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The London Olympics are giving "brand Britain" a fillip in China and India, a survey indicated on Saturday, boosting the UK government's ambition of attracting an extra one billion pounds of inward investment and trade.

Debrecen (Ungarn) (SID) - Für die frühere Kurzbahn-Europameisterin Dorothea Brandt ist der Traum von ihrer zweiten Olympia-Teilnahme nach 2004 geplatzt. Die Berlinerin blieb bei den Schwimm-Europamei...

Für die frühere Kurzbahn-Europameisterin Dorothea Brandt ist der Traum von ihrer zweiten Olympia-Teilnahme nach 2004 geplatzt.

Vielleicht ist es das Militärische: Ameisen sind unsympathisch. Immerhin, in London kann man dieser Plage mit radikalen Mitteln Herr werden. Wenn da nicht eine Flut von Leserbriefen wäre, die für schlaflose Nächte sorgt.

A Syrian general with links to the oppressive regime of President Assad has insisted he will come to the London 2012 Olympic Games.

The 16-year-old, plays troubled teen Ben Mitchell in the soap. He was questioned at Wimbledon police station in South London on Thursday and has since been freed on bail.

London's skyline would look very different today if some of the plans for towers and skyscrapers that have been proposed in the past had been built.

One Direction's Zayn Malik is having a bad day! A fire broke out in his posh North London flat! Oh no! Three firetrucks were called to the scene after an electrical fault caused ferocious flames to race through his swanky Princess Park Manor private complex. Thankfully, no one else lived in the apartment so there were no injuries, [...]

The discovery of human bones is always newsworthy. But when the bones of at least 84 individuals are found under the main quad of the oldest college of the University of London, UK, it is bound to raise questions. This is what happened in March, 2010, during construction work at University College London. After a visit from the police had ruled out any suspicion of foul play, UCL's forensic ana...

A 12-YEAR-OLD boy has become the first recipient of a scholarship, in memory of Amy Winehouse, to a prestigious stage school in London.

MEMBERS OF the Qatari ruling family could not be expected to give evidence about a deal they struck to invest £70 million in three landmark London hotels, the High Court in London was told yesterday.

THE 28-year-old added an a-peel-ing touch with a navy hat, belt and clutch for London do

Oh, no! One of the One Direction boys had a fire in his ‘flat’ in London yesterday. We hope everything is okay! The last thing anyone wants is for their belongings to burn, but it’s probably even worse to have it happen when you’re halfway across the globe working. HeatWorld.com is reporting Zayn Malik from [...]

Reigning Olympic canoe champion Tim Brabants looks to have sealed his 2012 place after winning the deciding rubber of his race-off against British rival Paul Wycherley.

When George Michael was caught for possession of a small amount of cocaine in London in September 2008, he walked away with a word of caution from the police. A British officer said at the time that the former Wham! frontman might have benefited from the “circumstances and context” of the case.

Sarah Poewe hat ihre Medaillensammlung bei der Schwimm-EM in Debrecen aufgestockt und ist im Brustschwimmen über 200 Meter auf Rang drei hinter der neuen Europameisterin Sara Nordenstam aus Schweden sowie Irina Nowikowa (Russland) gelandet. Eine Riesenenttäuschung erlebte dagegen Marco di Carli. Der deutsche Rekordhalter muss seinen Traum von einem Einzelstart in London begraben.

Private investigator Steve Whittamore, or someone working for him, tricked the hotel in Mayfair, central London, to get a copy of a bill belonging to Robert Agostinelli (pictured).

Jamaican sprinter clocks in at 10.04 seconds

IPOH  - New Zealand demolished Argentina 5-2 on Friday to make it two wins out of two at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup and underline their Olympic credentials, while Malaysia held Britain to a draw. India meanwhile, thrashed 5-1 by the free-scoring Kiwis on the opening day Thursday, gained a measure of redemption by beating fellow London Olympic hopefuls South Korea 2-1. “We did well ...

From the Department of Unhelpful News Items comes this local TV report on Mitt Romney's La Jolla home and the car elevator he's building: "The nice thing about this is that at the grade level it looks like a regular garage floor," said Cheryl Nauman, an employee at American Custom Lifts. "When you hit a button, another comes up." Brad Davies created the sophisticated car elevator. His shop, ...

World-record holder disappointed with display in Ostrava despite win, while Chambers misses OIympic time.

Daniela Holischeck (pictured), 41, was left with a bloodied face and had to take two weeks off work following the assault in Kensal Rise, London, during the Royal Wedding celebrations.

Kate's sister glows in a bright orange dress while attending the nuptials of close friends

Berlin (SID) - Wasserspringer Patrick Hausding hat sich sein erstes Ticket für die Olympischen Spiele in London gesichert. Der Berliner gewann in seiner Heimatstadt den deutschen Meistertitel vom Dre...

LONDON, May 25 (Reuters) - Private equity firm PAI Partners has pulled out of the race to buy Iglo Group, Europe's biggest frozen food company, leaving Blackstone and BC Partners as frontrunners for...

LONDON, May 25 (Reuters) - Private equity owned French clothing retailer Camaieu has asked lenders to amend roughly 1.2 billion euros ($1.5 billion) of loans to avoid breaching a covenant after a...

UBS Securities’s Gareth Jenkins this morning raised his rating on shares of ARM Holdings (ARMH) to Buy from Neutral following the company’s analyst day event on Wednesday. Jenkins raised his price target to $29.58 on the American Depository Receipts, and a 630 pence target on the ordinary shares traded in London (ARML), up from $29.11 [...]

The legendary Bela Karolyi told her that the team needed her second vault to win the gold. No pressure. The team needs you. The United States needs you -- and a 9.493.

ICANN is set to reveal its list of new generic top-level domain applications on or around June 13, according to several sources. My understanding is that the date has not yet been set in stone – it could be a day or so either side – but that June 13 is the current target. The [...] Related posts:Pool.com offers $25k gTLD digital archery service Digital Archery lessons from tonight’s tweet-up ...

Since J. Harvey is a certified drunk mess, I felt it was only fitting to announce his triumphant return with these pictures of Our Patron Saint of Patron, Kate Moss, trying to figure out how "this walking thing" works while leaving a Mexican restaurant in London with her husband Count Von Count last night. But before I get into Drunk Ass Kate being Drunk Ass Kate.......

