Air strikes again hit Syria's Ghouta, U.N. considers ceasefire resolution

AMMAN (Reuters) - Warplanes pounded the last rebel enclave near Syria's capital for a fifth day running on Thursday as the U.N. Security Council considered demanding a 30-day ceasefire across the country to allow emergency aid deliveries and medical evacuations.

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EU set to prepare sanctions on Myanmar generals: diplomats

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will start preparing sanctions against Myanmar generals over killings of Rohingya Muslims by formally calling on the bloc's foreign policy chief next week to draw up a list of possible names, two diplomats said.

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EU leaders to clash over post-Brexit budget

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders will lay down the first markers on Friday on the size and aims of the bloc's next long-term budget, as a large hole in its finances begins to take shape with next year's departure of one of its main net contributors.

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After war cabinet, Britain's May to set out 'way forward' on Brexit

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May will set out "the way forward" for Brexit next week after a meeting with top aides on Thursday intended to resolve differences over strategy that are dividing her team, and frustrating European Union negotiators.

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Cambodia's ruling party set to sweep Senate election

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - The ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) of Hun Sen is poised to sweep a Senate election at the weekend, helping to consolidate the prime minister's rule of more than 30 years amid a crackdown on the opposition.

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Row over Kenyan oil revenues threatens to delay production

LOKICHAR, Kenya (Reuters) - In the decades before oil was discovered in the northern Kenyan region of Turkana South, 100,000 poor villagers living in arid scrubland relied on a lone church-run health center in Lokichar town for medical help.

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EU to double funding for military force in West Africa's Sahel region

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is set to double its funding for a multi-national military operation in West Africa's Sahel region to counter Islamist insurgencies on Friday, EU diplomats said, part of a broader effort to fight militants and people traffickers.

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RBS reports first profit in 10 years

The taxpayer-owned bank has made an annual profit the first time since the financial crisis.

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British Rail could be revived under Labour

The shadow chancellor says a Labour government would bring together tracks and trains again.

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Kylie Jenner 'sooo over' Snapchat - and Wall Street panics

Shares in Snapchat's owner sink after the reality TV star tweets her criticism of the messaging app.

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Anbang Insurance head Wu Xiaohui to be prosecuted

In an unusual move Anbang Insurance will be taken over by the government for one year.

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Women earn up to 43% less at Barclays

The bank's boss, Jes Staley, says it has "more work to do" as the gender pay gap figures are released.

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Japanese airbag maker Takata reaches settlement in US

The penalty will not be paid, however, as Takata's US arm TK Holdings is in bankruptcy proceedings.

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UK economic growth revised downwards

Economic growth was a worse than expected 0.4% in the last three months of 2017, official figures say.

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More KFC outlets reopen as chicken chaos eases

Almost 700 stores are trading again following the week-long chicken delivery fiasco.

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Saudi Arabia to invest $64bn in entertainment

The conservative kingdom promises thousands of Western-style events, include Cirque de Soleil.

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Is nationalisation the answer for Britain's railways?

Labour wants to renationalise Britain's railways but 75% of the industry is already under public control.

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The fashion show with Hollywood visual effects

Lucasfilm’s ILMxLAB and the London College of Fashion used a virtual avatar to join catwalk models.

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The fashion firm bringing tinsel to the high street

The tinsel revolution: A design company which started in a bedroom is expanding to the high street.

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KFC shortage: How much do we spend on fried chicken?

KFC outlets have been forced to close due to a chicken shortage - but how much do we spend on fast food?

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Fashion company loses social media followers over same-sex ads

A men's suit company in the Netherlands faces "homophobic" backlash over their new same-sex adverts.

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Rail regulation

Labour wants to bring Britain's railways back under public control, but 75% of the industry is already nationalised.

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Wot, no signal?

Billions of people still have no access to mobile services, but nano-satellites could change this.

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Zombie or choir?

With Theresa May hosting an away-day, what team bonding might ministers try if they can't build a Brexit consensus.

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U.S. gun lobby slams anti-gun 'elites' after Florida school massacre

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the National Rifle Association lashed out at gun control advocates on Thursday, saying Democratic elites are politicizing the latest mass school shooting in the United States to try to erode constitutionally guaranteed gun rights.

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Texas, Alabama halt executions, Florida puts inmate to death

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas Governor Greg Abbott commuted the death sentence of a convicted murderer less than an hour before he was set to be executed on Thursday, after the death row inmate's family begged for mercy and won a rare clemency recommendation.

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Armed deputy who failed to confront gunman at Florida school resigns

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Reuters) - The armed sheriff's deputy assigned to the Florida high school where 17 people were shot dead has resigned rather than face suspension after an internal investigation showed he failed to enter the school to confront the gunman during the attack, the county sheriff said on Thursday.

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White North Carolina man convicted of murdering unarmed black man

(Reuters) - A North Carolina jury on Thursday convicted a white homeowner of first-degree murder for the 2016 shooting death of an unarmed black man, an attorney for the slain man's family said.

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Missouri governor indicted on felony invasion of privacy charge

(Reuters) - Missouri Governor Eric Greitens was briefly taken into custody on Thursday after being indicted on a felony invasion of privacy charge in connection with an extramarital affair and a blackmail allegation involving the Republican politician, officials said.

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Special counsel files new charges against Trump ex-aides Manafort and Gates

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The special counsel in the Russia probe filed new criminal charges on Thursday against President Donald Trump's former campaign aides Paul Manafort and Rick Gates, stepping up pressure in a legal battle that started last year.

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