Democratic party superdelegates were today deciding the extent of the damage Barack Obama’s controversial former pastor has had on the Senator’s ability to win the White House later this year.

Democrat John Kerry today accused President George W Bush of a “stunningly ineffective” foreign policy and stuck by his argument that the war against terrorism isn’t primarily a military struggle.

China has called a petition by the largest US labour union to impose trade sanctions on China for alleged violations of workers' rights "unhelpful".

A settlement between Enron Corp and employee-related groups was approved by the US Bankruptcy Court, according to a statement issued by one of the groups, the Enron Employee Committee.