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McCartney to make full recovery from virus in Tokyo Music legend Paul McCartney has been treated in a Tokyo hospital for an illness that forced him to cancel a tour of Japan but is expected to make a full recovery, his representatives said.
24 May 2014
Disgraced Galliano reappears at Russian cosmetics chain Disgraced British fashion designer John Galliano, little-seen since being sacked by Dior in 2011 for making drunken racist tirades, reappeared in Moscow Thursday as creative director of a Russian cosmetics chain.
23 May 2014
Photo ©uralskweek.kz/Raul Uporov Peter Baruch's parents asking pardon for their son Uralsk prosecutors have received a letter from the parents of Peter Baruch, the British oilman charged with corrupting minors in Kazakhstan.
22 May 2014
Graham Phillips. Photo courtesy of themoscowtimes.com Kiev frees British journalist working for Russian TV A British journalist has been released without charge after being detained by Ukrainian authorities, the Russian TV channel employing him, RT, said.
22 May 2014
Prince Charles compares Putin to Hitler Britain's Prince Charles stoked controversy during a visit to Canada by comparing the recent actions of Russian President Vladimir Putin's to those of Adolf Hitler, the Daily Mail reported.
21 May 2014
Ex-Beatle McCartney cancels Japan tour over illness Former Beatle Paul McCartney has cancelled his Japan tour due to illness, organisers said Tuesday, days after apologising to fans for missing a pair of weekend concerts.
20 May 2014
AstraZeneca rejects Pfizer's final $117bn bid British drugs giant AstraZeneca rejected on Monday a final takeover bid from US rival Pfizer worth $117 billion, saying it undervalued the firm and created uncertainty and risk for shareholders.
20 May 2014
Prince Harry visits WWII battle site in Italy Britain's Prince Harry visited an Italian World War II battlefield on Sunday where tens of thousands of soldiers died 70 years ago and unveiled the design of Britain's pavilion for the Milan Expo.
19 May 2014
©Reuters/Lucy Nicholson Briton, Israeli, German among student Oscar winners Young filmmakers from Briton, Germany and Israel were announced Friday as winners of student Academy Awards, along with 12 laureates from American universities, who will get their prizes next month.
18 May 2014
Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag. ©bbc.com Sudan judge orders Christian woman to hang for apostasy A Sudanese judge on Thursday sentenced a heavily pregnant Christian woman to hang for apostasy, a ruling which Britain denounced as "barbaric" and left the United States "deeply disturbed".
16 May 2014
Anthony Loyd. Photo courtesy of fpalondon.org British journalists shot and beaten in Syria kidnapping Two British journalists were recovering in Turkey on Thursday after being shot and beaten by rebel kidnappers while covering the Syrian conflict, the Times reported.
15 May 2014
Photo courtesy of swtravel.az London tops super-rich city list, survey shows London has more billionaires than any other city in the world, and Britain has more billionaires per head of population than any other country, new data showed.
11 May 2014
Bearded drag queen among favourites to win Eurovision A bearded drag queen who was initially written off as too provocative for some socially conservative countries is now a favourite to win Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest, tinged as always with regional politics.
10 May 2014
20 years on, British fears over Channel Tunnel lost at sea Fearing an invasion of rabid animals, terrorists, immigrants and the loss of their cherished island isolation, many Britons were highly suspicious of the Channel Tunnel.
05 May 2014
Britain's PR king jailed for 8 years for sex assaults British celebrity publicist Max Clifford, the king of tabloid kiss-and-tell scandals, was sentenced to eight years in jail on Friday for a string of sex assaults against teenagers.
03 May 2014
Photo courtesy of article.wn.com Woman rescued after falling from cathedral roof in England A 68-year-old woman had to be rescued by helicopter on Tuesday after she fell and became trapped on one of the towers of Britain's historic Wells Cathedral.
01 May 2014
Britain's Prince Harry and Cressida Bonas. ©Reuters/Stefan Wermuth Prince Harry and Cressida Bonas split Prince Harry and his girlfriend of nearly two years, Cressida Bonas, have split up, Britain's Daily Telegraph and US magazine People reported.
30 April 2014
Denmark's Noma reclaims world's best restaurant title Denmark's Noma restaurant on Monday reclaimed the title of world's best restaurant, becoming a four-time winner having lost the title last year to Spain's El Celler de Can Roca.
30 April 2014
A bus waits at a bus-stop during rush hour outside Liverpool Street station in London. ©Reuters/Luke MacGregor 48-hour strike begins on London Underground Workers on London's Underground train system began a 48-hour strike at 9:00 pm (2000 GMT) on Monday, threatening chaos for commuters and hitting football supporters attending Arsenal's match with Newcastle.
29 April 2014
Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete. ©Reuters/Stringer Tanzania marks 50th anniversary with midlife crisis The east African nation of Tanzania marks its 50th birthday this weekend, but celebrations are being overshadowed by a tussle over the union between the mainland and the islands of Zanzibar.
27 April 2014
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