By Guy Faulconbridge and Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - Police investigating the murder of a soldier hacked to death on a busy London street were looking on Friday … More » British police ponder conspiracy after soldier murder

President Barack Obama Thursday laid out new guidelines for drone strikes and launched a new bid to close Guantanamo Bay, warning that a "perpetual" US war on terror … More » Obama tackles drones, Guantanamo in reset of war on terror

By Alice Mannette MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - In deeply religious Moore, Oklahoma, God and prayer are frequently mentioned as sources of strength for residents reeling … More » In deeply religious Oklahoma, prayer brings solace after tornado

Islamist militants staged twin suicide car bombings on an army base and a French-run uranium mine in Niger on Thursday, killing at least 20 people in retaliation for … More » Islamist bombers kill 20 in Niger attacks

At least six cars were torched in Stockholm Thursday evening as police called in reinforcements bracing for a fifth night of riots in the Swedish capital's immigrant-dominated … More » Stockholm police call in reinforcements as cars torched

GROZNY, Russia (Reuters) - The father of a Chechen immigrant killed during questioning over his links with one of the Boston Marathon bombings suspects said on Thursday … More » Father of Chechen shot by FBI says he thinks son was tortured

Relief workers and clean-up crews defied violent thunderstorms Thursday while families and friends gathered for the funeral of one of the Oklahoma tornado's youngest … More » Tornado-hit US city, amid storms, mourns and rebuilds

British police made two further arrests Thursday and raided houses across London following the brutal murder of a serving soldier who survived a tour of duty in Afgh … More » Police make new arrests in London soldier killing

UN chief Ban Ki-moon pledged Thursday that UN troops will be in place within "one or two months" to battle armed rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo's volatile … More » UN combat troops in DR Congo in 'one or two months': Ban

Thieves have made off with a diamond necklace worth 2 million euros ($2.6 million) made by Switzerland's De Grisogono in the second jewellery theft at this year's Cannes … More » Necklace worth 2 mln euros stolen in second Cannes heist

By Michael Holden and Peter Graff LONDON (Reuters) - In the lurid scene of the red-handed knifeman describing his motives for hacking to death a British soldier in broad … More » Insight: In attacker's argot, Londoners shocked to hear one of their o …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a wide-ranging speech on foreign policy on Thursday, President Barack Obama defended his administration's use of drones to kill terrorists abroad, … More » Factbox: Obama outlines rules for armed drone strikes