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Cops, British Army guided Belfast lawyer's killing
British police and army agents planted inside Northern Ireland's major Protestant gang played a pivotal role in assassinating a Belfast attorney, a ...
Royal Navy submariner admits secrets breach
A Royal Navy submariner on Tuesday admitted collecting secret coding programs that could aid an enemy of the state, and meeting with people he ...
UK marines accused of murder granted anonymity
Five Royal Marines accused of a murder in Afghanistan have the right to remain anonymous during their trial because they could face attack if ...
Cyprus detains 3 Britons in UK soldier's death
Three teenaged British tourists are facing first-degree murder charges for the stabbing death of a 19-year-old British soldier during a fight inside ...
British soldier stabbed to death in Cyprus bar
Cyprus police say a 19-year-old British soldier stationed in Cyprus was stabbed to death during a fight with British tourists inside a nightclub in ...
Man in Afghan uniform kills 2 British troops
A man wearing an Afghan police uniform shot and killed two British soldiers at a checkpoint in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, international military ...
Bolivia arrests British ex-soldier in tourist town
A man who identified himself as a former British special forces soldier has been arrested in an Amazon jungle tourist town for illegal possession of ...
UK to double its armed drone fleet in Afghanistan
The British military says it is doubling the size of its armed drone fleet in Afghanistan to 10 with the purchase of a batch of new Reapers.
UK court: Dead soldiers' families can sue gov't
The families of several British soldiers who were killed in Iraq can sue their government for negligence, a court ruled Friday. The families accuse ...
8 British airmen buried in Malaysia after 67 years
The remains of eight British World War II airmen were buried Thursday with military honors in Malaysia, nearly 70 years after their plane crashed ...
Thousands of UK troops to exit Afghanistan in 2013
Britain's defense secretary says thousands of troops will leave Afghanistan next year, a major reduction in U.K. forces there. Britain has said 500 ...
5 UK marines charged with murder in Afghan death
Five Royal Marines have been charged with murder over a death in Afghanistan last year, Britain's Ministry of Defense said Sunday. They are the first ...
Arrest of Royal Marines raises backlash fears
Seven British Royal Marines have been arrested on suspicion of murder — an unusual case that could cause a backlash from Afghans and further erode ...
7 British Marines arrested on suspicion of murder
Experts say the arrests of seven Royal Marines on suspicion of murdering an insurgent could have damaging consequences for the British presence in ...
2 UK soldiers die in Afghanistan
Britain's defense ministry says two soldiers have died in separate incidents in southern Afghanistan. The ministry said Friday that neither incident ...
UK soldier unexpectedly gives birth in Afghanistan
Hours after a British soldier in Afghanistan told medics she was suffering from stomach pains, the Royal Artillery gunner unexpectedly gave birth to ...
UK defense sec: Security tightened at Afghan base
Britain's defense secretary says security has been increased at the main British base in Afghanistan after a major Taliban raid. Attackers dressed in ...
2 British soldiers killed in Afghan insider attack
A gunman in an Afghan police uniform killed two British soldiers in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, a day after insurgents dressed in U.S.
2 UK troops killed by man in Afghan police uniform
Two U.K. soldiers were shot dead by a gunman in Afghan police uniform, Britain's defense ministry said Saturday. The soldiers from 3rd Battalion the ...
UK military: No plan to end Harry's Afghan tour
Britain says it doesn't plan to cut short Prince Harry's deployment to Afghanistan, despite the Taliban attack on the base where he is stationed.
UK: More troops could quit Afghanistan in 2013
Britain's defense secretary says more U.K. troops could be withdrawn from Afghanistan in 2013 than previously hoped, as local forces take on the ...