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Prime Time O: How the Omnipresent President Is Doing

William Bradley | Posted 04.25.2009 | Media

Obama's all-media offensive is working, and, coincidence or not, is happening at the same time as some good news.

Foot in Mouth Disease

Kelly van der Kwast | Posted 04.25.2009 | World

Read More: Uk, Islam, Britain, Joas Wagemakers, Terrorism, Kenan Malik, Geert Wilders, Free Speech, Hizbullah, Dr El Moussaoui, London, Dr. Ibrahim El Moussaoui, Csc, Geert Wilders Islam, Ibrahim El Moussaoui, London-United Kingdom, United Kingdom, World News

Of course, the Hizbollah terrorist issue is not to be overlooked. But maybe we should deal with that after we give everyone a chance to speak.

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London's Gay Cinema Steps Into The Limelight

The Independent | Geoffrey Macnab | Posted 04.20.2009 | World

Read More: London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, England, The Naked Civil Servant, Fairytale of Kathamndu, Gay, I Can't Think Straight, Film, London, Ni Chianain, Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, Gay Film Festival, Gay Rights, Quentin Crisp, An Englishman in New York, Gay Cinema, London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, Lesbians, Gays, World News

Welcome to the world of the 23rd London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. Highlights include I Can't Think Straight, a British film about lesbian Muslims, ...

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Jackomania Hits London

Faisal J. Abbas | Posted 04.17.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Madonna, Michael Jackson, The O2, Anthony King, Concert, London, Aeg, Prince, Entertainment News

"This Time Around" though, Jackson isn't performing 7 times at Wembley... but is expected to put on 50 shows at London's newest venue, The O2.

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If You are a G-20 Finance Minister, it's Crunch Time

Kumi Naidoo | Posted 04.13.2009 | World

Read More: London, Foreign Aid, Poverty, Finance, Economic Crisis, g20, Obama, Gordon Brown, Ministers, G-20, World News

Times of global financial downturn are often marked by cuts to aid, but these are the times when aid is most necessary and this is time to honor our aid commitments.

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London Cab Driver Convicted Of Drugging, Sexually Assaulting Passengers

The Independent | Chris Greenwood | Posted 04.13.2009 | World

Read More: Rape, London Taxis, London Sex Assault Cab Driver, London Cab Rape, The Independent, England, Cab Driver Rapist, Sex Attacker Cab Driver, London, London Cab Driver, John Worboys Trial, John Worboys, World News

A London taxi driver was found guilty today of drugging and sexually assaulting a string of women passengers. John Worboys, 51, plied his victims wi...

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Green Custard Thrown In Opposition Of Airport Expansion

AFP | 1 Hr 27 Mins Ago | Posted 04.06.2009 | Green

Read More: Uk, London, Heathrow, Air Travel, Pollution, Activism, Green News

LONDON (AFP) -- A protester threw a cupful of green custard in the face of business secretary Peter Mandelson on Friday, in a stunt to highlight oppos...

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Obama To Meet Queen Of England Next Month

The Telegraph | Andrew Porter | Posted 04.05.2009 | World

Read More: Gordon Brown, Obama Travel to London, Barack Obama, President Barack Obama, United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth Obama, England, Obama to England, Obama, London, Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of England, World News

The red carpet will be rolled out at Buckingham Palace for the United States President for the first meeting between the two heads of state, The Daily...

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How Obama Can Further U.S.-Iran Relations

Eric Margolis | Posted 03.26.2009 | World

Read More: Baghdad Bombing, Russia, Islam, Obama Iran, Central Intelligence Agency, War With Iran, Washington DC, Iran, Bush Iran, Anthrax, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, British, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Iraq War, Gordon Brown, London, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Oil Price, Iranian Women, Ayatollah-Khomeini, Poland, Persia, Oil, Baghdad, Iranian Oil, Hillary Clinton Iran, Iraq, Ahmad Shah Massoud, Iran Nuclear Program, Soviet Union, World News

President Barack Obama, who says he wants to open serious talks with Iran and establish better relations will have his work cut out for him. His first step is to read Iran's modern history.

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Ailing British Pound Makes London Haven For Wealthy Bargain Hunters

McClatchy Washington Bureau | Julie Sell | Posted 03.05.2009 | World

Read More: Bargain, "British Pound", Luxury, London, England, Financial Crisis, World News

LONDON -- After a go-go decade, Great Britain is suffering from a sudden, severe financial hangover. Now, however, the party has kicked into high gear...

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England: a Dusting of Snow, a Climate of Chaos

Ben Carmichael | Posted 03.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Climate Change, Sarah Lyall, England, Global Warming, Britain, The Guardian, Snow, Ipcc, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Winter Storm, Winter, Weather, Extreme Weather, London, Green News

Today was much the same; to me, it was simply the weather, and beautiful weather at that. But to England, it was enormously disruptive.

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England: Snowstorm Causes Winter Chaos

The Guardian | Audrey Gillan | Posted 03.05.2009 | World

Read More: Winter, Extreme Weather, Europe, London, Snowstorm, Snow, World News

Heavy and drifting snow caused travel chaos for morning commuters today, with trains, tubes and buses cancelled. Those travelling to work in London w...

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Notes on the Iran/Persia Conflict: A Travelogue -- Part One: "Tourist" is not a Dirty Word.

