. By Estelle Shirbon, Reuters As opposition leader, David Cameron was often portrayed as a smooth public relations man, always on message and good on television. As prime minister of Britain, he is turning out to be rather less predictable. In the past two weeks, Cameron has angered Pakistan by suggesting it "promotes the export
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Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday authorities had "largely" reached agreement on the appointment of new military commanders, defusing a row between the government and top army brass. Erdogan told reporters after a rally in the central Turkish town of Afyonkarahisar that a decree on the appointments would be submitted to President Abdullah
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A majority of Dutch voters hope that the cabinet formation talks starting on Monday will lead to a new right-leaning government, even as public support continues to shift to the left, a poll showed. The Maurice de Hond poll released on Sunday found 52% of voters hope the Liberals and the Christian Democrats will reach
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Uncut stones received by British supermodel Naomi Campbell after a 1997 charity dinner with South Africa's then-President Nelson Mandela are real diamonds, police said on Sunday. The uncut diamonds were taken from Campbell by Jeremy Ratcliffe, former manager of Mandela's Children's Fund charity, a day after she received them because he feared she might be
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A Russian man died in the finals of the world sauna championships in Finland after spending some six minutes sweltering in temperatures of 110 degrees Celsius (230.00F), organisers said on Sunday. "After this incident we decided that this game is over and done," Saija Jappinen, cultural secretary at Heinola city told Reuters, announcing the end
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Japan has selected 15 groups of companies to conduct feasibility studies for emission-cutting projects in nine developing countries to promote clean-energy technologies, a newspaper reported on Sunday. Since U.N. climate talks have stalled, Japan is hoping that contributions to cut greenhouse gas emissions abroad will produce carbon credits to offset emissions at home over the
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Marcos Baghdatis and former Wimbledon finalist David Nalbandian will vie for the Washington Classic championship after winning their semi-finals in straight sets on Saturday. Baghdatis blended some timely serving with his tiebreak artistry to ease past Xavier Malisse 6-2 7-6, while Nalbandian, playing in his first tournament since April, routed fourth seed Marin Cilic 6-2
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U.S. President Barack Obama's administration sees the restoration of the Gulf Coast after the BP oil spill as a national priority and the president should not be blamed for the disaster, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus said on Saturday. Mabus, a former Mississippi governor, faced a barrage of questions at a meeting with angry
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Eurozone buoyant but recovery two-speed A leap in German industry output over the second quarter and a moderate rise in Italian economic growth added on Friday to evidence the euro zone is in a robust recovery phase but with divergences within the bloc. The Bank of Spain highlighted a divide between strength in Europe's
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British taxpayers are sitting on a 3.5 billion pound ($5.6 billion) paper profit on its stakes in Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds after both swung back to profit, driving their shares higher. Britain's profit could be more than five times that amount — potentially bringing in much needed income for the cash-strapped UK government.
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