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Opposition wins seat in blow to UK’s Brown
Britain’s opposition Conservative Party won a mid-term parliamentary seat from the ruling Labour Party on Friday in a new blow to Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s bludgeoned…
Brown faces political setback in northern England
Britain’s opposition Conservative Party were poised on Thursday to gain a parliamentary seat in mid-term for the first time in 26 years. The by-election in the northern town of…
Brown’s party routed in UK elections, loses London
Britain’s Labour Party suffered its worst local election defeat on record and lost control of London on Friday, forcing Prime Minister Gordon Brown to rethink his strategy to…
Protesters disrupt Olympic torch relay in London
Anti-China protesters draped in Tibetan flags disrupted the Olympic torch relay through London on Sunday, billed as a journey of harmony and peace. Scores of Chinese officials in…
Gordon Brown pledges more public-service reform
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown promised a new drive to transform the health service and schools on Monday, but again failed to stamp out speculation he may call an early…
Stars rock climate change concerts around the world
Many of the world’s biggest pop stars performed at Live Earth concerts around the globe on Saturday to try to persuade fans and governments to go green. Tens of thousands of…
Britain’s Brown shakes up government
New British Prime Minister Gordon Brown named a rising star and reported critic of the Iraq war, David Miliband, as Foreign Minister on Thursday in a wide-ranging government…
Zambian leader challenges West over investment
Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa challenged the West to match Chinese investment in his country on Tuesday, saying Western countries had let Zambia down. Mwanawasa said Zambia…
Brown’s left-wing challengers join forces
The two potential challengers to Gordon Brown for the Labour Party leadership decided on Monday to join forces in a bid to ensure there is a contest to succeed Prime Minister…
Blair’s party in struggle for power in Scotland
British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s party was locked in a struggle for power in Scotland with a pro-independence party on Friday and suffered losses in local elections in…
Britain’s Blair faces last electoral test
Prime Minister Tony Blair faced the final electoral test of his decade in power on Thursday, a vote that could set Scotland on course for a referendum on independence from…
Blair vows to support Iraq, aid workers seized
British Prime Minister Tony Blair pledged on Sunday to support Iraq’s government as it battles instability underscored when gunmen carried out a mass kidnapping at a Red Crescent…
Police quiz Blair in cash-for-honours probe
Britain’s Tony Blair was quizzed as a witness on Thursday by police probing claims that political parties awarded state honours in return for loans. Analysts said it was a fresh…
Blair urges Labour Party to put aside squabbles
British Prime Minister Tony Blair urged followers on Tuesday to put aside squabbles over who succeeds him and focus on winning the next election in an emotional farewell speech…
UK names suspects in bomb plot
The United Kingdom named 19 people on Friday suspected of a plot to blow up transatlantic airliners and ordered their assets frozen, a day after police said they had foiled…