London (ots/PRNewswire) - Der Vorstandsvorsitzende von FilmAid UK, Iliane Ogilvie Thompson, der Geschäftsführer von Chivas Regal Brand, James Slack, und der mit dem Academy Award ausgezeichnete Schauspieler, Cuba Gooding Jr. feiern in Cannes die Arbeit von FilmAid. Chivas Regal, …

Knaller-Auktion bei eBay: Ersteigern Sie 2 Tickets für das Hard Rock Calling Festival in London vom 13. -15. Juli.Foto: PRMehr zum ThemaMorgen Grand Prix - Jack White ruft für Engelbert anRegina Spector - Aus alt macht neuLena bei ESC-Halbfinale - Das sind die 26 Grand-Prix-Finalisten!Seemanns-Pop - Wer ist Santianos sexy Piratenbraut?LOL - Traum-Reise nach Thailand ersteigern

Thiago Silva vom AC Mailand darf für Brasilien an den Olympischen Spielen teilnehmen. Der Verein hat kein Problem damit, wenn der Brasilianer für das Turnier nach London geht.

Kurz vor dem Höhepunkt der Feiern zum 60sten Thronjubiläum der Queen ist London geradezu "royal berauscht". Die 86-Jährige selbst scheint beschwingt - dabei hat sie ja sonst ein eher sauertöpfisches - angeblich typisch deutsches - Gesicht.

LONDON (AP) -- European markets edged higher on Friday, though gains were limited by concerns over the lack of a concrete plan to keep Greece in the currency union....

On August 13 Heathrow will handle more passengers and bags than ever before, so it's understandable that staff are testing out the procedures for handling luggage.

The Libyan Prime Minister Abdel Rahim al-Kib has laid a wreath of white roses and carnations outside the Libyan embassy in London.

Wreath laid at memorial to PC killed outside London embassy in 1984, as Met police set to fly to Libya to continue investigationThe Libyan prime minister, Abdurrahim el-Keib, has visited the spot where a police officer, Yvonne Fletcher, was shot outside his country's London embassy in 1984.Keib made the visit after it was announced that a team of detectives from the Metropolitan police is to fl...

Following the huge success of the third Mary Katrantzou for Topshop capsule collection earlier this year, the high street store has announced it will team up with London Fashion Week star Louise Gray for a beauty and fashion line.

Anna Meares was handed the chance to make history after being named in the Australian track team for the 2012 Olympics. Queenslander Meares has three Olympic medals.

While researchers were offered €578.50 for £500 at Post Offices in London and Glasgow, this dropped to €574.85 in its Manchester, Norwich and Southampton branches

He's used to keeping up a busy sporting schedule, but Shane Warne looked like he could certainly get used to being a man of leisure.

SWIMMING EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPSIRELAND’S 4x200 metres women’s freestyle relay team finished sixth in the final at the European swimming championship in Debrecen, Hungary, yesterday but their time of 8.09.15 will not earn them a place in the London Olympics.

Hang up the phone, Nicholas Hoult! Don't you realize Jennifer Lawrence is standing right next to you?! The Hunger Games star was out and about in London today with her British...

Hang up the phone, Nicholas Hoult! Don't you realize Jennifer Lawrence is standing right next to you?! The Hunger Games star was out and about in London today with her British...

Scotland's Christophe Berra says players given chance to represent Team GB at Olympics would be "mad" to say no.

SCOTLAND Yard said it's been given permission to travel to Libya to reinvestigate the 1984 killing of policewoman Yvonne Fletcher, who was shot by someone firing from inside the Libyan embassy in London during a demonstration.

LONDON  - Michael Holding, the commentator and former West Indies fast bowler, has slammed the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) for its treatment of senior players, including Chris Gayle, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Jerome Taylor, none of whom is in the current Test squad in England.Gayle has made himself available for the one-day leg of the England tour but his selection will depend on a meeting ...

LONDON  - Michael Holding, the commentator and former West Indies fast bowler, has slammed the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) for its treatment of senior players, including Chris Gayle, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Jerome Taylor, none of whom is in the current Test squad in England.Gayle has made himself available for the one-day leg of the England tour but his selection will depend on a meeting ...

Intel, in partnership with Imperial university and University College, will use London as a lab for testing tech for future cities.

Seit Wochen rätseln Experten über die Ursachen des Handelsverlusts der US-Bank JP Morgan. Untersuchungen der Notenbank Fed bestätigt die wildesten Vermutungen.

Former Soviet state blames ‘challenging capital market conditions’ amid concerns for the eurozone and the botched Facebook listing for postponement

The flame for the London Olympics was recently lit in Greece. Helena Smith looks at the legacy of the 2004 Athens Games

A global hub for research into the future of city living will be based in London, Intel has announced.

Comme chaque printemps, les pelouses du Chelsea London Hospital ont subi un...

LONDON (Reuters) - Voters from Germany to Greece would vote to keep the euro if their countries held a referendum tomorrow, according to a poll centered on the key national players in the euro zone debt crisis.

A British stuntman became the world’s first skydiver to land without a parachute on Wednesday, falling 731 metres (2,400 feet) to drop safely onto a crash-pad of cardboard boxes

The Manchester United defender insists that the west London club's European triumph proves why the Three Lions could be the team to fear in Poland and Ukraine.

LONDON (Reuters) - Online gaming firm 888 expects to pay a back-tax bill for its Spanish operations of less than $10 million, as Spain prepares to award its first online betting licenses in June, a source close to the company said.

Im September 2012 soll ein auf den Umgang mit offenen Daten spezialisiertes Institut in London seine Arbeit aufnehmen.

Letzte Ausfahrt Richtung London: Vom 8. bis 10. Juni wollen sich die deutschen Volleyballspieler doch noch für Olympia qualifizieren. Die Chancen stehen nicht schlecht, dass der Ballsportnotstand noch ein wenig gelindert wird.

As a case is confirmed in London, how common is it?

Animated GIFs may be the latest way to crack a joke, but at one London exhibit, they’re also an art form. Born in 1987: The Animated GIF,…

Two-time NCAA champion is a gold-medal favorite heading into the 2012 London Games. His explosive technique has made the transition to the Olympic style of the sport easier.DALLAS — If you're looking for quiet and unassuming, Jordan Burroughs might not be your man.

People don?t really want to talk on airplanes; they just want to be connected. It?s the way it should have been all along. Portable electronic devices (PEDs) are not threats and everyone knows it. Now Virgin Atlantic has announced that they will allow passengers to make calls with their cellphones during flights between London and ...

