Mortgage lending is increasing

2007/04/24 00:00:00

The total lending in March was about £31.3bn wh......

Governing Party Candidate Yar'Adua Wins Nigeria Elections

2007/04/23 12:10:20

The governing party candidate was declared the winner Monday after Nigeria's weekend presidential el...

Woodcarver Identified as Suspect in Peace Corps Death

2007/04/23 11:03:52

Police in the Philippines Monday identified the suspect in the death of U.S. Peace Corps volunteer J...

Report: Al Qaeda Plans 'Large Scale' A ttack on U.K.

2007/04/23 10:34:04

Al Qaeda leaders in Iraq are planning the first 'large-scale' terrorist attacks on Britain and other...

Iran to Women: Cover Up

2007/04/23 06:36:14

The Iranian government has arrested nearly 300 women who have violated a new crackdown against showi...

Somalis flee as sixth day of shelling rocks capital

2007/04/23 05:56:38

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalis fled heavy shelling for a sixth day in Mogadishu on Monday, as the Som...

France's Sarkozy leads Royal for May election

2007/04/23 05:48:17

PARIS (Reuters) - Conservative Nicolas Sarkozy has seized a strong lead over Socialist Segolene Roya...

India says won't be pressured on U.S. nuclear deal

2007/04/23 05:17:00

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will not be hurried into concluding a landmark but controversial nuclear...

Afghan Intelligence Service Officer Abducted, Beheaded

2007/04/23 12:32:23

Assailants abducted and beheaded an Afghan intelligence service employee and struck one of the agenc...

Iranian President Offers to Have Televised Talks With Bush

2007/04/23 12:06:49

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says he wants to hold talks with President Bush about global i...

Report: Arrest Warrants Set for Suspects in Spy Poisoning

2007/04/23 10:41:35

Scotland Yard detectives are said to be preparing to issue arrest warrants against three former KGB ...

PM Turns Down Palestinian Interior Minister's Resignation

2007/04/23 08:47:50

Top Palestinian security official submits resignation but Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas ref...

Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Munich After Bomb Threat

2007/04/23 06:20:09

An Athens-to-Strasbourg flight made an emergency landing in Munich on Monday morning, after a bomb t...

Greek jet lands in Munich after bomb threat

2007/04/23 05:50:37

BERLIN (Reuters) - An Olympic Airways plane carrying Greek EU officials made an emergency landing at...

Iran wants to stay in nuclear non-proliferation treaty

2007/04/23 05:44:07

MADRID (Reuters) - Iran would prefer to remain within the nuclear non-proliferation treaty and resis...