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WHO urges docs to watch for new SARS-like virus
Global health officials have alerted doctors to be on the lookout for a virus related to SARS but said there were no signs the disease was behaving ...
Assange: Obama exploiting Arab Spring in campaign
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange accused President Barack Obama on Thursday of seeking to exploit the Arab uprisings for personal political gain, as ...
UK court issues injunction in radical cleric case
A British court issued an interim injunction Wednesday blocking the extradition of a radical cleric to the United States on terror charges, granting ...
Church of England group meets to select archbishop
Senior members of a Church of England commission are starting a three-day meeting Wednesday to select a new archbishop of Canterbury — the spiritual ...
Former Murdoch tabloid journalists face charges
Rebekah Brooks, the former chief of News Corp.'s British newspapers, and Andy Coulson, the ex-communications chief for Prime Minister David Cameron, ...
Oil extends losses as economy pessimism persists
The price of oil fell below $91 a barrel Wednesday, tracking stock markets which dropped on renewed pessimism about the outlook for economic growth.
Nadal not sure when he'll return from knee injury
Rafael Nadal still has no timetable for his return from a knee injury, and the 11-time Grand Slam champion isn't sure if he'll play the Australian ...
Events in the life of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi
Aung San Suu Kyi's life has been marked by family tragedy, world travel and a political mission that prompted her to choose Myanmar's democracy ...
IOC urged to test earlier to catch Olympic dopers
The World Anti-Doping Agency wants the IOC to test athletes further ahead of Olympic competitions to catch drug cheats. A WADA panel that monitored ...
Breach of confidence: Don't quote the queen
Britons got a rare glimpse of Queen Elizabeth II's personal views Tuesday when a prominent BBC reporter told a live radio audience about a ...
UK to extradite radical Muslim cleric to US
A European court ruled Monday that radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri can be extradited to the United States to face terrorism charges, ...
New SARS-like virus detected in Middle East
Global health officials are closely monitoring a new respiratory virus related to SARS that is believed to have killed at least one person in Saudi ...
UK politician under fire for alleged 'pleb' remark
In class-conscious Britain, a Cabinet minister is in trouble over a four-letter word: "pleb." The single syllable was reportedly not the most profane ...
Royal Collection buys Warhol portraits
Britain's Royal Collection Trust has gone Pop Art with the purchase of four famous Andy Warhol portraits of Queen Elizabeth II. The colorful ...
Color - and a little leg - get noticed at Emmys
Sofia Vergara and Heidi Klum ramped up the sizzle Sunday night on the Emmy Awards red carpet that already had TV's biggest stars talking about just ...
iPhone 5 launch draws Apple fans worldwide
In a now familiar global ritual, Apple fans jammed shops across the globe to pick up the tech juggernaut's latest iPhone. Eager buyers formed long ...
USOC looks to build consensus for Olympic bid
When it comes to amassing medals, money and friends around the world, leaders of the U.S. Olympic Committee couldn't be happier. Yet to bring the ...
Rio employees accused of stealing London documents
In an embarrassing episode for the host of the next Summer Olympics, 10 employees of Rio de Janeiro's 2016 committee have been fired after being ...
Mirren to reprise Oscar-winning royal role
Helen Mirren is returning to the regal role of Queen Elizabeth II in a new play about the monarch's relationship with British prime ministers.
Zeppelin tout concert film, mum on future plans
The song remains the same, as Led Zeppelin once observed. But Zeppelin fans can visit the band's music anew thanks to a film of the rock titans' last ...
JK Rowling's former Edinburgh home for sale
J.K. Rowling's former home can be yours — if you can conjure up 2.25 million pounds ($3.7 million). The eight-bedroom Victorian house in Edinburgh ...
UK judge says Litvinenko inquest to open in 2013
A long-awaited inquest into the poisoning death of former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko should consider whether Russian authorities were ...
UK soldier unexpectedly gives birth in Afghanistan
Hours after a British soldier in Afghanistan told medics she was suffering from stomach pains, the Royal Artillery gunner unexpectedly gave birth to ...
UK police arrest journalist in phone hacking probe
British police investigating the ongoing phone hacking scandal arrested a journalist Thursday on suspicion of taking part in a conspiracy to gather ...