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- U.N.'s Ban rebukes Myanmar generals over Suu Kyi
By Louis Charbonneau YANGON (Reuters) - U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon rebuked Myanmar's generals on Saturday for denying him a visit to see detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and said she should be allowed to take part in politics before 2010
- Potter actor Rupert Grint gets swine flu in Britain
Actor Rupert Grint, who plays Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films, has contracted swine flu three days before the latest Potter blockbuster premieres in London. Grint took several days off filming the next movie in the series, Harry Potter and the
- British spy chief's cover blown on facebook
LONDON (Reuters) - The wife of the new head of Britain's spy agency has posted pictures of her husband, family and friends on Internet networking site facebook, details which could compromise security, a newspaper said on Sunday. Sir John Sawers is due
- UK Q1 Housing Equity Withdrawal At Minus GBP8.1 Bln
(RTTNews) - Friday, data released by the Bank of England showed that the housing equity withdrawal was minus GBP8.1 billion in the first quarter of 2009. 'The negative figure implies that individuals injected a net total of GBP8.1 billion into housing
- Fiance pays tribute to her fallen Afghan hero
The fiance of a British soldier killed by the Taliban in Afghanistan said yesterday that his last words to her were: 'I'll come home safe.' Emma Green, 19, last spoke to her childhood sweetheart, Trooper Joshua Hammond, on 22 June - the second
- British troops in final push to clear out insurgents
Hundreds of British soldiers are involved in fierce fighting in the final phase of the latest push to drive the Taliban from Afghanistan's Helmand Province. The new offensive is now reaching a climax and has seen soldiers forced into close-quarters
- No Russia-U.S. arms deal yet: sources
Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev smiles during a boat trip in the waters off the Sevmash factory as new Russian nuclear submarine Yuri Dolgoruky is seen in the background, in the northern city of Severodvinsk July 2, 2009. REUTERS/Alexander
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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the earths surface. The first half of the 20th century saw the UKs strength seriously depleted in two World Wars. The second half witnessed the dismantling of the Empire and the UK rebuilding itself into a modern and prosperous European nation. The UK currently is weighing the degree of its integration with continental Europe. A member of the EU, it chose to remain outside of the EMU for the time being. Constitutional reform is also a significant issue in the UK. Regional assemblies with varying degrees of power opened in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland in 1999.
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AFP - Tom Felton said he was relishing two violent dust-ups with Harry Potter when he resumes his role as the evil Draco Malfoy in the sixth film of the boy wizard's adventures.
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