A French minister has accused the opposition Conservatives led by David Cameron (pictured) of "autism" on Europe, describing a campaign pledge to negotiate a return of powers from Brussels to London as "pathetic".
In today’s international press review, we look at Britain’s reaction to the death of five of its soldiers, allegedly killed by a rogue Afghan policeman.
Better than DNA and the Apollo spacecraft, the x-ray was voted the top achievement in modern scientific history by over 50,000 people in a poll set up by the British Science Museum.
An Afghan policeman has killed five British soldiers at a checkpoint where the men, who all died of gunshot wounds, were mentoring their Afghan counterparts, the UK military says.
In today’s international press review, we look at the world’s reaction regarding the Lisbon Treaty. The Czech Republic was the last EU member state to sign it.
The British government will sharply shake up the banking sector by selling off assets from RBS and Lloyds to form new banks. The government will provide 30 billion pounds to support the changes. HSBC, meanwhile, is to axe 1,700 jobs.
The struggling Royal Bank of Scotland has announced it is planning to cut 3,700 jobs across its retail operations in Great Britain, it announced on Monday.
Somali pirates holding a British couple kidnapped from their yacht are asking for a ransom of seven million dollars (4.7 million euros) to set them free, Britain's Foreign Office has said.
Spain opposes the possibility of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair becoming the first President of the European Union. A senior insider spoke of opinion leaning toward a representative who is not from one of Europe's powerhouses.
Same disease, different public health approaches: the campaign to vaccinate against swine flu’s taking a different twist depending on whether you live in France, the United Kingdom, or the United States.
