UK officials: BP not seeking gov't help with spill
British government officials said Thursday that BP has not sought Prime Minister David Cameron's help in reducing compensation claims for its role in ...

British PM Cameron visits Boston Marathon memorial
British Prime Minister David Cameron visited an impromptu memorial that sprang up near the site of the Boston Marathon bombings, striking a combative ...

British PM visits Boston to discuss marathon bombs
British Prime Minister David Cameron met with Gov. Deval Patrick on Monday to offer his condolences and discuss lessons that can be learned from the ...

Obama: UK should seek EU changes, not 'break' ties
President Barack Obama waded into British politics Monday, suggesting that the United Kingdom seek to reform its relationship with the European Union ...

UK prince, injured US officer launch Warrior Games
Combat helicopter pilot Prince Harry of Britain along with Olympic swimming champion Missy Franklin joined an American naval officer who had been ...

Prince Harry, Missy Franklin launch Warrior Games
Escorted by Britain's Prince Harry and swimming superstar Missy Franklin, a U.S. Navy officer blinded by an improvised bomb in Afghanistan lit an ...

Anti-militias protesters attacked in Libya
Scores of Libyan militiamen descended on rally in the nation's capital, Tripoli, kicking and beating protesters who had taken to the streets Friday ...
Lawyer: Abu Qatada's conditions to leave UK
The lawyer for Abu Qatada says he will voluntarily leave Britain, which has been trying to deport the radical Muslim preacher for more than a decade, ...

UK gov't agenda focuses on immigration, economy
The message was one of thrift and austerity, but the messenger was opulence incarnate. Britain's Conservative-led government on Wednesday announced ...

Int'l donors pledge $300 million-plus for Somalia
International donors heeded warnings about the need for increased support for Somalia by pledging more than $300 million Tuesday toward bolstering ...
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 ...

Queen Elizabeth II to miss Commonwealth meeting
The 87-year-old Queen Elizabeth II will skip the Commonwealth heads of government meeting in Sri Lanka this fall — the first time she's missed the ...
UK, lawyers for Kenya torture victims in talks
Lawyers for Kenyans tortured during a rebellion against colonial rule in the 1950s said Monday that they are negotiating with the British government ...

Car bomber kills 7 in Somali capital
Seven people were killed Sunday morning when a suicide bomber attempted to ram a car laden with explosives into a military convoy escorting a ...

UK lawmaker denies sex assault, rape allegations
A senior British Conservative Party politician arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault said Sunday the allegations against him are ...

Cameron's Conservatives suffer in UK local votes
David Cameron's Conservatives took a drubbing in local elections amid a surge of support for an anti-European Union and anti-immigration party, ...
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 ...
UK concerned over treatment of suspects in UAE
The British government says it has expressed concern to United Arab Emirates authorities over allegations that three Britons held in Dubai on drug ...

Beekeepers create buzz with UK Parliament protest
Scores of worried beekeepers — and a brace of fashionistas — have gathered outside Britain's Parliament in a bid to convince the government to back ...

UK deputy leader: Surveillance bill won't happen
A mass Internet monitoring program touted by Britain's government as a terror-fighting tool is unworkable, the country's deputy leader said Thursday, ...

Push to alter British succession rules nearly done
Legislation that will end a centuries-old British rule that puts boys before girls in the succession to the throne has cleared the House of Lords, and ...
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 ...
Fitch cuts British bond rating from AAA
Fitch Ratings on Friday stripped the U.K. of its cherished top AAA credit score, citing a weaker economic outlook that continues to hinder the country ...

Britain's Iron Lady laid to rest with full pomp
Margaret Thatcher was laid to rest Wednesday with prayers and ceremony, plus cheers and occasional jeers, as Britain paused to remember a leader who ...

Rockets fired at Eilat in southern Israel
Militants in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula fired at least two rockets at Israel's southern resort town of Eilat early Wednesday, officials said, ...