Madonna today called on the US to withdraw its troops from Iraq.

JOHN Kerry, carefully tiptoeing around the question of whether the war in Iraq is right or wrong, argued the case that he is more able than President George W Bush to lead the nation in a time of war.

More than 200 Americans studying in Britain have signed an open letter accusing US President George W. Bush of endangering the security of American nationals abroad through his unpopular foreign policies.

US presidential candidate John Kerry was today expected to announce his choice of running mate to take on George Bush and the Republicans for control of The White House.

Former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic wants to force former US president Bill Clinton, UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder to testify in his war crimes trial.

JOHN KERRY, assured of the Democratic nomination, is exploring options for a running mate, from southerners who can provide regional balance to those who can highlight economic problems under President George Bush.

US Senator John Edwards formally ended his pursuit of the Democratic nomination, pledging to “do everything in my power” to help John Kerry win the White House.

JOHN KERRY, buoyed by a denial by journalist Alexandra Polier that she had an affair with the Massachusetts senator, consolidated his place yesterday in the race to challenge George W Bush for the White House.

DEMOCRATIC presidential hopeful John Kerry moved yesterday to quash potentially catastrophic rumours linking him to an intern.

Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry today moved to quash potentially catastrophic rumours linking him to an intern.

ALLEGATIONS against Vietnam war hero John Kerry yesterday threatened his runaway presidential campaign.

Allegations against Vietnam war hero John Kerry today threatened his runaway presidential campaign.

HIS front-runner status, bolstered by dual Southern victories, John Kerry is looking to Wisconsin to dispatch the dwindling field of Democratic presidential rivals still clinging to hope.

Retired four star general Wesley Clark tonight dropped out of the race for the White House.

John Kerry’s growing string of wins is persuading party leaders to look for ways to bring the Democratic presidential primary season to a quick close.

US presidential hopeful John Kerry vanquished his Southern-bred rivals in Virginia and Tennessee today, marching steadily toward the Democratic nomination with a sweep in the South that extended his dominance to every region of the country.

US Senator John Kerry coasted to victory in the Maine caucuses, wrapping up a three-state weekend sweep that pushed the Democratic front-runner closer to the party nomination than any of his vanquished rivals.

JOHN KERRY won crushing caucus victories in Michigan and Washington On Saturday, trouncing his Democratic presidential rivals and predicting, “George Bush’s days are numbered”.

Senator John Kerry has won crushing caucus victories in Michigan and Washington state.

John Kerry’s chief rivals all but ceded three weekend elections to the high-striding presidential front-runner, covering their retreat with fresh claims that he would lead the party to defeat in the presidential election this autumn.

Vietnam war veteran John Kerry was today starting to look like the unstoppable candidate to win the Democratic ticket to run for presidency, after a series of fresh victories.

Democratic US presidential primaries front-runner John Kerry has rolled up big victories and a pile of delegates in five states, while two of his rivals kept their candidacies alive with singular triumphs.

DEMOCRAT John Edwards widened his lead over front-runner John Kerry in South Carolina and Wesley Clark held a slim advantage on Kerry in Oklahoma a day before presidential nominating contests in those states, according to the latest poll.

JOHN EDWARDS and Wesley Clark are offering the main challenges to John Kerry’s dominance in the states that hold presidential contests tomorrow.

Mark Sage on the US election campaign trail

US SENATOR John Kerry yesterday turned his attention to the 'Super Seven' battle as his runaway New Hampshire victory made him the man to beat in the Democratic presidential race.

John Kerry easily won New Hampshire’s primary election on Tuesday, overpowering Howard Dean and other rivals for a second-straight victory to establish the four-term senator as the party’s presidential front-runner.

John Kerry and Howard Dean were battling their way to the finish line in the New Hampshire primary tonight as voters helped choose who would challenge George Bush for the presidency.

Voting began today in the New Hampshire Primary, with the stakes high for the Democratic candidates hoping to run for the White House later this year.

DEMOCRATIC presidential contender John Kerry holds a shrinking three-point lead over Howard Dean on the eve of the New Hampshire primary, according to the latest poll.

Senator John Kerry has a comfortable lead in an opinion poll on the eve of the New Hampshire primary to select a Democratic presidential candidate.

DEMOCRATIC presidential hopeful John Kerry’s lead over Howard Dean dipped slightly, but he still holds a formidable seven-point advantage two days before the New Hampshire primary, according to a Reuters/MSNBC/Zogby poll released yesterday.

JOHN KERRY’S shock victory in the Iowa Caucuses on Monday has thrust him to the front in the Democratic race for the presidency.

John Kerry has shot into a 10 point lead only days before New Hampshire holds the first primary to find a Democratic candidate in this year’s US presidential election.

HOWARD DEAN’S bizarre rant in the face of his Iowa defeat was the talk of America yesterday - with political pros saying it could doom his presidential bid.

George Bush today effectively launched his bid for re-election, as the Democrats hoping to challenge him pressed on with their own campaigns.

DEMOCRATIC presidential candidates opened their sprint to the New Hampshire primary yesterday with newly minted front-runner John Kerry pitching his experience and John Edwards laying claim to electricity in a contest thrown wide open by the leadoff Iowa caucuses.

FOUR Democrats were locked in a tight race last night on the eve of Iowa’s presidential caucuses, with John Kerry clinging to a narrow lead, according to a poll released yesterday (Pic: Howard Dean).

American Democrats will next week begin the long and complicated process of selecting the candidate who will challenge George Bush for the White House.

US Jews would overwhelmingly support any major Democratic candidate over President George Bush if the election were held today, according to the Annual Survey of American Jewish Opinion.

The Material Girl hopes people pay attention to her latest offstage act: endorsing former Nato commander Wesley Clark for president.

IN critical evidence at Slobodan Milosevic's war crimes trial, former Nato commander General Wesley Clark testified that the former Serbian president knew a civilian massacre was planned in the Bosnian town Srebrenica.

In critical evidence at Slobodan Milosevic’s war crimes trial, former Nato commander General Wesley Clark testified that the former Serbian president knew a civilian massacre was planned in the Bosnian town Srebrenica.

Madonna has backed retired NATO General Wesley Clark to be the next President of the United States.