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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown faced a challenge to his leadership Wednesday from within his own Labour Party, months before a national election that disaffected Labour supporters believe he is sure to lose.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he was appalled at China's execution of a British citizen caught smuggling heroin on Tuesday, prompting China to defend its judicial integrity and denounce interference.

Britain is ready to raise troop numbers in Afghanistan by 500 to 9,500, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Wednesday, providing certain conditions are met.

The UK prime minister has called for the release of the remaining British embassy staff detained in Tehran. Gordon Brown said it was "unacceptable" and "unjustifiable" that the local employees had been held. Five out of nine local staff from the UK ...

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, battling to avert the collapse of his government, said on Saturday he would stick to his policies, as his Labor Party faced a European election drubbing.

British Communities Secretary Hazel Blears announced on Wednesday she was resigning, adding to the impression that Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown was losing control of his party.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is to strike a decidedly anti-protectionist note in an address to Congress, telling lawmakers that the "major challenges we all face are global."