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Oil price calming raises FTSE hopes

Attempts by Saudi Arabia to calm fears of an oil-supply crisis have helped settle prices after crude soared to nearly 120 US dollars a...

Greens 'are real opposition': Lucas

Green Party leader Caroline Lucas has positioned herself as "the real opposition" to the coalition Government.Ms Lucas, who became her party's first MP when...

Bailed-out Lloyds has £2.2bn profit

Part-nationalised Lloyds Banking Group has revealed its first annual profit since being bailed out at the height of the financial crisis.The group, which is...

Compensation for victims of Marcos

About 7,500 victims of human rights abuses during late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos' regime will receive compensation for their suffering starting next week, 25...

Talks held over easing of sanctions

The United States has held talks with democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi about US assistance to Burma, which is currently restricted because of...

Baghdad prepares for 'day of rage'

Demonstrators are converging on Baghdad's Liberation Square as part of an anti-government rally dubbed the "Day of Rage".About 600 protesters had gathered on the...

Tributes for British quake victims

The death toll in the New Zealand earthquake has risen to 113, with two Britons confirmed to be among the victims.British chef Gregory Tobin,...

Cameron takes charge of rescue bid

David Cameron is back in Britain to take control of the Libyan crisis, as the Government's delayed rescue efforts entered their final phase.The Prime...

Discovery's last mission under way

Discovery, the world's most travelled spaceship, has thundered into orbit for the final time, heading towards the International Space Station on a journey that...

Four killed in Nato tankers attack

Militants in Pakistan have attacked tankers bringing fuel to Nato and US forces in Afghanistan, killing four people and causing a massive night-time blaze.A...

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