Britain
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Britain to give military training to Libyan security forces
World | Jun 12, 2014, 11:20 AM ISTLondon: Britain's defence ministry announced on Wednesday that the British Army is to train over 300 members of the Libyan security forces in the coming six months.The Libyan forces, who arrived in Britain Tuesday, will
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Britain to help Myanmar reform police force
World | Jun 04, 2014, 11:59 AM ISTYangon: Britain will introduce an aid programme to help Myanmar reform its police force, state media said on Wednesday.The implementation of the British assistance programme was discussed when Gen. David Richard, former Chief of the
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Lure of London makes Britain a billionaire haven
May 12, 2014, 12:33 PM ISTLondon: A new study of the super-rich finds that London has become the capital of the world's wealthiest, with more billionaires than any other city.The Sunday Times, which published the list, says London has 72
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British girl gets jail for attacking elderly Sikh man
World | May 10, 2014, 05:29 PM ISTLondon: The British teenaged girl who attacked an 80-year-old Sikh pensioner in a city centre in Britain's Coventry last year has been jailed for two years by the Warwick crown court.Coral Millerchip, 20, attacked frail
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China, Britain to track abducted Nigerian girls
World | May 08, 2014, 06:41 AM ISTAbuja: China and Britain have offered to deploy their advanced tracking technologies to support Nigeria's security agencies engaged in the search and rescue operation of abducted schoolgirls, a spokesperson said Wednesday.China has offered to assist
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Britain's most iconic images go on show in London
World | Apr 23, 2014, 11:23 AM ISTLondon: Think of Britain and the English language, and images of William Shakespeare, the Beatles, Isaac Newton's apple tree, and TV series Downtown Abbey flash across the mind.These are, in fact, the most popular icons
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Hitachi gets 2.7 bn pound train-building contract in Britain
Apr 18, 2014, 12:01 AM ISTLondon: The British government has reached a financial deal on building nearly 500 new carriages on the route between London and Scotland with a consortium of Hitachi Rail Europe and John Laing, the Department for
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Sandra Bullock house hunting in Britain?
Hollywood | Apr 17, 2014, 04:11 PM ISTLos Angeles: Actress Sandra Bullock wants to shift to Britain and is looking for a property in Newbury in the south-eastern region of the country.The Oscar-winning actress is a big fan of TV series "Downton
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Britain wins doubles to lead Italy in Davis Cup
Tennis | Apr 05, 2014, 11:27 PM ISTNAPLES, Italy: Britain held off a comeback attempt from Italy to win the doubles match and take a 2-1 lead in their Davis Cup quarterfinal on Saturday. Andy Murray and Colin Fleming beat Fabio Fognini
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Britain levels against Italy in Davis Cup quarters
Tennis | Apr 05, 2014, 04:54 PM ISTNAPLES, Italy: Andy Murray completed a straight sets victory over Andreas Seppi as Britain leveled the Davis Cup quarterfinal against Italy 1-1 on Saturday. Murray won 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 in more than three hours for
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Murray leads British team for Davis Cup vs. Italy
Tennis | Mar 25, 2014, 07:52 PM ISTLONDON: Andy Murray will lead Britain's team in the Davis Cup quarterfinals against Italy next month. The Wimbledon champion heads the four-man lineup announced Tuesday for the April 4-6 matches on clay in Naples. Dan
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Britain to issue new one pound coin
World | Mar 20, 2014, 08:38 AM ISTLondon : The British government unveiled a new one pound coin Wednesday, aiming to fight forgery and counterfeiting.The Royal Mint said the new coin would have the same shape as the 12-sided three pence piece
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Know how England functions without a written constitution
World | Aug 15, 2014, 11:25 AM ISTNew Delhi: A written constitution is a formal document defining the nature of the constitutional settlement, the rules that govern the political system and the rights of citizens and governments in a codified form.Constitutions organise,
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth living in extreme polluted conditions
World | Feb 24, 2014, 09:20 AM ISTLondon: 87-year-old Queen Elizabeth II is living in a palace surrounded by the most polluted air in all of Britain, a media report said on Sunday. The air outside Buckingham Palace in the heart of
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II down to her last million; palaces crumbling
World | Jan 29, 2014, 09:20 AM ISTLondon: Queen Elizabeth II's household finances are at a "historic low" with just 1 million pounds left in reserve, even as the royal palaces were "crumbling" and in urgent need of repair.A report by the
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Britain to lift turban ban at high-risk workplaces
World | Jan 25, 2014, 10:35 PM ISTLondon: Britain is set to scrap a ban on turbans at high-risk workplaces next week, a move that some Sikh groups see as a “sweetener” to deal with the fallout of the Margaret Thatcher government's
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Britain's Indian Balti cuisine seeks EU protection
World | Jan 22, 2014, 05:27 PM ISTLondon: Cuisine from the Indian sub-continent has taken on different forms in Britain and among the popular ones is “Balti” from Birmingham, which has applied for protected name status across the European Union. The Balti
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Thatcher's letter to Gandhi raises question of Britain's support after Operation Blue Star
World | Jan 16, 2014, 10:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: A report published by a UK newspaper says that the then British prime minister Margaret Thatcher had written a letter to her Indian counterpart Indira Gandhi after the Operation Blue Star took place.
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Britain battered by worst floods in 60 years (watch pics)
World | Dec 07, 2013, 07:23 AM ISTLondon: More than 15,000 homes in Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex are being evacuated, while residents were also rescued in Rhyl, North Wales, and Merseyside as Britain's east coast is bracing for the most serious coastal
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Britain's friendship with India vitally important: Cameron
World | Nov 06, 2013, 08:09 PM ISTLondon: Striking a positive note ahead of his visit to India, Prime Minister David Cameron has said Britain's friendship with the country is "vitally important". "I have made two official visits to India since I