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Libya's foreign minister defects, friend says

Libya's foreign minister defects, friend says

Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa has defected upon landing in London, a close source to the minister told Reuters on Wednesday.

 

In Britain, many are weary of royal wedding mania

In Britain, many are weary of royal wedding mania

There's still a month to go until the royal wedding and yet some Britons are already asking: Is it over yet?

 

WikiLeaks founder granted bail by UK court

WikiLeaks founder granted bail by UK court

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who was being held by London police in a Swedish sex crimes case, was granted bail Tuesday by a British court.

 

Students protest as UK govt debates tuition hike

Students protest as UK govt debates tuition hike

Angry student protesters marched through central London toward Parliament on Thursday as lawmakers began debating a controversial plan to triple university tuition fees in Britain.

 

British Royal Wedding Set for April 29

The wedding between Prince William of England and Kate Middleton is to take place on Friday, April 29th at London’s Westminster Abbey.

 

Students march against tuition fee rise

Thousands of students and lecturers are demonstrating in central London against plans to almost treble tuition fees and cut university funding in England. The National Union of Students says about ...

 

4 plead guilty to selling girls for sex

A group of people who trafficked underage girls to London to sell them for sex will be sentenced Tuesday for trafficking and prostitution offenses, police said.

 

U.K. Supreme Court considers prenuptial agreements

U.K. Supreme Court considers prenuptial agreements

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

 

British Airways Wins Court Order to Block Cabin Crew Walkout

British Airways Wins Court Order to Block Cabin Crew Walkout

British Airways Plc won a court order invalidating a strike ballot by its cabin crew, preventing a 12-day walkout over the Christmas holiday. London judge Laura Cox's ruling in favour of the ...

 

United Airlines pilot charged with being drunk

United Airlines pilot charged with being drunk

A United Airlines pilot has been charged after being arrested at London's Heathrow Airport on suspicion of being drunk shortly before he was about to fly a transatlantic airliner, police said on Wednesday.

 

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