Posts Tagged ‘London’

Kerry meeting with Syrian opposition in London

LONDON (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is meeting with Syrian opposition leaders and Russia’s top diplomat a day after saying the U.S. could soon step up aid to rebels fighting Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

Hotel Contracts for Biden Trip to London, Paris Totaled $1 Million

Vice President Joe Biden’s trip to Europe last month led to a hefty tab with over $ 1 million for hotels for himself, staff and security for two nights in London and Paris, government documents show. As first reported by The Weekly Standard, documents show that… Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

Kerry opens first official overseas trip in London

LONDON (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has kicked off his first official overseas trip by meeting with British leaders in London on the first leg of a hectic nine-day dash through Europe and the Middle East. Tweet This Post

London play examines financial crisis using pile of cash

LONDON (Reuters) – One of the first things people see when they sit down to watch “Money the Game Show” at The Bush Theatre in London is a pile of 10,000 pound coins on the floor of the stage. Standing by is a security guard to ensure the cash does not go missing over the [...]

After Success Of London NFL Games, Goodell Thinking About Trying One Game A Year In Jacksonville

NEW YORK—Commissioner Roger Goodell told reporters Monday that given the popularity of NFL games played in London, the league is considering amending its 2014 schedule to include one game each year in Jacksonville, FL. Tweet This Post

China banks leaving London to escape tougher rules: FT

(Reuters) – Chinese banks are shifting the focus of their European business away from London toward Luxembourg as they seek to escape tougher British regulation, the Financial Times said on Monday. The newspaper said Chinese banks had complained to the British government over what they called uneven regulation and “rigorously demanding” liquidity rules in a [...]

Occupy London stage protest inside St Paul’s

LONDON (Reuters) – Four women chained themselves to the pulpit in St Paul’s Cathedral on Sunday in support of the anti-corporate Occupy London movement, before cutting themselves free after being threatened with arrest, London police said. The women from the Occupy London and Christianity Uncut movements said their four-hour protest was also a show of [...]

London needs four-runway airport: study

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain needs to build a four-runway airport in west London or north of the capital if it wants to compete with other European hubs, according to a report by UK think tank Policy Exchange. Construction of a four runway airport close to the current Heathrow hub in west London is the best [...]

Mitt Romney on his London gaffe: I meant to do that

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German rower who left London denies far-right ties

BERLIN (Reuters) – A German rower who quit the Olympic village last week has denied having far-right views and has said she helped to persuade her boyfriend to change his ways months ago. German media had reported that Nadja Drygalla was suspected of far right-wing sympathies and that her boyfriend Michael Fischer, who stood in [...]