Britain

UK’s Immigration Bill Will Make Trafficking Victims Hesitant to Come Forward; Bad for Migrants?

UK’s Immigration Bill will likely make it harder for undocumented migrants. Trafficking victimes m...

Dec 21, 2015 09:59 AM EST

Muslim proposal prompts calls to ban Trump from UK, Israel

Israeli politicians and more than 370,000 Britons urged their governments on Wednesday to bar Donald...

Dec 10, 2015 03:36 AM EST

Britain's Cameron says time to bomb militants in Syria

Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday it was time to join air strikes against Islamic State ...

Nov 26, 2015 08:54 AM EST

Egypt detains two airport staff in connection with Sinai air crash - sources

Egyptian authorities have detained two employees of Sharm al-Sheikh airport in connection with the d...

Nov 17, 2015 06:33 AM EST

Yemeni MSF hospital bombed, Saudi-led coalition denies responsibility

A hospital in north Yemen run by the medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) was destroyed ...

Oct 28, 2015 01:32 AM EDT

U.N. says 850,000 to cross sea to Europe in 2015 and 2016

At least 850,000 people are expected to cross the Mediterranean seeking refuge in Europe this year a...

Sep 08, 2015 09:28 PM EDT

UK's Cameron suffers parliamentary defeat over EU referendum rules

British Prime Minister David Cameron suffered an embarrassing defeat in parliament on Monday after E...

Sep 07, 2015 07:02 PM EDT

Britain says to protest to Ecuador over Assange asylum

Britain said on Thursday it would make a formal protest to Ecuador over its decision to provide asyl...

Aug 13, 2015 09:32 PM EDT

Britain calls for freedom of navigation in South China Sea

Britain's top diplomat called for freedom of navigation and overflights in the disputed South China ...

Aug 12, 2015 09:54 AM EDT

Russia accuses Britain of forcing out its diplomats

Russia has accused the British government of forcing out its diplomats in violation of international...

Aug 07, 2015 02:12 AM EDT

Russia's 'tin pot despot' Putin ordered spy's London murder, UK inquiry told

Russian President Vladimir Putin is a "tin pot despot" who personally ordered the 2006 poisoning mur...

Aug 02, 2015 08:44 AM EDT

Russian state 'involved' in ex-KGB agent's London murder, inquiry hears

The Russian state must have been involved in the 2006 poisoning of ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko...

Jul 31, 2015 04:08 AM EDT

After Russia U.N. veto, countries seek court for Flight MH17 prosecutions

The five countries investigating the downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine a year ago are con...

Jul 31, 2015 03:58 AM EDT

UK's Cameron seeks to neuter threat of homegrown extremists

Prime Minister David Cameron will set out a five-year strategy on Monday to tackle extremism in Brit...

Jul 20, 2015 07:44 AM EDT

Iran says Western powers backtracking as nuclear deadline expires

Iran accused major powers on Friday of backtracking on previous pledges and throwing up new "red lin...

Jul 10, 2015 08:59 AM EDT

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