Staff at the Dinnington library are used to people bringing books back late but the package they received last month was in a class of its own....
Imagine Craig Teper's luck when he landed the job of filming the fascinating orphanage-to-riches life story of the most influential and successful hair artist ever, Vidal Sassoon.
Growing up in Ohio as a young teen, I would take my savings account passbook to the bank and deposit my earnings from snow shoveling or grass mowing. ...
The opening of Soho House, LA lends credence to the momentum Los Angeles has recently achieved rising in the ranks of world-class cities, and adds a center of gravity in the process.
With a smile, I read about a sweeping contract between Michael Jackson's Estate and Sony Records, because I have witnessed in the last 9 months how MJ's music has influenced my own children.
By Matthew Hart LONDON, United Kingdom -- The "special relationship" between Britain and the United States has come under scrutiny here recently be...
In his 35-minute speech, the firebrand president of the Iranian regime defied logic and overstepped all bounds of deceit. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called on the US to join a "humane movement" to abolish all nuclear weapons.
The Pakistani Taliban now seems willing to give up operational control and experience in order to increase the chances of a successful attack, even if that attack is significantly smaller than before.
By Matthew Hart LONDON, United Kingdom -- With a general election expected to be called within weeks, Britain's opposition Conservative Party has w...
As a U.K. general election nears, London newspapers are serving up juicy morsels from a scabrous new book on politics. The extracts, from Andrew Rawns...
Celebrated among aesthetes, the Barnes Foundation comprises a private collection groaning with manifold treasures among which are found African sculptures, Asian prints and Native American ceramics.
LONDON — The House of Lords has a momentous decision to make: Should it get cats to chase the mice that have infested one of Britain's most famo...
I may be temporarily moving back to London for a project, but really it's just part of a bigger preoccupation with the things I look forward to eating when I travel internationally. I'm not talking about Michelin-starred restaurants, or under the radar family owned places. My tastes are quirkier.
(AP) LONDON — It will be a fortress, but there's not a fence in sight. U.S. officials announced Tuesday that a light-filled cube by Philadelphi...
Plans for the new U.S. Embassy in London, to be designed by Philadelphia-based firm KieranTimberlake, were revealed this week to mixed reactions from ...
Bridges are one of the few architectural endeavors that are both functional and symbolic. Spans like the Golden Gate, the Brooklyn Bridge, and the Tow...
A jealous ex-boyfriend has been accused of stabbing his former girlfriend 20 times after he saw photos of her on Facebook with another man. Internet ...
The Independent || Chris Greenwood Detectives were quizzing a man claiming to be part of the Saudi Arabian royal family today after an assistant was ...
While Africa and America are often recognized as the book ends of the African Diaspora, there is an additional link in the Middle Passage that is less publicized, but no less important.
LONDON — Leaders from the world's top economies are close to agreeing on a global bank tax and a deal could be reached at a meeting of the Group...
The ever wise and articulate Alex Ross of the New Yorker has a disturbing piece this week on his New Yorker based blog. It is not entirely unconnecte...
LONDON — A man's home is his castle – but not if British authorities say it has to be destroyed. That's the situation faced by Robert Fid...
As far as one could tell, the financial press and its many commentators were absent from the advanced negotiations between JP Morgan and RBS Sempra. But it didn't take much to make the White House aware.
We need a thousand doctors like Andrew Wakefield, who are willing to risk their careers and reputations in order to find out what is happening to our children and how to heal them.