Tweet Widget Facebook Like As the clock ticks down to the July opening ceremony, all nations except Saudi Arabia have confirmed that women athletes will participate in the London 2012 Olympics. The International Olympic Committee’s executive board is meeting in Quebec City from May 23 through May 25 to hear reports on the upcoming Games. ...

The Dot-Nxt conference organizers have just announced that it is postponing is conference, that was schedule for June 20th-22nd in London until the 3rd or 4th. The conference was suppose to be held the week prior to the ICANN Conference in Prague. The delay was blamed on ICANN and delay on the TAS system and the date for the “Big Reveal” which still has not been set by ICANN. In an email today ...

Shares in the London Stock Exchange tumbled more than 7pc after two of its largest investors offloaded their stakes in the bourse.

Lucy Pratt, 25, from London, has a progressive condition that is slowing covering her in an external shell of bone. Her neck is already locked into position and she can't move her head.

Piers Morgan has long insisted that, in his days as the editor of a London tabloid, he didn’t order or condone his reporters hacking into cellphones to get scoops about celebrities. But a British TV personality told a special inquiry Wednesday that Morgan seemed to have some very specific knowledge about how to access other people’s phone messages. Morgan, now the host of a nightly talk show on...

Das in Warschau getötete Hamburger Ehepaar fiel wahrscheinlich einem Raubmord zum Opfer. Ob der Mann und die Frau wegen der Fußball-EM nach Polen reisten, ist noch unklar. Die Polizei rekonstruiert nun den Tathergang und befragt mögliche Zeugen.Mehr zum ThemaHenkels London - Cameron schlittert von Panne zu PanneTop-Trend beim Kurznachrichtendienst - Lady Gaga bei Twitter für tot erklärtSex-Shop...

Two top members of the Saudi Olympic equestrian team are banned from competing for eight months, and are now likely to miss the London games.

Fußball-Superstar Didier Drogba hat sich beim Fackellauf für die Olympischen Spiele in London als Fackelträger verdient gemacht.Foto: dapd

Combined legal and market factors may force online companies to offer more flexible contract terms, suggests new research from Queen Mary, University of London.

LONDON (AP) -- European researchers say new techniques to analyze DNA could help crack the mystery of whether Bigfoot exists....

NEYMAR has promised to win GOLD for Brazil at the Olympics at London 2012

NEYMAR has promised to win GOLD for Brazil at the Olympics at London 2012

WHAT To Expect star looks a little worse for wear as she leaves London club after premiere

Le premier opérateur mondial de marchés à terme CME Group a été évincé de la course pour reprendre le London Metal Exchange (LME), qui se jouera entre l'InterContinentalExchange (ICE) et la Bourse de Hong Kong (HKEx), affirme mercredi le Financial Times. Les deux finalistes ont soumis des offres...

Herr Schuster, "michael" ist ein Jene, deswegen ist er rotzfrech zu Ihnen und passt auf, dass über seine nichts Schlechtes gesagt wird. Können Sie Französisch? Fall ja, empfehle ich Ihnen "La mafia Juive" von Herve Ryssen als einekleine Entlarvung der Jenen zu lesen; oder, z. Bp. "Financial Times" - aber nicht die Deutsche Ausgabe, sondern die, die in London erscheint; dort hat man im Origi...

Neben David Beckham haben nun auch sein Kumpel Ryan Giggs und andere Superstars erklärt, in London spielen zu wollen.Foto: AFP, Reuters, Tim Hales/AP, Getty Images

The Ukraine National Olympic Committee has launched an investigation and suspended a top official accused of offering to sell thousands of dollars worth of tickets for the London Olympics on the black market.

The Ukraine National Olympic Committee has launched an investigation and suspended a top official accused of offering to sell thousands of dollars worth of tickets for the London Olympics on the black market.

Steeped in the unplugged soul vibe of Terry Callier Van Morrison and the music Otis Redding didn't live to make after "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay" Michael Kiwanuka is a former London session guitarist who flashes a gentle spirit and a voice like hash smoke on this debut...

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have for the first time succeeded in taking skin cells from patients with heart failure and transforming them into healthy, beating heart tissue that could one day be used to treat the condition.

ANC treasurer general Mathews Phosa has again moved to assure the international business community that the ANC does not intend changing its policy on the nationalisation of mines  “I wish to make it clear... that nationalisation is not policy of the ANC, nor do we plan a shift in that direction,” Phosa said in a speech prepared for delivery at the Progressive Business Forum (PBF) in London.

Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee South African runner nicknamed ‘Blade Runner,’ is one race away from making history by qualifying for the Olympics. To clinch a spot on the South African team, Pistorius must run the 400 meters in 45.30 seconds or better one more time before June 30. He will get that chance on June 9 at the Adidas Grand Prix in New York City. Read full article >> ...

Für 2,2 Millionen Pfund hat ein unbekannter Bieter bei Sotheby’s in London drei Figurinen von Allen Jones erstanden. Sie stammen aus Gunter Sachs’ Wohnung im Palace Hotel in St.Moritz.

Looking to make consumers who subscribe to cable or satellite television aware that the bulk of the Summer Olympics can be watched online at no additional charge, NBC is going to embark on a large marketing campaign in advance of the London Games.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is investigating the recent multibillion-dollar trading loss at JPMorgan Chase, the agency’s head told lawmakers Tuesday. Gary Gensler, chairman of the CFTC, cited the losses incurred at a JPMorgan office in London to argue for tighter regulation of trading in derivatives — and against carving out a loophole for foreign affiliates of U.S. firms. Read fu...

London seeks lead role as China currency goes global

'To coach in the NHL is a privilege,' said London Knights coach Dale Hunter. 'But Patrick has to do what’s best for him and his family'

LONDON (AP) -- A London museum is putting the conductor's baton in visitors' hands, allowing guests to direct a virtual orchestra using three-dimensional motion sensors....

LONDON (Reuters) - If you want to know how ethical your broker is, give them a moral dilemma and see how much they sweat before deciding what to do.

Les deux plus grandes banques italiennes, UniCredit et Intesa Sanpaolo, ont annoncé mardi qu'elles allaient vendre leurs parts du groupe boursier britannique London Stock Exchange (LSE), propriétaire des Bourses de Londres et de Milan, dont elles détiennent 11,5%.histoires liéesFacebook poursuit son plongeon à Wall Street: -6,67% à 31,74 dollarsCrédit Agricole: AG sous haute tension avec la Grè...

