UK survey says simple pleasures can provide the antidote to recession

LONDON - People in the UK are turning to simple pleasures, such as spending time in beautiful surroundings, to get them through the gloom of the recession, figures from the National Trust show today.

Brit princes’ under tight security following IRA threat

LONDON - Security surrounding Princes William and Harry of Britain has been stepped up over fears that renegade IRA terrorists are preparing to carry out an assassination attempt.

Jeev drops to eighth in World Golf Championship

DORAL - India’s top golfer Jeev Milkha Singh ran into problems over the finish, dropping three shots in the last holes, including a double bogey on the 18th, as he slipped from tied first to eighth at the halfway stage of the $8.5 million WGC-CA Championships at the Doral Golf Resort in Florida.

Police officer shot dead in Northern Ireland

LONDON - Two days after the fatal shooting of two British soldiers outside a barracks, a police officer was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Northern Ireland late Monday, authorities said.

US condemns attack on British soldiers in Northern Ireland

WASHINGTON - The US Sunday condemned the attack on an army base in Northern Ireland that killed two British soldiers.

Kennedy to be honoured with knighthood

WASHINGTON - Queen Elizabeth II has decided to bestow honorary knighthood on longtime US Senator Edward Kennedy, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced Wednesday.