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    • Russian nationalists protest Putin, eye mainstream MAX SEDDON - AP - 2 hrs 58 mins ago

      Thousands of nationalists marched through Moscow on Sunday chanting slogans such as "Russia for the Russians" to protest President Vladimir Putin's government, which … More »Russian nationalists protest Putin, eye mainstream

      Thousands of nationalists marched through Moscow on Sunday chanting slogans such as "Russia for the Russians" to protest President Vladimir Putin's government, which they accuse of lavishing privileges on migrants and minorities while ignoring ethnic Russians.

    • Russian President Vladimir Putin, front centre, speaks with guests and religious leaders of various faiths after a ceremony at the statue of Minin and Pozharsky, the leaders of a struggle against foreign invaders in 1612, to mark the National Unity Day, at the Red Square in Moscow, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012. The new holiday was created in 2005 to replace the traditional Nov. 7 celebration of the 1917 Bolshevik rise to power. The Kremlin has tried to give it historical significance by tying it to the 1612 expulsion of Polish and Cossack troops who briefly seized Moscow at a time of political disarray. But it has been seized upon by extreme nationalists. (AP Photo/ Misha Japaridze)
      Putin in public after health rumors soar AP - 10 hrs ago

      Russian President Vladimir Putin has made his first public appearance since speculation about his health rose sharply last week. More »Putin in public after health rumors soar

      Russian President Vladimir Putin, front centre, speaks with guests and religious leaders of various faiths after a ceremony at the statue of Minin and Pozharsky, the leaders of a struggle against foreign invaders in 1612, to mark the National Unity Day, at the Red Square in Moscow, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012. The new holiday was created in 2005 to replace the traditional Nov. 7 celebration of the 1917 Bolshevik rise to power. The Kremlin has tried to give it historical significance by tying it to the 1612 expulsion of Polish and Cossack troops who briefly seized Moscow at a time of political disarray. But it has been seized upon by extreme nationalists. (AP Photo/ Misha Japaridze)

      Russian President Vladimir Putin has made his first public appearance since speculation about his health rose sharply last week.

    • Newspaper discloses new Cameron text messages AP - 12 hrs ago

      A British lawmaker says he's asked the country's media ethics inquiry to consider newly disclosed text messages sent between Prime Minister David Cameron and Rebekah … More »Newspaper discloses new Cameron text messages

      A British lawmaker says he's asked the country's media ethics inquiry to consider newly disclosed text messages sent between Prime Minister David Cameron and Rebekah Brooks, the ex-chief executive of Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper division.

    • Gov't: BBC could face public inquiry over Savile AP - 12 hrs ago

      Britain's culture secretary says the government could order a full public inquiry into the British Broadcasting Corp.'s handling of the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scand … More »Gov't: BBC could face public inquiry over Savile

      Britain's culture secretary says the government could order a full public inquiry into the British Broadcasting Corp.'s handling of the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal.

    • Thousands of nationalists march in Moscow MAX SEDDON - AP - 11 hrs ago

      Thousands of nationalists marched through the Russian capital Sunday, chanting slogans including "Moscow is a Russian city" to express their resentment of dark-complexioned … More »Thousands of nationalists march in Moscow

      Thousands of nationalists marched through the Russian capital Sunday, chanting slogans including "Moscow is a Russian city" to express their resentment of dark-complexioned migrants from the Caucasus and Central Asia.

    • Britain's Prime Minister Cameron stands outside Number 10 Downing Street in London
      Cosy texts show Cameron ties to Murdoch executive Reuters - 11 hrs ago

      LONDON (Reuters) - Text messages sent by the former head of Rupert Murdoch's British newspapers to Prime Minister David Cameron, published on Sunday, have further revealed … More »Cosy texts show Cameron ties to Murdoch executive

      Britain's Prime Minister Cameron stands outside Number 10 Downing Street in London

      LONDON (Reuters) - Text messages sent by the former head of Rupert Murdoch's British newspapers to Prime Minister David Cameron, published on Sunday, have further revealed their close personal relationship. Rebekah Brooks, who is awaiting trial on charges related to a phone-hacking scandal that prompted a public inquiry …

