
Briton sentenced to 8 years for UK soldier's death
A Cyprus criminal court on Friday sentenced a British teenager to eight years in prison over the stabbing death of a British soldier during a ...
Briton tried in UK soldier's death seeks leniency
The lawyer for a British teenager who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the stabbing death of a British soldier asked a Cypriot criminal court on ...
Report: UK military 'unrealistic' on cost risks
Britain's Ministry of Defense has taken an over-optimistic approach to its equipment budget, an influential committee of lawmakers warned Tuesday, ...
Irish pardon deserters who joined Britain in WWII
The Irish government said Tuesday it is pardoning nearly 5,000 men who deserted its armed forces to fight for Britain during World War II, an episode ...
Man acquitted of Real IRA murder of 2 UK soldiers
A man suspected of involvement in the Real IRA faction's killing of two British soldiers in Northern Ireland in 2009 has been acquitted of murder ...
British warship patrols waters of Turks & Caicos
The British Navy has been called in to help the Turks & Caicos Islands fend off Haitian migrants. Monday's statement from the Caribbean territory's ...
Rights groups: UK must end army recruitment at 16
Rights campaigners are taking aim at a British military policy that puts the U.K. in the same league as North Korea and Iran: recruiting soldiers ...
Briton admits manslaughter in UK soldier's death
A British man pleaded guilty Monday to manslaughter in the stabbing death of a 19-year-old British soldier during a nightclub brawl last year in ...
British soldier dies after attack in Afghanistan
A British soldier has died from wounds suffered during an insurgent attack in southern Afghanistan. The British Ministry of Defense says the soldier ...

US company to run UK search and rescue helicopters
A private U.S. company is to take over the work of Britain's military search-and-rescue helicopter service, whose pilots include Prince William.

UK military helps fly feed to snowed-in livestock
Talk about ba-a-a-a-ad weather! Snow has so thoroughly carpeted Northern Ireland's farmland that the U.K. military is sending a transport helicopter ...
Britain flies emergency cash to Cyprus
Officials say a Royal Air Force plane carrying a million euros ($1,289,000) in cash is traveling to Cyprus to provide contingency funds for possible ...
UK: We will compensate troops hit by Cyprus levy
Britain's Treasury chief says the government will compensate U.K. troops who lose money to Cyprus's bailout tax. About 3,500 British military ...
UK soldier to receive posthumous Victoria Cross
A British soldier who died in a firefight in Afghanistan is to be honored with the country's highest award for bravery under fire, the Victoria Cross.

UK study: Violence more likely among vets, troops
Young men who have served in the British military are about three times more likely than civilians to have committed a violent offense, researchers ...

Hostage killings a new, dangerous turn for Nigeria
Radical Islamic fighters killed seven foreign hostages in Nigeria, European diplomats said Sunday, making it the worst such kidnapping violence in ...

Kenya: Results sent for manual tally in capital
Kenya's election commission accepted responsibility on Wednesday for the failure of an electronic vote counting system that has left the country in ...
UK details plans to bring troops home from Germany
British Defense Secretary Philip Hammond says four army barracks will close as he detailed plans to bring home all 16,000 U.K. troops from Germany by ...
Britain begins inquiry into Iraq abuse claims
A British judge was shown graphic pictures of dead and mutilated Iraqis who allegedly died at British hands as a public inquiry began Monday into ...

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 ...