
McGuinness says he regrets all Troubles deaths
IRA commander-turned-political peacemaker Martin McGuinness said Thursday that he regrets "every single life" lost in Northern Ireland's decades of ...

Will Britain finally replace the House of Lords?
Can Britain's government ditch the dukes, eject the earls and kick out the cronies? Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday set out ambitious plans ...
Tony's take two? Blair says he'd like UK comeback
Tony Blair said Wednesday that he would love a chance to return as Britain's prime minister — but acknowledged a comeback is extremely unlikely.

Large Liz? Tower housing Big Ben to get a new name
The iconic Clock Tower of Britain's Parliament — widely, though incorrectly, known as Big Ben — is being renamed in honor of Queen Elizabeth II, ...
Blair: Germany must underwrite eurozone debts
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Saturday that the euro will only survive if Germany underwrites the debts of the eurozone's financially ...
Syrian Olympic chief barred from Britain for Games
An official involved in the Olympic movement said Friday that Britain has refused to grant a visa to Syrian Olympic Committee chief Gen.

Suu Kyi: Myanmar headed for better future
Myanmar's opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, warned Thursday that her country's people need Britain and other allies to act as watchdogs, and not ...

World leaders weigh stimulus vs. austerity at G-20
With major European economies shaking, leaders concluding an annual Group of 20 meeting sought Tuesday to reassure the world that they would find a ...

UK: 'Arms' ship for Syria heading back to Russia
A Russian-operated ship said to be carrying military helicopters to Syria appears to have turned back after its British insurer removed coverage for ...

Myanmar's Suu Kyi visits London, Oxford on UK tour
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi celebrated her 67th birthday Tuesday at the start of a week-long visit to Britain, telling hundreds of ...

Cameron ignites new war of words with France
As if it's not enough that England and France are battling for Europe's soccer championship this week — now their leaders are sniping over taxes, too.

Suu Kyi to make bittersweet return to Oxford
Before Aung San Suu Kyi was a prisoner of conscience and a political icon, she inhabited a world of children's birthday parties, university libraries ...
European leaders discuss continent's debt crisis
British Prime Minister David Cameron's office says European leaders have held a video conference on the continent's worsening debt crisis.

UK PM Cameron defends ill-fated Andy Coulson hire
A confident and unruffled Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday defended his ill-fated decision to make disgraced tabloid editor Andy Coulson his ...
Argentina's president to press claim to Falklands
Argentina's president is pressing her country's claim to the Falkland Islands with a high-profile appearance Thursday before a little-known U.N.

UN monitors shot at on way to Syrian massacre site
Unarmed United Nations monitors came under fire Thursday as they tried to reach the scene of the latest mass killing in Syria, U.N.