President George Bush’s nomination of John Bolton to be UN ambassador has been shaken again by a Republican senator’s surprise opposition to the embattled nominee, and Democrats hope to seize the opportunity and defeat him in the Senate.

US Under-secretary of State John Bolton’s chances of winning Senate approval to be UN ambassador appeared to brighten as Republican fence-sitters drifted in his direction.

UKRAINE was on the edge of revolt last night after official results showed prime minister Viktor Yanukovych winning Ukraine’s bitterly-fought presidential run-off.

As the deadline for transfer of power in Iraq nears, US senators are pushing for quick approval of Washington’s ambassador in Baghdad.

US military commanders are studying options that could mean more troops in Iraq if violence there widens.

Iraqis will have better lives with Saddam Hussein out of power, US President George W bush said today.

The United States has issued a stark warning that North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme could be much further advanced than had been thought.

BONO has been nominated for the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize, it emerged yesterday.

Nato must adapt to play a bigger role in the fight against global terrorism or risk becoming marginalised, an influential US politician warned today.

The Chinese fighter pilot who collided with a US spy plane had challenged the American plane on previous occasions, a US senator claimed today.