Apple's tablet plays a key role in the largest debt restructuring in history FORTUNE -- I got a London call last week  from a Bob Apfel, a Brooklyn neighbor (and fellow Oberlin College graduate). "Two weeks ago," he began. "I completed the restructuring of Greece." It was pretty bold statement, but not entirely out of character. After all, Apfel runs a company called Bondholder Communications ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Mobile operator Vodafone made a writedown of 4 billion pounds ($6.3 billion) and cut its medium-term sales target as the debt crisis squeezed customers in southern Europe, forcing them to save money on phone calls.

The 2012-Kirstenbosch-SA exhibit by designers David Davidson and Ray Hudson have been awarded a gold medal at the Chelsea Flower Show in London.

Paul Biedermann hat den deutschen Schwimmern bei der EM in Ungarn die erste Medaille beschert. Der WM-Dritte holte sich über 400 Meter Freistil den Titel. Er gewann in Debrecen vor dem Ungarn Kis und dem Italiener Pizzetti. Sein großes Ziel in diesem Jahr sind die Olympischen Spiele in London.

China's largest aircraft builder has snubbed London and opened its European headquarters in Paris rekindling the debate over Britain's lack of aviation links to major emerging economies.

LONDON — Britain’s phone hacking scandal truly is the gift that keeps on giving. On Sunday, news broke from the Cannes Film Festival that “Rebekah Brooks: The Movie” will be coming soon to a theater near you. Read full article >>

Alastair Cook and Ian Bell led England to victory in the first Test against the West Indies at Lord's in London today. England, set a target of 191 to win, were faltering at 57 for four before lunch on the fifth and final day.

TLDH adds to its stable of geo top level domains with .budapest. Top Level Domain Holdings Limited (AIM:TLDH.L), parent company of Minds + Machines, announced today that it has applied for the .budapest domain name with the blessing of the city of Budapest. The city will earn a revenue share from the deal. TLDH is [...]

The outfits have been slammed for their "over-fussy" embellishments

Auch am Tag nach dem Champions-League-Finale kannte der Jubel sowohl bei den frischgebackenen Siegern als auch bei den Fans kein Ende. Mit Sprechchören und Jubelgesängen hießen Zehntausende euphorische Anhänger die Fußballhelden in London willkommen.

Azerbaijan's demolition of homes to make way for Eurovision is likened to London clearing land for the Olympics by the competition's head.

Nichts ist geplanter als ein Schienenverkehrsnetz - es ist, wenn es gut gemacht ist, geradezu der Idealfall intelligenten Designs. Was also hat das Wort "Evolution" in diesem Zusammenhang verloren? Ein Team von Forschern aus London und Paris hat sich die U-Bahnnetze von 14 Metropolen mal genauer angesehen und dabei entdeckt, dass sie keineswegs nur von den Intentionen der PlanerInnen geformt we...

A London newsroom at the brink of the digital age is the setting for this entertaining novel by a veteran British journalist. The plot consists of two tales of humiliation. Honor Tait, a legendary war correspondent, has been reduced to writing about her declining health—“the wearisome naming . . . (Subscription required.)

Israel coach Leonid Kaufman is hoping at least four more of his swimmers will qualify for the London Olympics.

This story is from the July 14 1977 issue of Rolling Stone London 67 Brook Street Mayfair is sometimes referred to as the house that Cream built It predates Cream by quite a bit actually but that's not what they mean What they mean is that this is the house that...

When last we spent some video time with Vice's interent love pioneer Karley "Slutever" Sciortino, she had hopped over to London to meet her anonymous online sex slave. But while in the neighborhood, why not meet up with one more? More »

J.P. Morgan is struggling to extricate itself from disastrous wagers by traders such as the "London whale." Losses would grow if the banking company sells its positions into a market that has turned against its positions.

Soccer star David Beckham lit a celebratory cauldron Friday, signalling the start of the 70-day torch relay leading to the London Olympics.

The Royal Ballet’s production of Frederick Ashton’s “Fille Mal Gardée” was broadcast live from the Royal Opera House in London. Viewers all around the world shared their delight.

Plus more in the morning roundup.

A HONEY-voiced Indonesian living it up in London after busking in Melbourne: Dougy Mandagi outlines the extraordinary temper of his times.

Avid readers and Mark Twain fans are rallying to prevent the closure of a public library in London opened by the writer.

Via Conference Call 3:24 P.M. EDT MS. HAYDEN:  Thank you very much.  Thanks, everyone, for joining us on this call.  The call today is on the record and embargoed until 6:00 a.m. tomorrow.  We’ve got two senior administration officials to talk to us about food security, both the speech the President is giving tomorrow and how it will be addressed at the G8.  Our officials are the USAID Ad...

Le marché du crédit en Europe s'est gelé en raison du l'aversion croissante pour le risque, ce qui pourrait augmenter le coût de financement des banques, a déclaré le directeur général de la banque Australia and New Zealand Banking (ANZ). Les prêteurs européens cherchent à préserver leur capital...Articles en rapportFrancfort baisse à nouveau, aversion du risque et attentisme, Dax -0,84%Le Lond...

LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch sowed the seeds of the phone hacking scandal that has tarnished his reputation by forcing Britain's most respected newspapers into "a Faustian bargain" with the powerful, a former editor of the UK's Times newspaper said on Thursday.

The Queen: Art & Image, an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, opens in London, ahead of Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee

Protest of young generation is global phenomenon in Occupy Wall Street, Occupy London, Arab Spring and Rothschild Boulevard protest.

LONDON (Reuters) - A seventh century gospel discovered in a saint's coffin more than 900 years ago, and the oldest European book to survive fully intact, has been acquired by the British Library for...

Besondere Anlässe ziehen in der Regel besondere Gäste an. Mahmud Ahmadinedschad ist so ein besonderer Gast. Er möchte die Olympischen Spiele in London besuchen. Besonders angetan sind die Organisatoren davon nicht.

A small-sized garment enterprise in east China's Zhejiang province has got a big order to manufacture 120,000 football jerseys for the upcoming 2012 London Olympic Games.

Isner hopes to make his Olympic debut in London. He already has some history at Wimbledon, the venue for Olympic tennis.

A mutual fund in a different part of the bank owns about $380 million worth of insurance identical to the kind the "London whale" sold.

China on Tuesday took strong exception to British Prime Minister David Cameron's meeting with Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama while London defended the "private get together" , saying who the country's leaders choose to see is a matter for them.

