UNITED KINGDOM

Twenty-year-old Chris Staniforth was an expert at slaying opponents during long sessions of playing "Halo" on his Xbox, but the game would kill him in the end.

British police arrested a former senior figure at Rupert Murdoch's News International group on Tuesday as part of their probe into phone hacking at the News of the World tabloid, media reports said.

In the wake of singer Amy Winehouse's death, her father Mitch went to Westminster on Monday to press politicians to do more for young people needing help with drug and alcohol problems.

UNICEF has established World Breastfeeding Week, which began on Mon., to raise awareness about breastfeeding children, a practice that can reduce deaths in children under five by 13 percent.

Researchers from the Tokyo Institute of Technology have developed a robot that can think, act and adapt to a changing situation.

Barclays is set to cut about 3,000 jobs this year to reduce costs after a drop in bond trading and an insurance mis-selling charge cut first half profits by a third.

he British-based bank may slash at least 1,400 more jobs in 2011, after already having eliminated another 1,400 positions this year

Wilshere has appeared in 37 games for Arsenal.

Mata has made 129 appearances for Valencia and has managed to find the back of the net 33 times.

A consortium led by Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing's Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings <1038.HK> agreed to buy British utility Northumbrian Water Group for 2.41 billion pounds ($3.92 billion) in what could be the biggest takeover this year of a British-listed company.

A consortium led by Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing's Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings <1038.HK> has agreed to take over Northumbrian Water Group Plc in an all-cash deal which values the British utility at about 2.41 billion pounds ($3.92 billion).

Kate Middleton and Prince William attended the royal wedding of Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall in Edinburgh. Kate wore a recycled cream-colored coat and a lavish hat that critics say resembled a Pringles chip.

The UK lawmakers are particularly concerned about the potential for more illegal immigration into Europe should Turkey join the EU, given the inadequate security it has along its borders with Iraq, Syria and Iran.

Pittsburgh residents flooded to the streets on Sunday as three batmobile tumblers cruised down the street followed by a live fight between Batman and Bane.

Anyone who complains that WOMAD is "too safe" must have missed the mosh pit that appeared at the front of gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello?'s late Sunday set, where the frenetic dancing of the band's teenage fans briefly descended into cheerful anarchy.

The Mirror, a British newspaper, recently reported that before her death, Amy Winehouse was in the middle of adopting a poor girl from the Caribbean island. The paper said Amy was about to adopt Dannika Augustine after meeting the girl in St. Lucia, and that the 10-year-old girl was living in poverty, as the girl's mother was single and was struggling to feed her.

The most recent SlutWalk demonstration occurred in New Delhi, and more are scheduled around the world as women speak out against "rape-culture" to tell men around the world, "no means no."

A British teenager charged with hacking offences and believed to be a leading member of the Anonymous and LulzSec online activist groups was released on bail in a London court on Monday on condition he did not use the Internet.

Google's Chrome overtook Mozilla Firefox in July to become Britain's second-most popular Web browser after Microsoft's Internet Explorer, Web analytics firm StatCounter said on Monday.

Kate Middleton looked stunning at the wedding of Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall.

HSBC will shed 30,000 jobs as it retreats from countries where it is struggling to compete, Europe's biggest bank said on Monday after it reported a surprise rise in first-half profit.