British government to boycott Euro 2012
June 8th, 2012 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The British government will boycott Euro 2012, citing concerns about justice in co-host country Ukraine, the UK Foreign Office said.Senior politicians from Germany, France and ... Read more...
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Two Britons among dead in Kabul attack
October 30th, 2011 - 10:39 pm ICT by BNO News
KABUL (BNO NEWS) -- Two Britons were among the seventeen people who were killed on Saturday morning when a suicide car bomber attacked a coalition bus in the Afghan capital of Kabul, ... Read more...
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Dictators in royal wedding guest list invites rights activists’ ire
April 25th, 2011 - 4:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 25 (ANI): Prince Charles and the UK Foreign Office have been criticized by the human rights activists for including the names of dictators in the royal wedding guest list.Bahrain's Crown ... Read more...
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First of two UK evacuation flights leaves for Libya
February 23rd, 2011 - 8:11 pm ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- A British charter flight on Wednesday afternoon left for the Libyan capital of Tripoli to evacuate hundreds of British nationals, the UK Foreign Office said.A Foreign Office spokesperson ... Read more...
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UK not ‘ashamed’ of selling weapons to Middle East: Cameron
February 23rd, 2011 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 23 (ANI): British Prime Minister David Cameron has defended his position over the sale of weapons to Middle East, saying that the UK has 'nothing to be ashamed of' ... Read more...
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Bahrain Grand Prix to be rescheduled for end of F1 season
February 21st, 2011 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
Dubai, Feb 21 (ANI): The Bahrain Grand Prix, which was going to be held from March 11-13, is likely to be rescheduled to the end of the season, taking place after the ... Read more...
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Pope’s September 2010 UK state visit cost taxpayers seven million pounds
February 17th, 2011 - 5:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 17(ANI): Pope Benedict XVI's four-day state visit to the United Kingdom last September cost the taxpayer at least seven million pounds, the UK Foreign Office has disclosed.According to the ... Read more...
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Large blasts rock army ammo bunker in Tanzanian city, casualties unknown
February 17th, 2011 - 6:26 am ICT by BNO News
DAR ES SALAAM (BNO NEWS) -- A series of large explosions rocked an army ammunition bunker in the Tanzanian city of Dar Es Salaam on Wednesday, not far from the international airport, ... Read more...
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Large explosions rock army ammo bunker in Tanzanian city
February 17th, 2011 - 4:10 am ICT by BNO News
DAR ES SALAAM (BNO NEWS) -- A series of large explosions rocked an army ammunition bunker in the Tanzanian city of Dar Es Salaam on Wednesday, not far from the international airport, ... Read more...
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US spied on UK Foreign Office to gather crucial information about ministers: Wikileaks
February 5th, 2011 - 4:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 5 (ANI): The United States had ordered its diplomats to spy and gather information about the weaknesses of British Foreign Office ministers, and the strains in their professional relationships, ... Read more...
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Pak nuclear arsenal under “foolproof control and command system”: Hasan
December 2nd, 2010 - 1:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 2(ANI): Pakistan's High Commissioner to the UK, Wajid Shamsul Hasan, has dismissed fears raised in some classified US diplomatic cables released by whistleblower website Wikileaks that its nuclear material may ... Read more...
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Lankan Tamil massacre pix release may overshadow FM’s UK visit
October 19th, 2010 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, Oct 19 (ANI): The process of investigation into the alleged atrocities in the Sri Lankan civil war further intensified after the Global Tamil Forum (GTF) released photographs, which appeared to show ... Read more...
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Now, Japan, Sweden warn citizens against al-Qaeda Mumbai-style terror attacks in Europe
October 5th, 2010 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Oct 5 (ANI): In the latest development, Japan and Sweden have now joined the US and Britain by issuing travel warnings of a Mumbai-style attack on major transport hubs or tourist ... Read more...
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UK Special Representative Cowper-Coles resigns after criticism over war strategy in Afghanistan
September 8th, 2010 - 5:48 pm ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO NEWS) --British Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Sherard Cowper-Coles, resigned from his position with immediate effect on Wednesday after press reports about his criticism over the war strategy in ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
UK dismisses reports of backing Iranian terror group
June 17th, 2010 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 17(ANI): The UK has dismissed reports that it supported an exiled terror group, which planned terrorist acts in Iran."We made clear we condemn all terrorism everywhere. The Government firmly ... Read more...
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British nationals urged to avoid traveling to Bangkok
May 20th, 2010 - 12:17 am ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- The UK Foreign Office advised on Wednesday against all travel to Bangkok "in view of the highly uncertain security situation and the currently unpredictable violence across the Thai ... Read more...
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Memo row: UK Foreign Office appoints diplomat to oversee Pope visit
May 2nd, 2010 - 5:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 2 (ANI): A senior British diplomat has been placed in charge of Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Britain in an attempt to reassure Catholics dismayed by a memo mocking the ... Read more...
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UK Foreign Office suspends diplomat over memo mocking Pope
April 30th, 2010 - 1:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr.30 (ANI): Britain's Foreign and Commonwealth Office has suspended a diplomat who authorised a memo mocking Pope Benedict XVI after Catholics reacted with fury to its contents. According to The ... Read more...
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MI5, UK Foreign Office accused of terrorism suspects’ torture ‘cover-up’
February 11th, 2010 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 11(ANI): The United Kingdom's counter-intelligence and security agency, MI5, and the Foreign Office have been accused of systematically covering up their involvement in the torture of former Guantanamo Bay detainee ... Read more...
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Iraq: British hostage, Alan McMenemy, to be released
January 3rd, 2010 - 7:47 pm ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- Alan McMenemy, the last of five Britons captured and held hostage in Iraq since 2007, may soon be released, the Iraqi government said on Sunday.A government spokesman said ... Read more...
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UK Embassy in Yemen closed due to al-Qaeda threat
January 3rd, 2010 - 7:40 pm ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- The British embassy in Yemen was closed on Sunday due to a security threat, officials said.A spokeswoman for the UK Foreign Office said the embassy had been closed ... Read more...
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US not to be involved in resolving judges restoration issue in Pak
May 12th, 2008 - 3:09 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad , May 12 (ANI): The US embassy in Islamabad has said that the restoration of judges issue was to be resolved by the Pakistan government only and that the US ... Read more...
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Bilawal, British officials hold in-camera meeting
January 8th, 2008 - 1:41 pm ICT by admin
London, Jan 8 (ANI): Pakistan People Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari visited the UK Foreign Office and held an in-camera meeting with senior officials.
According to a UK Foreign Ministry spokesman, It ... Read more...
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