LONDON — Rebekah Brooks, a close confidante of Rupert Murdoch, was charged on Tuesday with interfering with a police investigation into a phone-hacking scandal that has rocked the media tycoon’s empire and sent shockwaves through the British political establishment. Read full article >>

The world’s fastest man has broken up with Lubica Slovak in order to focus on his training for London, reports say

Down a spiral staircase, deep inside the Millennium Seed Bank in West Sussex, an hour or so from London, you'll find the heart of the facility. Behind a massive airlock door you enter four 516-square-foot cold-room chambers, maintained at minus-20 degrees Celsius--sufficiently frigid to preserve botanical treasure, depending on the species, for 500 years... from Smithsonian

Immediately after the Broadway season ended and the Tony nominations were announced, I took off to London to check out the newest musicals in the West End as well as some long-running hits.

KARACHI – Procter & Gamble launched the next phase of its “Thank You Maa” campaign. P&G Pakistan has announced a special gift to moms of all Olympians who will represent Pakistan at the London 2012 Olympic Games in appreciation of their efforts in raising Olympians and making Pakistanis proud, says a press release.  “Our goal through this campaign is to thank ...

Irish and British politicians have raised concerns over the closure of RTÉ’s London bureau.

Die Arbeiterkammer AK hat die Preise für Wochenendflüge nach Berlin, Paris, London und Barcelona erhoben. Frühe Buchungen können die Flugkosten um ein gutes Drittel senken, ergab die Erhebung von 256 Angeboten bei 16 Airlines und Online-Buchungsplattformen. Nebenkosten, wie Extra-Kosten für das Reisegepäck können die Preise erheblich verteuern. Umbuchungen sind bei Billigfliegern besonders te...

Communications will be one of the most critical areas during the London Olympic Games. The industry is working to establish shared access networks — would it not be nice if they did this everywhere, all the time? They are also working very closely with British Olympic Association, London Transport, the broadcasters and content providers. Mobile coverage will be the biggest shared infrastruc...

Tzofar website runs opinion column calling on readers to assassinate 'Yediot Aharonot' journalist after he asked how numbers of haredim can be reduced.

Lloyd's of London, Britain's 325-year-old insurance and reinsurance market, has unveiled a plan to substantially promote its business growth in emerging markets, including India, China and Brazil.

The British Ministry of Defense has notified residents of some buildings that it might install air-defense systems on roofs to protect the Olympics.

Host city for 2012 Olympics equips its landing crafts with US-built acoustic device — commonly used on cruise liners that face pirate threats — to add to its arsenal prior to games.

Bruno Iksil took huge trading positions in credit markets, but for years stayed well below the surface, avoiding detection

Queen guitarist Brian May has told the BBC that the band has been working on a special effect that will make their late frontman Freddie Mercury appear on stage with them during a special performance of the West End musical We Will Rock You on May 14th May who stresses...

LONDON (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and News Corp head Rupert Murdoch were among the targets of British comic Sacha Baron Cohen's satirical humor late on Thursday at the world premiere of his political spoof "The Dictator".

Anna Faris, was that really a baby bump you were flashing at “The Dictator” premiere in London on Thursday?

All eyes will be on Michael Phelps in London. For the final time. The 14-time Olympic gold medalist explains why this will be his last Games and more in a one-on-one talk with Ben Eagle.

The torch for the London 2012 Olympics was lit in Greece and now begins a journey across the United Kingdom leading up to opening ceremonies ...

Countdown to London Games begins in earnest as Olympic flame is lit in ancient Olympia in traditional ceremony.

A strong demand was made in Rajya Sabha today that India should not participate in London Olympics Games as the International Olympic Committee has rejected its calls to drop Dow Chemical, responsible for Bhopal gas tragedy, as sponsor of Games.

RIO Tinto shareholders at AGM confronted by unions protesting about resource's giant's involvement in the London Olympics.

After 16 days, Claire Lomas has finished the London Marathon, the first person to do so with the help of robotic legs.

LONDON (Reuters) - A Saudi bombmaker believed behind several failed but ingenious attempted attacks on the West is the most likely creator of an improved "underwear bomb" discovered in a plot foiled by U.S. and allied authorities, security experts and officials say.

Britain's Prince Harry has been awarded a key humanitarian prize in recognition of his charity work for wounded soldiers by the Washington-based Atlantic Council, St James' Palace in London said Monday.

'He’s not guilty,' said Deborah Murphy, outside the London, Ont., courthouse where her son, Michael Rafferty, has been on trial for the past 10 weeks. 'It hurts like hell. It hurts'

London, der Name steht für eine lange und bewegte Geschichte, Musik, Kultur, Adel, viel Geld und, zumindest in diesem Jahr, Olympia. Jason Hawkes ist über die Stadt geflogen - und hat beeindruckende,...

NEWS Limited is without a London correspondent at present following the secondment of Lucy Carne to The Sun.

Les London Irish ont enregistré la venue d'un nouvel ouvreur pour la...

London's rumpled, comic and outspoken Boris Johnson has won a second term as mayor of the British capital, triumphing in a surprisingly close election that installs the unvarnished and unpredictable Conservative as host of the 2012 Olympics.

Britain's defense minister demanded an apology from the Argentine government on Friday for a "provocative" television commercial tied to the London Olympics that restates Argentina's claim to the Falkland Islands.

Samsung stellte am Donnerstagabend in London sein neues Flaggschiff Galaxy S III vor. Der Nachfolger des legendären S II könnte Apple durchaus zusetzen. FOCUS-Online-Autor Lutz Herkner war vor Ort und nimmt eine erste Einschätzung des iPhone-Rivalen vor.

Chris James and Robin Millar of the United Kingdom both lost their vision after birth because of a genetic condition known as retinitis pigmentosa , in which light-sensitive cells in the eye stop working. Now, surgeons have partially restored vision to both men with tiny electronic chips that promise to help the blind see the same way cochlear implants have helped the deaf hear. Teams of docto...

Die Website der britischen Polizeibehörde zur Bekämpfung des Organisierten Verbrechens (Soca) ist durch einen Hackerangriff lahmgelegt worden. Man habe die Internetpräsenz nach einer sogenannten DDoS-Attacke am späten Mittwochabend vom Netz genommen, sagte ein Polizeisprecher am Donnerstag in London.

Das Treffen der EU-Finanzminister stand kurz vor dem Abbruch, doch dann einigte man sich auf einen Minimalkonsens. Großbritannien fürchtet um seinen Finanzplatz London.

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Who will be the new mayor of London? One of the old ones.

