LONDON (Reuters) - British banks must combine extra lending to help restore growth with efforts to strengthen their balance sheets to defend against threats from the euro zone, a senior financial regulator said on Sunday. "The challenge of helpi... [Full Article]
The Metropolitan Police on Thursday charged four people with terrorism offences following their arrest in operations carried out earlier this month. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
Six people have been arrested in London on suspicion of terrorism offences, the capital's Metropolitan Police said Thursday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
British police said Monday they had charged four men with intention to commit acts of terror or assisting others to commit such acts after they were arrested in raids last week. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
Japan has deployed missile batteries in Tokyo and dispatched destroyers carrying interceptor missiles as it boosts its defences against a planned North Korean rocket launch this month. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
Japan's defence minister on Friday ordered missile defence systems to be prepared so the military could shoot down a North Korean long-range rocket if it threatened the country. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - South Korean soldiers patrol along the military fences near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Paju, north of Seoul December 19, 2011. North Korean leader Kim Jong-il died on a train trip, state television reported on Dec... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Anti-austerity demonstrators kick police fences blocking a street leading to the parliament in Athens during clashes with riot police October 19, 2011. Greek unions begin a 48-hour general strike on Wednesday, the biggest protest in years... [Full Article]
(AFP/File) - File photo of steel fences surrounding the Villawood Immigration Detention Centre for refugees in Sydney. The 800 boatpeople Australia plans to send to Malaysia will be granted immunity from the country's harsh immigration laws, elim... [Full Article]