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Obama Offers Condolences Over UK Aid Worker's Death

LONDON (Oct. 12) -- President Barack Obama has offered his condolences to British Prime Minister David Cameron over the death of a British hostage in Afghanistan, who may have been killed by a grenade thrown by U.S. special operations forces during a failed rescue mission. During a telephone call to No. 10 Downing Street...

Blair's Memoir Tackles Iraq, Alcohol, Clinton and Bush

LONDON (Sept. 1) -- Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair offers biting portraits of other world leaders and a searing account of how war and political infighting took their toll on him in a memoir published today. The autobiography, titled "A Journey," has been long awaited by the British public. And although the...

British PM Refuses India's Diamond Demand

LONDON (July 29) -- For Britain, it's a glittering memento of the might and majesty of the Victorian Empire; to India, a reminder of centuries of colonial oppression and cruelty. Now the 106-carat Koh-i-noor diamond is at the heart of a diplomatic spat that could mar British Prime Minister David Cameron's attempts to build...

British PM Brings the Funk With Graffiti Gift for Obama

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LONDON (July 21) -- The White House is home to a museum's worth of fine art, including pieces by Claude Monet, John Singer Sargent and Norman Rockwell. Now a relatively unknown graffiti artist from south London looks set to join that illustrious collection, after British Prime Minister David Cameron presented one of his...

British PM Meets Obama: The Key Talking Points

LONDON (July 20) -- British Prime Minister David Cameron makes his first official U.S. visit today. Behind closed doors, he and President Barack Obama are expected to engage in blunt, tough talks on everything from the BP oil leak to the war in Afghanistan. Here are the key talking points that will dominate this...