By Matt Scuffham LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's biggest banks were spared a full-blown inquiry into the personal current account market after the consumer watchdog said changes already being implemented could stimulate competition in the industry.... [Full Article]
Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi on Friday gave a lengthy speech to the army in praise of its role during the run-up to his election, proclaiming that he, his government and the powerful generals will cooperate for the future. (Source: Associate... [Full Article]
The United Nations on Wednesday called for international donations to help the Palestinian Authority through a "critical" cash shortage. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
Libya's outgoing rulers on Thursday unveiled a law stipulating that members of a constituent authority must be elected separately rather than appointed by the next national assembly as planned. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
Pope Benedict XVI fired a 52-year-old Slovak bishop for apparently mismanaging his diocese in a rare show of papal power over bishops that could have implications for U.S. sex abuse cases. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
In front of tens of thousands of cheering supporters, Egypt's first Islamist and civilian president-elect vowed Friday to fight for his authority and symbolically read an oath of office on Cairo's Tahrir Square on the eve of his official in... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA CEO Patrick Raaflaub speaks to media during a news conference in Bern February 24, 2012. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)... [Full Article]
Talk about being on message. From his invitation, to his runway carpet to his composite fabric cocktail dresses, the U.K.'s most revolutionary designer, Christopher Kane, honed his most polished aesthetic statement to date. Call it Posh Purple P... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) rescuers render medical care to a mock earthquake victim before they rush to a waiting ambulance during a earthquake drill and disaster response training in Manila February 12, 2012. The earthquak... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Mahmoud Abbas, the President of Palestinian Authority, walks out of 10 Downing Street after meeting Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron in central London, January 16, 2012. REUTERS/Andrew Winning (BRITAIN - Tags: POLITICS)... [Full Article]