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Prince Harry Emerges as Cool, Fun Face of Monarchy

LONDON -- He's been filmed trekking through the Arctic, gives a smoldering look from the cover of a men's magazine and is being targeted by legions of young women who only a few years ago would have been lusting after his older brother. With all the attention being paid to Prince Harry, you might forget that Prince...

UK: Strikes Neutralize Libyan Air Defenses

LONDON -- U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron said Monday that coalition forces have neutralized Libyan air defenses and helped avert a bloodbath in the North African country. The prime minister told British lawmakers that Moammar Gadhafi had violated a U.N. Security Council resolution by moving troops toward rebel-held...

Is Your Cell Phone's Radiation Level Safe? Don't Call the FCC

More than 200 million people in the U.S. talk on cell phones a total of at least 12 hours a month -- some double or triple that amount. Almost everyone admits that cell phones emit radiation when they link to the closest tower. What almost no one can agree on is whether that radiation is harmful to those holding their...

British Dentist Suspended for Farting and Belching on Job

Some dentists use laughing gas on the job, but one British dentist has been suspended for using the human kind instead. Authorities at the British General Dental Council say they will remove Matthew Walton, 35, from the official Dentist's Register next month for a variety of offensive offenses, including farting and...

William and Kate Surprise Crowd With Visit to Belfast

BELFAST, Northern Ireland -- She flipped a pancake on Shrove Tuesday - and somehow it even landed back in the pan. Prince William and fiancee Kate Middleton traveled to Belfast on Tuesday, delighting a surprised but enthusiastic crowd with their first official visit to Northern Ireland before their April 29...

Background on United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK, or Britain) is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe.

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