Britain offers visas to its Afghan interpreters
By Mark Anderson LONDON (Reuters) - Around 600 interpreters who serve alongside British soldiers in Afghanistan are to be offered visas to live in ...
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Britain 'should apologise for colonial injustices' says Kenyan commission
Britain should issue a "public and unconditional apology" to Kenya for injustices committed during the colonial era, the country's Truth, Justice and ...
AKBAR AHMED: Mr. Sein Goes to Washington
Can a former dictator become a true reformer? The photo of a beaming President Obama shaking hands with Burmese President Thein Sein in the Oval ...
Intelligence archives: Britain bribed Spain to stay out of Second World War
Britain paid millions of pounds to military and political leaders in Spain to ensure they remained neutral during the Second World War, secret files ...
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Why has the UK gone up in people's estimations?
People's opinions of the UK have improved markedly since 2012, according to a BBC World Service poll of more than 26,000 global citizens.
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UK provided more support for CIA rendition flights than thought – study
The Rendition Project suggests aircraft associated with secret detention operations landed at British airports 1,622 times ...
Cable & Wireless Communications to leave UK for Florida
Cable & Wireless Communication announced plans to leave the UK after 140 years as it returned to profit after offloading businesses in gambling hubs ...
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British politician compares London machete attack to U.K. policy in Syria
This sickening atrocity in London is exactly what we are paying the same kind of people to do in Syria — George Galloway (@georgegalloway) May 22, ...
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UK: Fatal cleaver attack an act of terror
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In Britain, terrorism suspected in man's hacking death
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Cameron chairs UK emergency response meeting
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Will China punish UK for giving award to Chen Guangcheng?
The UK's decision to give Chen a Westminster Award is likely to make Chen's activism a diplomatic issue between the UK and China.
State-backed UK banks gain approval for capital plans
By Matt Scuffham and Steve Slater LONDON (Reuters) - State-backed British lenders Lloyds Banking Group <LLOY.L> and Royal Bank of Scotland <RBS.L> ...
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