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British riots spread on third night of violence

British riots spread on third night of violence

Rioting and looting spread across London on Monday as hooded youths set buildings and cars ablaze, smashed shop windows and hurled bottles and stones at police in a third night of violence in Britain's worst unrest in decades.

 

IOC chief happy with London 2012

International Olympic Committee chief Jacques Rogge puts London 2012's readiness for the Games on a par with Sydney 2000 and Beijing 2008.

 

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?

 

London's biggest protest since Iraq war in 2003

More than 250,000 people took to London's streets to protest the toughest spending cuts since World War II - one of the largest demonstrations since the Iraq war - as riot police clashed with a small groups. More than 200 people were arrested.

 

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.

 

Dog of war: UK Lab fetches medal for bomb-sniffing

Dog of war: UK Lab fetches medal for bomb-sniffing

A perky British Labrador whose bomb-sniffing exploits helped save lives in Afghanistan was decorated for canine courage in a ceremony at London's Imperial War Museum Wednesday....

 

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 ...

 

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