Russian billionaire Usmanov tops Sunday Times rich list
Alisher Usmanov, the owner of Metalloinvest metals giant and a major shareholder in London's Arsenal Football Club, has moved to the top of the Sunday Times Rich List in 2013 with an estimated fortune of 13.3 billion British pounds ($20.3 billion).
UK judge says Litvinenko inquest to open in 2013
A long-awaited inquest into the poisoning death of former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko should consider whether Russian authorities were involved, the senior British judge who will oversee it said Thursday.
Britain sees no stakes in Afghan war
Britain is expediting the drawdown of its 9000-strong contingent, which was originally slated to return home only by end-2014
Libor and after: The dubious working of the banking system
With great power comes great irresponsibility. That seems to be the motto of a bunch of freebooting London bankers who are gaming global interest rates. The Libor scandal could have only happened in Britain