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Taliban arrests thwart Afghan talks: ex-U.N. envoy
Mar 18, 2010 22:10 EDT
LONDON (Reuters) - The arrests of senior Afghan Taliban members in Pakistan have stopped most talks between the insurgents and U.N. representatives, the former head of the U.N. mission in Afghanistan said in a BBC interview.
Cheryl Cole to separate from husband
Feb 23, 2010 12:35 EST
LONDON (Reuters) - British pop singer Cheryl Cole and her England footballer husband Ashley Cole are to separate, her spokesman said on Tuesday.
UK, Ethiopia to head climate funding effort
Feb 12, 2010 14:22 EST
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain and Ethiopia will head a new United Nations panel that aims to secure $100 billion every year by 2020 to help developing nations cut emissions and adapt to climate change, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday.
Merkel, Brown accept Copenhagen deal, wanted more
Dec 18, 2009 18:56 EST
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown accepted a Copenhagen climate deal on Saturday, but said they had wanted more.
UK court issued arrest warrant for Livni: report
Dec 14, 2009 17:08 EST
LONDON (Reuters) - A British court issued an arrest warrant for former Israeli foreign minister Tzipi Livni on war crimes charges but withdrew it on finding she had canceled a planned trip to Britain, the Guardian newspaper reported.
Newcastle named Britain's "greenest" city
Nov 19, 2009 07:18 EST
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - For decades, Newcastle upon Tyne was blackened by coal dust and known around the world for its clanking shipyards and smoke-belching factories.
GM says 10,000 jobs could go in European shake-up
Nov 17, 2009 13:18 EST
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. carmaker General Motors could cut between 9,000 and 10,000 jobs as part of its restructuring of its European operations, Nick Reilly, interim head of GM's European business, said on Tuesday.
Referees' rep slams Ferguson ban
Nov 12, 2009 19:00 EST
Alex Ferguson was told he'd "got off lightly" by the union representing England's top referees after receiving a four-game touchline ban for an outspoken attack on referee Alan Wiley.
Referees' rep slams Ferguson ban
Nov 12, 2009 19:00 EST
Sir Alex Ferguson was told he'd "got off lightly" by the union representing England's top referees after receiving a four-game touchline ban for an outspoken attack on referee Alan Wiley.
Referees' rep slams ban on United boss Ferguson
Nov 12, 2009 19:00 EST
Sir Alex Ferguson was told he'd "got off lightly" by the union representing England's top referees after receiving a four-game touchline ban for an outspoken attack on referee Alan Wiley.
Ferguson banned for criticizing referee's fitness
Nov 12, 2009 10:36 EST
Man United manager Alex Ferguson fined, banned from bench for criticizing referee's fitness. Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson was banned for four games and fined $32,000 Thursday for criticizing the fitness of a referee after a Premier League game.
Ferguson gets touchline ban for 'unfit' ref attack
Nov 11, 2009 19:00 EST
Sir Alex Ferguson was given a four-match touchline ban for improper conduct by the Football Association (FA) here on Thursday following an outspoken attack on referee Alan Wiley.
Touchline ban for Fergie over 'unfit ref' slur
Nov 11, 2009 19:00 EST
Sir Alex Ferguson was given a four-match touchline ban for improper conduct by the Football Association (FA) here on Thursday following an outspoken attack on referee Alan Wiley.
Ferguson gets touchline ban for 'unfit' ref attack
Nov 11, 2009 19:00 EST
Sir Alex Ferguson was given a four-match touchline ban for improper conduct by the Football Association (FA) here on Thursday following an outspoken attack on referee Alan Wiley.
Touchline ban for Fergie over 'unfit ref' slur
Nov 11, 2009 19:00 EST
Sir Alex Ferguson was given a four-match touchline ban for improper conduct by the Football Association (FA) here on Thursday following an outspoken attack on referee Alan Wiley.
Touchline ban for Fergie over 'unfit ref' slur
Nov 11, 2009 19:00 EST
Sir Alex Ferguson was given a four-match touchline ban for improper conduct by the Football Association (FA) here on Thursday following an outspoken attack on referee Alan Wiley.
Touchline ban for Fergie over 'unfit ref' slur
Nov 11, 2009 19:00 EST
Sir Alex Ferguson was given a four-match touchline ban for improper conduct by the Football Association (FA) here on Thursday following an outspoken attack on referee Alan Wiley.
Britain unveils nuclear energy expansion plans
Nov 09, 2009 14:15 EST
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain set out plans Monday to speed up the planning process for big wind farms and new nuclear power plants and named 10 sites where reactors could be built.
Britain to fund four clean coal trials
Nov 09, 2009 12:30 EST
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will fund up to four large-scale demonstration projects to limit climate-warming carbon emissions from coal plants, through a levy on electricity bills, the government said on Monday.
Abdullah rules out joining new Afghan government
Nov 04, 2009 10:44 EST
KABUL (Reuters) - Technocrats and some existing ministers will be appointed to Afghan President Hamid Karzai's new government, a spokesman said on Wednesday, but his main rival branded his re-election illegal and ruled out taking any part.
