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Pakistan's Malala in school for first time since shooting

Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai returned to school for the first time since October when she was shot in the head by the Taliban for campaigning for girls' education.
 

Pakistan's Malala in school for first time since shooting

Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai returned to school on Tuesday for the first time since October when she was shot in the head by the Taliban for campaigning for girls' education.
 

Radio activists channel anger in Malaysian Borneo

It is 6 p.m. in rural Borneo and Iban tribesman Luang Anak Entiyang springs up to fetch his short-wave radio, tuning in the day's broadcast of Radio Free Sarawak for a dozen fellow villagers.
 

Radio activists channel anger in Malaysian Borneo

It's 6 p.m. in rural Borneo and Iban tribesman Luang Anak Entiyang springs up to fetch his short-wave radio, tuning in the day's broadcast of Radio Free Sarawak for a dozen fellow villagers.
 

'I'm getting better', says Malala in video message

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head by the Taliban for campaigning for girls' education, said she was "getting better day by day" in her first public statement released Monday.
 

Pakistan's Malala to get titanium plate in skull: doctors

British doctors said Wednesday they will insert a titanium plate in the skull of Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai to repair a hole left when the Taliban shot her for campaigning for girls education.
 

China to modernise before boosting global role: official

China's new leadership will focus on modernising the country before it increases Beijing's role in international affairs, a top official told the Davos forum on Saturday.
 

Pakistan's Malala 'has inspired children worldwide'

The bravery of shot Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai has inspired children around the world to fight for a better education, key figures in a UN campaign said on Friday.
 

Margaret Thatcher faces Christmas in hospital

Britain's former prime minister Margaret Thatcher was in hospital Saturday recovering from a minor operation to remove a growth in her bladder and may remain there over Christmas, friends said.
 

Britain's Thatcher faces Christmas in hospital

Britain's former prime minister Margaret Thatcher was in hospital Saturday recovering from a minor operation to remove a growth in her bladder and may remain there over Christmas, friends said.
 

Thatcher recovering from bladder surgery

Former prime minister Margaret Thatcher was recovering in hospital Saturday following a minor operation to remove a growth in her bladder.
 

Britain's Thatcher recovering from bladder surgery

Britain's former prime minister Margaret Thatcher was recovering in hospital Saturday following a minor operation to remove a growth in her bladder.
 

Britain's Thatcher undergoes bladder surgery

Britain's former prime minister Margaret Thatcher was recovering in hospital Friday following an operation to remove a growth in her bladder, her spokeswoman said.
 

Queen gets Antarctic slab at first cabinet meeting

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II attended her first-ever cabinet meeting on Tuesday, where ministers marked her diamond jubilee by naming a chunk of the Antarctic in her honour and giving her 60 placemats.
 

Queen attends first ever cabinet meeting

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II attended her first-ever cabinet meeting on Tuesday to mark her diamond jubilee, the only monarch to do so since 1781.
 

Queen to attend Cabinet in historic first

Queen Elizabeth II is to attend a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Downing Street announced, the first such visit in more than a century.
 

Scientists urge pardon for gay code-breaking hero Turing

Leading scientists including Stephen Hawking urged Britain on Friday to pardon World War II code-breaker Alan Turing, who committed suicide after he was convicted of the then crime of homosexuality.
 

Global 'Malala' war chest for girls' education launched

Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari Monday announced a 10-million-dollar donation for a global war chest to educate all girls by 2015 set up in the name of Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Taliban for campaigning for girls' education.
 

Pakistan plans 'Malala schools' for poor children

Pakistan plans to honour Malala Yousafzai, the schoolgirl education campaigner shot by the Taliban, by opening special schools in her name for poor children, officials said on Monday.
 

Fears blight 'Malala Day' in schoolgirl's hometown

Pakistan marked "Malala Day" Saturday on a global day of support for the teenager shot by the Taliban for promoting girls' education, but in her home town security fears meant her schoolmates could not honour her in public.
 

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The Right Honourable
 Gordon Brown 
MP
Head and shoulders of a smiling man in a suit with dark, greying hair and rounded face with square jaw
Gordon Brown in 2008

Incumbent
Assumed office 
27 June 2007
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded byTony Blair

In office
2 May 1997 – 27 June 2007
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byKenneth Clarke
Succeeded byAlistair Darling

In office
18 July 1992 – 2 May 1997
LeaderJohn Smith
Tony Blair
Preceded byJohn Smith
Succeeded byKenneth Clarke

Member of Parliament
for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
Dunfermline East (1983–2005)
Incumbent
Assumed office 
9 June 1983
Preceded byConstituency Established
Majority18,216 (43.6%)

Born20 February 1951 (1951-02-20) (age 58)
Govan, Glasgow, Scotland
NationalityBritish
Political partyLabour
Spouse(s)Sarah Brown
ChildrenJennifer Jane (Deceased)
John Macaulay
James Fraser
Residence10 Downing Street (Official)
North Queensferry (Private)[1]
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
ReligionChurch of Scotland[2]
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WebsiteGovernment Website