Stories by Karen McVeigh

FOR a nation that constitutionally bans inherited power, America has always had a soft spot for political royalty. ... Published 13 Mar, 2014 07:34am

FIVE decades have passed since America’s troubadours and beat poets flocked to Greenwich Village, filling its ... Published 24 Dec, 2013 07:27am

NEW YORK: The US military is facing fresh questions over its targeting policy in Afghanistan after a senior army officer suggested that troops were on the lookout for “children with potentially hostile Published 09 Dec, 2012 03:32am

US vice-presidential candidates Joe Biden and Paul Ryan are preparing for their televised debate on Thursday in the knowledge that a strong performance during last week’s head-to-head from Mitt Romney has closed the Published 09 Oct, 2012 12:01am

LONDON The number of British troops who lost limbs in Afghanistan rose dramatically in the first half of 2010, to 38... Published 02 Aug, 2010 12:00am

The oldest footprints ever made by four-legged creatures have been discovered by scientists, forcing them to... Published 08 Jan, 2010 12:00am

From Leonardo da Vinci to Le Corbusier, the golden ratio is believed to have guided artists and architects for... Published 30 Dec, 2009 12:00am

BRITAIN`S reputation for`libel tourism` is driving American and foreign publishers to consider abandoning the sale... Published 10 Nov, 2009 12:00am

Vaccines against swine flu have already been developed in laboratories around the world, but will not be readily... Published 16 Jul, 2009 12:00am