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Hong Kong asserts identity to Beijing`s dismay

The argument began over the seemingly minor offense of eating on the subway, which is banned in Hong...

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British Islamists jailed for plotting terror

A British court jailed nine Islamists inspired by al Qaeda`s Anwar al-Awlaqi for planning terror a...

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Parties says India should refuse British aid

Major parties on Monday took strong exception to demands in the UK for stopping aid to India.

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No plans to review India aid, says UK

Mukherjee said in 2010 that in the overall context of funds that India spends on development, Britis...

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Magnitude 5.7 quake strikes off Vancouver Island

There was no danger of a tsunami from the earthquake, and there have been no reports of damage.

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British military chief outlines future Army size

Chief of the British Defence Staff General Peter Wall said the Army should be smaller.

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British Navy can now intercept supersonic missiles

UK Navy is building a new defence system that would be able to intercept enemy missiles travelling a...

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British police ex-staff faces jail for child porn

Nicholas White, 27, has admitted 20 counts of possessing indecent images and two of possessing extre...

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`BBC must promote excellence, not vulgarity`

BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten warned against a "lowering of cultural standards" or an "acceptance o...

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21st century will be shaped by India: Hague

The 21st century will be shaped by India more than anybody else therefore the country should occup...

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Ex-cops quizzed over Princess Diana’s car crash facts

Two leading ex-British policemen appeared before a French enquiry to explain why they withheld vital...

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`Spy rock` was genuine, says UK ex-official

The "spy rock" row that damaged relations between Britain and Russia in early 2006 was not a work of...

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British troops in Afghan child abuse investigation

The allegation comes less than a week after a video emerged showing US Marines urinating on Taliban...

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Don`t keep gold at home, UK Indians told

The British police issued specific crime prevention advice asking members of the community not to k...

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British Army defuses pipe bomb near Belfast school

Northern Ireland police say British Army experts have defused a pipe bomb near a Catholic elementary...

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`Pay me 10,000 pounds for access to British PM`

Rickie Sehgal -- chairman of BACL -- said donors could dine with the prime minister and raise any is...

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Held for death, Sivia was wooed by British govt

Indian-origin lecturer at Oxford University, Devinder Sivia, who was arrested and later released on ...

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British Navy nabs 13 Somali pirates in Indian Ocean

The British Royal Navy has captured 13 Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean, Defence Ministry said.

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British police to probe Libya rendition claims

David Cameron set up the Gibson inquiry in 2010 to look at allegations of British complicity in the ...

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British opposition leader Miliband in relaunch bid

Miliband faces poor poll ratings and renewed criticism from within his own party of his performance.

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British PM Cameron "sorry" for Tourette`s jibe

The British PM`s latest jibe against Labour`s Ed Balls has landed him in hot water with disability c...

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Stephen Hawking turns 70, misses birthday event

Doctors predicted he had just months to live in 1963 when he was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Diseas...

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Thatcher waged secret war against UK rights groups

Undercover soldiers were ordered by the Ministry of Defence to carry out spying missions, after the ...

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Call for British royal to sell Bahrain jewels

A former junior foreign minister said the gift to Sophie should be sold and the proceeds be given to...

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Report backs controversial UK high-speed rail plan

The Network Rail review says that alternatives will cause long delays to travellers during the build...

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British police make new phone hacking arrest

British police investigating tabloid phone hacking have arrested a long-serving former assistant to...

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British Red Cross worker kidnapped in Pak

Armed men kidnapped a British Red Cross worker from the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Thu...

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Anuj case: India satisfied with Brit govt`s action

India is satisfied with the prompt action taken by the British authorities against the culprits inv...

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British tourist`s death: Lankan politician held

Sri Lanka has laid emphasis on tourism as a main area of growth in the island`s post ethnic conflic...

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British troops in Afghanistan risk mental problems

At least one in five British soldiers in Afghanistan will suffer from some mental illness, a study h...

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British troops in Afghanistan to get new equipment

Britain has announced an equipment package worth 400 million pounds (around $627 million) for its tr...

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Cameron visits British troops in Afghanistan

Cameron said the main purpose of his trip was to say "a big thank you" to British service personnel ...

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British helped Chinese admiral escape in WW II

During World War II, more than 60 British servicemen and a one-legged Chinese admiral, Chan Chak, m...

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`Foolish` British MP sacked over Nazi stag party

MP Aidan Burley was pictured in the Mail last week with a man dressed as a Nazi SS officer at a sta...

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British writer Christopher Hitchens dead at 62

The author of 25 books - Hitchens never lost his biting humor.

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Antarctica mapped `sans ice`

The map, BEDMAP2, gives the close-up view of Antarctica without its ice.

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Attack on British embassy being probed: Iran

The assault had prompted Britain to close its embassy and order Iran`s embassy in London shut.

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Obama`s stepmother granted British citizenship

Kezia Obama, stepmother to US President Barack Obama, has been granted British citizenship after liv...

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Delhi celebrates 100 years as India`s capital

It was on December 12, 1911, that then Emperor of India George V proclaimed Delhi as the capital of ...

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Iran FM regrets storming of British embassy

Iran`s foreign minister reiterated that he regretted last month`s storming of the UK embassy in Teh...

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British troops may leave Afghanistan early: Report

UK may speed up the withdrawal of up to 4,000 of its troops from Afghan before the end of 2013, acco...

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New dinosaur species found from museum vaults

Researchers have discovered what they say are the remains of a new horned dinosaur species which has...

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British Queen faces pay freeze until 2015: Report

The UK Queen is all set to feel the pinch of the economic downturn as she faces a pay freeze until 2...

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Blast near British embassy in Bahrain: Ministry

An embassy spokesman confirmed there had been an explosion but could not yet say if the embassy had...

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Iran calls for calm in crisis with Britain

Iran called on the West to avoid a deepening diplomatic crisis following the storming of the British...

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Iranian diplomats expelled from UK arrive home

Iranian diplomats expelled from London in retaliation for attacks on British compounds in Tehran arr...

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Iranians stage new anti-British rally: Report

On Tuesday, hundreds of angry protesters ran amok in Britain`s diplomatic mission in Tehran.

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Iran releases students who stormed British Embassy

Iran has released 11 hardline protesters detained for storming the British Embassy and diplomatic co...

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`Occupy` activists storm Xstrata London HQ

Activists from the Occupy London anti-capitalist movement stormed a building housing the mining gi...

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UNSC condemns attack on British embassy in Tehran

The UN Security Council has strongly condemned the attack on the British embassy in Tehran and cal...

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