By Sonja Pace London 06 April 2007 A day after returning home from nearly two weeks' captivity in Iran, some of the 15 British sailors and marines spoke openly about their ordeal - of being kept in isolation, blindfolded, hearing guns cocked behind t...
By Tendai Maphosa London 05 April 2007 Court of Appeal judges in London have ruled in favor of three Darfuri asylum seekers the British government wanted to send back to Sudan. But as Tendai Maphosa reports from London for VOA, the judgment may be a...
By Sonja Pace London 05 April 2007 The 15 British sailors and marines detained in Iran for nearly two weeks have arrived home in Britain. VOA's Sonja Pace reports from London, Prime Minister Tony Blair welcomed their return, but says no deals were ma...
By Tom Rivers London 30 March 2007 A second member of the British crew captured last week in the Gulf has been shown on Iranian television making an apology for illegally entering Iranian waters. The British government has denounced the video as pro...
By Gary Thomas Washington 28 March 2007 The United States is calling on Iran to immediately release the 15 sailors and marines seized in the waters of the Persian Gulf Friday. But, as VOA correspondent Gary Thomas reports, the United States is tryin...
By Sonja Pace London 28 March 2007 Iran has shown television footage of some of the 15 British sailors detained by Iranian forces last Friday and hints they could be released soon. Earlier in the day, Britain announced it is freezing all bilateral b...
By Tom Rivers London 14 March 2007 British legislators Wednesday approved British Prime Minister Tony Blair's plan to replace the country's fleet of nuclear submarines. The 409 to 161 vote followed a heated debate in parliament. For VOA News, Tom Riv...
By Tom Rivers London 31 January 2007 British police have arrested nine men in pre-dawn raids in the city of Birmingham. For VOA News, Tom Rivers reports from London the suspects are being questioned by anti-terrorist branch officers. Police officers...
By Tom Rivers London 23 January 2007 Police officers stand outside a semi-detached house in High Wycombe, England, after a anti-terror raid (File photo) Five men have been arrested in two separate anti-terror raids in northern England. For VOA News,...
By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 19 January 2007 watch Big Brother Bollywood Accusations of racism leveled at a British television program have sparked outrage on the streets and in the highest levels of government in both Britain and India. The stag...