By Michael Drudge London 26 January 2006 Britain will deploy up to 5,700 troops in Afghanistan during the coming months to support an expanded NATO mission into a dangerous southern region. John Reid...
By Michael Drudge London 25 January 2006 British Prime Minister Tony Blair has told parliament the international community is failing to support the people of Sudan's war-ravaged western Darfur region...
By Michael Drudge London 01 February 2006 Britain's PM Tony Blair leaves Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Ministers questions in The House of Commons, 1 February, 2006 Britain has told Iran i...
By Michael Drudge London 19 January 2006 A leaked British government document suggests that there are official doubts about the legality of allowing CIA flights carrying suspected terrorists to refuel...
From its earliest days, Britain was an object of desire. Tacitus declared it " pretium victoriae "-- worth a conquest, the best compliment that could occur to a Roman. He'd never visited the shores bu...
By Tom Rivers Prime Minister Tony Blair has publicly expressed his sympathy for those who have lost loved ones in the Beslan school siege, in Russia. In his monthly news conference, Mr. Blair also und...
Peter Heinlein The United States and Britain have presented the U.N. Security Council a draft resolution on Iraq, outlining the transfer of full sovereignty to an interim Iraqi government. The handove...
Peter Heinlein The United States and Britain have offered the U.N. Security Council a fresh draft resolution that would grant sovereignty to Iraq's interim government at the end of this month. The res...
DIALOGUE 94 1--At what age do children start school in your country? 2--At five. 1--Do boys and girls go to school together? 2--Yes, they do. 1--Do you think this is a good idea? 2--Yes, I do. 1--Do s...
DIALOGUE 54 1--At what age do children start school in your country? 2--At five. 1--Do boys and girls go to school together? 2--Yes, they do. 1--Do you think this is a good idea? 2--Yes, I do. 1--Do s...