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The Liberal Democrats have reduced their mansion tax plans amid criticsm that their initial announcements of the policy had not been properly thought thourough. The leader Nick Clegg, had admitted that himself and Vince Cable had been forced to "do...

Lawyers for John Demjanjuk say the 89-year-old is too ill to face trial...Prosecutors say he helped herd Jews to their death at the infamous Sobibor death camp where they say he was a guard. Demjanjuk, who was born in Ukraine,...

Vladimir Nabokov's final, fragmentary novel went on sale Monday in two versions in Russia, more than 30 years after he asked that it be burned upon his death. The emigre Russian wrote "The Original of Laura" on index cards in...

In a reversal of previous Labour policy, Mr Denham said officials in charge of tackling inequality should no longer just focus on ethnic groups. He urged greater consideration of the needs of disadvantaged white people. The Conservatives have accused Labour...

Senate Banking Committee on Monday urged clear government procedures for dealing with large, failing financial firms. In his latest comment about one of the most difficult issues of financial regulation reform, Senator Richard Shelby said, "such a regime will operate...

Serbia's cooperation with the U.N. war crimes tribunal in The Hague has improved but Belgrade must keep up efforts to arrest the remaining fugitives, the court said in a report obtained by Reuters on Monday. Serbia is hoping the report...

For more than a decade Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have had a rocky relationship. But now, following an announcement by Tashkent that it is withdrawing from the Central Asian electricity grid, bilateral ties may take a dangerous nosedive.

The high court refused to hear an appeal from Pennsylvania officials, who wanted to overturn an appeals court decision releasing Edward Hummel from prison. Hummel was sentenced to life in prison for killing Debra Hummel just before he shot himself...

A prominent rightwing politician on Monday called for a cross to be added to the Italian flag, drawing angry responses from majority and opposition figures. Junior Transport Minister Roberto Castelli of the Northern League, a member of the governing centre-right...