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.
View ArticleArmy 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British troops could be withdrawn from Afghanistan even faster after better-than-expected progress by the country's own security forces, David Cameron has signalled.
View ArticleCameron 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.
View ArticleDavid 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.
View ArticlePlebgate: Mitchell ups pressure on Met commissioner
Coalition proposals to increase court fees are "pricing people out of justice", a Liberal Democrat backbencher has warned.
View Article'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.
View ArticlePM hints at more troops in Gulf
David Cameron has hinted that more British forces could be based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
View ArticleJapan'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...
View ArticleViolence, 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...
View ArticleEgypt'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...
View ArticleCameron 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.
View ArticlePlebgate: 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...
View ArticlePM 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'.
View ArticleRemember 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.
View Article2012 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...
View ArticlePolice 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.
View ArticleEgypt 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...
View ArticleJapan'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...
View ArticleSpring 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...
View ArticleMP: 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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