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Controversies give Obama new governing headaches
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama learned on Monday what can happen to presidents caught up in allegations of sca...
'Iron Lady' Thatcher mourned, but opponents celebrate
LONDON (Reuters) - Admirers of Margaret Thatcher on Tuesday mourned the "Iron Lady" who as Britain's longest se...
Waist-deep in mud, British PM rescues distressed sheep
LONDON (Reuters) - Bogged down by a stagnating economy and sinking poll ratings, British Prime Minister David Cameron venture...
Some foreign hostages said killed in Algeria assault
By Lamine ChikhiALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria said several hostages were killed on Thursday when its forces stormed a remote de...
Hamas-Israel ceasefire takes hold but mistrust runs deep
CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) - A ceasefire between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers took hold on Thursday after eight days of confl...
Obama, fresh from re-election, has little time to savor win
By Steve Holland and Matt SpetalnickWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fresh from a decisive re-election win, President Barack Obama retu...
London bids adieu with musical madness, U.S. tops table
LONDON (Reuters) - London bade a flamboyant and madcap farewell to the Olympic Games with a romp through British pop and fash...
Beach volleyball: Pair seek 3rd gold in all-U.S. final
LONDON (Reuters) - Twice Olympic beach volleyball champions Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh will battle for a third gold in...
Beach volleyball: Where sports and showbiz meet
LONDON (Reuters) - The breathless athletes step aside, the music starts, and a troupe of dancers in retro beachwear, 1950s ha...
Queen's 'Bond girl' stunt crowns majestic rebrand
LONDON (Reuters) - Queen Elizabeth's virtuoso performance as the "Bond girl" star of the Olympic opening ceremo...
Bells peal across Britain on Games opening day
LONDON (Reuters) - Bells rang across Britain on Friday to signal the final countdown to the Olympic Games, which open with an...
Cash-strapped Britain eyes Olympic business bounce
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron urged global business leaders gathered in London on Thursday ahead of...
Games open with soccer, Bolt says 'this is my time'
LONDON (Reuters) - The Olympics kick off on Wednesday with a women's soccer match between Britain and New Zealand in Card...
Athletes, visitors flock to London after security row
LONDON (Reuters) - The first wave of Olympic athletes and visitors began pouring into Britain on Monday and officials played ...
Federer achieves 'magnificent seven' at Wimbledon
LONDON (Reuters) - Roger Federer left the door tantalizingly ajar for local hero Andy Murray in the Wimbledon men's singl...
Cameron left eight-year-old daughter in pub
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron accidentally left his daughter behind in a country pub after a Sunday lunch w...
Lockerbie bomber Megrahi dies in Libya leaving unanswered questions
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, the Libyan convicted of the 1988 bombing of a PanAm flight over Lockerbie, died ...
'The Dictator' film launches in offensive style
LONDON (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and News Corp head Rupert Murdoch were among the targets of British comic ...
Analysis: U.S. Civilian Courts Await Extradited Militants
By Mark HosenballWASHINGTON (Reuters) - When the Obama administration declared it wanted to put suspects involved in the Sept...
Huge Quake Strikes Off Indonesia, Tsunami Warning Issued
By Reza MunawirBANDA ACEH, Indonesia (Reuters) - An 8.7 magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia on Wednesday, sending resid...
Obama, Cameron discussed tapping oil reserves
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron discussed the possibility of releasing...
Obama, Cameron catch 'March Madness' game
DAYTON, Ohio (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, America's basketball fan-in-chief, treated British Prime Minister David ...
Red Cross Tells Syria: Let Homs Aid Through
By Samia NakhoulBEIRUT (Reuters) - The Red Cross told Syria on Friday it was unacceptable that its aid convoy had been preven...
Alcohol seen killing 200,000 Britons in next 20 years
LONDON (Reuters) - Up to 210,000 people in England and Wales will be killed prematurely by alcohol over the next 20 years, wi...
Mother of Hugh Grant's baby wins injunction
LONDON (Reuters) - The mother of actor Hugh Grant's baby daughter has won an injunction from London's High Court "prohib...
Prosecution will appeal Amanda Knox verdict
PERUGIA, Italy (Reuters) - An Italian public prosecutor said on Tuesday he would appeal against the acquittal of U.S. student...
JK Rowling among hacking inquiry 'core' figures
LONDON (Reuters) - "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling and actor Hugh Grant will be among more than 50 "core pa...
Lawmakers urge move against Lockerbie bomber
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New York and New Jersey politicians are demanding that any new government in Tripoli extradite to the ...
Gaddafi son rallies loyalists for Tripoli fightback
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - A son of Muammar Gaddafi, previously reported captured, made a surprise appearance with jubilant supporte...
Gaddafi defiant as rebels poised to strangle capital
ZAWIYAH, Libya (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi urged Libyans Monday to free the country from "traitors," as rebels in t...
British police out in force to deter riots
LONDON (Reuters) - British police prepared to flood the streets Friday to ensure weekend drinking does not reignite the rioti...
British PM Cameron promises crackdown on rioters
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron, grappling with what could prove a defining crisis of his premiership, told p...
British cities hit by looting, London quiet
LONDON (Reuters) - Youths fought running battles with police in English cities and towns overnight but London, where thousand...
London reels from riots, Cameron pledges crackdown
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Tuesday police will crack down hard to quell a wave of riotin...