Tory

LONDON - David Cameron's rejuvenated Conservatives captured far more seats than Prime Minister Gordon Brown's battered Labour Party but failed to win an absolute majority Thursday in Britain's national election, according to television projections.

LONDON - Britain was weighing a beleaguered yet experienced incumbent against an untested but charismatic Conservative rival - along with a surprise upstart contender - in an election Thursday that was so close it could yield an uncertain outcome and prolonged political turmoil.