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Shrinking Dollar Sets Off Alarms Overseas, But Helps US

Washington Post | Anthony Faiola | Posted 10.28.2009 | Home

Read More: Uk, Recovery, Rate Change, Economy, Currency, Globalization, Pound, Recession, Euro, Economic Recovery, Yen, Exchange Rate, Globalisation, Dollar, Japan, China, Home News

The dramatic decline of the U.S. dollar is aiding the American economic recovery but setting off alarm bells overseas, with corporate executives, poli...

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Britain's Silent Conservative Movement

Emily Henry | Posted 10.28.2009 | World

Read More: Uk, Nick Griffin, Britain, Bnp, Question-Time, Gordon Brown, Conservative Party, England, Great Britain, Jack Straw, British Politics, Labor Party, David Dimbleby, World News
Emily Henry

Britain is tearing up its socialist roots and traversing a path back to conservatism. For those who feel sidelined in the immigration debate, the BNP has become a solution - albeit an extreme one.

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Ex-Gitmo Detainees Sue UK To Make Their Evidence Public

AP | DAVID STRINGER | Posted 10.27.2009 | World

Read More: Uk, Guantanamo, Guantanamo Bay, Britain, Terrorism Britain, England, Guantanamo Detainees, World News

LONDON — Seven former Guantanamo Bay detainees asked the High Court in London on Tuesday to reject a government request to use secret sessions t...

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Iran Suicide Bombing Could Be Bad For Obama

TIME | Andrew Lee Butters | Posted 10.19.2009 | Home

Read More: Uk, Britain, Revolutionary Guard, Baluchistan, Nuke, Nuclear Program, Iran Election, Pakistan, Baluchi, Iran, Obama, Diplomacy, Iran Suicide Bombing, Negotiations, White House, Nuclear Weapons, Analysis, Assassination, #Iranelection, Tehran, Iran Bombing, Jundullah, Home News

Sunday's suicide terrorism attack that killed at least five commanders of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps could have an impact far beyond the Islami...

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Letters Reveal True Views Of UK Diplomats

AP | DAVID STRINGER | Posted 10.19.2009 | World

Read More: Uk, True Views, Letters, Secret Letters, Bbc, Freedom of Information Laws, British Ambassadors, England, Undiplomatic Views, Valedictory Letters, Diplomats, Foreign Office, British Ministry, London, World News

LONDON — It's not exactly diplomatic – details of what British ambassadors really think about their foreign hosts were disclosed Sunday fo...

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BNP, UK Far Right Party, To Admit Non-Whites

AP | Posted 10.15.2009 | World

Read More: Uk, British-National-Party, Great Britain, Bnp, England, Nick Griffin, British National Party, World News

LONDON — The far-right British National Party agreed Thursday to change its constitution to let nonwhite people become members. The party oppos...

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UK Government Advertises About Climate Change, 75% Of Brits Willing To Change Lifestyle

Posted 10.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Uk, Climate Change Ads, UK Government Climate Change Ads, Britain, Climate Change, Global Warming, Britain Climate Change, Green News

A quick visit to the U.K. confirms that environmental and global-warming concerns are, on the surface at least, acutely more pronounced here than in t...

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RBS ATM Withdrawals Were Monitored Hourly During Banking Crisis

The Guardian | Jill Treanor | Posted 10.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Uk, Alistair Darling, UK Bailout, Fsa, City, Royal Bank of Scotland, London, Financial Services Authority, Wall Street, Rbs, Britian, Lehman Brothers, Atms, RBS Bailout, Banks, Northern Rock, Economy, Lloyds, Hbos, Business News

City watchdogs were monitoring cash withdrawals from Royal Bank of Scotland every hour during the height of the banking crisis, the Guardian can revea...

