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The United States, Russia, Britain, France and China on Wednesday voiced support for making the Middle East a nuclear-arms-free zone, which would mean Israel would have to scrap any atomic bombs it has.

Airports in Ireland and parts of Britain were closed for hours on Tuesday because of a cloud of volcanic ash drifting south from Iceland that shut European airspace last month and could threaten summer holiday travel.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown fought to hold on to his job Thursday in a debate against the two men who hope to replace him, David Cameron of the Conservative Party and Nick Clegg of the ...

A chastened Gordon Brown appeared to see an opportunity to recoup after calling a voter “bigoted.”

New eruptions send volcanic ash cloud toward Britain and threaten plans to resume flights.

Icelandic authorities should have made sure UK Icesave depositors were insured by the UK, a report says.

The election will likely be the most closely fought ballot in almost two decades, with opposition Conservatives taking aim at Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

The British decision was seen as a rebuke of Israel for the suspected use of a dozen fake British passports in the assassination of a Hamas official in Dubai this year.

This city filled with high-flying investment bankers is also known as the divorce capital of the world, thanks to the hefty financial ...

A British boy successfully underwent a groundbreaking operation involving the transplant of a windpipe which is being regenerated inside his body using his own stem cells, The Times of London reported Saturday.