Leftwing firebrand actress Vanessa Redgrave revealed Wednesday that she is something of a royalist as she picked up a lifetime's achievement award at the Venice film festival. The British actress, who turned down a damehood in 1999 from Tony Blair's Labour government, told reporters...

Aston Martin on Wednesday said it plans to float one quarter of the British company on the London stock market, as demand rises worldwide for the luxury brand's cars favoured by fictional spy James Bond. Full details of the initial public offering will be published on September 20,...

 U.N. Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura has invited the United States and six other countries for talks in Geneva next month, a U.N. spokeswoman said on Tuesday, as the United Nations continues its push for a new Syrian constitution. He plans to meet senior representatives from the...

 Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is fighting to save his job just three games into the new Premier League season after back-to-back defeats against Brighton and Tottenham. Spurs' 3-0 win at Old Trafford on Monday was the heaviest home defeat of his coaching career and the...