UK: David Cameron accuses Syrian regime of ‘medieval barbarity’
David Cameron said the Syrian regime was guilty of “medieval barbarity” as President Bashar al-Assad’s forces were accused of mass killings in the city of Homs. As snow fell over […]
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UK: Petrol prices hit record high
Petrol prices have reached a new record level today, hitting 137.44 pence a litre. The latest increase has seen the price of unleaded rise by just over three pence since […]
Channel Tunnel to get mobile phone coverage
One of the pleasures of travelling through the Channel Tunnel is — for some passengers at least — the brief respite that it gives from the sound of people chattering […]
UK: Freedom of faith in UK is celebrated
Courtesy Ahmadiyya Times: “This Mosque has been built only for the worship of God, and as a means to develop love, affection and peace. We have no other purpose, and we […]
James Murdoch quits News International
James Murdoch has stepped down as executive chairman of News International, the UK newspaper business that owns the Sun and the Times titles. The newspaper publisher has been tainted by […]
UK: Union leader calls for Olympics to be targeted
Workers should target the Olympics as part of their campaign against the Government’s spending cuts, Len McCluskey, the leader of Britain’s largest union has said. Mr McCluskey, the general secretary […]
Nicolas Sarkozy orders new Armenian genocide law
President Nicolas Sarkozy has ordered his government to draft a new law punishing denial of the Armenian genocide after France’s top court struck it down as unconstitutional. Armenians say up […]
Occupy London: St Paul’s Cathedral protesters ‘invited back for official meetings’
Protesters who camped outside London’s St Paul’s Cathedral are to be invited back for official outdoor “general assemblies” in the wake of their “tent” protest, it has emerged. The anti-capitalist […]
Afghanistan: France and Germany withdraw civilian staff
France and Germany are following the US and Britain in withdrawing civilian staff from Afghan government institutions in the wake of the killing of two senior US Nato officers. […]
Putin assassination plot foiled: Russian officials
Ukrainian security services have thwarted a plot to kill Russian PM Vladimir Putin, Russian officials say. Two suspects were detained in the Ukrainian port of Odessa, Russia’s state-owned Channel One […]
London conference : If we just sit back, the world will pay: David Cameron’s stark warning on Somalia
Prime Minister David Cameron warned Somalia that the world would ‘pay a price’ if it failed to resolve its chronic instability as a London conference demanded the establishment of a […]
UK: Abortion investigation: Doctor admits procedure tantamount to ‘female infanticide’
One of Britain’s oldest abortion clinics is facing a police investigation after staff were caught falsifying paperwork and a doctor admitted that an abortion he was offering was tantamount to […]
Cameron and Sarkozy to discuss help for Syrian rebels
Leaders to meet at Anglo-French summit over possible military advice to Free Syrian Army as well as separate defence deals. David Cameron and the French president Nicolas Sarkozyare to meet […]
400-year-old witchcraft trial resumes in Germany
The trial of a woman burnt at the stake 400 years ago for witchcraft resumed in Germany on Monday in an effort to clear the woman’s name. Katharina Henot suffered […]
UK: Abu Qatada due for release under strict bail conditions
Abu Qatada is to be returned to the streets of Britain under some of the most draconian bail conditions ever imposed. The extremist preacher will be banned from holding lengthy […]
Malaysia deports Saudi blogger despite fear of execution
Malaysia deported a Saudi Arabian blogger on Sunday, despite fears voiced by human rights groups that he could face execution in his home country over Twitter comments he made that […]
The truth about Taliban ‘reintegration’ which Britain funded with £7 million
The much-vaunted “reintegration” of the Taliban, which Britain has funded with £7 million, is not quite what it seems, writes Ben Farmer in Kabul. Wrapped in shawls against the cold, […]
‘Greece will pay its debts back, if you let us. But not with a German knife held to our throats’
The German flag was burnt in Athens last week as fury over further austerity measures boiled over. Harriet Alexander travelled to a town that bears the scars of hatred between nations, and found a town both angry at German demands and frightened for the future. A protester burns […]
Space engineer who passed Russia missile secrets on to CIA jailed
Space engineer Vladimir Nesterets, who passed secret missile data from Russia on to the CIA, has been jailed for 13 years. Nesterets confessed he was paid to pass information about […]
UK: Abu Qatada let loose on our streets
By Michael Burleigh, and Tom Whitehead of Daily Telegraph His family has cost the taxpayer more than £500,000 in benefits, while his sermons are required reading for terrorists. But next […]