Topic: London (England)

World

Tax havens in U.S. cross hairs

With $345 billion in lost revenue, tolerance for off-shore avoidance fades.

Hurdle for future cities: human habits

Technology will not solve all green problems, some say.

Why we 'R' the way we 'R'

How one little sound came to be the hallmark of 'standard American' speech.

Difference Maker Borrow a Muslim? A 'living library' to prick stereotypes

In 12 countries, people check out people for a 30-minute conversation to challenge their own prejudices.

Reporters on the Job

Londoners and New Yorkers gawk at each other through a transatlantic lens

A Victorian-era dream is reborn via fiberoptics and imagination in the 'telectroscope.'

U.S. dollar faces threats to its reign

War spending, trade deficits, and devaluation against foreign currencies weigh on the greenback.

Londoners and New Yorkers gawk at each other through a transatlantic lens

A Victorian-era dream is reborn via fiberoptics and imagination in the 'telectroscope.'

From our files: Yves Saint Laurent and team succeed Dior

In 1957, the Monitor covered the launch of the career of Yves Saint Laurent, who died on June 1, when he became head of Christian Dior's couture house at age 21. He would go on to become of the most influential fashion designers of the past century.

Europe balks at $8 a gallon gas

Protests have rocked London, Paris, and other cities across the continent this week.

U.S.-Iran regional power plays shift

Iran's 'axis of resistance' may seem ascendant, but new chances for peace could redefine game in US's favor.

Britain should talk to Al Qaeda, says N. Ireland's top cop

Sir Hugh Orde also warns that threat from dissident Irish terrorists is highest in five years.

The Monitor's View: A critical mess over Iran

Obama and McCain say Iran must not get the bomb. They should read a new UN report.

World

Is water becoming ‘the new oil’?

Population, pollution, and climate put the squeeze on potable supplies – and private companies smell a profit. Others ask: Should water be a human right?

World

The London mews: trendy home, tiny living space

While my apartment is in one of the city's poshest areas, it is really just a well-located closet.

Europe tries threats to open Burma (Myanmar) to aid

Leaders hope their charges of a crime against humanity will push the junta to expand relief efforts.

How hard will neighbors push Burma (Myanmar)?

Burma said Monday it would allow in some Southeast Asian aid workers.

Gandhi and Churchill: parallel lives, divergent world views

How two very different world leaders were shaped.

In literature, too, an Israeli-Palestinian split

Two first-time literary festivals – one Israeli, one Palestinian – coincided without a nod to the other, creating one more divide in a troubled land.

China – in the arms of Love

A Christian Science perspective on daily life.

The Oreo invades Britain

What fresh vulgarity have the Yanks brought now? Milk dunking!

Opinion: 1968: the year the dream died

The jig was up, and social revolution fell apart.