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Toasts and tears of joy as Germany started WWI It is past dusk when Wilhelm II uncorks the sparkling wine for his top army brass on August 1, 1914.

31 July 2014

Kazakh diplomats not willing to repay £1.8 million 'debt' of London congestion charges Kazakhstani diplomats in Britain are not planning to repay £1.8 million of congestion charges for driving in London city center.

29 July 2014

Carl Froch: Golovkin too dangerous WBA and IBF world champion in the super middleweight division Carl Froch wants to avoid fighting Gennady Golovkin.

28 July 2014

UK journalist for Russian TV says Ukraine deported him A British reporter for Russia's RT television in conflict-torn eastern Ukraine said on Saturday that Kiev had deported and banned him from the country for three years.

26 July 2014

Cautious Royal Bank of Scotland reports sharp recovery Britain's state-rescued Royal Bank of Scotland warned over future earnings despite posting a surge in profits.

25 July 2014

Prince George, 'style icon', to celebrate first birthday Britain's Prince George celebrates his first birthday on Tuesday, capping a year in which the globetrotting infant became the trend-setting face of the modern royal family.

21 July 2014

Sky News apologises for rummaging through MH17 luggage British broadcaster Sky News apologised after one of its presenters searched through luggage at the crash site of downed flight MH17 live on air.

21 July 2014

Obama calls Cameron, Merkel, Abbott US President Barack Obama spoke by phone with the leaders of Germany, Britain and Australia to discuss how to respond to the downing of a Malaysian jetliner in eastern Ukraine.

19 July 2014

Sri Lanka jails killers of British tourist A Sri Lankan ruling party politician and three accomplices were Friday sentenced to 20 years in jai for murdering a British holidaymaker on Christmas Eve and raping his Russian partner.

18 July 2014

US sentences British men over Taliban support A US judge sentenced two British men to a combined total of 20.5 years in prison Wednesday for conspiring to provide and for providing equipment and personnel to the Taliban.

17 July 2014

EU summit fails to reach deal on top jobs EU leaders failed to reach agreement as their summit ended early Thursday over who should get the top jobs to steer the 28-nation bloc over the next five years.

17 July 2014

UK to provide military equipment to Kazakhstan Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Defense will receive all terrain vehicles (ATV) and night vision equipment from the United Kingdom.

16 July 2014

Hague quits as British foreign secretary in pre-election shake-up Britain's William Hague announced his surprise resignation as foreign secretary, as Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron overhauled his government to set the battle-lines for elections next year.

15 July 2014

Harry Potter' actor found dead in Death Valley British actor David Legeno, who played a werewolf in the "Harry Potter" movies, has been found dead in Death Valley, United States police said.

14 July 2014

Napoleon and Josephine's marriage certificate for sale It was one of the greatest love stories in history and now the marriage certificate that sealed the union of Napoleon and his first wife Josephine is to be sold at auction in September.

10 July 2014

One million strike in Britain over pay and cuts: unions More than one million public sector workers went on strike in Britain Thursday over pay and spending cuts by the government imposed as part of its austerity programme, trade unions said.

10 July 2014

Van Dyck discovered by British TV programme fails to sell A lost Van Dyck painting spotted on a British television programme failed to find a buyer at a Tuesday auction despite estimates it would fetch 1,000 times its original price.

09 July 2014

Diyas, Shvedova end Wimbledon struggle... with good money The most successful performance by Kazakhstani tennis players at Wimbledon has ended on July 1.

06 July 2014

TV star Rolf Harris jailed for five years over sex assaults Veteran entertainer Rolf Harris, a household name in Britain and Australia for decades, was jailed for five years and nine months for a string of sexual assaults against girls.

05 July 2014

Queen smashes whisky, gives her name to Britain's biggest warship Queen Elizabeth II smashed a bottle of whisky against Britain's biggest warship as she gave her name to the new aircraft carrier at a ceremony in Scotland.

05 July 2014

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