Topic: United States

US media ramps up royal wedding coverage

While the British are already overwhelmed by the media frenzy surrounding Prince William's wedding, coverage in the United States is just now heating up and will reach fever pitch in the week before the April 29 ceremony at Westminster Abbey."It's catching on ...

Royal wedding brings stardom to super-collector

Margaret Tyler has long held a special place among fans of the British monarchy for her huge collection of memorabilia, but the engagement of Prince William and Kate Middleton has made her a global star.Television crews from Australia to the United States ...

Royal wedding fever steps up with a month to go

With a month to go before Prince William and Kate Middleton marry, excitement about Britain's biggest royal wedding for 30 years is building as details emerge, although the dress remains a state secret.The second-in-line to the throne marries his university sweetheart on ...

Bahrain opposition drops pre-conditions for talks

MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahraini opposition groups said on Thursday they were now ready to enter into talks with the government without pre-conditions, but have sent a letter to the crown prince saying they want a new government and constitution.The opposition groups, formed ...

Royal wedding grips U.S. TV, but who to play Kate?

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The romance between Britain's Prince William and fiancée Kate Middleton is getting the TV movie treatment as celebrity-hungry U.S. media gears up for the royal nuptials in London on April 29.But an actress is still being sought to ...
Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials in Newspapers in the US and AbroadExcerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad:Dec. 28The Daily Gazette, Schenectady, N.Y., on flexible spending accounts and over-the-counter drugs.Flexible spending accounts, which have given American ...
Prince Charles "does not command the same respect" as Queen Elizabeth II, a senior Commonwealth official said in a US cable released by WikiLeaks and published by the Guardian newspaper.Amitav Banerji, political affairs director at the Commonwealth secretariat, was quoted on the ...
Arab rulers secretly lobbied America to launch air strikes to destroy Iran's nuclear programme, according leaked US diplomatic cables reported today.. The newspaper said it would be publishing details later in the week of cables relating to the UK - including allegations ...

Arabs 'urged US strikes on Iran'

Arab rulers secretly lobbied America to launch air strikes to destroy Iran's nuclear programme, according to leaked US diplomatic cables.. The Guardian said it would be publishing details later in the week of cables relating to the UK - including allegations of ...

Arab rulers 'asked for Iran attack'

Arab rulers secretly lobbied America to launch air strikes to destroy Iran's nuclear programme according to leaked US diplomatic cables, it was reported.. The documents were also said to include "serious political criticism" of David Cameron and "devastating criticism" of British military ...