http://www.mail.com/organizations/1502238-british-armed-forces.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/1502238-british-armed-forces.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2154746-belfast-keeping-peace-city-walls.html BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — When President Obama comes to Belfast, he's expected to praise a country at peace and call for walls that separate Irish Catholics and British Protestants to come tumbling down. Barely a 10-minute walk from where the U.S. leader is speaking Monday, those walls have kept growing in size and number throughout two decades of ... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 07:55:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2154746-belfast-keeping-peace-city-walls.html 2013-06-16T07:55:10Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2125730-uk-soldier-slaying-suspect-court-appearance.html LONDON (AP) — One of two main suspects in the killing of a British soldier in London made his first appearance in court Monday, kissing a copy of the Quran and raising his injured arm in the air. Michael Adebolajo, 28, who was shot by police before he was arrested on the scene of the May 22 killing, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court with his left... Mon, 03 Jun 2013 16:34:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2125730-uk-soldier-slaying-suspect-court-appearance.html 2013-06-03T16:34:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2123292-police-charge-2nd-suspect-uk-soldier-death.html LONDON (AP) — British police charged a second suspect Saturday with the murder of a soldier who was hacked to death in a London street, as right-wing and antifascist groups both demonstrated in response to a slaying that has heightened religious tensions in Britain. The Metropolitan Police said 28-year-old Michael Adebolajo was charged with the murder of ... Sat, 01 Jun 2013 18:43:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2123292-police-charge-2nd-suspect-uk-soldier-death.html 2013-06-01T18:43:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2121166-2nd-uk-soldier-slaying-suspect-leaves-hospital.html LONDON (AP) — The second of two suspects in the vicious slaying of a British soldier was discharged from a hospital Friday and taken to a London police station, police said. The Metropolitan Police said the 28-year-old man would be interviewed by counterterrorism detectives on suspicion of murder and the attempted murder of a police officer. The suspect, ... Fri, 31 May 2013 16:44:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2121166-2nd-uk-soldier-slaying-suspect-leaves-hospital.html 2013-05-31T16:44:42Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2121302-queen-elizabeth-visits-barracks-dead-uk-soldier.html LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II has paid her respects to slain British soldier Lee Rigby by meeting with personnel at the barracks where he served in southeast London. The meeting with officers and soldiers who worked with Rigby was added to a previously planned visit to the barracks. Rigby was killed by Islamic extremists last week as he was walking bac... Fri, 31 May 2013 14:29:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2121302-queen-elizabeth-visits-barracks-dead-uk-soldier.html 2013-05-31T14:29:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2118266-man-accused-killing-uk-soldier-appears-court.html LONDON (AP) — A prime suspect in the vicious slaying of a British soldier sat handcuffed in court Thursday, given permission not to stand up before a judge because of wounds sustained when he was shot by police. Michael Adebowale, 22, confirmed his name, address and date of birth as the investigation into the shocking killing entered its courtroom phase. ... Thu, 30 May 2013 18:07:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2118266-man-accused-killing-uk-soldier-appears-court.html 2013-05-30T18:07:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2116088-uk-police-man-charged-uk-soldiers-murder.html LONDON (AP) — Police have charged a man with murder in the killing of a British soldier in a suspected Islamic extremist attack in broad daylight on a London street. Michael Adebowale, 22, was charged late Wednesday by counterterrorism officers and will appear in court on Thursday, police said. He is one of two main suspects in the killing of Lee Rigby, 2... Thu, 30 May 2013 00:57:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2116088-uk-police-man-charged-uk-soldiers-murder.html 2013-05-30T00:57:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2114274-1-suspect-uk-soldier-slaying-hospital.html LONDON (AP) — One of two suspects shot by police following the slaying of a British soldier in London last week has been released from the hospital and taken to a police station for questioning, police said Tuesday. The release came as new details emerged about links between the other main suspect and a radical Islamic cleric in Kenya who had been sanctio... Tue, 28 May 2013 21:42:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2114274-1-suspect-uk-soldier-slaying-hospital.html 2013-05-28T21:42:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2114106-uk-suspect-linked-to-kenyan-radical-cleric.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya police believe the suspect in last week's killing of a British soldier in the U.K. had earlier associated with a radical Kenyan imam who tried to help him join an al-Qaida-linked group in neighboring Somalia. A senior police official, who insisted on anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to press, said Tuesday they be... Tue, 28 May 2013 15:16:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2114106-uk-suspect-linked-to-kenyan-radical-cleric.html 2013-05-28T15:16:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2110892-kenya-uk-soldier-killing-suspect-arrested-2010.