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Animals suspected in spread of new virus
Britain's Health Protection Agency has published an early genetic sequence of the new respiratory virus related to SARS that shows it is most closely ...
UK regulator outlines LIBOR overhaul
Britain's financial regulator on Friday laid out a 10-point plan to overhaul the handling of a key global interest rate that has been the subject of ...
Rowling launches novel to fanfare, mixed reviews
After months of hype and anticipation, J.K. Rowling's first novel for adults has appeared, swept into the arms of hopeful booksellers and an army of ...
Ex-Credit Suisse trader arrested in Britain
A former Credit Suisse executive facing extradition to the U.S. on fraud charges for his handling of mortgage-based securities during the financial ...
'Pink Panther' actor Herbert Lom dead at 95
Herbert Lom, the durable Czech-born actor best known as Inspector Clouseau's long-suffering boss in the comic "Pink Panther" movies, died Thursday, ...
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 ...
Alicia Keys sings to the heavens
Alicia Keys has been getting in touch with her spiritual side, headlining "MTV Crashes Manchester" in the city's cathedral. The 14-time Grammy Award ...
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 ...