WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- The world's stock markets reel, the Fed slashes rates. What comes next?

GATESHEAD, England, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- A statue of Jesus with an erect penis on display in England is drawing fire from outraged Christian critics.

LONDON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- An airing of "Jerry Springer -- The Opera" on British television has sparked debate over whether blasphemy laws are antiquated and should be repealed.

LONDON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Britain's BBC is accused of religious persecution by two Christian groups over an episode of the TV series "Spooks" on the BBC1 channel. Christian Voice charged a recent episode of the drama that focused on evangelical extremists killing Muslims could be

BEIJING, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- China's gross domestic product grew by a whopping 16.8 percent last year, Beijing statisticians said Tuesday.

LONDON, June 24 (UPI) -- A British bank has barred a Christian evangelical group from holding an account because of its stance against homosexuality, the BBC reported Friday.

SINGAPORE, March 10 (UPI) -- Asian central banks have been buying up dollars this week to weaken their currencies against the greenback on growing concerns that a weak dollar will hurt thei

LONDON, March 8 (UPI) -- The head of Britain's state-owned media giant BBC says evangelical Christians opposed to "Jerry Springer - The Opera," are threatening free speech.

SINGAPORE, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- The latest inflation data in China point that further tightening in monetary policies are now at least months away and that the impact of the administrative tig