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British mercenary Simon Mann returns after Equatorial Guinea pardon
London - British mercenary Simon Mann arrived back home Wednesday after being pardoned by the President of Equatorial Guinea following his 2008 conviction in connection with an attempted coup in the oil-rich west African state. Mann, 57, was sentence...

[Posted on : 2009-11-04 ] Category : [ UK (World) ]

Cameron says Conservatives are not 'in turmoil' over Europe
London - Britain's opposition Conservative Party insisted Wednesday that it was not in turmoil over its relations with the European Union (EU) following the final ratification of the Lisbon Treaty. Tory leader David Cameron was expected later Wedne...

[Posted on : 2009-11-04 ] Category : [ UK (World) ]

Afghan 'policeman' shoots dead 5 British soldiers - 2nd Update
Kabul/London - Five British soldiers have been killed in a single incident in Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan, after an Afghan policeman they were training opened fire on the forces, the Ministry of Defence in London said Wednesday. Reports ...

[Posted on : 2009-11-04 ] Category : [ UK (World) ]

Five British soldiers killed in southern Afghanistan - Update
London - Five British soldiers have been killed in a single incident in Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan, apparently shot by an Afghan policeman they were training, the Ministry of Defence in London said Wednesday. Reports said six British so...

[Posted on : 2009-11-04 ] Category : [ UK (World) ]

Five British soldiers killed in southern Afghanistan
London - Five British soldiers have been killed in a single incident in Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence in London said Wednesday. The soldiers, three from the Grenadier Guards and two from the Royal Military Police, ...

[Posted on : 2009-11-04 ] Category : [ UK (World) ]

Miliband calls Israeli settlements 'illegal' - Summary
Amman - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Tuesday criticised the building of Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territories as illegal and said they represented an obstacle in the path of peace. Settlements are illegal in our ...

[Posted on : 2009-11-03 ] Category : [ UK (World) ]

Brown hails Czech signing of Lisbon Treaty as 'historic step'
London - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Tuesday hailed the signing of the Lisbon Treaty by Czech President Vaclav Klaus as an historic step for all of Europe. Today is a day when Europe looks forward, when it sets aside years of debate on its ...

[Posted on : 2009-11-03 ] Category : [ UK (World) ]

British Conservatives in dilemma over Lisbon referendum - Summary
London - The prospect of a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty under a future Conservative government in Britain receded sharply Tuesday following the signing of the reform treaty by Czech President Vaclav Klaus. Conservative leader David Cameron, who is...

[Posted on : 2009-11-03 ] Category : [ UK (World) ]

British Conservatives concede 'time is running out' over Lisbon
London - British Conservative leader David Cameron said Tuesday he would decide later this week what his party's policy on a possible referendum on the Lisbon Treaty should be, but conceded that time is running out. Cameron, speaking in a radio in...

[Posted on : 2009-11-03 ] Category : [ UK (World) ]

British child protection group issues new video of Madeleine McCann
London - A British child protection agency Tuesday issued a new video image of Madeleine McCann aimed at pricking the conscience of potential witnesses who might know what happened to the girl after she disappeared in Portugal two-and-a-half years ...

[Posted on : 2009-11-03 ] Category : [ UK (World) ]

 

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