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A suspect in last week's savage killing of a British soldier on a London street was arrested in Kenya in 2010 while apparently preparing to train and fight with al-Qaida-linked Somali militants, an anti-terrorism police official said. Michael Adebolajo, who was carrying a British passport, was then handed over to British authorities ... Mon, 27 May 2013 09:56:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2110892-kenya-uk-soldier-killing-suspect-arrested-2010.html 2013-05-27T09:56:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2109332-anti-muslim-actions-rise-uk-slain-soldier.html LONDON (AP) — Police, politicians and activists in Britain are warning of rising anti-Muslim sentiment following the slaughter of an off-duty British soldier in a London street, an apparent act of Islamic extremism that has horrified the nation. Metropolitan Police investigating the killing of Lee Rigby, a 25-year-old soldier who was run over by attackers... Sat, 25 May 2013 21:44:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2109332-anti-muslim-actions-rise-uk-slain-soldier.html 2013-05-25T21:44:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2107466-soldiers-slaying-prompts-uk-security-review.html LONDON (AP) — Both of the suspects accused of butchering a British soldier during broad daylight on a London street had long been on the radar of Britain's domestic spy agency, though investigators say it would have been nearly impossible to predict that the men were on the verge of a brutal killing. Still, counter-terrorism officials said they are review... Sat, 25 May 2013 01:01:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2107466-soldiers-slaying-prompts-uk-security-review.html 2013-05-25T01:01:01Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2107790-uk-bound-pakistan-plane-diverted-2-men-arrested.html LONDON (AP) — Britain scrambled fighter jets Friday to intercept a commercial airliner carrying more than 300 people from Pakistan, diverting it to an isolated runway at an airport on the outskirts of London and arresting two British passengers who allegedly threatened to destroy the plane. A British security official said the situation involving the Paki... Fri, 24 May 2013 17:48:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2107790-uk-bound-pakistan-plane-diverted-2-men-arrested.html 2013-05-24T17:48:45Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2104722-muslim-hard-liners-suspect-london-attack.html LONDON (AP) — A man seen with bloody hands wielding a butcher knife after the killing of a British soldier on the streets of London was described as a convert to Islam who took part in demonstrations with a banned radical group, two Muslim hard-liners said Thursday. Police raided houses in connection with the brazen slaying of the off-duty soldier, identi... Thu, 23 May 2013 21:57:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2104722-muslim-hard-liners-suspect-london-attack.html 2013-05-23T21:57:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2106156-military-calls-uk-attack-victim-model-soldier.html LONDON (AP) — The soldier brutally murdered in a suspected terrorist attack in London was a popular 25-year-old ceremonial military drummer and machine gunner, a father and a passionate fan of the Manchester United soccer team, the British military said Thursday. Lee Rigby, of 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, who had joined the army in 2006,... Thu, 23 May 2013 20:43:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2106156-military-calls-uk-attack-victim-model-soldier.html 2013-05-23T20:43:01Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2104592-qa-what-london-attack.html A look at the key known facts about attack in south London in which two men killed a British soldier near military barracks Wednesday. Q: What happened? A: Two men with butcher knives, a machete and a meat cleaver attacked and killed a soldier near military barracks in the south London neighborhood of Woolwich. Two U.K. government officials told the AP th... Thu, 23 May 2013 19:25:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2104592-qa-what-london-attack.html 2013-05-23T19:25:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2105970-obama-condemns-appalling-attack-uk-soldier.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is condemning what he calls an "appalling attack" that killed a British soldier Wednesday. Two men have been accused of butchering the soldier with knives and a meat cleaver on a London street while horrified bystanders watched. Obama said in a written statement Thursday that the United States stands with the Unite... Thu, 23 May 2013 17:49:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2105970-obama-condemns-appalling-attack-uk-soldier.html 2013-05-23T17:49:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2103232-brutal-attack-london-heightens-terror-fears.html LONDON (AP) — Two men with butcher knives hacked another to death Wednesday near a London military barracks and one then went on video to explain the crime — shouting political statements, gesturing with bloodied hands and waving a meat cleaver. Soon after, arriving police shot and wounded the unidentified assailants and took them into custody. The brutal... Thu, 23 May 2013 01:18:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2103232-brutal-attack-london-heightens-terror-fears.html 2013-05-23T01:18:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2079900-uk-prince-injured-us-officer-launch-warrior-games.html COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Combat helicopter pilot Prince Harry of Britain along with Olympic swimming champion Missy Franklin joined an American naval officer who had been blinded in Afghanistan in launching the Warrior Games for wounded service members. Lt. Bradley Snyder, Harry and Franklin lifted a torch Saturday to ignite an Olympic-style cauldro... Sun, 12 May 2013 08:04:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2079900-uk-prince-injured-us-officer-launch-warrior-games.html 2013-05-12T08:04:51Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2079010-prince-harry-missy-franklin-launch-warrior-games.html COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — 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 Olympic-style cauldron Saturday to launch the Warrior Games for wounded service members. Lt. Bradley Snyder, Harry and Franklin completed the last leg of a brief torch relay at the... Sat, 11 May 2013 22:52:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2079010-prince-harry-missy-franklin-launch-warrior-games.html 2013-05-11T22:52:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2068704-irish-pardon-deserters-who-joined-britain-wwii.html DUBLIN (AP) — 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 of history that brought shame and embarrassment to neutral Ireland. Justice Minister Alan Shatter said a bill pardoning the men — mostly posthumously — and apologizing to their families would b... Tue, 07 May 2013 15:55:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2068704-irish-pardon-deserters-who-joined-britain-wwii.html 2013-05-07T15:55:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2060808-man-acquitted-real-ira-murder-2-uk-soldiers.html DUBLIN (AP) — 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 charges after a judge dismissed the forensic evidence and ruled he was too feeble to have played a role. The judge ruled that Brian Shivers' cystic fibrosis made him an unlikely member of the gun g... Fri, 03 May 2013 13:50:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2060808-man-acquitted-real-ira-murder-2-uk-soldiers.html 2013-05-03T13:50:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2038970-rights-groups-uk-army-recruitment-16.html LONDON (AP) — 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 under the age of 18. Two groups said in a report published Tuesday that Britain's military is wasting up to 94 million pounds ($143.4 million) a year training recruits who are under 18. They argued... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:39:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2038970-rights-groups-uk-army-recruitment-16.html 2013-04-23T16:39:08Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1980436-us-company-to-uk-search-rescue-helicopters.html LONDON (AP) — 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. The Department for Transport announced Tuesday that Houston, Texas-based, Bristow Group has won a 1.6 billion pound ($2.4 billion) contract to operate the service, which for 70 years has been run by... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:40:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1980436-us-company-to-uk-search-rescue-helicopters.html 2013-03-26T17:40:35Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1965162-britain-flies-emergency-cash-to-cyprus.html LONDON (AP) — 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 use by British military personnel and their families. The Ministry of Defense says the money will provide personnel stationed on the Mediterranean island with emergency loans in case the cash ma... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:19:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1965162-britain-flies-emergency-cash-to-cyprus.html 2013-03-19T19:19:09Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1960588-uk-we-will-compensate-troops-hit-cyprus-levy.html LONDON (AP) — 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 personnel are based in Cyprus, which has announced a levy of 6.75 to 9.9 percent on all bank balances as part of a deal with creditors for €10 billion ($13 billion) in rescue money. ... Sun, 17 Mar 2013 10:17:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1960588-uk-we-will-compensate-troops-hit-cyprus-levy.html 2013-03-17T10:17:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1955978-uk-study-violence-vets-troops.html LONDON (AP) — Young men who have served in the British military are about three times more likely than civilians to have committed a violent offense, researchers reported Friday in a study that explores the roots of such behavior. The research found that merely being sent to Iraq or Afghanistan made no difference in rates of violent crime later on. Instea... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:52:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1955978-uk-study-violence-vets-troops.html 2013-03-15T10:52:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1944182-hostage-killings-new-dangerous-turn-nigeria.html KANO, Nigeria (AP) — Radical Islamic fighters killed seven foreign hostages in Nigeria, European diplomats said Sunday, making it the worst such kidnapping violence in decades for a country beset by extremist guerrilla attacks. Nigeria's police, military, domestic spy service and presidency remained silent over the killings of the construction company wor... Sun, 10 Mar 2013 21:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1944182-hostage-killings-new-dangerous-turn-nigeria.html 2013-03-10T21:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1935068-kenya-manual-tally-capital.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's election commission accepted responsibility on Wednesday for the failure of an electronic vote counting system that has left the country in an electoral limbo, while a leading presidential candidate accused Britain's high commissioner of meddling in the crucial election. The election commission said that the final results of ... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:52:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1935068-kenya-manual-tally-capital.html 2013-03-06T17:52:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1930406-britain-inquiry-iraq-abuse-claims.html LONDON (AP) — 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 claims that U.K. soldiers murdered and abused civilian detainees after a 2004 battle in southern Iraq. The Al-Sweady Inquiry is investigating claims that up to 20 Iraqis were tortured and killed in... Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:22:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1930406-britain-inquiry-iraq-abuse-claims.html 2013-03-04T16:22:41Z