Britain’s Prince Harry qualifies as Apache pilot
LONDON – Britain’s Prince Harry has qualified as an Apache attack helicopter pilot, St James’s Palace said Thursday, adding that he had won a prize for shooting skills.
The 27-year-old received an award for being the best [...]
Redknapp cleared in tax evasion trial
LONDON – Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp was found not guilty of tax evasion on Wednesday following a three-week trial into allegations he stashed hundred of thousands of dollars in an offshore bank account.
Redknapp’s co-accused [...]
UK scholarship launched for murdered Indian student
LONDON – A British university said it would set up a scholarship in memory of an Indian student shot dead while studying in England.
Lancaster University on Friday announced the Anuj Bidve Memorial Scholarship in honour of 23-year-old [...]
British minister quits to fight charges in speeding row
LONDON – British Energy Secretary Chris Huhne resigned on Friday after being told he will face criminal charges over allegations that he dodged a speeding penalty, but vowed to prove his innocence.
Director of Public Prosecutions Keir [...]
Only quality migrants welcome”, says UK
London, In a move bound to create ripples, Britain Thursday announced a shift of focus in its immigration policy which now seeks to welcome only those non-EU immigrants “who add to quality of life” barring others with a low income [...]
NATO sticks to 2014 Afghan pullout despite early French exit
BRUSSELS – NATO is committed to plans to withdraw combat troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2014, the alliance chief said Monday after France decided to end its fighting role a year earlier.
“We stick to the roadmap that was outlined [...]
Spider silk outfit goes on show in London
LONDON – An astonishing golden outfit made from the silk of spiders goes on display at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum on Wednesday, the largest example of the material in the world.
The four-metre-long (13-feet-long) hand-woven [...]
EU set to slap oil embargo on Iran
BRUSSELS – The European Union readied to slap an embargo on Iran’s oil exports Monday as the West ramped up pressure over the country’s suspect nuclear drive and urged Tehran to return to the negotiating table.
In the toughest [...]
British police make arrest over Saddam’s bronze buttock
LONDON – British police arrested a 66-year-old man in connection with part of a bronze statue of Saddam Hussein, a buttock, was illegally brought over from Iraq after the war.
He was held on suspicion of breaching the 2003 Iraq Sanctions [...]
Murdoch group in mass hacking payouts to stars
LONDON – Rupert Murdoch’s media empire has made huge payouts to 37 phone-hacking victims including actor Jude Law, footballer Ashley Cole and former deputy premier John Prescott, their lawyers said Thursday.
The High Court in London [...]






