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September 08, 2016

British official criticizes UN peacekeepers for sexual abuse

British Defense Minister Michael Fallon says sexual exploitation by U.N. peacekeepers must be eliminated. Fallon addressed ...

September 07, 2016

UK: Work to begin on Calais wall to stop Channel migrants

Britain hopes a 4 meter-high (13 foot-high) concrete wall will succeed where security guards and barbed wire have failed, and ...

September 07, 2016

The Latest: Lavrov, Kerry to meet again on Syria

The Latest on Syria's conflict (all times local): 7:45 p.m. Russia says Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of ...

September 06, 2016

UK lawmaker steps down from committee post amid sex scandal

A powerful Labour Party lawmaker stepped down Tuesday as chair of a British Parliament committee devoted to law, security and ...

September 05, 2016

Poland's ministers in Britain to discuss safety of Poles

Poland's foreign and interior ministers arrived in Britain Monday for talks about the security of hundreds of thousands of ...

September 05, 2016

Britain, Iran name ambassador as their relations improve

Britain and Iran have named their respective ambassadors for the first time since 2011 as relations between the two countries ...

September 04, 2016

The Latest: Xi tells SKorea he is against US missile system

The Latest on the G-20 summit in China (all times local): 10:30 a.m. Chinese President Xi Jinping has told his South Korean ...

September 03, 2016

The Latest: Obama says working with Russia on Syria deal

The Latest on the G-20 summit in China (all times local): 11:55 a.m. President Barack Obama says U.S. and Russian negotiators ...

August 16, 2016

Iran arrests dual national on security-related charges

Iran has detained an Iranian with a second nationality over alleged links to British intelligence, a prosecutor said Tuesday, ...

August 05, 2016

Victims: UK child abuse inquiry must go on after chief quits

The British government must make sure an inquiry into decades of child sexual abuse is not derailed by the sudden resignation ...

August 01, 2016

UK animal rescue center advises Downing Street on cat fights

The renowned Battersea Dogs and Cats Home is offering Britain's government a bit of know-how to discourage cat fights on the ...

July 15, 2016

The Latest: French author decries attack

The Latest on attack that killed 84 people in Nice (all times local): ___ 10:45 p.m. French author Jean-Marie Gustave Le ...

July 13, 2016

Mice watch out: Larry the cat to stay at 10 Downing Street

Prime ministers may come and go, but Larry the cat is staying put. Known officially as the chief mouser at the prime ...

July 13, 2016

Asian shares mixed in cautious trading

Asian shares were mixed Thursday in cautious trading ahead of a Bank of England meeting, Friday's release of China's GDP ...

July 11, 2016

Iran says 3 detained dual nationals, Lebanese man indicted

Iran announced indictments Monday for three dual nationals and a Lebanese man who remain detained months after the nuclear ...

July 06, 2016

Bush cycles with vets as review blasting Iraq War released

Former U.S. President George W. Bush says he still believes the world is better off without Saddam Hussein, despite what he ...

July 05, 2016

Conservative Party starts choosing leader as pound sinks

The race to succeed Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron intensified Tuesday as Britain grappled with growing signs of ...

July 02, 2016

The Latest: Official: Give young Britons German citizenship

The Latest on Britain's vote to leave the 28-nation European Union (all times local): 3:45 p.m. Germany's vice chancellor ...

June 29, 2016

The Latest: Canada Parliament wishes Obama 'four more years'

The Latest on U.S. President Barack Obama's summit Wednesday with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican ...