Three youths tried to torch a synagogue in London amid a surge in anti-Semitic incidents in Britain and elsewhere in Europe since the Israeli invasion of Gaza, Jewish groups said...

Actor Mickey Rourke received two ovations at the London premiere of his new movie 'The Wrestler'. He called it the best and the hardest movie of his...

Higher oil prices helped the Canadian market maintain its upward trend from the New Year's first day, with energy and metal sectors posting further gains on the Toronto stock exchange...

London, Jan.6 : A London court has learnt that a refugee Faiz Baluch, accused of calling for murder in the name of the banned Balochistan Liberation Army via websites and telephone links, was not a...

London, Jan 06 : Pop star Rihanna reportedly celebrated Christmas at her rumoured boyfriend Chris Brown's family...

London, Jan 6 : It has long been associated with negativity, but according to researchers, the colour blue can send self-confidence soaring and boost happiness...

London, Jan 6 : The BBC has once again landed itself in sex scandal, and this time it involves a porn star saying that he would love a threesome with Lindsay Lohan and her lesbian...

London, Jan 6 : Budget hotels in the UK have been found to be contaminated with blood, mould, urine and even faeces, an investigation has...

London, January 6 : Turkey has decided to restore the citizenship of its first and foremost modern poet, Nazim...

London, Jan 6 : Brit singer Cheryl Cole may be very busy these days with her role as an X Factor judge and also with her band Girls Aloud's gigs, yet she has still found time to pose for the front cover of...

London, Jan 6 : Pop princess Britney Spears has gone back to preparing for her North America tour after she took a short break for her brother's...

London, Jan 6 : English singer/songwriter Lily Allen has reignited the feud she had with US singer Katy Perry by threatening to post the 'I Kissed A Girl' singer's mobile number on the...

London, Jan 6 : Margaret and John Beauvoisin of Waterlooville, Hants, have renewed their wedding vows sixty...

London, January 6 : Bernard Madoff, the prime accused of a 50 billion dollar investment fraud, should be sent behind bars immediately for mailing jewellery, estimated at 1 million dollars, to his family while under house arrest, US prosecutors have...

London, Jan 6 : Scientists from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) have devised an ultra-hard vehicle armour with an array of holes to protect military...

London, Jan 6 : Rumours are abuzz that Apple may launch a 'big screen' version of its popular iPod touch device to make it even easier to surf the Internet and watch...

London, Jan 6 : If scientists have their way, future astronauts would be literally going into space by a broomstick, in the form of a 100,000km long tether anchored to the Earth as a "space elevator"....

London, January 6 : Amy Winehouse reportedly shelled out 32,000 pounds to fly friends to soak up the sun with her in the...

London, Jan 6 : Mills and Boon, the world's most prolific romance publisher, has teamed up with Rugby Football Union to create a series of rugby themed romance...

London, January 6 : A new study has revealed that water-cooler gossip can prove very helpful in testing business ideas....

London, Jan 6 : The band Mongrel has revealed that they have plans of making a second album, and that it will be with Venezuelan President Hugo...

London, Jan 6 : The BBC has denied new Doctor Who Matt Smith had any knowledge about the betting that took place over the identity of the 11th...

London, January 6 : Andrew Sachs, who recently hit the headlines following a lewd prank call made by Brit RJ Russell Brand, is set to star in one of the longest-running TV programmes in the UK, 'Coronation...

London, Jan 06 : Popstar Leona Lewis has signed a lucrative deal to pen her autobiography with publishing house Hodder and ...

London, Jan 6 : Mattel, the world's largest toy manufacturer and makers of the Barbie doll, has developed a mind game where players guide a ball through an obstacle course using nothing but the power of their...

London, Jan 6 : British parents have dropped the idea of reading traditional fairytales to their children because they feel the fables are too scary and not politically correct, according to...