Dos detenidos en Cambridge están relacionados con el hurto de 18 objetos que se expondrían en una muestra enmarcada en el London 2012 Festival, la olimpiada cultural, que se celebra con motivo de los Juegos Olímpicos de Londres

Die Ratingagentur Standard & Poor´s (S&P) hat die Kreditwürdigkeit von Griechenland nach dem abgeschlossenen Anleihetausch wieder angehoben. Die Bonitätsnote werde um vier Noten auf "CCC" hochgesetzt, teilte S&P am Mittwoch in London mit.

Der Konservative Boris Johnson und der Labour-Mann Ken Livingstone stehen für getrennte Teile und Schichten der Stadt London. Westen - Osten, oben - unten. mehr...

A series of British governments have struggled with the question of expanding London's airport capacity, but a weak economy makes the question more difficult.

Einstein on the Beach, an opera by composer Philip Glass and theatre director Robert Wilson, changed ideas about what opera could do when it was first staged in 1976. As a new production opens at the Barbican Theatre in London, Glass talks about the work's gestation and evolution.

Concert organisers have confirmed 'several' people suffered injuries as US teen group Mindless Behavior cut short a gig in London.

Audiences in London and Birmingham were exhilarated by Wilde’s unerring wit, and composer Gerald Barry’s wicked take on it

The USA's group for the London Olympics also includes Tunisia and two teams to be determined.

Clive Palmer, one of Australia's richest men, has commissioned a Chinese state-owned company to build a 21st Century version of the Titanic, which he plans will set sail from London to New York in 2016.

CENTRAL London was brought to a standstill when a man took several hostages and threatened to blow himself up in a busy office block.

Russian businessman Vladimir Antonov has had his bank nationalized in Lithuania. The businessman is currently staying in London, where he has had with passport withdrawn from him by court order. Needless to say that people do not have any civil rights without the passport, except for the right to visit pubs for beer

Ministers meeting in London agreed to share technology on energy-efficient appliances, map the potential for solar and wind energy and bring modern lighting to two million people in India by the end of 2015.

Election has become a battle of personal appeal as the Conservative incumbent and his Labour challenger run close in the polls

David Cameron welcomes investment of £350m on energy projects that will create 800 jobs

Jahrzehntelang steckte Medienmogul Rupert Murdoch britische Premierminister in die Tasche. Jetzt erschienen er und ein Sohn vor dem Leveson Unterschungsausschus - und prompt gibt es den ersten Rücktritt. Von FOCUS-Korrespondentin Imke Henkel, London

Kenya's Olympic selectors spring a surprise and leave marathon world record holder Patrick Makau out of their London 2012 squad.

This year London will host the Olympic Games for the third time. On the previous two occasions, in 1908 and 1948, the city kept the flame of the Games alive in difficult times.

Le club anglais des London Irish a confirmé l’arrivée pour la saison prochaine du demi d’ouverture de Brive Shane Geraghty. L’international anglais (6 sélections) a signé un contrat de deux ans. Blessé une grande partie de la saison, il n’a que très peu joué cette année avec le CABCL.

AUSSIE big man Andrew Bogut is to have ankle surgery and will miss the London Olympics while Newcastle United has boosted its Champions League hopes.

NEW YORK (AP) -- In schools and backyards, for their birthdays and out with their dads, kids are gaga for archery four weeks into the box office run of "The Hunger Games" and less than 100 days before the London Olympics....

Publishing heavyweights debate the future of books in a world where online services are offering millions of works free of charge

Britain has been hosting an array of Chinese writers at the London Book Fair.

Jacksonville cornerback secured permission to go to London and support sprinter Sanya Richards-Ross before signing with team.

Larger Olympic events won't be archived online until after the prime-time broadcast

London, New York and Hong Kong are the world�s richest people�s choice as the most important cities in the world.

Der 1. FFC Frankfurt steht vor dem erstmaligen Einzug ins CL-Endspiel. Der DFB-Pokalsieger kam am Sonntag im Halbfinal-Hinspiel bei Arsenal London zu einem verdienten 2:1 (0:0)-Sieg und hält nun alle Trümpfe für das Rückspiel am kommenden Samstag in der Hand. Eine ganz üble Pleite kassierte hingegen Potsdam - 1:5 bei Olympique Lyon! Nach Einschreiten der UEFA wird Turbine das Rückspiel auf eine...

Disease outbreaks should be monitored in cities with a lot of air travel to London as the Summer Games approach, authors in The Lancet Infectious Diseases say.

The government of Georgia's plans to float in London 25% of its Georgian Railway look promising, but skeptical investors could find plenty of reasons not to climb aboard.

L'arrière anglais des London Irish Delon Armitage jouera la saison prochaine...

It's the time of the year when most people in India take a look at the approaching school holidays and start planning a vacation.

With London throwing its hat into the city gTLDs ring this week with a last-minute application for .London, the list of cities and geographical/cultural communities that have applied for new TLDs has now (tentatively) risen to 57. There are a number of questions swirling around these new .city TLDs, namely, how they will impact local [...]

London is spiffing up for a big summer, with the upcoming Olympics and Queen's Jubilee.

Linz (OTS) - Christian Pflügl will beim Linz Marathon am 22. April 2012 innerhalb von 2:14:00 Stunden über die Ziellinie laufen und sich für die Olympischen Spiele in London qualifizieren. Arbeitgeber und Sponsor Intersport Eybl und die LIVA stellen ihm zwei Tempomacher zur Seite. "Beim …

LIconic British punk band the Sex Pistols have rejected an invitation to perform at the closing ceremony of this year's London Olympics.

LONDON has become the global divorce capital, with roughly a sixth of break-ups involving foreign nationals.

IF Brodie Donegan completes her next challenge it will be a feat of human achievement to rival anything we will see at London Olympics.

Fabrice Muamba a recommencé à marcher au London Chest Hospital, près de trois semaines après avoir été victime d'un arrêt cardiaque en plein match

The City of London should hope that the stepping down of Ian Hannam from JPMorgan Cazenove does not spell the end of the maverick investment banker

The Ministry of Defence must invest in science and technology now or suffer the consequences in coming years, a meeting in London hears.

Actor Stephen Fry has called on the UK to use the London 2012 Olympics to "redress a great wrong" and return the Parthenon sculptures to Athens.

JAMES Bond star Daniel Craig is to open the London 2012 Olympic Games ceremony after a personal invite from The Queen.

ROME (AP) -- London's Olympic Stadium is in the running to host a regular-season Major League Baseball game....

If London Mayor Boris Johnson has his way, an airport would be built on artificial islands in the Thames river.

