Topic: United States
EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Queen Victoria's underwear sold for record prices, but a four-poster bed in which actress Elizabeth Taylor celebrated her eighth honeymoon failed to set bidders at an Edinburgh auction on fire.One of the world's biggest private collections of 19th century ...
Saudi Arabia's ailing Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz has undergone an operation in a New York hospital, an official at the kingdom's consulate in the US metropolis told AFP on Wednesday."He is in New York. He has been operated on," said ...
LONDON (Reuters) - Queen Elizabeth became the latest Briton to face a funding squeeze on Thursday when the government proposed changes to how it pays for royal trips and engagements.The Conservative-led government, which is imposing cost cuts and tax rises on more ...
LONDON (Reuters) - London police said on Thursday they had arrested a woman as part of their investigation into a phone-hacking scandal at a top-selling newspaper belonging to Rupert Murdoch's New Corp group.The 39-year-old woman was arrested shortly before 7 a.m. (2 ...
About 3,000 Swazi teachers marched to the South African and US embassies here Wednesday to appeal for an international asset freeze against King Mswati III, Africa's last absolute monarch."We appeal to you to identify and freeze assets owned by the ruling elite ...
A US citizen has been charged in Thailand with insulting the monarchy after he posted material deemed offensive on his blog and put a link to a banned book, authorities said Friday.Thai-born Lerpong Wichaikhammat, 54, was arrested on Tuesday in Nakhon Ratchasima ...
US President Barack Obama will Wednesday swap royal ceremony for the diplomatic intricacies of navigating the turmoil sown by the Arab Spring, on the final day of his state visit to Britain.Obama, who was feted on Tuesday by Britain's royal family, will ...
LONDON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama received a royal 41-gun salute at Buckingham Palace Tuesday to begin a two-day state visit aimed at ensuring the United States and Britain keep the "special" in their relationship.The royal family, who just last month enthralled ...
Days after the pomp of his son Prince William's wedding in London, Prince Charles picked his way through an urban farm in a gritty part of Washington as he began a US visit on Tuesday."Yo, Charles! Over here!" called a voice from ...
For every American setting an alarm clock to go off before dawn Friday to catch the Royal Wedding, there is at least one curmudgeon glowering in a corner, eagerly waiting for the whole thing to be over.In America, as in Britain, the ...
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