Economy | ANALYSIS
Households to take hit from tax hike
by Tomoko Otake
The consumption tax increase will hit every household in Japan hard, with many people’s financial future hanging on whether their wages rise enough to offset the hike's impact.
Crime Oct 2, 2013
Sinn Fein leader's brother convicted of raping daughter
The brother of Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams was convicted Tuesday of raping his daughter in a case that highlighted how the Irish nationalist political party long discouraged the reporting of crimes within its own circles. In an 11-1 vote, a Belfast jury found ...
Politics & Diplomacy Jun 19, 2013
G-8 leaders to end meet with declaration on combating terror
Leaders of the Group of Eight nations are set to wrap up their two-day summit by adopting a declaration to combat terrorism.
Business | Focus May 8, 2013
Britain's ports put wind in investors' sails
by Kari Lundgren
Methil port north of Edinburgh, once the focus of Scotland’s coal exports, is set to tap a greener kind of energy as Samsung Heavy Industry Co. constructs the world’s biggest wind turbine in the town’s faded harbor. The 7-megawatt model with a span of ...
Politics & Diplomacy Apr 9, 2013
Global leaders pay tribute to 'iconic' Thatcher
Mikhail Gorbachev, Helmut Kohl and Bill Clinton were among the former friends and foes who paid tribute Monday to Margaret Thatcher, praising the fearlessness and fierce determination of an "iconic" leader.
Politics & Diplomacy Apr 9, 2013
Miners, others who suffered Thatcher's wrath can't forgive
by Rodney Jefferson
Bob Young's strongest memory of Margaret Thatcher's time in power is the brown envelope he received in March 1985 two days before he was due back at work after the yearlong miners' strike.
World Jan 8, 2013
North Ireland violence follows talks
Violence flared for the fourth night running in Northern Ireland on Sunday, hours after politicians and church leaders held talks in a bid to quell a row over the flying of the British flag. After three nights of rioting and attacks on police, Northern ...