LONDON (AP) -- Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has become a wedding crasher....

Sur les quatre meilleurs whiskies du monde, deux sont une fois de plus japonais selon les résultats des 6e World Whiskies Awards of London, récompensant les meilleurs spiritueux.Articles en rapportEssence : si vous roulez beaucoup, allez au Venezuela

COMEBACK swimming queen Libby Trickett will swim in the London Olympics after finishing fifth in the 100m freestyle final in Adelaide.

FOOTBALL - Victime d'un malaise cardiaque samedi lors du match Tottenham-Bolton, Fabrice Muamba demeure dans un état critique, en soins intensifs au London Chest Hospital.

20-year-old Brenden Dowden was visiting friends to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day when he found himself in the middle of a riot in London, Ont.

In the fickle world of fashion, five years is a lifetime and BoF, as the blog is affectionately known, celebrated its anniversary with parties at New York and London fashion weeks last month

I think it's safe to say that the vampire squid Goldman Sachs brand has taken a few hits in recent years.  To add to the calumny, Greg Smith, an executive director and head of the firm’s United States equity derivatives business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa , is leaving Goldman today after publishing an op-ed in the New York Times explaining why he's leaving.  It's n...

by ashok kothare Our economists are worried for the continuous fall in the exchange value of Rupee. This fall is due to lack of demand for it in the Forex Market. To understand what I am going to write here I suggest to my dear readers that they go through two sites on the web. Because of certain advantages, this Forex Market is going to ride over the stock and derivatives market in the nea...

Continuing with the process of getting caught up on things I should have blogged about a while ago, let's take a look at this bizarre article from Bryan Appleyard, published in The Guardian. It is a contribution to a familiar genre, in which the New Atheists are criticized for being so mean and nasty: Two atheists - John Gray and Alain de Botton - and two agnostics - Nassim Nicholas T...

Debuted live and acoustic in London this drizzly Ray Davies-style ballad should sate anyone missing the Blur of old "It was a quiet day in my city today/Everything was sinking" Damon Albarn sings mournfully tying everyday London life to new heartbreak Listen To Blurs' "Under The Westway" Related• Blur to Headline Olympics...

Der französische Maler und Bildhauer Jean Dubuffet suchte Kunst und Künstler an den Rändern der Gesellschaft. In London wird jetzt zum ersten Mal sein Spätwerk gezeigt.

Britain is unique in that it does not tax its super-rich on all their earningsand the wealthy have been insulated from economic crisis.

Bei einem Anti-Piraten-Einsatz der dänischen Marine sind vor der Küste Somalias zwei Geiseln ums Leben gekommen. Wie genau, ist unklar. Die "Absalon" hatte bereits Anfang des Jahres mehrere Geiseln aus den Händen von Piraten befreit.Mehr zum ThemaAufgelöst - Polizei geht gegen Occupy-Lager in London vorZoellick in China - Aktivisten protestieren gegen die WeltbankPräsidentschaftswahl in Frankre...

Entscheidung gefallen? Kölns Lukas Podolski hat sich angeblich mit England-Klub Arsenal London auf einen Wechsel im Sommer geeinigt.Foto: Getty Images

Bürgerkrieg, Piraterie, Hungersnot: In Somalia herrschen Chaos und Gewalt. Darum wollen die Vereinten Nationen mehr Soldaten in das Land schicken – bis zu 17.700.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged the international community to heed the "cries for peace" of the Somali people and help them overcome decades of instability and build a more stable and prosperous future.

In London wurden am Dienstag, 21. Februar 2012, die begehrten Brit Awards, die wichtigsten Musikpreise Englands,im Rahmen einer groß angelegten Show vergeben. Ganz und gar nicht überraschend war, dass die britische Soul-Sängerin Adele wie schon eine Woche zuvor bei der Verleihung der Grammys abgeräumt hat.

Am Sonntag, dem 12. Februar 2012, jährt sich Charles Darwins Geburtstag zum 203. Mal. Das American Museum of Natural History hat, gemeinsam mit der Cambridge University Library und der Biodiversity Heritage Library (die dem Natural History Museum in London beigeordnet ist), den Jahrestag zum Anlass genommen, eine digitalisierte Datenbank mit Darwins Schriften online zu stellen. Das Darwin Manus...

A trip from London to Harare brings the diaspora home -- and back to earth.

Occupy wird oft kritisiert, nichts Substanzielles zur Diskussion über die Finanzkrise beizutragen. Dabei weist die Bewegung auf Brüche im System hin. Ein Gastkommentar von Occupy London.

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Schlafkrankheit und Chagas zählen zu den "vernachlässigten Krankheiten": Da sie v.a. in den armen Ländern der Tropen vorkommen, ist das Interesse der Pharmaindustrie an neuen Medikamenten gering. Das könnte sich nun ändern, denn diese Woche wurde in London eine Initiative zur Bekämpfung der Krankheiten vorgestellt.

Quatre Britanniques, arrêtés en décembre 2010, membres d'un groupe islamiste ont reconnu, hier, devant un tribunal londonien, un projet d'attentat à la bombe contre le London Stock Exchange, plaidant coupable de « préparation d'acte terroriste ». Bien que non affiliés à Al-Qaida, ces islamistes...

El metal amarillo cerró en US$1.726,00/oz el viernes en el London Bullion Market, lo que implica un dólar menos que los US$1.727,00/oz alcanzados la jornada anterior. Los últimos dos precios de ci...

Gold closed Friday at US$1,726.00/oz on the London Bullion Market, one dollar off from the previous day's US$1,727.00/oz. The last two closing prices have amounted to a strong bounce back up for t...

Headline Title:  Olympic commissioner on why she quit over Dow 26 January 2012 When sports fans and athletes arrive in London this summer to celebrate the Olympic Games, the victims of a gas leak disaster that happened on a winter night in central India almost 30 years ago are...

London continues to attract a flow of well-heeled foreigners who remorselessly buy up its homes.

Le London 2012 Festival a un programme riche et varié qui défendra la culture, parallèlement aux épreuves sportives. Parcours arty en quelques rendez-vous plus ou moins excentriques.

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Tokio, Shanghai, New York oder auch London – viele große internationale Handelsplätze haben zu Wochenbeginn wegen des Jahreswechsels geschlossen. Somit ist der Dax sich selbst überlassen – am ersten Handelstag des Jahres geht es denn auch kräftig aufwärts.

