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The British millionaire businessman who owns the firm Segway has been found dead at the bottom of a cliff with one of the two-wheeled electric scooters near his body, police said Monday.

It may look like the 'OK' sign, but in the U.K., it's the same as the middle finger. See this and some of the other mistakes travelers make.

The Commonwealth Games chief rushed to New Delhi seeking emergency talks with the prime minister over India's chaotic preparations, as two world champion competitors withdrew and England warned that problems with the athletes village have left the sporting event on a knife-edge.

Pope Benedict XVI beatified Cardinal John Henry Newman at an open-air Mass on Sunday and marked the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain with a personal reflection on the evil of the Nazi regime, praising those who "courageously" resisted it.

Pope Benedict XVI said Saturday he was ashamed of the "unspeakable" sexual abuse of children by priests, telling the British faithful during Mass in Westminster Cathedral that he was deeply sorry and hoped the church's humiliation would help victims heal.

Investigators arrested five men on suspicion of terrorism today and reviewed security arrangements for Pope Benedict XVI's trip to the UK, authorities said.

A minuscule cow with a taste for contemporary music has been named the world's smallest by the Guinness World Records book.

Pope Benedict XVI, beginning a controversial state visit to Britain, acknowledged Thursday that the Catholic Church failed to act decisively ...

David Beckham's international career appears over after England coach Fabio Capello said Wednesday the former captain is too old to play for the national team - without notifying him first.

In 1632, John Tuttle arrived from England to a settlement near the Maine-New Hampshire border, using a small land grant from King Charles I to start a farm.