Police charged a young African-American man on Sunday in connection with the shooting in Ferguson that wounded two policemen.
From a symbolic hamlet to a swing state neighbouring Washington to the storm-scarred streets of New York, Americans rose early to cast ballots.
The first thing you notice when you see Marilyn Monroe’s gloves in the Smithsonian National Museum of American History is how small her hands were.
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/ 4 September 2006
Every morning a mild-mannered British servant catches his commuter train to London, whips open his laptop and helps change the way people travel around the world. Mark Smith is the man behind <i>The Man in Seat</i>, an independent website that’s riding a wave of global popularity as more and more travellers give up on chaotic air travel and embrace the romance of railways.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair sacked his home secretary and moved other key ministers in a sweeping Cabinet reshuffle on Friday after voters punished his scandal-hit Labour Party in local elections. Blair also stripped Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott of many of his responsibilities.
With smiles all around and a well-timed pat on the back, the two most powerful figures in British politics made a carefully choreographed attempt on Wednesday to dispel talk of a bitter rift between them. Prime Minister Tony Blair and his heir apparent, Gordon Brown, put on a show of solidarity as they launched the start of the Labour Party’s campaign for the May 4 local-council elections.
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/ 28 September 2005
British Prime Minister Tony Blair let it be known on Tuesday that he will not pull out of Iraq soon, or rush to pass the reins of power to his finance minister and heir apparent Gordon Brown. He delivered what aides called a "policy-rich" speech to the Labour Party’s annual conference.