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Guppies use ugly friends to seem more attractive
When it comes to mating, guppies treasure their ugly friends — because they look so good by comparison. An article published Wednesday by Britain's ...
Olympic organizers say agreement reached with G4S
The organizers of last summer's London Olympics said Tuesday that security firm G4S has agreed to take a hit of 85 million pounds ($133 million) over ...
Catholics surprised at pope's decision to retire
Shock, sadness and declarations of faith met Pope Benedict XVI's announcement Monday that he would retire Feb. 28. It also sparked reflection about ...
UK watchdog launches investigation into Autonomy
Britain's accounting watchdog announced Monday that it is investigating the books of British business software maker Autonomy Corporation in the ...
BBC journalists vote to strike in jobs dispute
A union says journalists at the BBC will stage a 24-hour strike on Feb. 18 in a dispute over job cuts. Britain's National Union of Journalists says ...
UK publishes legal opinion on independent Scotland
A British government report says an independent Scotland would need to renegotiate its relationship with international organizations such as the ...
Fox attacks 4-week-old baby boy at London home
A 4-week-old baby has been attacked by a fox in his home in London, police said Sunday. The baby boy was admitted to a hospital Wednesday after the ...
Girl shot by Taliban discharged from UK hospital
Malala Yousafzai, the teenage Pakistani education activist shot in the head by the Taliban, was discharged from a British hospital Friday after ...
UK-to-LA United flight diverts safely to Ireland
Authorities say a United Airlines flight from London to Los Angeles has made an emergency landing in Shannon, Ireland, after the pilots reported smoke ...
A poet too? Rare Churchill verse for sale
Wartime leader, Nobel Prize-winning historian, amateur painter — and perhaps a poet, too. A rare piece of verse by Winston Churchill is set to be ...
Fines levied against RBS in rate-fixing scandal
Britain's Royal Bank of Scotland became the third major bank to be caught up in a global probe of interest rate manipulation Wednesday, but what makes ...
UK apologizes for neglect at English hospital
The British government has apologized for the suffering of patients at a U.K. hospital whose "truly dreadful" mistreatment and neglect were ...
Rupert Murdoch: Chinese are still hacking the WSJ
Wall Street Journal proprietor Rupert Murdoch says that Chinese hackers are still attacking his newspaper, suggesting the spying campaign against U.S.
Picasso portrait fetches near $45M at auction
A Picasso painting of his muse has fetched 28.6 million pounds ($44.9 million) at a London auction. The 1932 work, "Femme Assise Pres d'une Fenetre ...
British lawmakers vote in favor of gay marriage
A bill to legalize same-sex marriage in Britain cleared a major hurdle Tuesday, as lawmakers voted overwhelmingly in favor of the proposals championed ...
Biden: Winning second term 'easy, nothing to it'
Winning the 2012 U.S. election? It was a cakewalk, Vice President Joe Biden joked Tuesday. Biden appeared to be in good spirits as he joined British ...
Barclays raises mis-selling costs by $1.6 billion
Barclays PLC said Tuesday it is putting aside another 1 billion pounds ($1.6 billion) to cover the costs of scandals related to the mis-selling of ...
Experts find remains of England's King Richard III
He was king of England, but for centuries he lay without shroud or coffin in an unknown grave, and his name became a byword for villainy. On Monday, ...
Pakistani girl shot by Taliban appears on video
In her first video statement since she was nearly killed, a Pakistani schoolgirl shot by the Taliban remained defiant in arguing for girls' education, ...
New archbishop of Canterbury formally takes office
The new archbishop of Canterbury on Monday formally took up his post as the leader of the world's 80-million-strong Anglican Communion. The Most Rev.
Report: British police used dead children's IDs
The Guardian newspaper says that London's Metropolitan Police Service stole the identities of dozens of dead children to use as aliases for undercover ...
UK, Afghan, Pakistan leaders hold talks in Britain
The leaders of Britain, Afghanistan and Pakistan on Monday pushed for the Taliban to come to the table for peace talks to end Afghanistan's protracted ...
Britain pledges $4.7M for Somalia's new government
The British government says it will give 3 million pounds ($4.7 million) in new aid to Somalia to help the war-ravaged nation's institutions and its ...
UK sends hand-held helicopter drones to war zone
British soldiers in Afghanistan have been issued with surveillance drones so small they can fit in the palm of a man's hand. The Scandinavian-designed ...
Scientists to reveal result of Richard III hunt
Has Britain's lost king been found? Later Monday, scientists will announce the results of tests conducted to determine whether a battle-scarred ...