Hillary Clinton and Hamid Karzai due in London
Afghan President Hamid Karzai and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are due to arrive in London ahead of a crucial conference on the future of Afghanistan. The one-day meeting is intended to draw up a blueprint for Afghan forces to gradually take over responsibility for growing areas of their country, paving the way for the eventual withdrawal...
Second day of Nothern Ireland crisis talks
Second day of talks go ahead on Tuesday as Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Northern Ireland Prime Minister Brian Cowen try to strike a deal to keep Northern Ireland’s power-sharing government together. The disputes between rival Northern Ireland parties the Democratic Unionist party and Sinn Fein started because of a dispute on transfer...
Gordon Brown to testify before Iraq inquiry
British leader Gordon Brown won’t testify before his country’s investigation of the Iraq war until after the next general election, the committee behind the inquiry said Wednesday. The Iraq Inquiry, which is investigating the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, said Gordon Brown and other senior ministers wouldn’t be quizzed until after...
Gordon Brown commits 500 more UK troops to Afghanistan
The UK’s military commitment in Afghanistan is set to rise above the 10,000 mark, Gordon Brown announced last night. The Prime Minister confirmed that all the conditions had been met to allow an extra 500 troops to be deployed next month — taking the regular level to 9,500. However, he also broke convention by giving an indication of how...
British and Turkish Premiers discuss Cyprus dispute
Prime Minister Gordon Brown had a phone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In the course of the conversation, initiated by British side, the Premiers discussed the EU Presidential race, EU-Turkey relations as well as issues concerning Cyprus dispute. Prime Minister of Belgium, Herman Van Rompuy has been elected...
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