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Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth arrives for a Normandy Veterans service at Westminster Abbey in London October 25, 2009. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor

Government to set terms for inquiry into Iraq abuse claims

Reuters - 31 mins ago

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will on Wednesday announce the terms of an independent inquiry into claims British More »

Mandelson says Europe car industry needs restructuring
Reuters - 23 mins ago
LONDON (Reuters) - Tackling the problem of overcapacity is key to the long-term future success of the automobile industry in Britain and Europe, Business Secretary Peter Mandelson said on Tuesday. More »
Norway opens world's first osmotic power plant
Reuters - 59 mins ago
TOFTE, Norway (Reuters) - Norway opened on Tuesday the world's first osmotic power plant, which produces emissions-free electricity by mixing fresh water and sea water through a special membrane. More »
Obama says will announce Afghan plan soon
Reuters - 1 hour 13 mins ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he will announce a new U.S. strategy for Afghanistan soon and that his intention will be to have a plan to "finish the job" there after eight years of war. More »
Darwin debate rages on 150 years after "Origin"
Reuters - 4 hours 10 mins ago
PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) - Even 150 years after it first appeared in print, Charles Darwin's "On The Origin of Species" still fuels clashes between scientists convinced of its truth and critics who reject its view of life without a creator. More »
Boy, 4, found stabbed to death in London flat
Reuters - 4 hours 41 mins ago
LONDON (Reuters) - Detectives are investigating how a four-year-old boy was stabbed to death at a flat in south London. More »
Conservatives tap global companies for green advice
Reuters - 4 hours 41 mins ago
LONDON (Reuters) - The Conservatives said on Tuesday they will seek advice from some of the world's biggest companies on how to cut emissions from government departments by a tenth in a year if they win an election due by next June. More »
Police under fire over terrorism arrests
Reuters - 6 hours 13 mins ago
LONDON (Reuters) - The government's terrorism watchdog has criticised police who arrested and then released without charge 12 men seized in April raids to foil a suspected al Qaeda plot. More »
Philippines massacre toll reaches 46
Reuters - 8 hours 7 mins ago
AMPATUAN, Philippines (Reuters) - The Philippines placed two southern provinces and a city under emergency rule on Tuesday after gunmen killed 46 people in a brutal election-related massacre that has shocked the country. More »
Police arresting people "just for the DNA"
Reuters - 9 hours 10 mins ago
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has built the world's biggest DNA database without proper political debate and police routinely arrest people just to get their DNA profiles onto the system, the genetics watchdog said in a report on Tuesday. More »