London, Jan 6 : Since an Iraqi journalist hurled his footwear at George W Bush, portraits of the outgoing US president have become popular targets for demonstrators around the world -and now a US art gallery has opened an exhibit with a "shoe throw"...

London, Jan 6 : New genetic analysis by scientists has revealed that a long-overlooked pink iguana on the Galapagos Islands is a species in its own right, and was missed by English naturalist Charles Darwin in...

London, Jan.6 : England fast bowler Stephen Harmison has said that he would like coach Peter Moores and skipper Kevin Pietersen to resolve their differences sooner than later, as that will be good for the England team....

London, January 6 : A 14-year-old girl from southeast London has raised Britain's hopes of marvellous success in weightlifting during the Olympics in 2012, for she has smashed almost every national record in the country....

London, Jan 06 : Hollywood actress Sienna Miller is to make her debut at London Fashion Week next month with a collection co-designed with her older sister...

London, Jan.6 : The England and Wales Cricket Board has apparently given the green light to approach Graham Ford to become the cricket team's new coach....

London, January 6 : McMaster University researchers in Canada have gained fresh insights into how therapies and drugs may be programmed to carefully target cancer, while sparing normal healthy cells....

London, Jan.6 : Argentine footballer Carlos Tevez is on a collision course with Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson after saying last night that he would love to play for the Spanish football club Real...

London, January 6 : John Travolta, who recently lost his son Jett following a seizure, will reportedly be quizzed over the 16-year-old's...

London, Jan 6 : Paris Hilton wants to hand the honour of being named after a city to her first daughter - and plans to call her...

London, Jan 5 : In response to my article 'Why Jews are powerful and Muslims are powerless' I got a lot of response. Many appreciated it but some, once again, called me a 'Yahoodi agent' - agent of Jews, just because I have highlighted some of the contribution made by Jews to science and learning. Some said Jews are killing innocent Palestinians and you are praising...

London, Jan 5 : Irish playwright Oscar Wilde earned himself the ire of campaigners from the south coast town of Worthing, when it was discovered that he was a child...

London, Jan 5 : Owner of a UK cafe was left gob smacked when he cracked open an egg, and found that it had four...

London, Jan 5 : Fallen football legend Paul Gascoigne a.k.a. Gazza has slammed his ex-wife Sheryl, claiming: "I didn't even fancy...

The euro has slipped against the pound and the dollar as expectations rise that the European Central Bank will cut interest rates again on 15 January. Eurozone inflation figures showed a...

(1 hr 20 mins ago) Europe's inflation rate fell to the lowest in more than two years in December as oil prices plunged and consumer spending slumped. Consumer-price inflation in the euro area...

BERLIN -- The euro slipped to its lowest point in three weeks on Tuesday, dragged down by mounting speculation that the European Central Bank will continue its rate cut campaign in the face of...

LONDON (MarketWatch) - Department store owner Debenhams and fashion chain Next shone in London on Tuesday after both companies produced better-than-expected trading...

VOWG.DE ), and by hopes that stimulus plans by U.S. President-elect Barack Obama will boost equities. By 0955 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300 .FTEU3 index of top European shares was up 1.6 percent at...

Global Financial Crisis LONDON, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- The London stock market fell in Tuesday's morning trading, with the benchmark FTSE 100 index down 6.23 points, or 0.14 percent, at 4,573.41 by...

The Australian Bankers Association (ABA) has rejected a claim that the Federal Government's bank guarantee scheme could encourage reckless lending practices. A report by the Organisation for...

London - A temporary ban on the practice of short-selling imposed at the height of the banking crisis last September will be lifted by mid-January as planned, the Financial Services Authority (FSA)...

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Consumer price inflation continued to slow across the 15-nation euro zone last month, sending annual CPI below the European Central Bank's target rate of near but just below...

LONDON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index edged higher early on Tuesday, maintaining a six-day post-Christmas rally as miners rose on firmer metals prices but gains were slim as data...