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North Korea ready to resume talks on nuclear weapons

06.10.09
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il said he is ready to return to multi-national talks on its nuclear weapons programme - amid reports that it was restoring a nuclear complex... more

US rethinks its aid to Libya in backlash over Lockerbie

25.09.09
US is rethinking a decision to give $2.5million in aid to Libya because of the 'hero's welcome' the country gave to the Lockerbie bomber freed from a Scottish prison... more

US stands firm on embassy's unpaid C-charge

17.08.09
American embassy will continue not to pay the congestion charge despite the appointment of a new ambassador to London... more

Macaskill under pressure over Lockerbie decision

14.08.09
Scottish Justice Secretary comes under fresh pressure over the possible release of the Lockerbie bomber after US government insists he should spend the rest of his life in jail... more

Hunt for cyber saboteurs after attacks bring down Twitter

07.08.09
Fears grow that major cyber attack on Twitter may be part of larger blackmail plot targetting world’s most popular social networking sites... more

Paranoid spirit of George Bush era would live on in this fortress

05.08.09
It's a fair bet that the US State Department didn't reckon on the level of insurgency they have encountered from London's planning authorities.... more

Hillary Clinton may become envoy to Northern Ireland

22.07.09
Hillary Clinton could return to Northern Ireland as the next US envoy... more

Iranians are letting out 30 years of anger

18.06.09
What we are seeing is a venting of frustration at 30 years of brutal dictatorship ... more

It may not achieve much — but Twitter is an act of faith

18.06.09
Its effectiveness in Iran is overrated but it is the belief in change that matters, and which is being spread online... more

Obama's message to Muslims sent by text

04.06.09
Barack Obama will use texting to ensure his message of reconciliation with the Muslim world reaches as wide an audience as possible... more

Cheney’s girl: President sides with terrorists

13.05.09
Barack Obama was accused of “siding with terrorists” as he came under attack from former vice president Dick Cheney’s daughter... more

Office developers won't be railroaded into a £200m bill

17.04.09
Developers no longer find Boris amusing. This is because the Mayor of London is dunning them for £200 million to pay for about a mile of Crossrail.... more

US admiral warns Iran has nuclear fuel to make bomb

02.03.09
Iran has stockpiled enough nuclear fuel to make a bomb, America's most senior military chief has warned... more

London can lead us out of crisis

23.01.09
IT'S official. The economy is in recession: figures for the last quarter of 2008 show that there have been two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth... more

Hillary: the other woman in the life of the President

19.01.09
Barack Obama has another woman in his life from the moment he takes delivery of the White House keys: Hillary Clinton... more

A US challenge for Mr Brown

19.01.09
Barack Obama's inauguration tomorrow will usher in a new era of transatlantic relations. After the strains created by Tony Blair's friendship with George Bush, many in government will welcome the change. But Mr Obama's arrival is likely to be far from trouble-free for Mr Brown.... more

Israel uses phosphorus shells as smokescreen for troops

05.01.09
Israeli forces are using white phosphorus shells which can cause horrific burns, it was claimed... more

The man who might have found a bargain at Woolies

05.12.08
This week Ardeshir Naghshineh almost gave up trying to buy Woolworths and checked out of Claridge’s... more

Bidders on start line for US embassy site

04.12.08
Bidders line up to buy the American Embassy in Grosvenor Square and turn it into what could be the most prestigious hotel and residential development in the world... more

Obama's new regime - it's too old school for my taste

03.12.08
There's a strange sense of political limbo here in America at the moment... more

Gordo’s war on the not-so-rich could scupper him

01.12.08
Over the past two months, says conventional wisdom, the way we feel about Gordon Brown has changed as seismically as the way we feel about the economy... but is it true? ... more

Bill reveals files to move Hillary closer to top job

20.11.08
Hillary Clinton took a step closer to being appointed US Secretary of State after her husband agreed to reveal the identities of his major cash donors... 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

US wants total pull-out from Iraq in three years

17.10.08
American troops could withdraw completely from Iraq within three years, under a new deal being discussed... more

Fresh evidence links Mandelson to oligarch

14.10.08
As the controversial politician is ennobled and returns to government, we reveal new evidence that calls into question his links with Oleg Deripaska... more

US embassy will move to Battersea

02.10.08
The American Embassy is to quit Grosvenor Square, the Evening Standard has learned... more

US fears push prices lower

05.08.08
Oil fell below $120 a barrel for the first time in three months as US consumer spending falls ... more

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