Bush intervention raises Northern Ireland hopes
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Hopes of a breakthrough in the Northern Ireland peace process rose on Friday as George W. Bush personally intervened to try to persuade the warring factions to strike a historic power-sharing deal.
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The government expressed optimism Sunday that key elections in Northern Ireland this week could lead to the long-awaited return of power-sharing government in the troubled British province.
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BELFAST, Northern Ireland President Bush phoned the key Protestant leader in Northern Ireland today, telling him to do his best to reach a deal with his longtime Catholic enemies.
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LONDON -- President Bush called Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams yesterday to help clinch a peace deal in Northern Ireland, as the party said it would hold unprecedented talks with the province's police chief.
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President Bush hailed the controversial move, as the EU and UN met to form their responses.
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US President George Bush has personally intervened in the Northern Ireland peace process to spur on the new power-sharing deal. Mr Bush telephoned Dr Rev Ian Paisley, the leader of the Democratic Unionist
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It&#39;s not every week George Bush takes time out of his Thanksgiving holiday on his ranch in Texas to phone a Northern Ireland politician.
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Palestinian officials expressed hope Wednesday that US President George W. Bush&#39;s second term in the White House will bring changes to his policy toward the MiddleEast and the Palestinians in particular.
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US President George W Bush phones Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams to discuss the ongoing NI peace talks.
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President Bush won solid European support Wednesday for his handling of escalating nuclear crises with North Korea and Iran but was challenged over the Iraq war, the U.S. prison camp in Cuba and rising anti-American sentiment.
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Looking to improve trans-Atlantic ties strained by the war in Iraq, US President George W. Bush said he hoped to visit Europe &quot;as soon as possible&quot; after his January 20 inauguration.
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George W Bush moved yesterday to seize the political advantage after Osama bin Laden&#39;s extraordinary intervention in the US presidential election on Friday night.
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The Protestant leader of Northern Ireland&#39;s biggest party gave a rare encouraging sign Tuesday that a devolved government sharing power with Catholics could be restored in the province.
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Threats from dissident republicans have forced police in Northern Ireland to deploy vehicle checkpoints to prevent a new terrorist bombing campaign and put an end to hopes of a historic British royal visit to the Irish Republic this year
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President Bush pledged yesterday to visit Europe shortly after his second inauguration in January as part of an effort to improve relations with European allies after bitter disputes over Iraq during his first term.
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President Bush said on Friday he hoped the crisis over the Ukrainian elections will be resolved and said the international community was watching closely.
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Iran on Sunday accused President Bush of intervening in the Islamic Republic's internal affairs days after the American leader demanded that Tehran release four Iranian-Americans detained for alleged espionage.