Lay sold $100m in Enron stockEnron's former chairman Mr Kenneth Lay sold shares worth $16.3 million (€18Mon Feb 18 2002 - 00:00
Pleading the Fifth is no guarantee of protectionLetter From America : Kenny-boy Lay and the Enron Five were not the only ones on the Hill this week pleading the Fifth, writes…Sat Feb 16 2002 - 00:00
Bill radically reforming US campaign spending is passedTHE US: The US House of Representatives yesterday approved by 249 to 189 the most radical reform of campaign finance spending…Fri Feb 15 2002 - 00:00
Enron board and chairman 'duped'The board and then chairman of Enron, Mr Kenneth Lay, were "duped" by his two most senior executives, Mr Jeffrey Skilling and…Fri Feb 15 2002 - 00:00
US reviews disclosure rulesUS regulators yesterday proposed rules on corporate disclosure and accounting in the wake of the Enron scandalThu Feb 14 2002 - 00:00
Bush unlikely to use veto on campaign finance reformTHE US: Supporters and opponents of campaign finance reform in the House of Representatives yesterday scrambled desperately …Thu Feb 14 2002 - 00:00
Enron's ex-chief delivers robust defenceThe appearance of Mr Jeffrey Skilling, the "control freak" and combative former chief executive officer of Enron, before the …Sat Feb 09 2002 - 00:00
Bush applies Geneva Convention to the TalibanTHE US: Succumbing to international pressure, President George Bush yesterday announced that the Geneva Convention will apply…Fri Feb 08 2002 - 00:00
Bush revival plan bites the dustUS President George W Bush's economic stimulus package, which would have pumped some $89 billion (€103Thu Feb 07 2002 - 00:00
US group calls on Virginia to speed up Exoo extraditionA US disability rights group has called for the state of Virginia to expedite the "expected Irish extradition request" for the…Wed Feb 06 2002 - 00:00
Minister says he gave 'spiritual direction' to suicide womanThe Rev George Exoo insists that he did not "assist" in the death of Rosemary Toole, but attended it to provide a dying woman…Mon Feb 04 2002 - 00:00
Salt Lake City and Mormons to curb religious zeal for OlympicsLETTER FROM AMERICA: My friend Anton used to have his own way of dealing with Mormons and others who accosted him on the streets…Sat Feb 02 2002 - 00:00
Bin Laden defends 'battle' in interviewTHE US: "We kill the kings of the infidels, kings of the crusaders and civilian infidels in exchange for those of our children…Sat Feb 02 2002 - 00:00
Two Enron nominees on energy control bodyCollapsed energy giant Enron submitted a list of potential candidates for a key industry regulatory body to the Bush White House…Sat Feb 02 2002 - 00:00
House moves against CheneyIn what has become an important trial of strength between the legislature and the presidency, Congress's General Accounting Office…Thu Jan 31 2002 - 00:00
Bush extends aims of war against terror"The price of indifference would be catastrophic," President Bush has warned the American peopleThu Jan 31 2002 - 00:00
12 US students awarded Mitchell scholarships to study in IrelandTwelve new George J. Mitchell scholars have been nominated after a US-wide competition for a year of post-graduate study at universities…Wed Jan 30 2002 - 00:00
Bush appeals for unity in anti-terror warPresident Bush last night called on the American people to recognise that the war against terrorism would be long and dangerous…Wed Jan 30 2002 - 00:00
Bush warns Americans of long war against terrorismUS: President Bush last night called on the American people to recognise that the war against terrorism would be long and dangerous…Wed Jan 30 2002 - 00:00
Bush rules out POW status for detainees at US baseUS/CUBA: The prisoners in Guantanamo will not be given prisoner of war status, President Bush yesterday decidedTue Jan 29 2002 - 00:00
Afghan leader to ask US for help in peacekeepingTHE US: The US will today be asked to contribute to the British-led UN-mandated peacekeeping force in Afghanistan by the country…Mon Jan 28 2002 - 00:00
University head leads fight to ban guns in classTHE US: It is a role that Prof Bernard Machen, like most university presidents, would surely never have dreamed would be part…Mon Jan 28 2002 - 00:00
Cardinal refuses to resign after priest convicted of abuseTHE US: Following the release of a huge volume of documentation on the Catholic Church's protection and regular reassignment…Sat Jan 26 2002 - 00:00
Walker was denied access to counsel, says lawyerTHE US: The lawyer for the alleged American Taliban, Mr John Walker Lindh (20), has told a Virginia court that his client has…Fri Jan 25 2002 - 00:00
Bush plans to double home defence spend to $38bnTHE US: President Bush has announced his intention to double spending on homeland security next year to nearly $38 billion, …Fri Jan 25 2002 - 00:00
