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Barclays to sell $6.1BN stake in BlackRock
Britain's Barclays Bank PLC said Monday it intends to dispose of its entire 19.6 percent stake in the U.S. asset management company BlackRock Inc.
Olympic torch goes out briefly, quickly rekindled
The Olympic torch was briefly snuffed out Monday during the relay leading up to the London 2012 Games. The torch was attached to the side of ...
Late Bee Gee Robin Gibb hailed in native Britain
One day after he succumbed to cancer, Bee Gee Robin Gibb was hailed in his native Britain Monday as a master musician whose interests went far beyond ...
English town made infamous by Ali G changes name
The town made infamous by comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's Ali G character has changed its name. The sleepy London commuter settlement of Staines has ...
Coldplay to close London Paralympic Games
Rock band Coldplay will be the headline act at the closing ceremony for the London Paralympic Games on Sept. 9. Organizers made the announcement as ...
Hurdles blunder in Britain before London Olympics
Running on home soil nearly two months before the London Olympics, Jessica Ennis thought she had produced a career best in the 110 meters hurdles — ...
Chelsea parade first European Cup through London
In front of tens of thousands of Chelsea fans, the new kings of Europe paraded the Champions League trophy through London's New King's Road on Sunday.
Chelsea to hold contract talks with Drogba
Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck says the club will hold talks with forward Didier Drogba about a new contract next week and hopes to appoint a permanent ...
Column: Chelsea, luckiest team in football
Lots of money, lots of luck, and players who didn't care about winning ugly, just so long as they won, turned Chelsea into the champions of Europe.
Torch relay begins for London Olympics
British sailing hero Ben Ainslie kicked off the torch relay for the 2012 London Olympics with a stroll through teary, ...
Torch starts its 8,000 mile journey
British sailing hero Ben Ainslie kicked off the torch relay for the 2012 London Olympics on Saturday with a stroll through teary, flag-waving crowds ...
Gunter Sachs art collection to be auctioned in UK
A modern art collection, including works by Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Salvador Dali, will be sold next week in London, Sotheby's said Saturday
Military parade for UK queen's Jubilee
Queen Elizabeth II watched as thousands of Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force troops paraded outside her Windsor Castle home Saturday to mark her ...
UK surveillance program could expose private lives
British officials have given their word: "We won't read your emails." But experts say the government's proposed new surveillance program will gather ...
Olympic flame arrives in Britain
Even the wind cooperated Friday at this normally blustery naval station, remaining calm as David Beckham lit a celebratory cauldron and signaled the ...
APNewsbreak: 5 Irish dissidents charged
Five dissidents were arrested and charged with a range of serious and rarely invoked terror offenses, Northern Irish police said Friday. Five men aged ...
Queen's Jubilee guest list raises eyebrows
Britain has come under criticism for inviting the king of Bahrain, whose Gulf state has engaged in a brutal crackdown on political dissent, to a lunch ...
Key European bank elects Briton as new president
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has elected a British civil servant as its new president. The London-based bank announced Friday ...
Villa to stage Community Shield due to Olympics
The Community Shield, the traditional curtain-raiser to the English season, is moving to Villa Park after being forced away from Wembley Stadium due ...
UK surveillance could yield window into lives
British officials have given their word: "We won't read your emails." But experts say that its proposed new surveillance program, unveiled last week ...