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- Somalia, Iraq most dangerous places for minorities: NGO
LONDON - Somalia remains the world's most dangerous country for minority groups, followed by Iraq, Sudan, Afghanistan and Myanmar, a leading human rights group said Thursday. The five were in unchanged positions from last years Minority Rights Group
- Assad invites Obama to visit Damascus
LONDON: Syrian President Bashar Al Assad has issued an informal invitation to President Barack Obama to visit Damascus for talks, in a sign that relations between the two countries may gradually be thawing. 'We would like to welcome him to Syria,
- Iraq declines offer of U.S. help with reconciliation (Reuters)
2:20 am Iraqi army arrest suspect in Kirkuk vehicle bombs July 4, 2009, 11:04 pm Marines in 'hell of a fight' in Afghanistan: commander July 4, 2009, 2:33 am Iran mulls trials as it steps up crackdown July 4, 2009, 11:24 pm BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq
- Belarus marks anniversary of liberation from Nazi
MINSK: Belarus yesterday marked the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Minsk from Nazi forces with a Soviet-style military parade and a rousing speech by authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. Some 160 tanks, armoured vehicles and artillery
- Ukrainian PM meets visiting Chinese politburo member
[Xinhua: 'Ukrainian Pm Meets Senior Chinese Official on Bilateral Ties'] KIEV, July 3 (Xinhua) - Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on Thursday met and discussed bilateral ties with Wang Gang, member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central
- UK Embassy staff to go on trial in Iran
Tehran: A top Iranian cleric said Friday that some of the detained Iranian staffers of the British Embassy in Tehran will be put on trial, and he accused Britain of a role in instigating widespread protests that erupted over the country's disputed
- Local British embassy employee charged by Iran, says lawyer
Tehran: The lawyer of a detained Iranian employee of the British embassy in Tehran says his client has been charged with 'acting against national security.' Lawyer Abdul Samad Khorramshi says his client is being held in Evin prison and will in all
- British PM's Wife Joins 1000s at Gay Pride Parade
The wife of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has joined thousands of revelers in London's annual gay pride march. Sarah Brown held a red, white and pink version of the Union Jack as the noisy parade wound through the city center before a rally and
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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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