ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) - Deep differences over Syria's fierce civil war clouded a summit of world leaders Monday, with Russian President Vladimir Putin defiantly rejecting calls from the U.S., Britain and France to halt his political... [Full Article]
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - North Korea's top governing body on Sunday proposed high-level nuclear and security talks with the United States in an appeal sent just days after calling off talks with rival South Korea. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
HELSINKI (Reuters) - A Bank of England policymaker said new capital rules to make banks safer need to be bolstered with a global accord that would force lenders to hold bonds. Regulators are phasing in global rules known as Basel III that require len... [Full Article]
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A former Iranian president who was blocked from a comeback bid is urging voters not to boycott Friday's election. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's prime minister said he has been sent letters written in blood and branded a murderer by opponents of his government's plans to allow limited access to abortion, an issue that has polarized the ... [Full Article]
LONDON (Reuters) - British energy watchdog Ofgem set out proposals on Wednesday for "a more level playing field" so smaller suppliers could compete with the 'big six' firms. Proposed reforms would involve forcing the large supplie... [Full Article]
NEW YORK (AP) - Giant removable floodwalls would be erected around lower Manhattan, and levees, gates and other defenses would be built elsewhere around the city under a nearly $20 billion plan proposed Tuesday by Mayor Michael Bloomberg to protect N... [Full Article]
By Paul Sandle and Brenda Goh LONDON (Reuters) - China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd should not have been allowed to become embedded in Britain's critical communications network infrastructure without the knowledge and scrutiny of ministers,... [Full Article]
By Paul Sandle and Brenda Goh LONDON (Reuters) - China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd should not have been allowed to become embedded in Britain's critical communications network infrastructure without the knowledge and scrutiny of ministers,... [Full Article]
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea on Friday proposed working-level talks with South Korea to be held in a border city on Sunday as the rivals look to mend ties that have plunged during recent years amid hardline stances by both countries. (Source... [Full Article]