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Oil steady as China gains offset by Gaza calm
Early gains in the price of oil following positive Chinese manufacturing figures were offset Thursday by the calming effect of the cease-fire in Gaza ...
Chelsea fires coach Roberto Di Matteo
Roberto Di Matteo's reign as Chelsea manager came to a sudden end Wednesday when he was fired only six months after guiding the club to an unlikely ...
2 ex-confidants of British PM face bribery charges
Two former confidants of Britain's prime minister have been charged with conspiring to pay public officials in exchange for stories and information ...
UBS rogue trader Kweku Adoboli guilty of fraud
A rogue trader who lost $2.2 billion in bad deals at Swiss bank UBS was sentenced to 7 years in prison Tuesday after being convicted in what ...
Amnesty International workers start strike
Amnesty International workers in London walked off the job on Tuesday for the second strike in as many months in an embarrassing setback for an ...
Phelps, Franklin big winners at Golden Goggles
In a year when she raced at the Olympics, Missy Franklin's greatest stress might come from deciding whether to compete for her high school team.
Church of England nears vote on female bishops
After decades of debate, the Church of England votes Tuesday on whether it will finally admit women to the ranks of bishops — under a compromise ...
Obama, Maroney 'not impressed' photo spreads fast
Even McKayla Maroney was impressed. A photo of the Olympic gold medalist gymnast and President Barack Obama doing her now-famous "McKayla Maroney is ...
British sculptor William Turnbull dies at 90
William Turnbull, a highly regarded British sculptor who drew inspiration from primitive forms, has died at age 90. Erica Bolton of public relations ...
UK: European nations to debate Syria arms embargo
European nations are discussing whether to overturn an arms embargo on Syria and seeking to press Arab countries and the United States for a new ...
Wrong Abbey Road: Station draws lost Beatles fans
It's a mystery tour, but it's hardly magical. More than nine miles (14 kilometers) from the striped crosswalk made famous by the Beatles album "Abbey ...
BBC settles libel suit from wronged politician
The BBC reached a settlement Thursday with the Conservative politician wrongly implicated in a child sex abuse scandal. The BBC has already apologized ...
Meet 4 girls picked to play Broadway's 'Matilda'
Watch out, Broadway: The four little girls picked to play the telekinetic heroine Matilda in New York have been revealed — and they're already pretty ...
The Killers reschedule UK tour dates after illness
The Killers have announced rescheduled U.K. tour dates after they were forced to abandon a show in Manchester this week. Brandon Flowers, lead singer ...
BP near settlement with US over Gulf spill
British oil company BP said Thursday it is in advanced talks with U.S. agencies about settling criminal and other claims from the Gulf of Mexico well ...
In UK, Twitter, Facebook rants land some in jail
One teenager made offensive comments about a murdered child on Twitter. Another young man wrote on Facebook that British soldiers should "go to hell.
London show views death through artists' eyes
Try as we might, there's no escaping death. Art collector Richard Harris has decided to embrace it instead — and wants the rest of us to do the same.
Chris Pine on Jack Frost, Jack Ryan, the bogeyman
As a kid, Chris Pine used to be afraid of the bogeyman. Now he fights one on the big screen. The 32-year-old American actor is taking on his first ...
BBC marks 90th anniversary mired in doubt
Mired in doubt about its future, the British Broadcasting Corporation is marking the 90th anniversary of its first transmission. The world-renowned ...
Collage from Beatles album fetches $87,720
Sotheby's says an original piece of artwork from the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album has fetched 55,250 pounds ($87,720) at an ...
Radical cleric Abu Qatada released from jail
A radical Islamist cleric described by prosecutors as a key al-Qaida operative in Europe was jeered by protesters Tuesday after he was freed from ...
Oxford chooses 'omnishambles' as word of the year
Britain's media are in a meltdown and its government is gaffe-prone, so Oxford Dictionaries has chosen an apt Word of the Year: "omnishambles." Oxford ...
Top-ranked Djokovic tops Federer to win ATP finals
Even when Roger Federer had the lead, Novak Djokovic had the answers. The top-ranked Serb recovered from early breaks in both sets and beat Federer ...
Rupert Murdoch gleeful at BBC debacle
Few seem to be enjoying the management meltdown at the venerable BBC more than Rupert Murdoch, the News Corp. chief whose rival British newspapers ...
Syria-related terror arrest at Heathrow
British police say a man has been arrested at London's Heathrow Airport as part of an investigation into travel to Syria in support of alleged ...