LONDON: From upmarket British and U.S. neighborhoods to slums in India, people are trapped in slavery in every country with greater efforts needed to free...
LONDON: Faced with escalating violence, a lack of funding, and locked out of male-dominated networks, many women are reluctant to enter politics with growing...
British singer-songwriter Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, has launched a campaign to highlight the fate of child refugees in Europe with the...
LONDON: As a girl growing up in Syria, Om Khaled had little say in her own destiny, married at 14 to a man chosen by her father and unable to leave her home...
LONDON: When youth worker Sumreen Farooq was abused in a London street, the 18-year-old decided it was time to take a stand – and she started to wear a...
LONDON: A Mark Rothko painting vandalized at London’s Tate Modern gallery 18 months ago has gone back on public view after the first-ever effort to strip...
GRAVESEND, Kent: Heroin probably played a role in the death of Peaches Geldof, the daughter of musician and Band Aid founder Bob Geldof, who died in her...
LONDON: A British man once held at Guantanamo Bay turned human rights campaigner told a court in London on Saturday he would plead not guilty to providing...
LONDON: The harrowing drama "12 Years a Slave" won the Best Film award at Britain's top movie honours on Sunday, cementing its status as favourite for the...
EDINBURGH: Britain warned Scotland Thursday it would have to give up the pound if Scots voted to end the 307-year-old union with England, declaring the...
LONDON: The first in a list of ageing celebrities accused of sexually abusing young fans over many years went on trial on Tuesday in an investigation that has...
LONDON: British-based air services company Bond Aviation said on Thursday it had suspended its global fleet of 38 EC135 helicopters following discovery of a...
LONDON: The Church of England's law-making body voted in favour of female bishops on Wednesday, a move that ended a 20-year impasse and could see women...
LONDON: Billionaire businessman Richard Branson said on Thursday his decision to quit Britain to live on his private Caribbean island was not to dodge paying...
LONDON: British singer and actor Noel Harrison, known for the Oscar-winning 1960s song "The Windmills of Your Mind", has died aged 79, his friends and family...
LONDON: The head of compliance at Barclays Plc has become the latest senior banker to take time off for stress as the fallout from the financial crisis takes...
LONDON: American R&B singer Jason Derulo notched up his third British number one single on Sunday with "Talk Dirty", ending U.S. singer Katy Perry's two-week...
LONDON: William Roache, the world's longest serving soap actor according to Guinness World Records, pleaded not guilty on Monday to seven sex offences against...
FRANKFURT/LONDON: Violence sweeping Egypt hit the nation's tourism industry on Friday as European governments warned holidaymakers to stay away from its...
LONDON: A real-life mystery over who blew the cover on JK Rowling writing a detective novel under a pseudonym was uncovered on Thursday when the culprit was...
LONDON: Photographers are camped outside the hospital, social media are buzzing, and stores are touting baby goods ahead of the expected arrival this week of...
LONDON: Veteran British chat show host Michael Parkinson revealed on Sunday that he had prostate cancer, but said he was living a normal life and hoped to...
LONDON: The BBC faced mounting pressure on Sunday to take action against one its most high-profile sports presenters for criticising the appearance of...
LONDON: British metal band Motorhead has cancelled its summer festival appearances due to frontman Lemmy's ill health.Lemmy, 67, apologised to fans on...
LONDON: British TV presenter Michael Palin is taking up his first acting role in more than 15 years, joining a drama about soldiers producing a newspaper from...