British hauliers in London fuel cost protest
London - Hundreds of British hauliers drove their lorries into central London Wednesday to protest against high petrol prices and demand a tax rebate on diesel fuel. The protest, the second in four weeks, coincided with a debate in parliament on a pl...
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Britain places ban on Hezbollah's military wing
London - The British government has added the military wing of the Lebanese political party Hezbollah to the list of banned terrorist organizations, the Home Office said Wednesday. Hezbollah's external security organization was already included on th...
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Bush marks 40 years of the Non-Proliferation Treaty - Summary
Washington - US President George W Bush on Tuesday marked the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Non-Proliferation Treaty by calling on countries to ensure nuclear technology does not wind up in the hands of rogue nations or terrorists. It is es...
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Location at Wimbledon no problem for Federer, Nadal - Summary
London - Main showcourt cheers during comprehensive wins from Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal drowned out the moans from a pair of exiled women's seeds Monday as the Wimbledon Championships began their second week. Federer saw off fading force Lleyt...
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Brown calls on AU members to press for 'change' in Zimbabwe
London - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Monday called on African leaders to make it absolutely clear to Robert Mugabe that there had to be a new government in Zimbabwe. Brown, in an appeal to member states of the African Union (AU) meeting i...
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British woman has baby after advertising for egg donor on a bus
London - A 55-year-old British woman who placed advertisements for an egg donor on a London bus has given birth to a healthy baby girl, it was reported Monday. Linda Weeks, from Maidstone, in the southern county of Kent, and her husband Richard, are ...
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Mandela birthday concert mixes music with AIDS fight - Feature
London - It was a great concert for one of the most wonderful people on Earth, in the words of singer Annie Lennox, who spoke from the hearts of the tens of thousands of people who gathered in London's Hyde Park on Friday evening to celebrate Nelso...
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Labour leader in Scotland resigns
London/Glasgow - The leader of the Labour Party in Scotland announced her resignation Saturday over a controversy about donations to her leadership campaign. Wendy Alexander said in Glasgow that she couldn't remain in the post after the Scottish Parl...
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British soldier killed in Afghanistan
London - A British soldier was killed in Afghanistan after his vehicle overturned on patrol, the British Ministry of Defence reported Saturday. It was unclear whether the incident was an accident or an attack. ...
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