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Merkel in veiled attack on British Conservatives (AFP)

Posted: 10 May 2009 12:47 PM PDT

AFP - German Chancellor Angela Merkel made a thinly veiled attack Sunday on Britain's eurosceptic main opposition Conservative Party, who are currently riding high in opinion polls.

Blair hails Rwandan revival as 'inspiration to the world' (AFP)

Posted: 10 May 2009 10:45 AM PDT

AFP - Former Prime Minister Tony Blair on Sunday praised genocide-scarred Rwanda as "an inspiration to the world," after talks with President Paul Kagame.

Centrica agrees deal to buy British Energy stake: reports (AFP)

Posted: 10 May 2009 10:41 AM PDT

AFP - Energy firm Centrica is set to announce a deal to buy a 25 percent stake in nuclear company British Energy from French owners EDF, press reports stated Sunday.

Gov't 'most unpopular ever' over expenses row: polls (AFP)

Posted: 10 May 2009 10:33 AM PDT

AFP - The government's popularity hit record lows Sunday as more details of lawmakers' expenses, revealing lavish spending on everything from home improvements to pest control, came to light.

UK politicians face curb on expenses after scandal (AP)

Posted: 10 May 2009 04:45 AM PDT

AP - A senior British lawmaker says Parliament will set up an independent body to oversee legislators' expenses following a series of damaging revelations.

Somali pirates receive $2 million for British-owned ship (Reuters)

Posted: 10 May 2009 03:26 AM PDT

Reuters - Somali pirates said on Sunday they had received a $2-million (1.3-million pound) ransom for the release of a British-owned vessel and its 16 Bulgarian crew.