The phone hacking scandal at one of Britain’s best-selling tabloids intensified with reports that relatives of dead soldiers were among those targeted. British newspaper The Daily Telegraph said a private detective working for the News of the World tabloid may have hacked into the phones of family members of troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. […]
British Tabloid May Have Hacked Phones of Dead Soldiers’ Relatives
Posted July 7th, 2011 at 9:45 am (UTC-5)
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British PM Calls for Inquiries into Newspaper Phone Hacking Scandal
Posted July 6th, 2011 at 5:00 pm (UTC-5)
British Prime Minister David Cameron has called for independent inquiries into new allegations that British tabloid newspaper News of the World hacked into the phones of multiple murder victims in recent years. British media said Wednesday police suspect the newspaper intercepted voicemails sent to the phones of several schoolgirls murdered in 2002 and the phones […]
British PM Calls for Inquiries into Newspaper Phone Hacking Scandal
Posted July 6th, 2011 at 4:45 pm (UTC-5)
British Prime Minister David Cameron has called for independent inquiries into new allegations that British tabloid newspaper News of the World hacked into the phones of multiple crime victims in recent years. British media say police have expanded their investigation of the tabloid to include allegations that it hacked the phones of several schoolgirls murdered […]
British PM Calls for Inquiries into Newspaper Phone Hacking Scandal
Posted July 6th, 2011 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
British Prime Minister David Cameron has called for independent inquiries into new allegations that British tabloid newspaper News of the World hacked into the phones of multiple crime victims in recent years. British media say police have expanded their investigation of the tabloid to include allegations that it hacked the phones of several schoolgirls murdered […]
Britain to Withdraw 500 Troops from Afghanistan
Posted July 6th, 2011 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
Britain says it will withdraw 500 troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2012, reducing the size of its force to 9,000. British Prime Minister David Cameron told Parliament Wednesday that the drawdown reflects progress made by the Afghan national security force ahead of the deadline for the complete handover of security control to local […]
Britain to Withdraw 500 Troops from Afghanistan
Posted July 6th, 2011 at 8:35 am (UTC-5)
Britain says it will withdraw 500 troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2012. British Prime Minister David Cameron told Parliament Wednesday that he will reduce the size of its force from 9,500 to 9,000. Mr. Cameron says the reduction reflects progress made by the Afghan national security force. He said the decision was not […]
British Parliment to Debate Tabloid Phone-Hacking
Posted July 6th, 2011 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
British lawmakers are holding an emergency debate Wednesday on a phone-hacking scandal involving the News of the World tabloid newspaper. The parliament session comes after officials said British investigators were contacting family members of victims of the July 7, 2005 London terror attacks to warn them their phones may have been hacked after the bombings. […]
Statue of Late US President Ronald Reagan Unveiled in Britain
Posted July 4th, 2011 at 3:10 pm (UTC-5)
A 3-meter-tall statue of late U.S. President Ronald Reagan was unveiled in London on Monday to honor the Cold War leader. British Foreign Secretary William Hague praised the former president as a “great American hero.” Also present at the monument’s unveiling was former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. The statue, she said, commemorated a […]
Britain Pledges $61 Million in Food Aid to Ethiopia
Posted July 4th, 2011 at 2:05 am (UTC-5)
Britain has pledged $61 million in emergency food aid to Ethiopia as the Horn of Africa experiences its worst drought in decades. British International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell announced the aid to the World Food Program Sunday, saying the money could feed 1.3 million people for three months. He said Britain is acting quickly to […]
Britain to Pull Some Troops From Afghanistan
Posted July 3rd, 2011 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
British newspapers say Prime Minister David Cameron this week will announce the withdrawal of at least 500 troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2012. The move, expected to be announced Wednesday, follows last month’s announcement by U.S. President Barack Obama that 10,000 American troops will be withdrawn this year as part of a process […]