Kati London, named to the 2010 TR35, explains how she designs games that incorporate real-world data to educate players at Area/Code’s offices in New York.

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain, which closed its embassy in Tehran last month after it was ransacked by protesters, said on Thursday that Iranian authorities had blocked its website aimed at Iran. The move creates further tension between the two countries that regularly clash over Iran’s nuclear programme. Britain’s Foreign Office said Iranian authorities had barred access to a Foreign Office websi...

There is a long tradition of mistreatment of elephants and other exotic wild animals to get them to do circus tricks for our entertainment. A long-overdue bill in Congress would ban them from traveling circuses.In 1882, P.T. Barnum paid $10,000 to have Jumbo, the world's most famous elephant, shackled like Houdini, stuffed into a crate and sailed across the ocean to New York City. Barnum got Ju...

[[337754]] PARIS (AFP) : Clermont a préservé l'essentiel samedi avec le bonus défensif lors de sa défaite 23-19 à Leicester, tandis que le Racing Métro a sauvé l'honneur en signant sa première victoire de la saison en Coupe d'Europe, après trois défaites, sur le terrain des London Irish...

Ein Logistikunternehmen setzt in London einen elektrifizierten Nissan NV200 ein. Das Versuchsprojekt ist zwar zeitlich begrenzt, die Technik ist aber ab April auch bei uns zu haben.

LONDON (Agencies) – Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has declared that his government will approach the present assembly for creation of the Seraiki province.In an interview with BBC on Sunday, Gilani maintained that Seraiki province is desire of the people and it is an important matter which cannot be left for the next parliament. On Nato’s supply blockage, he said it may continue for several...

LONDON (Agencies) – Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has declared that his government will approach the present assembly for creation of the Seraiki province.In an interview with BBC on Sunday, Gilani maintained that Seraiki province is desire of the people and it is an important matter which cannot be left for the next parliament. On Nato’s supply blockage, he said it may continue for several...

LAHORE - Failing to get a ‘green light’ from the concerned power quarters, APML founder, Pervez Musharraf can alter early comeback plan till the first week of February 2012, The Nation has learnt. Musharraf who founded a new faction of Muslim League in London, has announced that he would return to country on March 23, 2012 and later announced an early comeback before March. However, APML founde...

A section of London once known for its dreariness is becoming home to many high-technology and new media start-ups.

Der Wikileaks-Gründer Assange bekommt eine letzte Chance, gegen seine Auslieferung an Schweden vorzugehen. Bis zur Entscheidung des Supreme Court bleibt er in England.

Poca gente sabe que la tesis doctoral de la London School of Economics (LSE), que lleva el nombre de Saif el Islam Gadafi, ofrece argumentos en favor de la intervención militar que culminó en su captura, detención y posible condena a muerte a manos de lo que quizá se considere justicia en Libia. Es posible que, en su cautividad actual, mientras aguarda comparecer ante el juez, el doctor Gadafi ...

Fischer lud Elizabeth II. nach Österreich ein - Queen antwortete: "I will consider it"

Der lange schwelende Konflikt zwischen Großbritannien und dem Iran hat einen neuen Höhepunkt erreicht: Die britische Botschaft in Teheran brennt. In der Reihe der Lieblingsfeinde Teherans stehen die Briten neben den USA und Israel ganz vorne.

LONDON (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank slashed its year-end price forecast for European Union carbon permits to 6 euros a tonne from 9 euros due to a worsening economic outlook and an oversupply of permits...

KARACHI (PPI) - Former Sindh Home Minister Dr Zulfiqar Mirza has said that the political conditions for the governments in Islamabad and Sindh are not good and he sees political turmoil in the country in coming weeks and months.Talking to PPI Friday on phone from London, he said, “I will play my role to remove confusion the nation is going in the wrong direction and put it in the right way and ...

America is a country originally settled by scoundrels and religious zealots -- thieves, embezzlers, prostitutes, arsonists; English Puritans, French Huguenots, German Amish, Czech Moravians and Russian Mennonites. The screwed-over Scotch-Irish, the shanghaied London street punk, the peace-loving, slave-owning Quaker, the enslaved Gullah. It is also the native land of the Ojibwa, the Zuni, the M...

Could the United Nations have defeated Adolf Hitler during the Second World War? Actually, according to Dan Plesch, a British scholar at London University, it did. In a provocative new book, The United Nations, Hitler and America, he explores the United Nations' roots as a World War II military alliance,and argues that it harnessed the soft power of multilateral cooperat...

The inquiry into illegal phone-hacking heard from comedian Steve Coogan and a former business adviser to supermodel Elle Macpherson.

Le trafic aérien était toujours perturbé par le brouillard lundi matin dans les aéroports de Heathrow et de London City à Londres, selon leurs services, qui tablaient toutefoi...lire la suite

Los 'indignados' británicos se han dado cita este sábado en Londres, donde simpatizantes del movimiento 'Occupy London' procedentes de más de diez ciudades se han congregado para emprender una campaña a nivel nacional.

Protesters occupying land around St. Paul’s Cathedral defied a deadline from London authorities on Thursday to remove their sprawling encampment or face legal action.

Berlin will sich als Modestadt etablieren. Die finanzielle Unterstützung von Jungdesignern soll dabei helfen. Doch im Vergleich zu London fließt immer noch zu wenig Geld.

Die Äußerungen von CDU-Fraktionschef Kauder zur Finanztransaktionssteuer haben zu heftigen Reaktionen in der britischen Presse geführt. Die Äußerungen werden auf der Insel als Kampfansage an die City of London gewertet.

Research into the 2011 London riots found they were mostly committed by antisocial persons, less than 20 percent of whom were explicitly gang members. This is because gang membership is primarily for the most antisocial of such persons. New research has identified extreme antisocial personality as a key reason why some criminals join gangs.

Es geht um den letzten Masters-Titel des Jahres und die letzten Tickets für die ATP World Tour Finals in London Ende November: In Paris brennt noch einmal der Court! Am Montag waren die ganz großen Namen noch nicht im Einsatz, dafür stiegen zwei deutsche Profis erfolgreich ein: Qualifikant Philipp Kohlschreiber bezwang Lieblingsgegner Mikhail Youzhny ebenso in zwei Sätzen wie Florian Mayer Rade...

Samples from a London cemetery of the bacteria that caused the plague are almost genetically identical to strains circulating now.

A horse painting by George Stubbs fetched 22.4 million pounds ($35.9 million) at Christie's in London on Tuesday, the third most valuable old master painting to be sold at auction, the company said.