    • Cardinal Kazimierz Nycz celebrates the funeral of Poland's last president-in-exile, Ryszard Kaczorowski, during his repeat burial at the Temple of God's Providence in Warsaw, Poland, on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012. A repeat burial was ordered after forensic experts said last week that Kaczorowski's body was wrongly identified and buried in the wrong grave following the 2010 plane crash in Russia that killed 96 people, after military prosecutors still working on the crash had doubts about the identification. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
      Misidentified 2010 plane crash victim reburied AP - Sat, Nov 3, 2012

      A repeat burial was held on Saturday for Poland's last president-in-exile, whose body was misidentified and buried in the wrong grave following the 2010 plane crash … More »Misidentified 2010 plane crash victim reburied

      Cardinal Kazimierz Nycz celebrates the funeral of Poland's last president-in-exile, Ryszard Kaczorowski, during his repeat burial at the Temple of God's Providence in Warsaw, Poland, on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012. A repeat burial was ordered after forensic experts said last week that Kaczorowski's body was wrongly identified and buried in the wrong grave following the 2010 plane crash in Russia that killed 96 people, after military prosecutors still working on the crash had doubts about the identification. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

      A repeat burial was held on Saturday for Poland's last president-in-exile, whose body was misidentified and buried in the wrong grave following the 2010 plane crash in Russia that killed 96 people.

    • File - In this Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012 file photo, Belgium's King Albert II, right, speaks with Queen Paola as they sit on a bench on the grounds of the Royal Palace in Laeken, Belgium. Albert II’s kingdom is increasingly threatened by royal-bashing separatists seeking the breakup of Belgium. Now, a book dipping deep into the privacy of kings and princes is adding insult to injury. With its back against the wall, the royal palace sought to strike back in the week of Oct. 29, 2012, seeking action against the journalist who published the book ‘’Royal Questions’’ which is sometimes as rich on dangerous liaisons as it is on the use of anonymous sources. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)
      Belgian Crown Prince at heart of royal scandal RAF CASERT - AP - Sat, Nov 3, 2012

      This time, Belgium's royal family came out swinging. More »Belgian Crown Prince at heart of royal scandal

      File - In this Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012 file photo, Belgium's King Albert II, right, speaks with Queen Paola as they sit on a bench on the grounds of the Royal Palace in Laeken, Belgium. Albert II’s kingdom is increasingly threatened by royal-bashing separatists seeking the breakup of Belgium. Now, a book dipping deep into the privacy of kings and princes is adding insult to injury. With its back against the wall, the royal palace sought to strike back in the week of Oct. 29, 2012, seeking action against the journalist who published the book ‘’Royal Questions’’ which is sometimes as rich on dangerous liaisons as it is on the use of anonymous sources. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

      This time, Belgium's royal family came out swinging.

    • COMIC FREDDIE STARR LAUNCHES NEW SHOW
      Comedian Starr arrested in Savile abuse case - TV Matt Falloon and Stephen Mangan - Reuters - Fri, Nov 2, 2012

      LONDON (Reuters) - British police arrested comedian Freddie Starr on Thursday as part of an investigation triggered by allegations that the late BBC presenter Jimmy Savile … More »Comedian Starr arrested in Savile abuse case - TV

      COMIC FREDDIE STARR LAUNCHES NEW SHOW

      LONDON (Reuters) - British police arrested comedian Freddie Starr on Thursday as part of an investigation triggered by allegations that the late BBC presenter Jimmy Savile sexually abused hundreds of children, media reported. Police said in a statement they had arrested a man in his 60s on suspicion of sex offences. The …

    • Police Service of Northern Ireland officers search the area close to a fatal shooting on the M1 motorway near Lurgan, Northern Ireland, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. A veteran Northern Ireland prison officer was killed Thursday in a gun ambush as he was driving to work, the first slaying of a security-force member in the British territory in 18 months. Police said a gunman in a passing car shot David Black, 52, as he drove onto the M1 motorway southwest of Belfast. His car plummeted down a grassy embankment into a ditch. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
      3 IRA suspects arrested over prison guard killing SHAWN POGATCHNIK - AP - Fri, Nov 2, 2012

      Northern Ireland police arrested three suspected Irish Republican Army militants Friday on suspicion of killing an off-duty prison officer, a rare slaying that has inspired … More »3 IRA suspects arrested over prison guard killing

      Police Service of Northern Ireland officers search the area close to a fatal shooting on the M1 motorway near Lurgan, Northern Ireland, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. A veteran Northern Ireland prison officer was killed Thursday in a gun ambush as he was driving to work, the first slaying of a security-force member in the British territory in 18 months. Police said a gunman in a passing car shot David Black, 52, as he drove onto the M1 motorway southwest of Belfast. His car plummeted down a grassy embankment into a ditch. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

      Northern Ireland police arrested three suspected Irish Republican Army militants Friday on suspicion of killing an off-duty prison officer, a rare slaying that has inspired political condemnation across Britain and Ireland.

