Perhaps it’s appropriate that it is on Columbus Day that the Old World appears to be getting into gear. All I can say is wow. What a day in Europe.

Oil prices climbed above $84 a barrel on Tuesday on hopes the economic fallout from the financial crisis would be curbed by U.S. and European government pledges to pump...

Ringo Starr doesn’t want to hear from you. If you do write, your letter will end up in the trash. That’s the message from Richard Starkey, aka Ringo Starr....

Stock markets in Europe and Asia rose strongly for a second straight day Tuesday after Wall Street rallied from its worst week ever on optimism about government...

Scottish prosecutors allege e-mail messages link Bilal Abdulla to a conspiracy to bomb public transportation sites in London and Glasgow.

Scientists and industry have been working together to create a global surveillance network. It naturally weights itself to provide greater coverage for greater...

The chemical industry has spent years trying to suppress information about a certain chemical. Will Congress help the public know the true dangers?

Every single one of you women have worth - some of you are just more aware and accepting of it than others. Knowing where to look to find your authentic self is the...

Sometimes clearing up your desk uncovers important facts. Today a March 8th 2006 Independent newspaper was uncovered by a colleague in the Foresight group. The front...

Visitors to the Tate Modern gallery are about to face an apocalyptic vision of London partly inspired by the World War II Blitz and the July 7, 2005 transit bombings.

The sculpture shows a man about to fall under a subway car driven by a Grim Reaper figure.

Iraq’s oil minister met 34 oil company representatives in London on Monday to set out the ground rules for foreign multinationals’ first bite at the...

Britain will inject around 37 billion pounds ($63 billion) of money into three of the country’s largest banks, the government said Monday, in a bid to save the...

European markets opened strongly Monday following Asia’s lead in response to the widespread government efforts over the weekend to shore up the world’s...

Three of the largest British banks have announced plans to take up to $63 billion of government money to boost their balance sheets.

British and Afghan forces yesterday forced back a “Tet Offensive” style attack by the Taliban on the British HQ city of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province. Up to 100...

After another weekend of crisis, nationalisation and ministerial chicanery, several thoughts occur on the political implications.Firstly, the concept of Scottish...

In his September 4 commentary titled Who Wants Cold War II? [1], Shlomo Ben-Ami, a former Israeli foreign minister, proposes a new world order in which the United...

Dozens of renowned British writers came out against new anti-terrorism legislation Sunday, publishing a collection of satire, essays, fiction and poetry to protest a...

Not getting any? You’re not alone: Women today have less time for sex than their 1950s counterparts. And it’s estimated that 40 million Americans have what experts...