

Bashir's humiliating apology after 'stupid, tasteless' Asian babes gag

05.08.08
During a speech that was supposed to champion the cause of minority groups, broadcaster Martin Bashir stunned his audience by referring to them as 'Asian babes'.... more

Strictly mutinous: Dance judges threaten to quit hit BBC show over pay

19.07.08
It's usually celebrity contestants with two left feet who the judges have an issue with. But this time the panel from Strictly Come Dancing are out of step with the BBC - over pay.... more

Cagney & Katie: Mrs Cruise revisits Eighties hairstyle for new acting role

16.07.08
Katie Holmes has revisited the eighties style of classic TV show Cagney & Lacey in preparation for her return to the small screen.... more

Murdoch 'must talk' on hacking

06.05.08
Rupert Murdoch could lose a court case over claims of industrial espionage unless he testifies... more

Is Ugly Betty engaged? America Ferrera shows off a new diamond ring

02.05.08
If her character is anything to go by, Ugly Betty star America Ferrera is doomed when it comes to finding love. But offscreen it seems she has rather more luck. After denying engagement rumours in the past, America, whose long-term boyfriend is film-maker Ryan Piers Williams, appears to have further fuelled speculation of marriage... more

Eva Longoria leaves her red-carpet style (and trousers) in LA for a romantic Mexico break

19.02.08
Desperate Housewife Eva Longoria has taken a well-deserved break to spend some time in the sun and on the water with basketball player husband Tony Parker. The diminutive star, 32, lounged around a villa in Los Cabos in Mexico in a tiny t-shirt, spangly pink bikini bottoms and a baseball cap - a million miles away from her usual red-carpet style... more

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