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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.

The United States and Britain announced today they have closed their embassies in Yemen because of security concerns.

British hostage Peter Moore has been freed after being held captive in Iraq since May 2007, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband announced Wednesday.

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.

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 ...

The World Health Organization is looking into reports in Britain and the United States that the H1N1 flu may have developed resistance to Tamiflu in people with severely suppressed immune systems, a spokesman said Tuesday.

British soldiers conducted house-to-house searches for those trapped by floods as deep as 8 feet.

Three quarters of universities in England have had to bail out students because of delays to loans, suggests a BBC survey.

Microsoft is shedding the beta tag for its custom Bing search engine that caters to users in the United Kingdom with a localized offering.

A United Airlines pilot has been charged after being arrested at London's Heathrow Airport on suspicion of being drunk shortly before he was about to fly a transatlantic airliner, police said on Wednesday.