Britain's Tony Blair failed in a bid to secure cross-party agreement on Friday on controversial plans to widen anti-terrorism laws. At the centre of what is a potential debacle for the prime minister is a

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President Nursultan Nazarbayev defended his oil-rich Central Asian state's democratic record on Friday and warned that revolution in Kazakhstan could lead only to chaos - a reference to upheavals in Ukraine and Georgia. "We have

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In a discovery that may force the rewriting of Ancient Roman history, Italian archaeologists digging in the Forum have unearthed the ruins of a palace they say confirms the legend of Rome's birth. Most contemporary

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Russia is convinced that Iran has no intention of developing atomic weapons and will continue to co-operate with Tehran in the civilian nuclear sector, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday. "The latest steps on

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US corporate treasurers doubt that the US dollar's three year slide has ended, despite the greenback's partial recovery in the first six weeks of 2005, currency analysts said. Many US corporate treasurers are sticking to

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Sterling steadied below recent six-week highs against the dollar on Friday following largely upbeat UK lending data. Provisional data from the Bank of England for January showed M4 money supply rising 1.1 percent rise versus

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The dollar gained a little ground against the euro on Friday ahead of a long weekend in the US, with the focus on this week's testimony from Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan. Greenspan testified before

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US stocks were little changed Friday after government economic data showed core US producer prices rose at their fastest rate in six years in January, stoking inflation and interest rate worries. However, strength in major

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European corporate bonds slipped from near record tight levels on Friday as a report of faster US inflation dampened demand for fixed income securities. Bonds of France Telecom led the declines, traders said, with the

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European corporate bonds slipped from near record tight levels on Friday as a report of faster US inflation dampened demand for fixed income securities. Bonds of France Telecom led the declines, traders said, with the

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