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Gandhi's 'blood sample' fails to sell in Britain
Dozens of Mohandas Gandhi's personal items have been sold at an auction, but a sample of blood purportedly from the Indian independence leader didn't ...
Church of Scotland takes step to allow gay clergy
Senior members of the Church of Scotland voted Monday to let some congregations choose ministers who are in same-sex relationships — an important ...
Speaker says UK House of Commons office searched
The House of Commons speaker says police have searched a legislator's office in relation to a serious offense that could lead to arrest. Speaker John ...
UK: Undercover officers used IDs of dead children
A senior U.K. policeman says that British undercover officers often used the identities of dead children as aliases, confirming a recent newspaper ...
Scottish cardinal to atone for sexual misconduct
The Vatican on Wednesday ordered a disgraced Scottish cardinal to leave Scotland for several months to pray and atone for sexual misconduct, issuing ...
HSBC to make up to $3 billion in new cuts
HSBC has announced it is seeking a further $2 billion-$3 billion in cost savings as it continues to trim its global empire — a move analysts say could ...
Briton tried in UK soldier's death seeks leniency
The lawyer for a British teenager who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the stabbing death of a British soldier asked a Cypriot criminal court on ...
US, Russia and Iran to wrestle in New York
The governments of the United States and Russia can sometimes be at odds. Americans and Iranians rarely see eye to eye on anything. But the ...
UK outlines troop plans in Afghanistan
Some British troops will be serving longer tours of duty as the U.K. prepares to end its combat role in Afghanistan, Britain's defense secretary said ...
Obama tries to swat down 2 controversies
President Barack Obama tried Monday to swat down a pair of brewing controversies that have put the White House on the defensive, emboldened Republican ...
UK's Lord Ahmed resigns from Labour Party
A member of Britain's House of Lords quit the Labour Party on Monday, two days before he was due to face a hearing over allegations he made ...
Cameron dismisses moving up EU referendum
British Prime Minister David Cameron is brushing off political pressure to move up a referendum he has pledged to hold by 2017 on his country's ...
UK PM Cameron to visit Boston after White House
British Prime Minister David Cameron is planning to visit Boston following meetings with President Barack Obama in Washington. Cameron arrived in the ...
Former UK minister and ex-wife freed from prison
Former British Cabinet minister Chris Huhne and his ex-wife Vicky Pryce have been freed from prison after each serving two months of their eight-month ...
Prince Harry, Missy Franklin launch Warrior Games
Escorted by Britain's Prince Harry and swimming superstar Missy Franklin, a U.S. Navy officer blinded by an improvised bomb in Afghanistan lit an ...
Geza Vermes, renowned Jesus scholar, dies at 88
Geza Vermes, a translator of the Dead Sea Scrolls and renowned for books exploring the Jewish background of Jesus, has died at 88. He died on ...
Prince Harry works the room at Colorado reception
Britain's Prince Harry charmed dozens of dignitaries, British expatriates, students and military officers at a cocktail party welcoming him to ...
Church of Scotland report angers Jewish community
Israel's ambassador to the U.K. has condemned a report by the Church of Scotland that questioned the divine right of Jews to the land of Israel.
UK's Cameron to visit White House on Monday
The White House says British Prime Minister David Cameron will be at the White House on Monday to meet with President Barack Obama. Global security ...
Stephen Hawking backs boycott of Israeli academics
British physicist Stephen Hawking has dropped plans to attend a major international conference in Israel in June, citing his belief that he should ...
Handwritten poem by Larkin sells for $11,650
A handwritten poem by Philip Larkin has sold for 7,500 pounds (US$11,650) in London. Titled "Love," it was written in 1962 on a sheet of paper ...
Int'l donors pledge $300 million-plus for Somalia
International donors heeded warnings about the need for increased support for Somalia by pledging more than $300 million Tuesday toward bolstering ...
Irish pardon deserters who joined Britain in WWII
The Irish government said Tuesday it is pardoning nearly 5,000 men who deserted its armed forces to fight for Britain during World War II, an episode ...
Queen Elizabeth II to miss Commonwealth meeting
The 87-year-old Queen Elizabeth II will skip the Commonwealth heads of government meeting in Sri Lanka this fall — the first time she's missed the ...
Senior BSkyB executive killed in boating accident
A senior executive with British broadcaster BSkyB has died in a speedboat accident that also killed his 8-year-old daughter and left four other family ...