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Database lets Britons find slave-owning ancestors
A new database launched Wednesday lets Britons curious about their family history uncover some potentially uncomfortable information — whether their ...
Antigua to revive death penalty after woman killed
Antigua's national security minister says he is reviving the death penalty 22 years after the island's last hanging. The announcement by Errol Cort ...
English cricketer hit by train had been on drugs
The death of a promising English cricketer has highlighted concerns about the use of recreational drugs by athletes and whether testing in the sport ...
Retired British archbishop calls for church reform
Retired Archbishop of Westminster Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor says the Catholic Church needs renewal and reform after a new pope is chosen.
Cardinal O'Brien's views have sparked controversy
Cardinal Keith O'Brien had sparked more than his fair share of controversy before stepping down as archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh on Monday ...
Ranulph Fiennes pulls out of Antarctic journey
British explorer Ranulph Fiennes on Monday pulled out of an expedition to cross Antarctica during the region's winter after developing frostbite — a ...
BBC: World service frequencies jammed in China
The BBC says it has received reports that its world service English shortwave radio frequencies are being jammed in China and condemns what it called ...
British Cardinal to skip papal conclave
Cardinal Keith O'Brien, Britain's highest-ranking Catholic leader, says he is resigning as archbishop in the wake of misconduct allegations and will ...
UK cardinal contests 'inappropriate' acts claims
The Vatican is looking into allegations of "inappropriate behavior" by Cardinal Keith O'Brien, Britain's most senior Catholic cleric, officials said ...
BBC leaders have harsh words for own corporation
The BBC is a bloated, top-heavy, and poorly led corporation staffed by dull executives and backbiting journalists — and that's just what the company's ...
Man found guilty of beheading UK woman in Spain
A man has been convicted of beheading a British woman with a knife inside a supermarket on a Spanish resort island and will be sentenced to spend time ...
German president urges Britain not to abandon EU
Germany's president appealed to Britain on Friday not to turn its back on the European Union, but insisted that Europe needs deeper unity to remain ...
British neighborhood wants its Banksy back
A London neighborhood wants its Banksy back. A stencil by the famed but secretive graffiti artist of a young boy sewing Union Jack bunting on an ...
British premier lays wreath at India massacre site
Britain's prime minister laid a mourning wreath Wednesday at the site of a notorious 1919 massacre of hundreds of Indians by British colonial forces, ...
BP ready for trial in Deepwater Horizon case
BP acknowledged Tuesday it had failed to reach a settlement in advance of next week's civil trial on the Deepwater Horizon accident and is ready to ...
Round-the-world UK cyclists killed in Thailand
A British couple's round-the-world cycling odyssey ended in tragedy when both of them were killed in a road accident in Thailand. Peter Root and Mary ...
BBC journalists go on strike over job cuts
BBC journalists walked off the job Monday in a 24-hour strike to protest job cuts at the broadcaster. Staff mounted picket lines outside of the BBC's ...
UK home secretary takes aim at judges
Britain's home secretary has accused judges of ignoring rules aimed at deporting foreigners guilty of serious crimes. Theresa May said in a column ...
Ahoure upstages Fraser-Pryce, Jeter in Birmingham
Olympic sprint champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was upstaged in her first appearance at an indoor meeting, finishing second behind Murielle Ahoure in ...
UK police: 3rd victim of Scottish avalanche dies
Two of the three people who died following an avalanche in the Scottish Highlands were Royal Air Force personnel, Britain's defense ministry said ...
Indian snooker player into major QFs for 1st time
An Indian snooker player has reached the quarterfinals of a major tournament for the first time since the inaugural World Snooker Championship event ...
Horsemeat: French company blamed, UK arrests
The price, smell and color should have been clear tipoffs something was wrong with shipments of horsemeat that were fraudulently labeled as beef, ...
Pistorius lived out dream by running at Olympics
The figure of Oscar Pistorius racing around the Olympic track with his carbon-fiber blades whipping through the air was one of the enduring images of ...
UK military flies Ghana troops, equipment to Mali
Britain's military has flown troops and heavy equipment from Ghana to Mali to support the international intervention in the West African nation, the ...