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UK Royal Family Honors Fallen, Marks 'End Of Iraq War'

AP | MEERA SELVA | Posted 10.09.2009 | World

Read More: Iraq War, Gordon Brown, Uk, United-Kingdom, The United Kingdom, Prince William, United Kingdom, British Royal Family, Prince-William, Iraq, Prime Minister Gordon Brown, War in Iraq, The Queen, World News

LONDON — At a memorial service honoring Britons who died during the Iraq war, the Archbishop of Canterbury said Friday it will take time for his...

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Cage Fighter In Drag Knocks Two Men To The Ground In Defense Of Friend

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.07.2009 | Home

Read More: Uk, Swansea, Transvestite, Cross-Dressing, South Wales, Drag, Cage Fighter, Home News

Moments after two friends took part in a late-night brawl on the streets of Swansea, South Wales, U.K., video from a CCTV camera shows that they confr...

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BOOKER PRIZE WINNER: Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall

AP | JILL LAWLESS | Posted 10.06.2009 | Books

Read More: Uk, Man Booker Prize, Wolf Hall, Books, Booker, Hilary Mantel, Booker Prize, UK Writers, Hilary Mantel Wolf Hall, Booker Prize Winner, Literary Prizes, Books News

LONDON — A tale of political intrigue set during the reign of King Henry VIII won the prestigious Man Booker prize for fiction Tuesday. Hilary ...

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Booker Prize: Why No Coverage?

The Guardian | Robert McCrum | Posted 10.06.2009 | Books

Read More: England, Uk, Man Booker Prize, Books Coverage, Man Booker, Books, Booker Prize, Literary Prizes, Books News

Once upon a time in the last century, when new fiction was fashionable, the Booker prize (now the Man Booker) was considered Breaking News, upending t...

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G-7 To Meet, Talk Less As G-20 Ascends: Officials

Bloomberg | By Rainer Buergin and Simon Kennedy | Posted 12.03.2009 | Business

Read More: Uk, Italy, Germany, United Kingdom, Imf, United States, Canada, G7, G-20, Pittsburgh, Global Policy, Japan, France, G-7, g20, Global Economic Policy, Us, Un, Economy, Business News

Group of Seven finance chiefs said they will meet less and issue fewer statements as the G-20 becomes the main arena for setting global economic polic...

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Weekly Foreign Affairs Roundup

Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet | Posted 12.02.2009 | World

Read More: Benyamin Netanyahu, Uk, Guinea, Somalia, Pakistan, Iraq, China, Karzai, Iran, Irish Vote, Guido Westerwelle, Russia, Mahmourd Abbas, Honduras, Solana, Us, Germany, Zelaya, Micheletti, Palestinian, UN General Assembly, G20 Climate Change, Yemen. Lebanon, Medvedev, France, Al Shabaab, Mcchrystal, Georgia, Angela Merkel, Taliban, Afghanistan, Hizbul, Ninawa, Qum, World Affairs, Foreign Affairs Roundup, World News
Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet

This Past Two Week's Top Stories in Foreign Affairs

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China, Iran and Sanctions: What's a Rising Power to Do?

Elizabeth Lynch | Posted 11.29.2009 | World

Read More: Sanctions, Gasoline, Obama Administration, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Oil, Nuclear, China, U.N. Security Council, Britain, France, Iran, U.K., U.N., Russia, Gas, Mid East Trade, World News
Elizabeth Lynch

Why is China so hesitant to support sanctions against Iran? History, geo-politics and economic ties are what set China apart from its Security Council brethren.

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PHOTOS: The Extreme Hair Fashions of Charlie le Mindu

Piers Fawkes | Posted 11.29.2009 | Style

Read More: Uk, London Fashion Week, London Charlie Le Mindu, Style News
Piers Fawkes

French hair artist and wig designer recently presented his second collection at London Fashion Week.

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Annual Bank Bonuses To Be Banned In U.K.

BusinessWeek | DAVID STRINGER | Posted 11.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Britain, CEO Pay, Wall Street, U.K., United Kingdom, Economy, Banks, g20, Bank Bonuses, Business News

British Treasury chief Alistair Darling said Monday that annual bonuses for bank executives will be outlawed in an attempt to curb excessive risk-taki...