    • Ukrainian opposition leader Arseniy Yatsenyuk, center, arrives at a district of election commission in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. Ukrainian opposition parties on Tuesday appeared split over whether to recognize the ruling party's victory in a parliamentary election denounced as unfair by international observers. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)
      Fistfights, tear gas, sobs as Kiev tallies vote MARIA DANILOVA - AP - Fri, Nov 2, 2012

      Nearly a week after Ukraine's parliamentary election, officials on Friday were still counting votes in eight key districts across the country, in what the opposition … More »Fistfights, tear gas, sobs as Kiev tallies vote

      Ukrainian opposition leader Arseniy Yatsenyuk, center, arrives at a district of election commission in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. Ukrainian opposition parties on Tuesday appeared split over whether to recognize the ruling party's victory in a parliamentary election denounced as unfair by international observers. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)

      Nearly a week after Ukraine's parliamentary election, officials on Friday were still counting votes in eight key districts across the country, in what the opposition says was a clear example of widespread vote-rigging by the ruling party.

    • Sinn Fein official charged with IRA membership SHAWN POGATCHNIK - AP - Fri, Nov 2, 2012

      An official in the Irish nationalist Sinn Fein party was arraigned Friday on Irish Republican Army charges in a case that highlights a murder pivotal to Northern Ireland's … More »Sinn Fein official charged with IRA membership

      An official in the Irish nationalist Sinn Fein party was arraigned Friday on Irish Republican Army charges in a case that highlights a murder pivotal to Northern Ireland's peace process: the 2005 stabbing of a Catholic man outside a crowded pub.

    • Remains of pigeon found carrying WWII message AP - Fri, Nov 2, 2012

      Experts say the skeletal remains of a pigeon discovered in the chimney of a house in southern England carried a mysterious, long-forgotten message from World War II … More »Remains of pigeon found carrying WWII message

      Experts say the skeletal remains of a pigeon discovered in the chimney of a house in southern England carried a mysterious, long-forgotten message from World War II.

    • Workers construct residential homes at a building site in north London
      UK construction ekes out growth in October - Markit Reuters - Fri, Nov 2, 2012

      LONDON (Reuters) - The British construction sector eked out growth in October, but new work and employment shrank and firms remained cautious about future business, a … More »UK construction ekes out growth in October - Markit

      Workers construct residential homes at a building site in north London

      LONDON (Reuters) - The British construction sector eked out growth in October, but new work and employment shrank and firms remained cautious about future business, a survey showed on Friday. The Markit/CIPS Construction Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose to 50.9 from 49.5 in September, just above the 50 line that separates …

    • Polish woman arrested over deaths of her 5 babies AP - Fri, Nov 2, 2012

      A Polish woman has been arrested on suspicion of killing at least five of her newborn babies, a prosecutor said Friday. More »Polish woman arrested over deaths of her 5 babies

      A Polish woman has been arrested on suspicion of killing at least five of her newborn babies, a prosecutor said Friday.

    • Romania: 33 bankers and officials detained AP - Fri, Nov 2, 2012

      Prosecutors on Friday detained 33 government officials and bankers on suspicion of money laundering and fraud that cost Romania €22 million ($28.5 million). More »Romania: 33 bankers and officials detained

      Prosecutors on Friday detained 33 government officials and bankers on suspicion of money laundering and fraud that cost Romania €22 million ($28.5 million).

