LONDON- Queen Elizabeth II told her grandson Prince William to rip up the guest list he was given for his wedding and do it again himself to include his friends, he said in an interview. The Duke of Cambridge also said he got got just half [...]

LAND’S END, United Kingdom :   Yachtsman Ben Ainslie was the first torchbearer as the Olympic flame began its 70-day journey around Britain and Ireland on Saturday ahead of the 2012 London Games. With the Atlantic Ocean behind him at [...]

LONDON  – A glittering lunch for the world’s sovereigns to be held on Friday to celebrate the diamond jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II has been marked by a withdrawal and protests over the guest list. Spain’s Queen Sophia has [...]

LONDON  – British prosecutors accused ex-Rupert Murdoch aide Rebekah Brooks and five others of obstructing justice Tuesday in the first criminal charges to emerge from the News of the World hacking scandal. The former News International [...]

BRUSSELS – An international naval force struck Somali pirate assets on land for the first time on Tuesday, marking a major escalation in the fight against the scourge of piracy plaguing vital shipping lanes. A European naval helicopter [...]

MANCHESTER  – Carlos Tevez landed himself in fresh controversy on Monday when he was pictured waving a mocked-up tombstone for Sir Alex Ferguson during Manchester City’s Premier League title celebrations. The 28-year-old Argentina [...]

LONDON  – Queen Elizabeth II is meditating. Swathed in white fur and with her eyes closed, she seems momentarily far from the heavy responsibilities she carries. This intimate portrait, a hologram by photographer Chris Levine, is one [...]

LONDON  – Two soldiers shot dead in southern Afghanistan by local police officers were British, the Ministry of Defence confirmed on Sunday a day after the killings. “Sadly, it is my duty to confirm that a soldier serving with [...]

LONDON  – Rupert Murdoch is not fit to lead a major global company, British lawmakers said in a scathing report Tuesday, accusing him of “wilful blindness” over the News of the World phone-hacking scandal. Parliament’s [...]

LONDON  – The Red Cross confirmed Monday it had been in contact with the kidnappers of a British aid worker before he was killed in Pakistan and said his murder would prompt a review of operations in the troubled country. Sean Maguire, [...]