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Britain urges steps to insure financial system

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Britain called for consideration of a global tax on financial transactions to insure against another crisis and urged world finance officials meeting Saturday in Scotland to agree on bearing the cost of fighting climate change.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown told finance ministers from the Group of 20 rich and developing countries it was time to consider a...

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