US Vice President Dick Cheney’s former top aide told prosecutors President George Bush authorised the leak of sensitive intelligence information about Iraq, according to court papers filed by prosecutors in the CIA leak case.

An investigation into US Vice President Dick Cheney’s accidental shooting of a hunting partner has been closed and police say no charges will be filed.

The lawyer shot by US Vice President Dick Cheney during a hunting accident is expected to stay in the hospital for about a week after suffering a mild heart attack when a shotgun pellet in his chest travelled to his heart.

The 78-year-old lawyer shot by US Vice President Dick Cheney in a hunting accident suffered a mild heart attack after a shotgun pellet in his chest travelled to his heart, hospital officials said.

Suspected terrorists will continue to be held in the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, said US Vice President Dick Cheney, amid concerns by some fellow Republicans the situation may be counterproductive.

As politicians tried once again today to end a deadlock regarding the formation of Iraq’s new transitional government, the death toll from two co-ordinated militant attacks against Iraqi police and civilians rose to 29.

US Vice President Dick Cheney, who has a history of heart trouble, was being taken to a hospital for tests today after experiencing some shortness of breath, a White House spokesman said.

Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong leaves for Washington and London tomorrow amid a growing debate in south east Asia on whether US help is required to protect busy Asian shipping lanes from terrorist attacks.

US officials tonight vowed that the international coalition will not be broken by roadside ambushes that increasingly targeted US allies.

Gunmen shot and killed two South Korean workers and wounded two others north of Baghdad, South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said.

AS thousands of Iraqis took to the streets to celebrate the fall of Saddam Hussein, the United States was already sabre rattling in the next phase of its war on so-called rogue nations.

Iraqi opposition leaders were today planning to take part in a video conference call with US Vice President Dick Cheney following their discussions in Washington about the need for a new era of freedom in Iraq.

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said he is ready to lift the virtual house arrest of Yasser Arafat, but military strikes against Palestinian targets will go on.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has denied reports that the US has asked Britain to provide 25,000 troops for a joint attack on Iraq.

US Vice President Dick Cheney - experiencing heart problems for the third time since last November’s election - expected doctors to implant a pacemaker today to even out a rapid heartbeat.