Afghan strategy discussions dominate NATO meeting
London - Afghanistan remains the number one priority for NATO but its troops will not stay in the country forever, the organization's secretary general said Tuesday. Speaking to delegates of the NATO parliamentary assembly in Edinburgh, Scotland, N...
[Posted on :
2009-11-17 ] Category : [
UK (World) ]
|
|
|
|
|
British police charge man over 17-year rape spree
London - A man accused of being the night stalker who raped and assaulted elderly women in their homes in south London over the past 17 years has been arrested and will appear in court Monday, police said. The 52-year-old man, who wore masks during...
[Posted on :
2009-11-16 ] Category : [
UK (World) ]
|
Report: Brown to apologize to Britain's former child migrants
London - Prime Minister Gordon Brown is expected apologise for Britain's role in sending thousands of children to former colonies in the 20th century, according to a BBC report Sunday. Successive governments sent thousands of British children from di...
[Posted on :
2009-11-15 ] Category : [
UK (World) ]
|
Britain's Brown hopeful of extra 5,000 troops for Afghanistan
London - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Friday that he has asked fellow NATO members and other countries to provide up to 5,000 extra troops for deployment in Afghanistan. In an interview with the BBC Brown said he was now lobbying some of ...
[Posted on :
2009-11-13 ] Category : [
UK (World) ]
|
|
|
Miliband says he is not a candidate for top EU post - Summary
London - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband Wednesday reiterated that he will not stand as a candidate for the new job as European Union (EU) foreign policy chief to be created under the Lisbon Treaty. When I said I am not a candidate, I meant...
[Posted on :
2009-11-11 ] Category : [
UK (World) ]
|
Miliband rules out running for EU foreign policy post - Update
London - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband Wednesday ruled himself out as a candidate for the new post of the European Union's foreign policy chief. Miliband, speaking at a news conference in London, said: When I said I was not a candidate, I...
[Posted on :
2009-11-11 ] Category : [
UK (World) ]
|
|
|
