LONDON (AP) - David Cameron's Conservative Party has taken a drubbing in local elections amid a surge of support for an anti-European Union and anti-immigration party, heaping pressure on the prime minister to shore up support ahead of the next ... [Full Article]
(Please ignore this Nikkei stock market report. This was released on Thursday, May 2 and has been sent accidentaly on May 3) By Dominic Lau TOKYO, May 2 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average fell for a fourth straight session on Thursday, its worst... [Full Article]
By Eamonn Mallie BELFAST (Reuters) - Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher caused "great suffering" in Ireland and her policies there ultimately failed, Irish republican leader Gerry Adams said on Monday. Thatcher has long been a ... [Full Article]
By Stephen Mangan ASHBOURNE, Ireland (Reuters) - Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny's Fine Gael party was on course to retain its seat in a by-election on Thursday, but its junior partner in government Labour was beaten into fifth place in a humili... [Full Article]
By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) - High-profile London mayor Boris Johnson's hopes of becoming Britain's next prime minister and leader of the Conservative Party have suffered a setback after a faltering TV interview, allies and detractors... [Full Article]
LONDON (Reuters) - British manufacturing output fell in January at the fastest pace since June, wiping out the previous month's gains and reinforcing fears that the economy made a weak start to the year. Manufacturing output dropped 1.5 percent ... [Full Article]
BANGKOK (AP) - Japan's Nikkei 225 index topped 12,000 for the first time in more than four years, but stock markets elsewhere in Asia flagged following Wall Street's eye-popping performance this week. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
LONDON (Reuters) - British manufacturing shrank unexpectedly in February and new orders dwindled, a survey showed on Friday, making it likely the sector will put a drag on economic growth in the first quarter. The Markit/CIPS Manufacturing Purchasing... [Full Article]
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop star Lady Gaga said on Tuesday she was suffering from a severe inflammation of the joints that left her temporarily unable to walk, forcing her to postpone a handful of upcoming shows on the North American leg of her world... [Full Article]
VATICAN CITY (AP) - The closest of confidants, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger watched from the front row as Pope John Paul II, once a strapping athlete, steadily deteriorated in his later years. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]