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Anglo-Saxon Treasures, Largest Hoard Ever, Found By Amateur Terry Herbert In UK

AP | RAPHAEL G. SATTER | Posted 11.24.2009 | World

Read More: Anglo-Saxon Archaeology, Uk, England, Anglo-Saxon Treasures, Terry Herbert, Anglo-Saxon, Archaeology, Terry Herbert Metal Detector, Terry Herbert Treasure, 55-Year-Old Terry Herbert, Terry Herbert Staffordshire, Treasure Terry Herbert, Terry Herbert Anglo Saxon, Anglo Saxon Hoard, Anglo-Saxon Hoard, Terry Herbert Gold, Saxon Hoard, World News

LONDON — It's an unprecedented find that could revolutionize ideas about medieval England's Germanic rulers: An amateur treasure-hunter searchin...

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Women in Hip-Hop: The B-girl Be Festival

Lauri Lyons | Posted 11.18.2009 | Entertainment

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Lauri Lyons

When it comes to women in hip-hop, don't call it a comeback. Women have been here for years.

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Resilience Takes Form -- A Handbook for Transition

Cameron Sinclair | Posted 11.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Uk, Self Help, Urban Planning, Transition-Towns, Sustainability, Community Organizing, Green Living, Rob Hopkins, Totnes, Green News
Cameron Sinclair

Totnes, a sleepy seaside town in the West of England, has become the accidental epicenter of a quiet revolution.

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On the Rise: A Call to ARMS

Jon Chattman | Posted 11.16.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: He-Man, Uk, Arms, Grizzly Bear, Harlem Shakes, Myspace, Atmospheric-Warming, Sex, Brooklyn, Kids Aflame, Indie, Rock, Todd Goldstein, Pop, Melodic, Entertainment News
Jon Chattman

"I've been sort of kicking myself for not writing Grizzly Bear's 'Two Weeks. Too perfect," Golstein said. "I'm going to cover it just so I can make myself feel a little better."

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Abdulla Ahmed Ali, Airline Bomb Plot Ringleader, Gets 40 Years

AP | DAVID STRINGER | Posted 11.14.2009 | World

Read More: Uk, Abdulla Ahmed Ali Sentenced, Abdulla Ahmed Ali, Terrorism, Airline Bomb Plot, Britons Airplane Plot, World News

LONDON — In a case that altered airport security worldwide, three British Muslims were imprisoned Monday for at least 30 years each for a plot t...

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President Obama, Gordon Brown, Deaths in Afghanistan and More British Deception Over Lockerbie

Vicky Ward | Posted 11.10.2009 | World

Read More: Corruption, Gordon Brown, Lockerbie, Lockerbie Bomber Released, Stephen Farrell, U.K., Abdel Baset Ali Al-Megrahi, World News
Vicky Ward

If applause is what Gordon Brown wants, he's not getting it. When, for the sake of his country, is the British Prime Minister going to do the decent thing -- and resign?

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Bird Eats Bat: Great Tits Hunt Bats For Heads (VIDEO)

New Scientist | Sanjida O'Connell | Posted 11.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Ornithologist, Uk, Cave, Nature, Hungary, Biology, Bats, Great Tits, Science, Birds, Ornithology, Video, Green News

It sounds like the avian equivalent of an Ozzy Osbourne legend. Great tits have been discovered killing and eating bats by pecking their heads open. ...

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UK Court Convicts 3 Of Plot To Blow Up Airliners

AP | DAVID STRINGER | Posted 10.23.2009 | World

Read More: Uk, Assad Sarwar, British Muslims, Abdulla Ahmed Ali, United Kingdom, Tanvir Hussain, World News

LONDON — Three British Muslims were convicted Monday of plotting to murder thousands by downing at least seven airliners bound for the U.S. and ...

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