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Obama wants to end 'war on terror' but Congress balks 7 hours agoBy Patricia Zengerle and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama wants to roll back some of the most controversial aspects of the U.S. "war on More »
- Syria opposition seeks to unify as momentum for talks builds 7 hours ago
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Syria's fractious opposition scrambled to agree a new leadership on Friday in a bid to present a coherent front at peace More »
- Church of England unveils plan for women bishops in 2015 8 hours ago
By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor (Reuters) - The Church of England published a plan on Friday to approve the ordination of women bishops by 2015, a widely supported More »
- Security services in spotlight after soldier murder 9 hours ago
By Peter Griffiths LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's security services faced questions on Friday over whether they could have done more to prevent the murder of a More »
- London attacker: Muslim convert from Nigerian Christian family 10 hours ago
When Michael Adebolajo was filmed clutching the bloodied knives he apparently used to butcher a soldier, Britons were chilled by the strong London accent in which More »
- Woolwich Terror Attack: Moment Suspects Shot 12 hours ago
The dramatic moment police shot the two Woolwich terror suspects has been caught on video. More »
- Sally Bercow settles libel defeat 12 hours ago
Commons Speaker's wife Sally Bercow has settled a libel action brought by Lord McAlpine after the High Court found a tweet posted by her was highly defamatory of More »
- Kerry: Israel, Palestinians must take hard decisions 13 hours ago
US Secretary of State John Kerry urged Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Friday to take "hard decisions" to revive the Middle East peace process, which has stalled More »
- Kerry says Israelis, Palestinians must make tough decisions 13 hours ago
By Arshad Mohammed TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israeli and Palestinian leaders must decide soon on whether to revive long-dormant peace negotiations to end their More »
- William welcomes football chiefs 13 hours ago
The Duke of Cambridge said London's staging of the Champions League final would inspire a generation through its "excellence" as he welcomed delegates to Uefa's More »
- Donation surge crashes Heroes site 13 hours ago
The charity Help For Heroes has been swamped with donations, leading to its website crashing after Drummer Lee Rigby was murdered while wearing one of its tops. More »
- Court: Bercow tweet was libellous 13 hours ago
A tweet by Commons Speaker's wife Sally Bercow about Tory peer Lord McAlpine was libellous, the High Court has ruled. More »
- BoE's King calls for 'common sense' in austerity debate 13 hours ago
HELSNKI (Reuters) - Opposing sides in the debate about whether countries should focus on austerity or growth overstate the true difference between their positions, More »
- Bercow's McAlpine Tweet Libellous, Rules Court 15 hours ago
A tweet by Sally Bercow about Lord McAlpine, which he claims named him as a paedophile, was libellous, the High Court has ruled. More »
- Tory MP Garnier Challenges Barclays Reforms 15 hours ago
A member of the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards has launched a blistering attack on Barclays' efforts to rehabilitate its reputation under its new More »
- Korean women scrap meeting Japanese mayor over brothel remarks 16 hours ago
By Yoshiyuki Osada OSAKA, Japan (Reuters) - Two elderly South Korean women forced to work in Japanese war-time military brothels cancelled a meeting on Friday with More »
- Sally Bercow tweet on McAlpine was libellous: court 17 hours ago
A tweet by House of Commons speaker's wife Sally Bercow about Conservative peer Lord McAlpine was libellous, the High Court in London ruled Friday. More »
- William Hague: Israel Losing Support In UK 18 hours ago
Britain's Foreign Secretary has brushed aside an Israeli minister's allegation that anti-Israeli sentiment was growing in the United Kingdom - by agreeing with him. More »
- After Woolwich: Are we facing the rise of the EDL? 18 hours ago
There were widespread fears about a spike in far-right activity today, amid more evidence of an EDL membership drive in the wake of the Woolwich murder. More »
- Google Boss Fears 'Digital Ethnic Cleansing' 18 hours ago
Two of Google's most senior executives have used a lecture in London to press their belief in the transparency of the internet and warned of the dangers of "digital More »
- Woolwich Suspect 'Handed Out Radical Leaflets' 19 hours ago
One of the two men who are suspected of hacking to death soldier Lee Rigby in Woolwich was well-known locally as an Islamist activist. More »
- Kerry strolls Ramallah street as he talks peace 19 hours ago
US Secretary of State John Kerry admitted on Thursday there was scepticism and cynicism about his bid to broker new talks between Israelis and Palestinians on his More »
- Korean "grannies" cancel meet with Osaka mayor over war brothel remarks 23 hours ago
By Yoshiyuki Osada OSAKA, Japan (Reuters) - Two elderly South Korean women forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels abruptly cancelled a meeting with More »
- Police make new arrests in London soldier killing Fri, May 24, 2013
British police made two further arrests and raided houses across London following the brutal murder of a serving soldier who survived a tour of duty in Afghanistan. More »
- Draghi says euro zone more stable, "needs a more European UK" Fri, May 24, 2013
By David Milliken and Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - The euro zone is more stable than a year ago but economic conditions remain challenging and governments must More »
- Woolwich: Family Tribute To Soldier Lee Rigby Thu, May 23, 2013
The family of Drummer Lee Rigby, who was killed in a terrorist attack in Woolwich, have said he would do "anything for anybody". More »
- Insight - In attacker's argot, Londoners shocked to hear one of their own Thu, May 23, 2013
By Michael Holden and Peter Graff LONDON (Reuters) - In the lurid scene of the red-handed knifeman describing his motives for hacking to death a British soldier in More »
- Kerry meets Israelis, Palestinians in bid to revive talks Thu, May 23, 2013
By Arshad Mohammed JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry held separate talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials on Thursday and acknowledged More »
- Scout mistress who berated knifemen hailed for "spirit of London" Thu, May 23, 2013
LONDON (Reuters) - A middle-aged cub scout mistress who gave two bloodied knifemen a stern talking to as a British soldier lay dead on the street was hailed as a More »
- Iran stacks poll with safe Khamenei men: analysts Thu, May 23, 2013
Iran's ruling establishment has moved to prevent infighting by allowing only a handful of conservatives loyal to the all-powerful supreme leader to contest next More »
- Neet numbers 'lowest for decade' Thu, May 23, 2013
The number of 16 to 18-year-olds not in school, work or training is at its lowest level for a decade, official figures show. More »
- UK attack spurs Muslim community soul-searching, backlash fear Thu, May 23, 2013
By Mohammed Abbas LONDON (Reuters) - Strapping his baby into a car seat, Abu Khaled said it was unfortunate that a British soldier was hacked to death in an More »
- Hands soaked in blood, London knifeman declares his creed on video Thu, May 23, 2013
By Peter Griffiths and Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) - A young man with bloodied hands holds a knife and a meat cleaver soaked in blood as he faces the camera to More »
- Head of radical Islamist group who knew knifeman blames UK foreign policy Thu, May 23, 2013
By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - The head of a banned British radical Islamist group who knew one of the men who hacked a soldier to death on London streets More »
- Cameron says London attack was betrayal of Islam Thu, May 23, 2013
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron said the brutal killing of a soldier who was hacked to death in London by two men shouting Jihadist slogans was a More »
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