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Algerian hostage toll rises to 81 with reports of nine Japanese deaths
At least nine Japanese nationals reported killed in attack claimed by veteran Islamist fighter on behalf of al-Qaida The death toll from the four-day siege at an Algerian gas plant deep in the Sahara has risen to at least 81, with nine Japanese nationals also reported killed in an attack…
British government divided over new proposals to curb press
British lawmakers started work Friday on a draft law to regulate the nation’s unruly newspapers as proposed by a major press inquiry, despite Prime Minister David Cameron’s strong objection to the legislation. Cameron’s government is divided on the future of the press after the Liberal Democrats, the junior partners in…
More cosy texts between UK Prime Minister David Cameron and Murdoch chief Rebekah Brooks revealed
Two more cosy text messages between Prime Minister David Cameron and former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks emerged Sunday, with Cameron commenting on riding one of her horses. The texts were obtained by The Mail on Sunday, which said they were part of a cache of emails and texts…
Britain’s PM David Cameron ‘humiliated’ by EU budget defeat
Prime Minister David Cameron was battling to reclaim authority on Thursday, after Conservative party rebels delivered his first major parliamentary defeat by defying him over the EU budget. MPs passed a motion late Wednesday urging Cameron to insist on a real-terms cut in the European Union’s trillion-euro 2014-2020 budget at…
Euroskeptics condemn EU Nobel peace prize
Eurosceptics reacted with dismay on Friday after the European Union won the Nobel Peace Prize, saying the award would be brought into disrepute. European Parliament member Nigel Farage, the leader of the UK Independence Party, said the 27-nation bloc was creating “violence and division” in eurozone nations like Spain and…
British conservatives expect Barack Obama re-election
Downing Street officials are preparing for what they expect will be victory for Barack Obama in the US presidential election in November and defeat for Mitt Romney, the Republican challenger, who is a natural Tory ally. Conservatives made strenuous efforts in the spring to build up their Republican links, including…
Former Murdoch newspaper execs charged in phone-hacking case
Prosecutors on Tuesday charged David Cameron’s former spokesman Andy Coulson and ex-News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks with phone-hacking. The Crown Prosecution Service said it was charging a total of eight people in relation to the scandal at Rupert Murdoch’s now-defunct News of the World tabloid, while it was taking…
Romney to meet with British leaders during Olympic games
White House hopeful Mitt Romney is to visit Britain, meet with David Cameron and attend the Olympic opening ceremony this week as he embarks on a major diplomatic mission that will also take in Israel and Poland. According to a preliminary schedule sent out Monday by Romney’s campaign, the candidate…
France’s Hollande in London for tricky talks
French President Francois Hollande on Tuesday began his first official visit to Britain, where he will hold talks with David Cameron aimed at smoothing over recent differences. The Socialist leader arrived on a French military jet at the RAF Northolt airbase in London for the one-day visit, during which he…
David Cameron leaves 8-year-old daughter in pub
David Cameron left his eight-year-old daughter at the pub for around a quarter of an hour following a family lunch, Downing Street confirmed Monday. Nancy Cameron wandered off to the toilets while the prime ministerand his wife Samantha were arranging lifts and the couple only realised she was missing once they got home, The Sun newspaper…
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