'American Taliban' man is flown back to the USUS: The "American Taliban" John Walker Lindh (20) was returning to US soil last night on a flight to Dulles Airport outside …Thu Jan 24 2002 - 00:00
Fired executive says Enron shredded papersShe had been fired. One of thousandsWed Jan 23 2002 - 00:00
US defence chief stands firm on prisoner issueTHE US: In a robust and unapologetic defence of the "humane" treatment by the United States of detainees in Guantanamo Base,…Wed Jan 23 2002 - 00:00
'Washington Post' says anthrax was taken from US army facilityTHE US: Samples of anthrax and other biological warfare specimens went missing from the US army's main research facility at …Tue Jan 22 2002 - 00:00
Enron auditor co-operating 'fully'The Arthur Andersen employee in charge of the Enron audit, who was fired on Tuesday, was yesterday co-operating "fully" with …Thu Jan 17 2002 - 00:00
Disgruntled law student kills three in US schoolUS: A disgruntled law student yesterday shot and killed the school's dean, another member of staff, and a fellow student in …Thu Jan 17 2002 - 00:00
Human rights groups express concern at Guantanamo conditionsUS: Concern has been expressed by human rights organisations and the UN Human Rights Commissioner, Mrs Mary Robinson, about …Thu Jan 17 2002 - 00:00
US Taliban fighter charged with conspiracy to kill fellow nationalsUS: The US Government has charged a former Taliban fighter, Mr John Walker Lindh (20), who is a US citizen, with conspiracy …Wed Jan 16 2002 - 00:00
Bruised and bloodied Bush takes advice after snack attackSporting a bruise on his cheek the size of a golf ball, President Bush yesterday made light of what is now the most famous pretzel…Tue Jan 15 2002 - 00:00
US adviser calls for greater focus on unionist alienationThe US has signalled a shift in emphasis in relation to Northern Ireland by appealing for greater understanding of the alienation…Thu Jan 10 2002 - 00:00
Mullah Omar fled with large cash haul - reportTHE US: Mr Abdui Qadez, the deputy manager of the Kandahar branch of Afghanistan's Central Bank, flipped open Account Book No…Wed Jan 09 2002 - 00:00
US prepares prison at Cuba base to hold Taliban, al-Qaeda fightersUS: Construction work has begun on new prison facilities at the huge US military base at Guantanamo in Cuba to prepare for the…Tue Jan 08 2002 - 00:00
Teen pilot left alone in aircraft by instructorTHE US: On his way into central Tampa in the single-engined Cessna he had stolen from his flying school, 15-year-old Charles…Mon Jan 07 2002 - 00:00
American Taliban soldier could turn supergrassIt was Tomoya Kawakita's misfortune that a former victim spotted him in the streetSat Dec 22 2001 - 00:00
Somalia is not next - RumsfeldThe US Secretary of Defence, Mr Don Rumsfeld, has categorically denied a report he had told NATO that, after Afghanistan, the…Thu Dec 20 2001 - 00:00
US Afghan mission an 'engaged shooting war' until al-Qaeda fallsThe war and the US mission in Afghanistan is far from over and the US will remain there until al-Qaeda and its leadership has…Tue Dec 18 2001 - 00:00
Anthrax tests suggest attacks were work of an American opportunist with grudgeThe anthrax used in the attacks on US media and political figures almost certainly originated in stocks developed by the US army…Mon Dec 17 2001 - 00:00
Al-Qaeda forces flee to border after fall of Tora Bora positionsTribal and US forces were last night pursuing groups of fleeing al-Qaeda troops south towards the Pakistan border only a few …Mon Dec 17 2001 - 00:00
Bin Laden tape not edited - BushPresident Bush yesterday described as "preposterous" claims that the Osama bin Laden tape released on Thursday was doctoredSat Dec 15 2001 - 00:00
Gore's hat still in the ring as Democrats look ahead to 2004As I passed the souvenir shop in Union Station a small poster caught my eye among the clutter of political postcards and cartoons…Sat Dec 15 2001 - 00:00
Bush pulls out of ABM treatyIn a move that will sow doubts among its allies about the real commitment of the US to international coalition-building, the …Fri Dec 14 2001 - 00:00
'Smoking gun' tape shows bin Laden exulting in attackAlthough widely anticipated, the release yesterday of the Osama bin Laden "smoking gun" tape has sent a wave of shock and anger…Fri Dec 14 2001 - 00:00
Video justifies action by US, says PentagonThe Osama bin Laden tape demonstrated clearly "why terrorism and terrorists must be defeated before they get their hands on weapons…Fri Dec 14 2001 - 00:00
'Smoking gun' evidence against bin Laden to be releasedThe US was preparing last night to release the "smoking gun" evidence which administration officials hope will finally put to…Thu Dec 13 2001 - 00:00
US to notify Russia of withdrawal from ABM treaty to start arms planThe US Administration is expected today to formally notify Russia of its intention to withdraw from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile…Thu Dec 13 2001 - 00:00
