LONDON: Britain, Belgium and Denmark on Friday joined the U.S.-led coalition of nations that are launching airstrikes on the Islamic State group in Iraq, committing warplanes to the struggle against the extremists.The European lawmakers flatly
London: Former captain of the English football team David Beckham expressed his support Monday for the "No" vote on the independence of Scotland and asked Scots not to leave a link with Britain that is
London: The UK Foreign Office said late Saturday it was "working urgently to verify" a video purporting to show beheading of a British hostage by the Sunni militant group Islamic State (IS) in Syria, media
London: The number of prisoners who took their own lives in England and Wales from 2013-14 increased by 64 percent, according to an independent investigation released on Thursday.The prisons complaint watchdog Prisons and Probation Ombudsman
London: The British government will send a consignment of heavy machine guns and ammunition worth 1.6 million pounds (2.6 million dollars) to Iraqi government to help fight the Islamic State (IS), the British defence ministry
London: British military and humanitarian experts will set up a medical treatment centre for victims of the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, a British official announced on Monday.Britain's support follows a direct request from the
London: British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday said his country will introduce a slew of measures to prevent terror suspects from travelling abroad, imposing tougher constraints on suspected extremists in the country."To confront the
Baghdad: A military spokesman and a lawmaker say Iraqi security forces and Shiite militiamen have broken a two-month siege imposed by the Islamic State extremist group on the northern Shiite Turkmen town of Amirli.Army spokesman
London: Sikh men, women and children found in a shipping container in Britain were fleeing persecution in Afghanistan and had been trapped in the airless compartment without food or water for 18 hours, their translator
Washington: US President Barack Obama and Ed Miliband, leader of the British opposition Labour Party, on Monday affirmed the strong ties that bind the US and Britain, the White House said in a statement.The president
London: British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Monday he will stand down as foreign secretary after four years to serve as leader of the British House of Commons."I will not stand as an MP
London: 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
Yangon: 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
London: 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
London: 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
Abuja: 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
London: 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
London: 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
Los 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
NAPLES, 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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