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Russell Hoban, the prolific fantasy and children's author perhaps best known for "Riddley Walker," a post-apocalyptic novel that relied on a language he created, has died, his publisher said Thursday. He was 86.
After the deed was done, some leaders didn't want to shake his hand. French President Nicolas Sarkozy walked right by him, as if he wasn't there.
Scotland Yard says a suspicious device placed in a man's car that caused them to summon the bomb squad and close a number of streets was put there by his wife in an apparent effort to track his whereabouts.
Britain's defense minister Liam Fox quit his post Friday after days of allegations about the influence-peddling of a close personal friend who joined key visits overseas and posed as an unofficial aide.
The delegations leave town Tuesday evening, and while many New Yorkers appreciate the business the United Nations General Assembly brings each autumn, few will miss the traffic and the sirens and the motorcades and the black 4x4s bristling with single-minded security types.
The Palestinians want the United Nations to recognize a state. And the island nation of Tuvalu wants the United Nations to act — now — to keep their state above water.
With Friday's Palestinian bid for statehood now official, the focus turns to the U.N. Security Council, and an array of unlikely kingmakers.
The decades have not been kind to the design and decor of the U.N. General Assembly, a grand hall that has seen its share of history and histrionics. Nor have the years been kind to President Barack Obama's star power, which also seems to have faded slightly over time.
Next thing you know, the queen will be calling Roksanda Ilincic to ask if she can whip up something special for a big event.
Cacophonous floral prints and opulent silks brightened up catwalks at London Fashion Week Tuesday, as the weeklong whirlwind of glamour and glitz featured its last day of womenswear shows.
Clean new clinics staffed with top doctors and nurses. A properly equipped school system with teachers who care. A political model that works, where citizens' views are represented and compromise is seen as not only possible, but honorable.
The large role the small town of Wootton Bassett has played in honoring fallen British soldiers has ended with a sunset ceremony Wednesday.
British army bomb disposal experts were called into the historic cathedral city of Canterbury on Friday night to help investigate two incidents, including a fake bomb found on a railway line during rush hour, officials said.
Britain will celebrate its second royal wedding of the season Saturday, with equestrian star Zara Phillips — eldest granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II — taking center stage as she marries England rugby stalwart Mike Tindall.
Tourists mingled Monday outside the grungy Hawley Arms pub near London's open air Camden Market, peering inside as if it were hallowed ground.
The scandal engulfing Rupert Murdoch's media empire isn't just about hacking phones. It's about police and the press — and illegal payments for hot tips.
Legal experts said Monday it is possible Rupert Murdoch's U.S. companies may face legal actions because of the shady practices at the News of the World, his now defunct British tabloid.
The media throughout the world like to portray themselves as the defender of the public good, a steadfast bulwark against government excess, a fearless watchdog ready to root out criminality.
The focus of the British phone hacking scandal that led to the shutdown of the News of the World tabloid has shifted to serious allegations of police corruption, with authorities calling Thursday for an independent review of reported payoffs by journalists to police.
Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Tuesday accused Rupert Murdoch's newspapers of employing criminals to obtain confidential information about his family and others.
An Internet lesson for future mother-in-laws: If you're unhappy with your future daughter-in-law's behavior, keep your thoughts to yourself, or at least don't email them to her.
Prince William demonstrated his linguistic skills Tuesday, addressing adoring fans in Canada's Northwest Territories in French, English and a few words in two tribal tongues.
Troubled diva Amy Winehouse has canceled the rest of her European summer concert tour and scrapped all public performances after an embarrassing appearance in Serbia, her spokesman said Tuesday.
Christina Osborne has a system for winning at Royal Ascot, the five-day horse racing event that is one of the highlights of England's glittering if brief summer social season.
Guarding the Olympic torch for 70 days on its journey through the British Isles sounds like a plum assignment, but experts warn it will carry serious stress and Scotland Yard plans to offer psychological counseling when the 8,000-mile trip is completed.
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