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Pakistan troops injured in Nato helicopter attack

17.05.11
Two Pakistani soldiers wounded by a Nato helicopter attack on an army post near the Afghan border ... more

US considers resuming food aid to North Korea

02.03.11
US considers resuming food aid to the country it regards as a rogue state amid fear that many North Koreans face starvation after a harsh winter ... more

Government minister advised Libya on al-Megrahi release, says WikiLeaks

01.02.11
Libya was given advice by a British Government minister on how to secure convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi's release, it was reported... more

US Senate hopes to quiz UK politicians over Lockerbie bomber release

30.07.10
US Senate committee is ready to send members to the UK to question British witnesses on the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi on compassionate grounds... more

US Senate Lockerbie hearing invites UK politicians to appear

23.07.10
Jack Straw, Kenny MacAskill and BP chief executive Tony Hayward have been invited to appear before a US hearing on the Lockerbie bomber's release from prison... more

Alex Salmond writes to US senators backing Megrahi release

22.07.10
Scotland's First Minister has written to US senators defending his government's decision to release the Lockerbie bomber... more

Karzai's rival Abdullah backs election run-off in Afghanistan

21.10.09
Hamid Karzai's chief political rival today agreed to stand in Afghanistan's November run-off, removing one crucial obstacle in the race to get the election in place... more

'Disgusted' US senator plans inquiry into Lockerbie case

04.09.09
Senior US senator John Kerry is considering a congressional inquiry into the release of the Lockerbie bomber, his office has told the Standard... more

Threat of US Congress inquiry into Brown and Lockerbie

03.09.09
Gordon Brown was threatened with a possible US Congress inquiry into the Lockerbie affair amid growing American anger with Britain... more

WORLD: Obama to speak at Kennedy funeral

27.08.09
President Barack Obama is to deliver a eulogy at the funeral of Senator Edward Kennedy on Saturday... more

Lockerbie bomber flies home to die after being released

20.08.09
Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, who has terminal cancer, boards a private jet to fly to Libya after being released on compassionate grounds... more

US senators push to keep Lockerbie killer in UK

18.08.09
Seven US senators were seeking to block the release of the Lockerbie bomber from a Scottish jail... more

Obama opens a ‘new page’ in Middle East

05.06.09
Barack Obama was praised for opening a “new page” in relations with the Middle East in a “remarkable” keynote speech to the Muslim world in Cairo... more

The former Senator, his dying wife, the blonde and her baby - a tale that has gripped America

08.05.09
Not since Monica Lewinsky has America witnessed a political sex scandal as Gothic as that of John Edwards, a raunchy videographer, and his wife Elizabeth who is terminally ill with cancer... more

Democrats revolt over Obama rescue plan

09.01.09
President-Elect Barack Obama is facing opposition to his financial rescue package - from his own party... more

The president’s key men and women wait for call to office

05.11.08
Barack Obama lost no time in planning the key appointments that will shape his presidency... more

Barack Obama gets down to work

05.11.08
Barack Obama is facing up to the reality of the world's toughest job... more

Obama warned national poll lead is 'misleading'

04.11.08
Barack Obama's lead in the national opinion polls is unlikely to be reflected in the actual election result, an expert warned... more

Obama crowds flock to Chicago razzle dazzle

04.11.08
Police set up road blocks as vast crowds headed for Chicago's Grant Park in the hope of celebrating the election of the first black President of the United States... more

A historic day for America

04.11.08
Today, barring perhaps the biggest upset in political history, Barack Obama will be elected President of the United States... more

Expats 'will be pivotal in White House outcome'

29.10.08
Expats living in Britain are crucial in deciding the outcome of the US race for president, experts say... more

The City superwoman and the hunt for little Snooks

31.07.08
The Standard reveals the extraordinary story of secrets and lies behind the abduction of the daughter of McKinsey high-flyer Sandra Boss by her ex-husband ... more

Never under-estimate the power of self-belief

23.07.08
Barack Obama arrives in London this weekend, his fight to become President still on. But his moral seriousness puts him in a class apart from our own politicians... more

Painful truth

08.05.08
Winter Soldier was made in 1971 but was not shown publicly in America until recently after being pieced together from a damaged negative.... more

The day De Niro joined the CIA

04.01.07
A provocative new film by Robert de Niro enters the murky world of espionage. He tells how he met the Taliban - and confronted the ethical dilemma of spying.... more


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