Topic: United Kingdom

Senators call on Britain to probe release of Lockerbie bomber, who has outlived prognosisFour U.S. senators are calling on Britain to investigate the circumstances of last year's release of the man convicted of the Lockerbie airliner bombing.Abdel Baset al-Megrahi was released from ...

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The article discusses corruption among members of United States President Barack Obama's administration. The author examines tax scandals involving several high profile figures in the administration, including Kathleen Sebelius, the governor of Kansas. Sebelius was nominated by Obama to head the Department ...

Cap on non-EU migrants next month

Britain will begin capping the number of non-European Union migrants coming into the country to live and work for the first time next month, a Home Office source said on Saturday.Just 24,100 workers will be allowed in between next month and April ...
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Mind the gap: New UK hospital gown has snaps down the side to avoid those awkward momentsSome good news for hospital patients: a gown that won't let you down.Stylish hospital gowns that snap down the side were unveiled in Britain on Tuesday, ...

British Labour party gets tips from Obama campaign

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's ruling Labor party is taking a page from U.S. President Barack Obama's campaign book by contacting voters directly and encouraging word of mouth campaigning by members, its election coordinator said.Douglas Alexander said Labor, which has been clawing back ...
Clinton misses speech, but HUD secretary is Cabinet member in an undisclosed locationSecretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton missed President Barack Obama's State of the Union address to attend a conference in London, but she was not the only absentee Cabinet member.Housing ...

Bankers warn against isolated U.S., UK steps on banks

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Leading bankers and industry groups warned on Wednesday against isolated initiatives by the United States and Britain to regulate banks, saying one set of rules were needed to govern the global banking industry.The Group of 20 leading nations ...

Japan aid crucial to Afghanistan: US senator

Japan may pledge "several hundred million dollars" for Afghan national reconciliation at a January 28 summit in London on promoting stability in the war-torn country, a US senator said Tuesday. "There is a real hope that Japan has a particular interest in ...

Blair's stance 'hardened' after Bush talks: probe

Britain's Tony Blair may have swung behind US calls for regime change in Iraq after meeting President George W. Bush at his Texas ranch in 2002, a top diplomat told an inquiry into the war on Thursday.Christopher Meyer, then Britain's ambassador to ...