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Britain to Hold Inquiry into Last Week’s Flight Chaos

Britain to Hold Inquiry into Last Week’s Flight Chaos

Britain is to hold an independent inquiry into a computer failure at its air traffic control hub which caused chaos for travellers last week, aviation officials said Monday. The glitch delayed departures, diverted arrivals and led to the cancellations of

Over One in Four Voters Want EU Exit: Poll

Over One in Four Voters Want EU Exit: Poll

Over four in ten voters want Britain to leave the European Union, a survey showed on Monday. If a referendum was held immediately, 42 percent of Britons would support leaving the EU, compared to 31 percent who would opt to

London Sewer Cleaners in 'Fatberg' Fightback

London Sewer Cleaners in 'Fatberg' Fightback

Every day beneath the streets of London, sewer technicians are fighting a grim war against giant ‘fatbergs’ which clog the system and threaten to regurgitate putrid waste back into people’s homes. The problem gets worse at Christmas, when two extra

Unseated Japan Opposition Leader Steps Down

Unseated Japan Opposition Leader Steps Down

The leader of Japan’s largest opposition party stepped down Monday after losing his seat in a weekend election drubbing. Banri Kaieda, who led the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) to its third consecutive thrashing at the polls, was among the

Pakistan's Khan Leads Anti-Government Protest in Lahore

Pakistan's Khan Leads Anti-Government Protest in Lahore

Workers from Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan’s party shut down major roads in the eastern city of Lahore on Monday in the latest round of protests against the government. Dozens of supporters from Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party gathered at different

I'm Writing a Book about #GamerGate

I'm Writing a Book about #GamerGate

GamerGate is the biggest internet storm in a decade–a battle that has spawned an unprecedented four-and-a-half million tweets, death threats, a front-page story in the New York Times, a segment on The Colbert Report, cost Gawker Media over a million

Diplomats Mobilise to Save France's Culinary Pride

Diplomats Mobilise to Save France's Culinary Pride

Aromatic truffles, smooth-as-silk foie gras, firm, springy oysters, mouth-wateringly tender beef and an almost infinite range of cheeses. The French have a worldwide reputation for gastronomic excellence. But while the country still boasts some of the globe’s finest restaurants, chinks

Hong Kong Left Deeply Polarised by Protests: Analysts

Hong Kong Left Deeply Polarised by Protests: Analysts

The demolition of the main protest camp ended a pro-democracy occupation that paralysed Hong Kong for two months, but the campaign has left the city deeply divided both politically and socially, analysts say. With the world watching, Hong Kong was

India Questions Man over Pro-Islamic State Tweets

India Questions Man over Pro-Islamic State Tweets

BANGALORE, India (AP) — Police in southern India questioned a man who they say acknowledged to running a popular pro-Islamic State group Twitter account but appears to have no direct links to the militant group. Mehdi Masroor Biswas, a 24-year-old

Russia Denies another Near Miss in Baltic Skies

Russia Denies another Near Miss in Baltic Skies

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Defense Ministry on Sunday denied Swedish claims that for the second time this year a Russian military aircraft had nearly collided with a passenger jet over Sweden, insisting that the two planes were never less than

Spain Angers Rights Activists with Tough New Security Law

Spain Angers Rights Activists with Tough New Security Law

Spain’s proposed new public security law, which introduces hefty fines for unauthorised protests and allows for the summary expulsion of migrants that try to enter the country illegally, has sparked fierce opposition from human rights activists. The lower house of

UK to send hundreds of troops to Iraq – newspaper

UK to send hundreds of troops to Iraq – newspaper

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will send hundreds of troops to train Iraqi and Kurdish forces in Iraq, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon told The Daily Telegraph newspaper on Saturday, in a bid to step up the battle against Islamic State fighters.

UK renews its support to President Hadi's efforts

UK renews its support to President Hadi's efforts

Director of Middle East at the British Foreign Office Edward Oakden renewed on Saturday his country’s support for President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi’s efforts to complete the transition stage in Yemen. Oakden stressed, during his meeting in London with Head

UK Spies 'May Have Witnessed' CIA Torture

UK Spies 'May Have Witnessed' CIA Torture

A former security minister has said that British spies may have been aware of torture carried out by CIA agents. Lord West of Spithead, who served in Gordon Brown’s Labour government, said there may have been the “odd case” where

Paisley Hints At Unionist Deal In Belfast

Paisley Hints At Unionist Deal In Belfast

Ian Paisley jnr has hinted the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) might be willing to offer a pact with the Ulster Unionist Party (DUP) at the next General Election. He told an audience at Cambridge University that whilst his party had