Gordon Brown

President Nicolas Sarkozy of France and Prime Minister Gordon Brown of Britain endorsed Tony Blair on Friday to be the European Union's first permanent president, even as critics questioned how a leader from a nation deeply skeptical of the EU could take over a new high-profile post.

Britain is ready to sign up to a bombing campaign on Iran as revenge for the "shame" of the Navy hostage taking, it was claimed today. According to an investigation by leading American journalist Seymour Hersh, the UK is poised to join any US-led action against the rogue state.

Sept. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said China will be the U.S.'s major competitor by 2030 and the world's economic fate depends on how much more Chinese leaders embrace markets.

Television and the Internet are making children disruptive, disrespectful and greedy, government-backed research has found. A study by the National Consumer Council will warn today: 'Those who spend lots of time in front of the TV and computer screen are more materialistic. 'These children argue more with their family, have a lower opinion of their parents and lower self-esteem.'