Now it is political. With the public holding their noses as they pass the British Parliament, so tainted has it become by the shameless exploitation of a sloppily-policed expenses system by elected representatives from all quarters, it has become a competition between the parties as to who can most deftly extricate themselves from the mire.
Several hundred Sri Lankan Tamil protesters shouted slogans at the British Parliament for a second day Tuesday, urging it to act to end the "genocide" against their people in Sri Lanka.
Former British prime minister Tony Blair said Friday he was "not concerned" by a ruling that details of cabinet meetings in the run-up to the Iraq war should be made public and told CNN the release of the minutes was a decision for the current government.
The British government was Tuesday ordered to divulge notes from key meetings in which it committed to the 2003 Iraq conflict, reopening controversy over whether the invasion was legal.
The widow and son of a paparazzi photographer who covered Princess Diana were scheduled to testify Thursday at the inquest into her death, and lawyers were expected to ask them about the man's Fiat, which some believe played a role in the fatal crash.
A typical exchange about wind farms tends to go like this: 'Are you in favor of wind farms?' 'Yes, of course I am...so long as they're nowhere near my house'. Nevertheless, wind turbines are fast-becoming an important piece in the energy puzzle, contributing a growing percentage to our overall energy needs.
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has stirred up controversy ahead of a rare visit to Britain which begins Monday, accusing British authorities of ignoring intelligence that could have prevented the 2005 London bombings
Now it is political. With the public holding their noses as they pass the British Parliament, so tainted has it become by the shameless exploitation of a sloppily-policed expenses system by elected representatives from all quarters, it has become a competition between the parties as to who can most deftly extricate themselves from the mire.
Several hundred Sri Lankan Tamil protesters shouted slogans at the British Parliament for a second day Tuesday, urging it to act to end the "genocide" against their people in Sri Lanka.
Former British prime minister Tony Blair said Friday he was "not concerned" by a ruling that details of cabinet meetings in the run-up to the Iraq war should be made public and told CNN the release of the minutes was a decision for the current government.
The British government was Tuesday ordered to divulge notes from key meetings in which it committed to the 2003 Iraq conflict, reopening controversy over whether the invasion was legal.
The widow and son of a paparazzi photographer who covered Princess Diana were scheduled to testify Thursday at the inquest into her death, and lawyers were expected to ask them about the man's Fiat, which some believe played a role in the fatal crash.
A typical exchange about wind farms tends to go like this: 'Are you in favor of wind farms?' 'Yes, of course I am...so long as they're nowhere near my house'. Nevertheless, wind turbines are fast-becoming an important piece in the energy puzzle, contributing a growing percentage to our overall energy needs.
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has stirred up controversy ahead of a rare visit to Britain which begins Monday, accusing British authorities of ignoring intelligence that could have prevented the 2005 London bombings
The traditional British pint of beer is here to stay after the European Union finally ceded in the battle to convert the country's traditional imperial measures to metric versions.
The UK Government is to bring forward new regulations to combat the threat of a bird flu pandemic after it was revealed that a second parrot in quarantine probably died from the lethal strain of the disease.
A former member of British Prime Minister Tony Blair's Labour government -- who resigned over the Iraq war -- says "the game is up" and Blair's government should admit it went to war over "wildly wrong" intelligence.
The word "mania" carries with it an implicit dose of disapproval. So in coming to grips with the excesses of our late, great Internet stock mania, we're inclined to be hard on ourselves. After all,...
Bear Stearns President James Cayne has won national tournaments in bridge, but when a men's magazine interviewed him about his passion for the game, the blunt Wall Streeter didn't know when to pass...
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