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Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday that Europe must move step-by-step toward political union, calling the euro zone debt crisis the continent's toughest hour since World War Two.

News Corp's James Murdoch was kept in the dark about the scale of phone hacking at the News of the World by his subordinates who tried to manage the problem, the newspaper's former chief reporter said on Monday.

A quarter of people suffering from diabetes could be at risk of amputation as they have not received a foot check in the last year, a leading charity has warned.

Tell me how this ends, U.S. General David Petraeus asked memorably of the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

British officials have defended the six-week postings of Prince William to Falklands following reported condemnation by Argentina stating that the move is nothing but an act of provocation.

The Oscars came to London on Sunday, when the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences honored British actress Vanessa Redgrave in the first such tribute made in Europe.

Zac Guildford, a New Zealand All Blacks and Canterbury Crusaders rugby squad member, reportedly stormed into Trader Jacks bar in Raratonga, New Zealand, Friday night, naked and bleeding from cuts received earlier in the day, according to the New Zealand Herald.

Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has announced he is ready to take on his ex-team mate Cesc Fabregas, if the Gunners are drawn against Barcelona in the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League.

A Boeing Co. airplane order worth as much as $15 billion from host airline Emirates looked set to fire up the Dubai Air Show on Sunday as Gulf airlines expand in the face of growing fears over the world economy.

England snatched an unlikely win against world champions Spain with Frank Lampard's close-range header proving to be the difference in an international friendly.

Bizarrely, it was leaked on the same day as Armistice Day, when Britain honors its war dead.

The gulf in class between the teams ranked first and seventh in International football will be all too apparent when world champion Spain travels to Wembley to take on England in a friendly on Saturday.

The gulf in class between the teams placed first and seventh, in International football, will be all too apparent when world champions Spain travel to Wembley to take on England in a friendly on Saturday.

The Three Lions host the World Cup champs at Wembley Stadium in a friendly.

Apple Inc.'s iPhone 4S has generated an overwhelming response by consumers, but the smartphone has experienced battery-life problems for weeks now. Amid these continuing issues, the iPhone 4S is predicted to face tough challenges from Android devices.

The founding members of Black Sabbath appeared in Los Angeles to make it official that their first album of new material since 1978 is coming next fall and that they're already gearing up for a tour, Billboard reported Friday. Legendary producer Rick Rubin, who's collaborated with the Beastie Boys and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, will be on hand to master the recordings.

Murray's security guard claims that no expense was spared during filming

Veteran British rock band Black Sabbath announced on Friday they are reuniting in their original four man line-up for their first new album in 33 years and a 2012 world tour.

Almost two weeks after the bankruptcy of commodities firm MF Global Holdings Ltd., customers at rival firms are all asking the same question: How safe is my money?

iPad 2 and Motorola's Xoom 2 battle it out in a tablet duel of deuces to see who gets to make an iPad 3 or Xoom 3. No, we can't force the winner of this battle to begin preparations for the next version of its established moniker, but it's good to check how the latest 10-inch Android tablet would do against its Apple nemesis.

On Friday, there are plans for a huge rally at Occupy Wall Street called Night of a Thousand Masks. The event is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. when Occupiers will don their Guy Fawkes Masks to demonstrate and protest.