Man punches nurse for removing wife’s burqa
A muslim in France has been jailed after he punched a nurse who tried to remove his wife’s veil during childbirth. Nassim Mimoune, 24, had already been expelled from the…
Peterson stuns Khan to claim world titles
American Lamont Peterson stunned Britain’s Amir Khan on Saturday, winning a majority decision to take the International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Association light-welterweight world titles. Referee Joe Cooper took…
British teen becomes youngest to ski to South Pole
Amelia Hempleman-Adams, a 16-year-old schoolgirl whose father was the first Briton to reach the South Pole solo and unsupported, on Friday became the youngest person to ski to the bottom…
Britain’s Prince Charles urged world not to forget Pakistan’s flood victims
Britain’s Prince Charles urged the world not to forget the victims of the Pakistan floods of more than three months ago, saying their suffering was being overlooked. The Pakistan Humanitarian…
Bomb blast near to British embassy in Bahrain
A bomb has exploded near the British embassy in Bahrain, according to the Bahrain Interior Ministry. A UK Foreign Office spokeswoman said it was aware of a small blast, in…
UK Foreign Secretary William phones Khar.
Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar received a telephone call from UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, William Hague on Friday evening. The Foreign Minister apprised the British…
Britain orders Iran’s diplomats to leave U.K. in 48 hours
Britain orders Iran’s diplomats to leave U.K. in 48 hours and shut its embassy in Tehran on Wednesday after the mission was attacked by protesters angry at fresh sanctions against…
Britain pulls embassy staff out of Iran
Britain has evacuated all its diplomatic staff from Iran, Western diplomatic sources told Reuters on Wednesday, a day after protesters stormed and ransacked its embassy and a residential compound. Britain…
Two million workers in Britain on strike over pensions changes
Two million public sector workers in Britain went on strike on Wednesday over changes to their pensions in the biggest walkout for decades, which is expected to cause widespread disruption.…
Roger Federer wins 6th ATP finals title
Roger Federer won his record sixth ATP World Tour Finals title after beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in London on Sunday. © Associated Press Roger Federer held off a resilient Jo-Wilfried Tsonga…