    • FILE This Friday, Oct. 19, 2012 file photo shows Sean Quinn leaving Dublin high court, Dublin, Ireland. A judge in Ireland on Friday Nov. 2, 2012 ordered bankrupt tycoon Sean Quinn jailed for nine weeks for failing to observe orders to stop placing foreign property assets beyond the reach of creditors. Quinn — Ireland's richest man until 2008 — faces financial ruin because of his reckless gamble that year on Anglo Irish Bank. The Dublin lender was the biggest financier of Ireland's runaway property market, a boom that imploded in 2009.(AP Photo/Peter Morrison, File )
      Judge orders Irish tycoon jailed for contempt SHAWN POGATCHNIK - AP - Fri, Nov 2, 2012

      Bankrupt tycoon Sean Quinn, once Ireland's richest man and a celebrated self-made billionaire, was sent to jail for nine weeks Friday after a judge found him guilty … More »Judge orders Irish tycoon jailed for contempt

      FILE This Friday, Oct. 19, 2012 file photo shows Sean Quinn leaving Dublin high court, Dublin, Ireland. A judge in Ireland on Friday Nov. 2, 2012 ordered bankrupt tycoon Sean Quinn jailed for nine weeks for failing to observe orders to stop placing foreign property assets beyond the reach of creditors. Quinn — Ireland's richest man until 2008 — faces financial ruin because of his reckless gamble that year on Anglo Irish Bank. The Dublin lender was the biggest financier of Ireland's runaway property market, a boom that imploded in 2009.(AP Photo/Peter Morrison, File )

      Bankrupt tycoon Sean Quinn, once Ireland's richest man and a celebrated self-made billionaire, was sent to jail for nine weeks Friday after a judge found him guilty of stripping foreign assets from his crumbling business empire in violation of court orders.

    • A woman rides a Velib bike-sharing program closed to the Eiffel Tower, seen in background, in Paris, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. From London’s “cycle superhighways” to popular bike-sharing programs in Paris and Barcelona, growing numbers of European cities are embracing cycling as a safe, clean, healthy, inexpensive and even trendy way to get around town. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
      Wheel you marry me? Europe has crush on cycling JAN M. OLSEN and KARL RITTER - AP - Fri, Nov 2, 2012

      Cycling through the heart of some European cities can be a terrifying experience as you jostle for space with cars, trucks and scooters that whizz by with only inches … More »Wheel you marry me? Europe has crush on cycling

      A woman rides a Velib bike-sharing program closed to the Eiffel Tower, seen in background, in Paris, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. From London’s “cycle superhighways” to popular bike-sharing programs in Paris and Barcelona, growing numbers of European cities are embracing cycling as a safe, clean, healthy, inexpensive and even trendy way to get around town. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

      Cycling through the heart of some European cities can be a terrifying experience as you jostle for space with cars, trucks and scooters that whizz by with only inches to spare.

    • Global manufacturing downturn eases on U.S. support - PMI Reuters - Fri, Nov 2, 2012

      LONDON (Reuters) - The global manufacturing downturn eased last month as North American economies outperformed euro zone countries and much of Asia, a business survey … More »Global manufacturing downturn eases on U.S. support - PMI

      LONDON (Reuters) - The global manufacturing downturn eased last month as North American economies outperformed euro zone countries and much of Asia, a business survey showed on Friday. JPMorgan's Global Manufacturing PMI, produced with research and supply management organisations, rose to 49.2 in October from September's …

    • A man walks past the Bank of England, in the City of London
      Bank of England gets long to-do list for overhaul Sven Egenter - Reuters - Fri, Nov 2, 2012

      LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England needs to overhaul its internal structures to address a patchy forecasting record and open up to a broader range of views on the … More »Bank of England gets long to-do list for overhaul

      A man walks past the Bank of England, in the City of London

      LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England needs to overhaul its internal structures to address a patchy forecasting record and open up to a broader range of views on the economy, three independent reviews of the central bank's operations recommended on Friday. The Bank Governor Mervyn King and his deputies signalled qualified …

    • Marina Litvinenko, the widow of former Russian intelligence officer Alexander Litvinenko, poses for photographers after attending a pre-Inquest review at Camden Town Hall in London, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012. A British lawyer says previously unreleased details of the British investigation into the murder of ex-Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko may be made public during an inquest into his death. Litvinenko died in 2006 after ingesting polonium, a rare radioactive poison. The former Russian FSB agent blamed the Kremlin for his death, and the killing took relations between Moscow and London to a post-Cold War low. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
      Russian spy case details may be made public RAPHAEL SATTER - AP - Fri, Nov 2, 2012

