Henry Engelhardt is proving you don't need a strict, no-nonsense management style to lead a successful multinational company. He does need a Ministry of Fun team dedicated to organizing keeping the staff happy.
By big city standards, Peter Breiter, 41, is an unusual banker. He left a bigger bank, where it was all sell, sell, sell, to settle in the tiny southern German village of Gammesfeld and write transaction slips by hand for its 500 inhabitants.
On May 7, 2000 the Irish Republican Army made its most groundbreaking pledge since its cease-fire six years ago: to put IRA arms beyond use and allow independent inspections of its hidden arsenals.
The Irish Republican Army-linked Sinn Fein party says one of its leaders, Martin McGuinness, will meet Queen Elizabeth II next week, a once-unthinkable symbol of progress toward peace in Northern Ireland.
The Norfolk area of Broadland has been named the most peaceful area of the UK. The tranquil district, which has a population of about 125,000, had only eight violent crimes reported in 2012 -- about a third of the national average.
The UK is becoming a more peaceful place with rates of violent crime and murder falling more rapidly in the past decade any other Western European country, researchers say. Violent crime overall was down by a quarter in the decade ending in 2012, and murders were cut in half.
Luke Jerram, the English artist who inspired street pianos in England and New York City has created a day of unforgettable fun for the city of Bristol — a massive slip n' slide water ride down the middle of Park Street, using 300 feet of hillside.
A yew tree that hunkers over a graveyard near a church in Wales is more than 5,000 years old, according to experts — making it older than the Great Pyramid of Giza.
A record 14% fall in the last 12 months has taken crime levels in England and Wales to their lowest level for 33 years, according to the Office for National Statistics.
A 40-seat airport shuttle bus in Britain is making headlines for running on human sewage and food waste, while cutting emissions by 30 percent using the odorless biogas.
Almost every developed nation in the world was hit by the financial crisis, their economies became paralyzed. And then there's Sweden. The Scandinavian nation has accomplished what the United States, Britain and Japan can only dream of: Growing rapidly, creating jobs and gaining a competitive edge. The banks are lending, the housing market booming. The budget is balanced.
Just two years ago, Greece was on the ropes. Today, investors are increasingly confident of the nation's ability to pay its debts. Rarely has a country repaired its image with creditors so quickly.
Officials in Paris this week looking for a greener way to keep its lawns mowed, replaced the fleet of noisy gas-guzzling lawnmowers with a small flock of sheep that are grazing the city's open spaces. The scheme also cuts down on the need for chemical herbicides.
France is celebrating the life of Raymond Aubrac, one of its last great heroes of the resistance, whose bravery and exploits with his wife Lucie against the Gestapo became the stuff of legend and film. Aubrac died at age 97 in a military hospital in Paris on Tuesday.
In a beautiful sea of red, yellow, navy and light blue, more than 1,300 cyclists took to central London's streets on Sunday in aid of the UK military charity Help for Heroes. They stood on the famous Mall for an extraordinary photography to mark out the colors of the iconic medal logo used by the Armed Forces charity.
Naguib Sawiris is one step closer to creating a new homeland for refugees pouring into the EU, entering talks to buy a pair of private islands in Greece.
Extra olive oil added to a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, nuts, and fish reduces the risk of breast cancer by 68% compared to a low fat diet.
The royal brothers helped renovate rundown buildings and turn them into places of comfort for homeless vets in the UK.
Following the riots in London, crowds of people turned out to help clean up the glass and ashes left on streets in cities across the country. A photo of brooms raised in the air has become an internet sensation via Twitter, and used by journalists to praise the decent citizens who have come out in full force.
Twitter and Facebook users are harnessing the power of social networking to coordinate a massive clean-up operation in areas affected by the riots across England. An account on Twitter called @riotcleanup has so far attracted more than 70,000 followers.
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