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City shocked by 'electrified' banking ring-fence call

The government's plans to split banks' retail and investment branches "fall well short", MPs have warned.

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Army withdrawal could be speeded up

British troops could be withdrawn from Afghanistan even faster after better-than-expected progress by the country's own security forces, David Cameron has signalled.

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Cameron hints at Mitchell return

David Cameron has praised Andrew Mitchell's "calm and rational" response to the plebgate affair in another hint that the former chief whip could be set for a comeback.

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David Cameron In Christmas Afghanistan Visit

David Cameron said Britain has "paid a heavy price" for its involvement in the conflict in Afghanistan as he visited troops there in the run-up to Christmas.

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Plebgate: Mitchell ups pressure on Met commissioner

Coalition proposals to increase court fees are "pricing people out of justice", a Liberal Democrat backbencher has warned.

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'Priced out of justice': Lib Dem MP fights court fee increase

Coalition proposals to increase court fees are "pricing people out of justice", a Liberal Democrat backbencher has warned.

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PM hints at more troops in Gulf

David Cameron has hinted that more British forces could be based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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Japan's Abe heaps pressure on BOJ to set 2 percent inflation target

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's next premier, Shinzo Abe, renewed pressure on the central bank to adopt a 2 percent inflation target, saying that he will try to revise a law guaranteeing its independence if...

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Violence, fear & suspicion imperil Pakistan's war on polio

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani health worker Bushra Bibi spent eight years trekking to remote villages, carefully dripping polio vaccine into toddlers' pursed mouths to protect them from the...

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Egypt's constitution approved in vote, say rival camps

CAIRO (Reuters) - A constitution drafted by an Islamist-dominated assembly was approved by a majority of Egyptians in a referendum, rival camps said on Sunday, after a vote the opposition said drove a...

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Cameron in Oman as BAE unveils plane order

British Prime Minister David Cameron visited Oman on Friday as Britain's defence giant BAE Systems announced a £2.5-billion ($4.1-billion) deal to supply fighter planes and trainer jets to the sultanate.

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Plebgate: PM Praises Mitchell's Response

David Cameron has praised Andrew Mitchell's "calm and rational" response to the plebgate affair and said allegations that a police officer posing as a member of the public fabricated evidence to damage...

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PM under fire over 'pleb' spat

Prime Minister David Cameron was under fire Saturday from friends of a minister who quit over claims he called police officers 'plebs', saying the PM left Andrew Mitchell 'swinging in the wind'.

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Remember troops overseas, says PM

David Cameron has struck a overtly-religious tone in a Christmas message to the nation - quoting the Bible in an appeal for people to remember the armed forces and emergency services amid the festivities.

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2012 an 'extraordinary year' for Britain: PM

Prime Minister David Cameron said 2012 has been an "extraordinary year" for Britain in which the country "showed the world what we're made of" with the London Games and Queen Elizabeth II's diamond...

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Police chief under fire as plebgate continues in reverse

Metropolitan commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe is enduring a troubled Christmas, as Conservative allies of Andrew Mitchell continue to pile on pressure over the plebgate scandal.

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Egypt approves new constitution drafted by Mursi allies

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian voters overwhelmingly approved a constitution drafted by President Mohamed Mursi's allies, results announced on Tuesday showed, proving that liberals, leftists and Christians...

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Japan's Abe gets second term, to tap allies for cabinet

TOKYO (Reuters) - The lower house of Japan's parliament approved Shinzo Abe as prime minister on Wednesday, giving the hawkish lawmaker a second chance at the top job as the country battles deflation...

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Spring Wish denied as suicide bomber brings down Afghan juice empire

KABUL (Reuters) - When a Taliban suicide bomber killed two people on the edge of the Afghan capital this month, there was another casualty - a global fruit juice business optimistically called "Spring...

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MP: Ban claimants from buying booze

Benefits claimants should be banned from spending their state handouts on cigarettes and booze, a Tory MP has controversially claimed.

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