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Germany, France, U.K. Set Bank Levies

Germany, France, U.K. Set Bank Levies

Germany, France and the UK said Tuesday that they will introduce bank levies to offset the cost of future financial crisis and will urge their counterparts from the Group of 20 industrial and developing nations to do the ...

 

Rolling Stones set to top chart

Rolling Stones set to top chart

The Rolling Stones are on course for their first number one album since 1994 with reissue Exile On Main Street.

 

David Cameron becomes Britain's prime minister

David Cameron becomes Britain's prime minister

Following Gordon Brown's resignation, meeting with queen, Conservative Party chief takes over to form coalition government with Liberal Dems.

 

Brown Announces New Talks and End of His Tenure

Brown Announces New Talks and End of His Tenure

The British prime minister announced that his Labour Party would launch formal talks with Liberal Democrats and that he was prepared to step down as party leader.

 

Hung Parliament in Britain May Mean Many Scenarios

Hung Parliament in Britain May Mean Many Scenarios

With the British vote ending in a hung Parliament for the first time since the 1970s, several possibilities could now play out.

 

U.S., other big powers back Mideast nuclear arms ban

U.S., other big powers back Mideast nuclear arms ban

The United States, Russia, Britain, France and China on Wednesday voiced support for making the Middle East a nuclear-arms-free zone, which would mean Israel would have to scrap any atomic bombs it has.

 

Brown to take 'full responsibility' for election loss

Brown to take 'full responsibility' for election loss

British prime minister Gordon Brown says he will take "full responsibility" if his Labour party loses the May 6 general election, as party leaders embark on frantic last-minute campaigning.

 

British Leaders Brace for Final Television Debate

British Leaders Brace for Final Television Debate

A chastened Gordon Brown appeared to see an opportunity to recoup after calling a voter “bigoted.”

 

Gordon Brown Calls Voter 'Bigoted'

Prime Minister Gordon Brown was recorded on Wednesday as he told an aide that a woman he had just sparred with on the campaign trail was "bigoted."

 

Iceland 'negligent' over Icesave

Iceland 'negligent' over Icesave

Icelandic authorities should have made sure UK Icesave depositors were insured by the UK, a report says.

 

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