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  • December 2007

    • UK Wants to Talk to Taliban

      Independent (UK)  |  Dec 12, 07 8:13 AM CST

      UK Wants to Talk to Taliban

      (Newser) - Just back from Kabul, Gordon Brown is poised to announce a major strategic revision in Afghanistan that will involve dialogue with the Taliban. Senior British officials believe that treating the loose-knit organization as a unified terrorist actor is counterproductive, the Independent reports, and they want to move from fighting militants to talking to them. But the new strategy might cause tension between the UK and Washington hawks. More »

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      Afghanistan  • Bush administration  • Taliban  • London  • Gordon Brown  • White House  • terrorist  • Hamid Karzai  • Kabul  • British military

    • NATO & Afghan Forces Rout Taliban

      New York Times  |  Dec 11, 07 2:35 AM CST

      NATO &amp; Afghan Forces Rout Taliban

      (Newser) - Taliban troops retreated from their last major stronghold in the southern town of Musa Qala in Afghanistan yesterday, ceding control to NATO and Afghan troops, the New York Times reports. After heavy bombardment and a troop attack, the Taliban was overcome by "heavy casualties," said a local police chief. "The Taliban are gone." More »

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      Afghanistan  • Taliban  • Gordon Brown  • NATO  • British Army  • Afghan Army  • Musa Qala

    • Defiant African Leaders Reject EU Trade Deal

      Guardian (UK)  |  Dec 10, 07 4:03 AM CST

      Defiant African Leaders Reject EU Trade Deal

      (Newser) - European-African trade talks at a tense Lisbon summit collapsed in their final session yesterday. If a new agreement isn’t reached by year’s end, the European Union may levy higher tariffs on African exports, further exacerbating tensions between the continents. A new, controversial set of agreements would have dropped duty on most imports from Africa in exchange for granting Europe liberalized access to African markets. More »

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      European Union  • Zimbabwe  • Gordon Brown  • Robert Mugabe  • Africa  • Europe  • South Africa  • Angela Merkel  • Thabo Mbeki  • African Union  • tariffs  • WTO  • Lisbon  • Senegal

    • British PM Gives Troops Surprise Visit

      Times (UK)  |  Dec 9, 07 3:35 PM CST

      British PM Gives Troops Surprise Visit

      (Newser) - UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown surprised his troops with a visit in Iraq today and declared that Britain will cede control of Basra within two weeks, the Times of London reports. He told 300 soldiers that Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki had advised the quick pull-out "so Iraq can take far more responsibility for its security"—but UK ministers link the move to Iraqis who have kidnapped British citizens and threatened to kill at least one. More »

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      Iraq  • Great Britain  • Gordon Brown  • Nouri al-Maliki  • war  • Basra

    • 'Muhammad' Teddy Bear Teacher Wins Pardon

      BBC  |  Dec 3, 07 2:42 AM CST

      'Muhammad' Teddy Bear Teacher Wins Pardon

      (Newser) - A teacher who was sentenced to 15 days in jail in Sudan for allowing a classroom teddy bear to be named Muhammad has won a full pardon and will be freed today, the BBC reports. Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir granted the pardon to Gillian Gibbons, 54, after meeting with two British Muslim lords who traveled to Sudan to plead her case. More »

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      Gordon Brown  • Islam  • Sudan  • teacher  • Omar al Bashir  • Gillian Gibbons

  • November 2007

    • Brown Sinks Deeper Into Fund Scandal

      Times (UK)  |  Nov 30, 07 8:15 AM CST

      Brown Sinks Deeper Into Fund Scandal

      (Newser) - The British scandal over political donations deepened today with PM Gordon Brown implicated in the affair and facing possible questioning from police, reports the Times of London. Accusations of illegal proxy donations are engulfing the Labour Party, which only last year faced down a police inquiry over the so-called "cash-for-honors" scandal that saw Tony Blair questioned by Scotland Yard. More »

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      Great Britain  • Gordon Brown

    • UK Works to Free Teacher in Teddy Bear Flap

      CNN  |  Nov 27, 07 1:06 PM CST

      UK Works to Free Teacher in Teddy Bear Flap

      (Newser) - Gordon Brown said today that UK officials are working to free the British citizen being held in Sudan for allowing her students to name a teddy bear "Mohammed." Gillian Gibbons was accused of blasphemy and faces prison time or 40 lashes. The British embassy in Khartoum is "giving all appropriate consular assistance to her," the PM said. More »

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      Gordon Brown  • Sudan  • teddy bears  • Gillian Gibbons

    • Donations Scandal Fresh Blow to Brown

      Independent (UK)  |  Nov 27, 07 9:18 AM CST

      Donations Scandal Fresh Blow to Brown

      (Newser) - The general secretary of Britain's ruling Labour Party has quit over secret donations made to the party, reports The Independent . The news is a fresh blow to party leader Gordon Brown, who had been hoping to launch a counter-offensive after a disastrous week that saw the rival Tory party open up its biggest poll lead in 19 years. The embattled PM said today he knew nothing about the "unacceptable" donations until Saturday, and they will be returned. More »

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      Gordon Brown  • Labour Party  • Conservative Party  • British Parliament

    • Rich Nations Break Climate Vow to Poor

      Guardian (UK)  |  Nov 24, 07 7:45 PM CST

      Rich Nations Break Climate Vow to Poor

      (Newser) - Several of the world's richest nations have forgotten about a $1.2 billion pledge to help developed countries cope with climate change, the Guardian reports. The group has doled out less than $185 million so far to help them plan for global warming, defend against floods, and boost conservation. "This represents a broken promise on a massive scale and on quite a cynical scale as well," said one analyst. More »

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      climate change  • environment  • European Union  • Gordon Brown  • Canada  • environmentalism  • Switzerland  • Norway  • New Zealand  • Iceland

    • UK Accused of Cover-Up in Data Loss

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Nov 23, 07 12:27 PM CST

      UK Accused of Cover-Up in Data Loss

      (Newser) - Alistair Darling's disastrous week continued today as the British chancellor of the exchequer faced accusations of a cover-up in the lost-data fiasco, the Telegraph reports. Contrary to Darling's claim that the loss of 25 million people's data was an error by a junior administrator, newly released e-mails indicate senior tax officials knew about the decision to cut costs by not purging sensitive information before transferring the files. More »

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      United Kingdom  • Gordon Brown  • Northern Rock  • Alistair Darling  • data theft

    • Two More Discs Missing in UK Data Fiasco

      Times (UK)  |  Nov 22, 07 2:15 PM CST

      Two More Discs Missing in UK Data Fiasco

      (Newser) - The fallout from the lost data fiasco in Britain continues, as the Times of London reveals that two more unencrypted discs containing sensitive personal information have been reported missing from the nation's tax agency. Gordon Brown faced down a furious opposition in Prime Minister's Questions yesterday. The PM has employed a "masochism strategy": take the hit now to keep Alistair Darling, his chancellor, in his job. More »

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      United Kingdom  • Gordon Brown  • Alistair Darling  • data theft  • David Cameron

    • UK Chancellor Fights for Job After Data Loss

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Nov 21, 07 2:28 PM CST

      UK Chancellor Fights for Job After Data Loss

      (Newser) - A day after Alistair Darling was forced to admit that the tax department had lost the personal data of 25 million citizens, the British chancellor was fighting to keep his job in the face of a hostile and incredulous press. "Beyond farce, past comprehension, criminally irresponsible and beneath contempt" was the assessment of one Times columnist. Darling insisted on morning talk shows he would continue in his job, but the press is less certain. More »

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