In restructuring, AP changes roles for 6 news editors and assigns 4 regional photo editors

AP changes roles for 6 news editors, 4 photo eds

Kidnapped Britons say Somali pirates are losing patience over ransom demand, may kill them

Kidnapped Britons say Somali pirates may kill them

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip mark 62 years of marriage _ quietly

Queen, Prince Philip mark 62 years of marriage

Buoyant stock market, economy doubles billionaires in India

London, Nov 20(ANI): The Forbes’ Rich List has revealed that a buoyant stock market and a still-robust economy have almost doubled the number of billionaires in India.

Couple name baby after Kia Carens people carrier!

LONDON - A couple from Poole are said to have named their new born baby daughter after the place she was born in - a Kia Carens people carrier.

One in 10 Brit teens branded ‘Neet’

London, Nov 20 (ANI): One in 10 British teenagers is unemployed and not in education, according to latest official figures.

First legal marijuana cafe opened in America

LONDON - America’s first and only legal marijuana coffee shop has been opened in Portland, Oregon.

Ireland’s failure to qualify for World Cup set to trigger diplomatic row with France

LONDON - Ireland’s failure to qualify for the World Cup finals due to a blatant French handball has threatened to trigger a diplomatic row between the two countries.

Killer bees may have nasty sting, but they aren’t too smart

LONDON - In a new study, scientists have determined that killer bees may be among the most feared of all insects because of their sting, but they aren’t too smart.

Husband of mutilated Punjabi woman vows to catch her killer

LONDON - The estranged husband of an Indian-origin woman who was murdered this week with her hand chopped off has vowed to catch her killer.

Brit rabbi went on ‘three-day drug-fuelled orgy’

LONDON - The Brit rabbi, who has been accused of setting up business as a drug dealer and of supplying cocaine in exchange for sexual favours, is said to have gone on a three-day drug-fuelled orgy.

British air force rescues 200 from floodwaters in tourist region

British air force rescues 200 from floodwaters

Kids as young as five ‘imitating sex acts at school’, says UK politician

LONDON - A British MP has cautioned against the easy availability of pornographic material to kids as young as five, through the web and television.

Sikh Islam-hater to become first non-white member of Britain’s racist BNP

LONDON - Indian-origin Rajinder Singh, who blames Muslims for killing his father during the Partition of India in 1947, is set to become the first non-white member of the racist British National Party (BNP).

Britain was aware of CIA’s barbaric torture techniques

LONDON - Britain was aware about the CIA’s barbaric torture techniques on terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay, a former Gitmo detainee has claimed.

Older addicts prone to suicidal thoughts: Scottish study

LONDON - Older generation of drug addicts is prone to suicidal thoughts, a new Scottish study suggests.

Star Trek-like phaser to cause paralysis with beam of light

LONDON - Scientists have developed a Star Trek-like phaser, capable of causing paralysis with a beam of light, whose effects have been proven on worms.

Lithuania harboured secret CIA prison to interrogate Qaeda terrorists: Report

LONDON - The CIA reportedly used a horse riding school in Lithuania as a secret prison to hold and interrogate top al-Qaeda terrorists.

IAAF denies allowing Caster Semenya to keep her gold medal

LONDON - The International Association of Athletics Federations has denied the South African Government’s claims that it had agreed to allow Caster Semenya keep her World Championship gold medal despite the gender controversy clouding her victory.

Eating disorder campaigners criticize Kate Moss for skinny-is-good remark

Kate Moss criticized after skinny-is-good remark

6 more arrested in Geeta Aulakh murder case, husband gets bail

LONDON - Police arrested six more men from a house in west London Thursday in connection with the murder of an Indian-origin woman who was found dying on the street with her hand chopped off.

Scarlett Keeling’s mother charged with benefit fraud: report

LONDON - The mother of Scarlett Keeling, the British teenager who was murdered in Goa last year, has been charged with a 50,000-pound benefit fraud, according to a newspaper report Thursday.

Bin Laden’s son wants to join the UN to promote peace

LONDON - The son Osama bin Laden favoured to carry on his work says he would like to work for the United Nations instead — as a peace campaigner.

JP Morgan takes full control Cazenove joint venture in 1 billion pound ($1.67 billion) deal

JP Morgan takes over Cazenove joint venture

UK’s first female Muslim peer baroness claimed 100K pounds in allowances

LONDON - Britain’s first female Muslim peer, Baroness Uddin, claimed 100,000 pounds in parliamentary allowances by registering her main home, a property that she barely occupied.

Experts: Radical swine flu measures in China, elsewhere, won’t stop outbreaks

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Philip Roth in Bad Sex Award shortlist for depiction of threesome

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Six MPs and peers face fraud charges in British expenses scandal

LONDON - At least six British MPs and peers may face criminal charges of fraud into the abuse of the Parliamentary expenses system following investigations by Scotland Yard.

The Japanese store where Saya, the robot, greets customers

LONDON - How about going for shopping and being greeted by a robot to guide you to the relevant floors of a shopping store. That’s what happened at a shop in Tokyo, Japan.

SABMiller 1st half net profit down 32 percent, hit by currency movements and lower volume

SABMiller H1 net profit down 32 percent

LONDON — SABMiller PLC, the world’s second-largest brewer, on Thursday reported a 32 percent drop in net profit as revenues were hit hard by unfavorable currency movements and lager volumes declined.

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