LONDON – Britain’s Prince William and his wife Catherine will this weekend mark a triumphant first year of marriage as a hopeful nation waits for news they are expecting a royal heir. The couple have lost none of their popularity [...]

BRUSSELS – NATO is at an “important stage” in the war in Afghanistan, with insurgents losing ground while Afghan forces grow in strength as foreign troops gradually go home, a top general said Wednesday. Painting a positive [...]

LONDON  – Rupert Murdoch denied on Wednesday that he had exerted a decades-long stranglehold over British politics as he finally testified at an inquiry sparked by the misdeeds of his media empire. His evidence came as an adviser to [...]

LONDON – Rupert Murdoch tried to downplay his political influence in a landmark testimony to a British inquiry Wednesday, even as evidence from his media empire prompted a government aide to resign. The 81-year-old mogul, speaking on [...]

LONDON  – Media baron Rupert Murdoch arrived at Britain’s press ethics inquiry on Wednesday primed to heap pressure on the government after revelations that left a minister fighting for his job. His appearance came a day after dramatic [...]

LONDON  – Former News International executive chairman James Murdoch will on Tuesday appear before the British inquiry into press standards set up after the tabloid phone-hacking row. News Corporation boss Rupert Murdoch, James’ [...]

LONDON  – Mary Keitany successfully defended her London Marathon title here Sunday as Kenya swept the podium places in the women’s race. The 2011 champion went clear in front from a world class field in the closing miles and won [...]

LONDON  – Activists calling for Dow Chemical to be dropped as a sponsor of the London 2012 Games due to the Bhopal disaster unfurled a giant protest banner in front of the Olympic Stadium on Friday. Among them was Sanjay Verma, who was [...]

BRUSSELS  -  NATO ministers gather for two days of talks on Wednesday expected to focus on their withdrawal from Afghanistan as a Taliban onslaught underscores the difficulties in ending the decade-old war. The talks among foreign and defence [...]

LONDON  – British authorities re-arrested radical Islamist cleric Abu Qatada on Tuesday and began a fresh bid to deport him, saying they had resolved concerns about his treatment in Jordan. Home Secretary Theresa May said she had received [...]