      A British inquest into the killing of ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko may make public previously unreleased details about the murder investigation, a lawyer said … More »Russian spy case details may be made public

      Marina Litvinenko, the widow of former Russian intelligence officer Alexander Litvinenko, poses for photographers after attending a pre-Inquest review at Camden Town Hall in London, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012. A British lawyer says previously unreleased details of the British investigation into the murder of ex-Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko may be made public during an inquest into his death. Litvinenko died in 2006 after ingesting polonium, a rare radioactive poison. The former Russian FSB agent blamed the Kremlin for his death, and the killing took relations between Moscow and London to a post-Cold War low. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

      A British inquest into the killing of ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko may make public previously unreleased details about the murder investigation, a lawyer said Friday.

    • London Mayor Boris Johnson asks secondary school children questions during a history lesson at Pimlico Academy in London
      London mayor slams "inertia" over calls for airport growth Maria Golovnina - Reuters - Fri, Nov 2, 2012

      LONDON (Reuters) - London's mayor accused the government on Friday of "utter inertia" on airport expansion policy with pressure growing for a launch of major infrastructure … More »London mayor slams "inertia" over calls for airport growth

      London Mayor Boris Johnson asks secondary school children questions during a history lesson at Pimlico Academy in London

      LONDON (Reuters) - London's mayor accused the government on Friday of "utter inertia" on airport expansion policy with pressure growing for a launch of major infrastructure projects to help shore up the floundering economy. Airport capacity is a divisive issue in Britain, pitting popular London Mayor Boris Johnson against …

    • The chairman of the Financial Services Authority, Adair Turner, leaves Downing Street in central London
      UK may need unorthodox policies to revive economy - Turner Sven Egenter - Reuters - Fri, Nov 2, 2012

      LONDON (Reuters) - Britain may need to adopt more unconventional policies to revive its economy, one of the top candidates to become the next Bank of England governor … More »UK may need unorthodox policies to revive economy - Turner

      The chairman of the Financial Services Authority, Adair Turner, leaves Downing Street in central London

      LONDON (Reuters) - Britain may need to adopt more unconventional policies to revive its economy, one of the top candidates to become the next Bank of England governor said on Friday, citing recent efforts to spur bank lending to companies. Speaking at an event at the South African Reserve Bank, Adair Turner also said regulators …

    • UK police: royal bodyguard fired accidental shot AP - Fri, Nov 2, 2012

      Police are investigating an incident in which an officer believed to be guarding the home of Prince William and his wife the former Kate Middleton accidentally fired … More »UK police: royal bodyguard fired accidental shot

      Police are investigating an incident in which an officer believed to be guarding the home of Prince William and his wife the former Kate Middleton accidentally fired a shot inside a vehicle.

    • Police Service of Northern Ireland officers search the area close to a fatal shooting on the M1 motorway near Lurgan, Northern Ireland, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. A veteran Northern Ireland prison officer was killed Thursday in a gun ambush as he was driving to work, the first slaying of a security-force member in the British territory in 18 months. Police said a gunman in a passing car shot David Black, 52, as he drove onto the M1 motorway southwest of Belfast. His car plummeted down a grassy embankment into a ditch. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
      2 IRA suspects arrested over prison guard killing SHAWN POGATCHNIK - AP - Fri, Nov 2, 2012

      Northern Ireland police arrested two suspected Irish Republican Army militants Friday on suspicion of killing an off-duty prison officer, a rare slaying that has inspired … More »2 IRA suspects arrested over prison guard killing

      Police Service of Northern Ireland officers search the area close to a fatal shooting on the M1 motorway near Lurgan, Northern Ireland, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. A veteran Northern Ireland prison officer was killed Thursday in a gun ambush as he was driving to work, the first slaying of a security-force member in the British territory in 18 months. Police said a gunman in a passing car shot David Black, 52, as he drove onto the M1 motorway southwest of Belfast. His car plummeted down a grassy embankment into a ditch. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

      Northern Ireland police arrested two suspected Irish Republican Army militants Friday on suspicion of killing an off-duty prison officer, a rare slaying that has inspired political condemnation across Britain and Ireland.

     
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