British PM orders probe into party chief's Pakistan visit
British Prime Minister David Cameron ordered an inquiry Monday into whether the head of his Conservative party broke rules by taking a business partner on an official visit to Pakistan.
View ArticleCameron orders Warsi visit probe
David Cameron has ordered an inquiry into whether Conservative Party co-chairman Baroness Warsi breached the ministerial code when she was accompanied by a business partner on an official visit to...
View ArticleParade and palace wave finale for Queen's jubilee
LONDON (Reuters) - Four days of celebrations in which millions have turned out to mark Queen's 60 years on the throne reach a finale on Tuesday with a service at St. Paul's Cathedral, a procession...
View ArticleTop al Qaeda strategist may have been killed in Pakistan
PESHAWAR/DERA ISMAIL KHAN (Reuters) - Abu Yahya al-Libi, one of al Qaeda's top strategists and seen as the most prominent figure in the network after leader Ayman al Zawahri, may have been killed in a...
View ArticleUkraine ruling party wins first round over Russian
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's parliament moved towards granting equal rights for the Russian language on Tuesday when the ruling party rushed a contentious draft law through its first reading after...
View ArticleEveryone concerned about Duke: PM
Everyone is concerned about the health of the Duke of Edinburgh after he was taken to hospital with a bladder infection, Prime Minister David Cameron said.
View ArticlePM discusses euro crisis with Obama
David Cameron has held talks with US president Barack Obama and other key allies amid mounting fears over the eurozone crisis.
View ArticleQueen humbled, Cameron relieved by Diamond Jubilee
The Queen has thanked Britain for its response to her Diamond Jubilee, after David Cameron praised the unifying effect of the long weekend.
View ArticlePrescott worried by Olympic 'labour camps'
John Prescott has voiced concern about "the development of labour camps" after jobseekers acting as river pageant stewards were forced to spend half a night under London Bridge.
View ArticleLords watchdog launches Warsi probe
Conservative party co-chairman Sayeeda Warsi faces a formal investigation by the House of Lords' commissioner for standards over her expenses claims.
View ArticleCameron 'will protect OAP benefits'
Prime Minister David Cameron is committed to protecting pensioners' entitlements to benefits such as the winter fuel allowance and free prescriptions, eye-tests and bus travel in their current form,...
View ArticleExclusive - Europe set to regulate for greener cars
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission is set to propose tighter carbon emissions standards for new EU cars, according to a draft proposal that is likely to divide the auto industry. The...
View ArticleNasdaq offers $40 million to cover Facebook losses, short of claims
(Reuters) - Nasdaq OMX Group Inc said it will offer cash and rebates totalling $40 million (25.8 million pounds) to compensate clients affected by the problems with Facebook Inc's initial public...
View ArticleNASDAQ CEO says exchange owes "apology" after Facebook IPO - WSJ
NEW YORK (Reuters) - NASDAQ OMX Group Inc's CEO Robert Greifeld said NASDAQ "owes the industry an apology" for technical problems associated with the exchange's Facebook initial public offering on May...
View ArticleUK-Norway energy deal to create 1,600 UK jobs
Over 1,600 jobs will be created in the UK as part of an initiative to secure the nation's long-term energy supply, according to prime minister David Cameron's speech in Oslo yesterday.
View ArticleCameron condemns 'sickening' attack
Prime Minister David Cameron has condemned the "brutal and sickening" killing of civilians in Syria and called for "concerted action" by the international community against the regime of President...
View ArticleMiliband rejects the Scottish independence 'false choice'
Scottish voters do not have to choose between being British and Scottish, Ed Miliband has said, in a speech making the case for a multi-layered national identity.
View ArticleMiliband: UK Is Stronger Together, Weaker Apart
The United Kingdom is "stronger together, and weaker apart", Labour leader Ed Miliband has said, as he addressed the issue of the state of the union.
View ArticleCameron, Merkel: fiscal pact not enough to solve crisis
Prime Minister David Cameron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed on Thursday that the EU's fiscal pact was not a sufficient step in itself to resolve the crippling eurozone debt crisis.
View ArticlePM in eurozone bank debts pledge
David Cameron has pledged he will not ask British taxpayers to underwrite the debts of ailing banks in Greece and Spain as he held talks with German chancellor Angela Merkel about the eurozone crisis.
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