October dates set for Chinese president's state visit to UK
LONDON - Buckingham Palace officials say the president of China and his wife will make a state visit to Britain from Oct. 20 to Oct. 23.
View ArticleBritain seeks NFL franchise in London within 5 years
LONDON - Britain's treasury chief pushed his case Friday for placing a permanent NFL franchise in London, saying he hoped the league would move a team to the capital within the next five years.
View ArticleFormer UK Treasury secretary Denis Healey dies at 98
LONDON - Decorated World War II military hero and former British Treasury chief Denis Healey has died after a long career in British politics. He was 98.
View ArticleCameron: I'll get tough in EU talks, make 'Greater Britain'
LONDON - British Prime Minister David Cameron vowed Wednesday to get tough in European Union negotiations, crack down on extremism, make Britain a more equal country - and then resign.
View ArticleUK reviews powers of House of Lords after tax vote
LONDON - Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron is promising to review the powers of the House of Lords after unelected peers stalled legislation that would have reduced tax allowances for the poor.
View ArticleBritain: All of Europe will benefit from EU reforms
BERLIN - Britain's finance minister argued Tuesday for reforms to the European Union that would help keep his country in the bloc and that he insisted would benefit all members, including more open...
View ArticleUK lawmakers wary of government plan for Syria airstrikes
LONDON - The British government insisted Tuesday that it is still considering airstrikes against Islamic State group targets in Syria, even though an influential group of lawmakers said the military...
View ArticleThe Latest: Denmark cautiously welcomes UK reform demands
BRUSSELS - The latest reaction to Britain's demands for European Union reform. All times local.
View ArticleCameron: Britain's EU demands not 'Mission: Impossible'
LONDON - British Prime Minister David Cameron laid out his government's demands for European Union reform Tuesday, saying a looser "British model of membership" would let him campaign "heart and soul"...
View ArticleUK backs off cuts to tax breaks for lower income households
LONDON - Britain's Treasury chief abandoned controversial cuts in tax credits for the working poor and kept police funding intact on Wednesday as he updated Parliament on the government's budget plans.
View ArticleBritish official: No plans to ban Trump over Muslim remarks
LONDON - Britain has no plans to ban Donald Trump over his comments about Muslims despite a growing number of calls for his exclusion, the country's Treasury chief said Wednesday.
View ArticleUN adopts resolution to disrupt Islamic State funds
UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Thursday aimed at disrupting revenue that the Islamic State extremist group gets from oil and antiquities sales, ransom...
View ArticleThe Latest: Robot prototype draws crowds in Davos
DAVOS, Switzerland - The latest developments from the final day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where top executives and world leaders are meeting this week. All times local.
View ArticleGlobal policymakers seek to reassure after market turbulence
DAVOS, Switzerland - At the end of another turbulent week in financial markets, leading global policymakers sought Saturday to ease concerns over the economic outlook for 2016 and insisted that the...
View Article6 founding EU nations commit to the original unity goals
BRUSSELS - The six founding nations of the European Union on Tuesday stressed their commitment to seek an "ever closer union" ahead of next week's summit where Britain is expected to seek a new...
View ArticleLondon's Boris Johnson backs Britain leaving 28-nation EU
LONDON - A new battle for Britain erupted Sunday, with London Mayor Boris Johnson saying he would join the campaign to encourage Britain to leave the European Union. The move posed a direct challenge...
View ArticleGlobal finance officials promise to shore up sagging growth
SHANGHAI - Finance officials of the world's biggest economies promised Saturday to use "all tools" to shore up sagging global growth and to avoid devaluing their currencies to boost exports, but made...
View ArticleUK report says leaving EU would cause decade of uncertainty
LONDON - A new report by British civil servants concludes that leaving the European Union would touch off a decade of uncertainty because of the complex process of agreeing to terms to leave.
View ArticleBritain declares victory in EU tampon tax battle
LONDON - Tampons are the latest battleground in Britain's difficult relationship with the European Union.
View ArticleUK's Cameron seeks to quell party feud over welfare, EU
LONDON - British Prime Minister David Cameron sought Monday to unite a warring Conservative Party behind his "modern, compassionate" government, after a senior minister resigned and accused the...
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