The European Central Bank is winning Europe’s political leaders over to its policy of focusing on fighting inflation even as economic growth slows. Politicians from France, Belgium and Luxembourg, who previously complained that the ECB paid too...

A man in the US state of Texas has been arrested for allegedly trying to cash a cheque for $360bn (£182bn). Charles Ray Fuller had said he wanted to start a record business, authorities in the state said. The 21-year-old’s attempt to cash the...

Inmates are so comfortable in jail that they do not want to escape, a prison officer union leader says.

I am a fan of porn. I like watching it. I don’t think it’s degrading to women or men or animals or inanimate objects. I believe adults have the right to watch it or not, and I don’t want anyone telling me that I can’t or shouldn’t or that...

Ethiopian troops were accused yesterday of slitting the throats of seven Somali men during a raid on a Mogadishu mosque that left 21 people dead, including the imam. The claim by Amnesty International was strongly denied by the Ethiopians. Amnesty...

It was a defining moment in British history – a triumph that brought the crowning of a national hero and the end of a bitter foe. And France is determined to ensure that it never happens again. Almost two centuries after the Battle of Waterloo,...

Changes being introduced by Raúl Castro are fundamental and probably irreversible. One of the most anticipated leadership transitions of this epoch—that of Fidel Castro in Cuba—has been underway for the better part of a year in the absence of...

When my mom was battling cancer, she decided to seek additional input from a cancer center miles away. She went to her oncologist to collect her medical records, only to discover they were stored in several different places.

I get asked all the time why a business owner should be blogging or engaged in social media. The answer I give almost always revolves around creating relationships. If you’ve been reading a while, you know one of my favorite statements is people...

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki strode out of State House in Nairobi with the opposition leader, Raila Odinga, alongside him in a symbolic display of unity. Mwai Kibaki called for politics to be set aside when naming the new cabinet Nearly six weeks ago,...