Eric Lurio | Posted 03.04.2009 | World

Read More: World, France, Hong Kong, England, Middle East Politics, Rome, 9/11, Italy, Travel, Iran, London, Paris, Flights, Backpacking, Traveling, Persia, Flying, China, World News

Let's discuss why anyone in their right mind would travel half way around the world and back and spend a quarter-year's salary (minimum wage) to go to Iran for two weeks.

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A New Approach to Terrorism

Kerry Kennedy | Posted 03.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Russia, Journalists, Women's Rights, Islam, War on Terror, Timothy McVeigh, United Nations, Donald Rumsfeld, Guantanamo, Global War on Terror, Chinese, Tibet, London, War on Terrorism, Islamophobia, Madrid, Bush Administration Torture, Arabs, Sudan, National Security, Guantanamo Bay, Darfur Sudan, Amman, Abu Ghraib Abuse, CIA Interrogations, Cruelty, Terrorism, Guantanamo Detainees, Mumbai, Bali, Russia Georgia Conflict, Russia Georgia War, Sudan Genocide, Nairobi, New York City, Barack Obama, Osama Bin Laden, Robert F. Kennedy, Abu Ghraib, Darfur, Bush Administration, Human Rights, Donald Rumsfeld Torture, Counterterrorism, Prison, Abu Ghraib Torture, Alberto Mora, Torture, Politics News

A war on terror which undermines the most basic values of society -- life, liberty, the rule of law -- is not worth waging if we end up creating a society which mirrors the repression we battled in the first place.

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Father Stabbed To Death Hours After Baby Born

The Independent | Posted 03.02.2009 | World

Read More: Man Killed Hospital Newborn, Europe, London, London Father Killed, West Croydon Stabbing, Father Stabbed Hospital, Croydon, World News

A man was fatally stabbed as he travelled with his three-year-old daughter to hospital where his wife had given birth hours earlier. The victim, aged...

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My Second Publisher Meeting!

Josa Young | Posted 03.02.2009 | Media

Read More: First-Time Novelist, Publishing, Romantic Fiction, Reading, Books, One Apple Tasted, Novel, Husbands, Book Publishing, Bloomsbury, Writing, England, London, Yogurt, Kids, Typing, Families, Media News

This morning, thanks to darling husband, I woke to find muesli with yoghurt and a cup of tea beside the bed in acknowledgment of my editorial marathon.

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Prince Andrew: "Madoff Couldn't Happen In London"

Financial Times | Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson | Posted 03.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Davos, Madoff, United Kingdom, Prince Andrew, Bernard Madoff, London, Duke of York, Bernie Madoff, Madoff London, Business News

Bernard Madoff's alleged $50bn fraud could not have happened in London, according to Prince Andrew, who argued that the UK's system of "principles-bas...

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Bookcamp: the Books are All Right

Hugh McGuire | Posted 02.21.2009 | Media

Read More: Literature, Bookcamp, Publishing, Books, Socialmedia, Future, Music, Barcamp, Technology, Reading, London, Ebooks, Book Publishing, Publishing Industry, Old Media Death Watch, Media News

BookCamp London started with a blank grid: 6 time slots and 5 spaces (or 5 spaces, 6 time slots?), with participants asked to fill in the grid, adding sessions they'd like to discuss.

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Cab Driver, John Worboys, Accused Of Drugging, Raping Passengers In London's West End

The Independent | Chris Greenwood and Tom Pugh, PA | Posted 02.21.2009 | World

Read More: Rape, Worboys, London's West End Cab Rape, London Cab Rape, London Cap Date Rape Drugs, John Worboys, The Independent, Europe, London, London Cab Driver, World News

A taxi driver drugged and sexually assaulted a string of women passengers after pretending he had won the lottery, a court heard today. John Worboys,...

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As Pound Collapses, London Feels New York's Pain

GlobalPost.com | Michael Goldfarb | Posted 02.19.2009 | World

Read More: Economic Crisis Britain, Globalpost, Britain, Value of the Dollar, Economic Crisis, Economy Britain, Economy, Europe Tourism, British Tourists, London, Value of the Pound, Britains Abroad, Financial Crisis, Europe, British Expats, World News

LONDON -- Of all the violent shocks from the global economic crisis that have hit Britain in the last 18 months nothing has been quite as devastatin...

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Greenpeace, Emma Thompson, Others, Buy Land To Foil London Airport Plans

AP | GREGORY KATZ | Posted 02.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Uk, London, London Airport Expansion, Alistair McGowan, Emma Thompson, Activism, Environment, Greenpeace, London Airport Plans, Pollution, Zac Goldsmith, Green News

LONDON — An environmental coalition led by Greenpeace has thrown a monkey wrench into expansion plans for London's chronically congested Heathro...

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Riots Racism and Police Brutality: A Never Ending Cycle

Casey Gane-McCalla | Posted 02.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: France, Police Brutality, BART Shooting, Poverty, Rodney King, Riots, Video, Racism, London, Politics News

The 1992 riots sparked by the acquittal of four officers in the videotaped beating of Rodney King. left 53 people dead and caused more the one billion dollars worth of damage.

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Greener Double-Decker London Buses Win Competition

Treehugger.com | Posted 01.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, London, New Double-Decker Bus, New Routermaster Bus, Pollution, Solar Power, Public Transportation, Green News

The Aston Martin and Foster design is a zero-emissions double-decker that is highly maneuverable, with warm lighting and wooden floors and is accessib...

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