By Deborah Block Baghdad 16 December 2007 Britain has transferred security responsibilities for Iraq's Basra Province to Iraqi forces. This marks a major step in the withdrawal of British forces from Iraq. Meanwhile, Al-Qaida's second-in-command, Aym...
By Tendai Maphosa London 12 December 2007 The British government is being accused of reneging on a promise to help former Iraqi employees move to the United Kingdom. From London, Tendai Maphosa has more in this report for VOA. The accusation appeared...
By Tendai Maphosa London 10 December 2007 The Anglican Archbishop of York took a dramatic step to protest human rights abuses in Zimbabwe, removing his bishop's collar and cutting it to pieces on a live television broadcast Sunday. Archbishop John Se...
By Tendai Maphosa London 05 December 2007 The British Home Office says the ruling against a Zimbabwean asylum seeker does not mean automatic removal of people who failed to gain asylum in the United Kingdom. Tendai Maphosa reports for VOA from London...
By Tendai Maphosa London 04 December 2007 The British teacher jailed for letting her students name a teddy bear Muhammad as part of a writing project arrived in Britain after being pardoned - ending a case that set off an international outcry and ang...
By Tom Rivers London 19 November 2007 British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is urging all nations to rise to the challenges of combatting global warming, which he compared to the challenge of recovery after World War II. For VOA, Tom Rivers in London r...
16. the war between Britain and France In the late eighteenth century, battles raged in almost every corner of Europe, as well as in the Middle East, south Africa ,the West Indies, and Latin America. In reality, however, there was only one major war...
By Tom Rivers London 06 November 2007 In time-honored British tradition, Queen Elizabeth presided over the state opening of parliament, and unveiled several government proposed pieces of legislation, including new anti-terrorist measures the governme...
By Tom Rivers London 31 October 2007 King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia met Wednesday with Prime Minister Gordon Brown at 10 Downing Street as part of his state visit to Britain. The two discussed a variety of bilateral issues. For VOA, Tom Rivers reports...
By Tom Rivers London 29 October 2007 On the eve of his historic visit to Britain, Saudi King Abdullah says London is not doing enough to combat terrorism and in an exclusive interview with the BBC, he criticized the then government of Tony Blair for...