Topic: United Kingdom

iPod man will keep president tuned in

Reggie Love, the 26-year-old who does everything from getting the President sandwiches to loading his iPod will be at his elbow for virtually every minute of his three-day visit for the G20 summit.. Mr Obama describes him as "the person who keeps ...

Millions in AIG bonuses fuel political storm

President Barack Obama's top economic adviser Sunday blasted " outrageous" conduct at AIG as the bailed-out insurance giant readied to hand out millions in bonuses to top executives.Lawrence Summers, director of the White House's National Economic Council, said the Obama administration had ...
British prime minister hopes to forge global economic pact during talks with President ObamaBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Saturday he will try to forge a global pact to buck the global economic downturn during talks with U.S. President Barack Obama next ...
Obama's name in lights: Campaign musical to open in London in MarchBarack Obama's presidential campaign inspired millions. "Obama on My Mind" will open at a small theater in the British capital in March, producers have announced. The play's book, music and lyrics ...
Former British resident held at Guantanamo tells lawyer he's about to be releasedA former British resident imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay since 2002 claims he is about to be released, the man's attorney said Sunday.Binyam Mohamed said in a letter to his attorney ...

Bettmann/Corbis German Empire

The German Empire was founded on January 18, 1871, in the aftermath of three successful wars by the North German state of Prussia. The empire was forged not as the result of the outpouring of nationalist feeling from the masses but through ...

Britain urged to accept Guantanamo detainees

Britain should accept inmates from the Guantanamo Bay detention camp to help the new US administration close down the notorious centre, former premier Tony Blair's chief legal advisor said Friday.Peter Goldsmith said the camp, set up by US President George W. Bush's ...

Britain ready to take Guantanamo prisoners: report

Britain is now preparing to take in detainees from Guantanamo Bay to help US president-elect Barack Obama shut down the prison camp, The Times newspaper said Thursday, citing government sources.London has previously said it would consider any US requests to take in ...
Rice says she will give private counsel to successor Clinton, then get out of the wayHappily contemplating another woman as the top U.S. diplomat, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday she will offer advice, privately, and then get out of the ...
London will host second G-20 summit on the financial crisis in AprilBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Wednesday that London will host an April meeting of the Group of 20 industrialized and emerging economies on the financial crisis.Brown told lawmakers that U.S. ...