Memo shows killed UK officer foresaw own death
A high-ranking British officer killed this year in Afghanistan warned a month before he died that a shortage of helicopters was putting troops at risk, a leaked memo showed Saturday.
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October 31, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
London marks 1,000 days to 2012 Olympics
Saturday marks 1,000 days until the London 2012 Olympic Games, and officials promise the event is on track and on budget.
October 31, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
U.S. accidentally fires on Polish port
A crew member aboard a U.S. Navy ship accidentally fired a machine gun into the Polish port city of Gdynia on Wednesday while cleaning the weapon, Navy officials said Friday.
October 30, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
EU leaders agree climate aid deal
The European Union has agreed a conditional deal on how to help developing nations combat the effects of climate change.
October 30, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Lisbon Treaty in sight after Czechs agree
The European Union was days away Friday from ratification of the Lisbon Treaty after the president of the Czech Republic — the remaining holdout in negotiations — agreed to ratify it.
October 30, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Pirates move yacht couple to hijacked ship
A British couple kidnapped by pirates off Somalia has been moved to a hijacked Spanish ship that pirates have stocked with more supplies and armed men, a pirate source said Friday.
October 30, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
France’s Chirac to face corruption trial
Former French President Jacques Chirac must stand trial on corruption charges, French public radio reported Friday.
October 30, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
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Britain slams Iran over reported jailing
Reports that Iran has sentenced a British embassy employee to four years in prison are “deeply concerning,” British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said.
October 30, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Yachtsman: ‘We’re being held hostage by pirates’
A British man being held by Somali pirates has spoken to a British television news broadcaster from aboard a container ship where they are being held hostage.
October 29, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post