Britain

Turkey, U.S. ease strains on Islamic State but differences remain

Turkey and the United States smoothed over some differences in the fight against Islamic State durin...

Nov 24, 2014 11:00 PM EST

Gambling companies step up efforts to sway addiction debate

On the websites of Britain's bookmakers gamblers can bet around the clock on anything from soccer in...

Nov 23, 2014 07:33 AM EST

U.S., Iran discussing new ideas to break nuclear impasse: sources

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif are discussing ...

Nov 22, 2014 02:46 AM EST

EU should keep limit on bank bonus, adviser says in blow to UK

Britain's relations with the European Union took another knock on Thursday when its legal challenge ...

Nov 20, 2014 07:49 AM EST

Britain's RBS fined $88 million for 2012 systems crash

Royal Bank of Scotland has been fined 56 million pounds ($88 million) by Britain's financial regulat...

Nov 20, 2014 07:45 AM EST

U.N. blacklists Libya's Ansar al-Sharia, involved in Benghazi attack

The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday blacklisted two branches of the Islamist extremist group Ansa...

Nov 20, 2014 02:25 AM EST

U.S. says Iran has ceased controversial nuclear practice

Iran has stopped a controversial practice that could allow it to enrich uranium faster, the United S...

Nov 10, 2014 08:23 PM EST

Britain loath to pressure China over Hong Kong because of trade: former governor

Britain is not putting enough pressure on China to stick to its side of a pact on the transfer of Ho...

Nov 05, 2014 05:12 AM EST

Banks set aside up to $7 billion as UK currency settlement looms

Major banks have set aside almost $7 billion for potential settlements with regulators investigating...

Nov 03, 2014 09:29 AM EST

Myanmar calls meeting of political, military heavyweights

Myanmar's president and powerful military chief will hold an unprecedented high-level meeting on Fri...

Oct 31, 2014 01:37 AM EDT

Global regulators to fast-track bank leverage rule

Global regulators will fast-track work on finalizing a key benchmark to measure bank capital even as...

Oct 20, 2014 10:54 AM EDT

Khamenei blames United States, 'wicked' Britain, for creating Islamic State

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Monday blamed the United States and the "wicked" B...

Oct 14, 2014 05:10 AM EDT

Britain's ring-fence a new hurdle for bank directors

Britain's major lenders may find it hard to hire dozens of directors that are required as part of a ...

Oct 12, 2014 11:36 AM EDT

South African court hears Briton Dewani agreed fee for wife's murder

British businessman Shrien Dewani agreed to pay 15,000 rand ($1,340) to have his wife killed on thei...

Oct 09, 2014 03:06 AM EDT

Iran defends refusal to let in U.N. nuclear expert

Iran has dismissed criticism by the International Atomic Energy Agency of its refusal to let one IAE...

Oct 08, 2014 08:01 AM EDT

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