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Hundreds of Londoners evacuated after major fire
London - More than 300 people were evacuated from several blocks of flats in London Thursday after a fire spread from a nearby building site, police said. Four people, including one police officer, were taken to hospital with smoke inhalation. ...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-26 ] Category : [ UK (World) ]

British officials reject Iraq link with terrorism, weapons - Summary
London - Former British prime minister Tony Blair was warned just days before the 2003 invasion of Iraq that information on Saddam Hussein's alleged arsenal of chemical weapons was patchy and that Iraq had no links with al-Qaeda, an inquiry was tol...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-25 ] Category : [ UK (World) ]

Iraq not 'top of the list' of concerns over weapons, inquiry told
London - The regime of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was not top of the list of countries that caused international concern over weapons of mass destruction ahead of the 2003 invasion, a British inquiry into the conflict was told Wednesday. Of...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-25 ] Category : [ UK (World) ]

Britain launches hearings to find 'truth' about Iraq war - Summary
London - A far-reaching public inquiry into the political and military decisions that led Britain to take part in the 2003 invasion of Iraq opened in London Tuesday. On its first day of public hearings, the inquiry heard evidence from a string of for...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-24 ] Category : [ UK (World) ]

'Cruel Britannia' report claims torture link with Pakistan - Summary
London - A human rights group Tuesday accused the British government of complicity in the torture of five British nationals held by the security agencies of Pakistan between 2004 and 2007. The organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in London that...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-24 ] Category : [ UK (World) ]

Whitewash or catharsis? Britain launches Iraq war probe - Feature
London- A public inquiry televised into every home was launched Tuesday in Britain, promising to expose the truth about why the country stood shoulder to shoulder with the US in the invasion of Iraq six years ago. The Chilcot inquiry, so-named af...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-24 ] Category : [ UK (World) ]

Report says Britain and Pakistan colluded in 'torture' of suspects
London - A human rights group Tuesday accused the British government of complicity in the torture of five British nationals held by the security agencies of Pakistan between 2004 and 2007. The organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in London that...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-24 ] Category : [ UK (World) ]

Britain launches hearings to find 'truth' about Iraq war
London- A far-reaching public inquiry into the political and military decisions that led to the 2003 invasion of Iraq opened in Britain Tuesday. The inquiry will hear evidence from a range of politicians and military leaders, including former prime m...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-24 ] Category : [ UK (World) ]

Charles de Menezes family accept compensation from British police
London - The family of a Brazilian man shot dead by British police who mistook him for a terrorist agreed Monday to a compensation deal which they said would draw a final line under the tragic affair. Relatives of Jean Charles de Menezes have been lo...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-23 ] Category : [ UK (World) ]

US-British alliance in Iraq marked by tension, says report
London- The tense relationship between US and British commanders following the 2003 invasion of Iraq was highlighted in British media reports Monday ahead of public hearings in a far- reaching inquiry into the war. The Daily Telegraph newspaper, citi...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-23 ] Category : [ UK (World) ]

Anti-Islamic Dutch politician forced to cancel Prague visit

Floods kill 48 as hajj pilgrimage begins in Saudi Arabia - Summary

Lindsay Lohan has posed topless for French magazine Purple.

Seal to adopt

Man basher Ashley Greene

Taylor Lautner's school torment

Usher in record row

PREVIEW: Commonwealth summit to grapple with climate change, rights

Floods kill 48 as hajj pilgrimage begins in Saudi Arabia

Malta's ex chief justice jailed for two years and nine months

Astana granted 2010 Pro Tour licence but with conditions

German army top brass lose jobs over Afghan cover-up - Update

Row in Spain over Catalonia's self-government

China targets 40-per-cent cut in carbon intensity by 2020 - Summary

Serbian parliamentarian throws shoes at colleague

Sabotaged Iraqi oil pipeline will 'take another week to repair'

India commemorates Mumbai attacks - Update

Press rights group protests journalist's conviction in Tunisia

Honduras is left without president ahead of poll

Up to 16 detained in China's latest match-fixing scandal