Wed Aug 25, 2010 7:01 PM EDT
She was thought to be one of Germany's prized secret agents, described as beautiful and languid and capable of infiltrating an enemy camp, obtaining secret plans of attack, and then delivering them to her bosses.
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Wed Jun 9, 2010 12:54 PM EDT
Love may have its own language — but that's not good enough for the British government.
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Sat May 29, 2010 9:23 AM EDT
It was black and strapless, with a sassy sequined flounce at the bodice and a gloriously full, swishy skirt.
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Thu May 27, 2010 7:01 PM EDT
Chill the vodka and dust off the martini glass. James Bond is back.
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Mon May 24, 2010 11:25 AM EDT
Sarah Ferguson was once considered a lively spark, just the thing to brighten up Britain's staid royal family when she married Prince Andrew and became Duchess of York.
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Tue May 11, 2010 7:43 AM EDT
The kingmaker in Britain's drama-soaked election faces what must be an agonizing choice.
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Wed Apr 21, 2010 10:20 AM EDT
This British election isn't just about policies — it's also about the haves and have-nots in a glitzy campaign.
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Sun Apr 11, 2010 3:35 AM EDT
One wants to dispel the notion that he's half-man, half-machine. The other wants to banish the notion that he's too posh for office. So in a break with tradition, the men fighting to become Britain's prime minister are turning to their wives for help.
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Mon Mar 29, 2010 6:58 AM EDT
The British government said Monday it will criminalize mephedrone, after the drug known by party revelers as "meow meow" or "MCAT" was linked to several deaths.
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Fri Mar 12, 2010 3:11 PM EST
The French and British leaders accused the U.S. of protectionism on Friday over a contract to build a new Air Force refueling tanker.
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Sat Jan 30, 2010 2:56 PM EST
As captain of England's national team, John Terry is used to appearing in the sports pages. But on Saturday, his picture was splashed across the front pages of Britain's newspapers, and not because of his skill on the field.
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:50 AM EST
The road out of this quiet market town was strewn with red and yellow roses on Tuesday, flowers that fell from the hearse carrying the body of Lance Corporal Adam Drane — the 100th British soldier to die this year in Afghanistan.
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Sat Dec 5, 2009 12:41 PM EST
Thousands of people calling for a deal on climate change at next week's United Nations conference in Copenhagen marched through central London on Saturday, encircling the Houses of Parliament in a human wave of blue-clad demonstrators.
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Sun Nov 29, 2009 2:12 PM EST
In the contest, she finished second. But on the charts, she's number one.
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Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:09 AM EST
A British man who said he strangled his wife during a nightmare about fighting off an intruder has been found innocent in her death.
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Mon Nov 16, 2009 10:36 AM EST
In one of Britain's longest running hunts for a serial rapist, Scotland Yard detectives charged a 52-year-old man Monday with a string of nearly a dozen assaults and burglaries.
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Thu Nov 5, 2009 7:01 PM EST
Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Washington's closest ally in Afghanistan, toughened his tone Friday with this harsh message for the Afghan leadership: Clean up your act — for real this time — or risk a cutoff of support.
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Wed Sep 30, 2009 8:14 PM EDT
When we left them, Christopher Robin was going away, and Things were going to be Different.
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Fri Sep 25, 2009 12:47 PM EDT
Depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and substance abuse are behind an alarming rise in the number of former British soldiers ending up in prison, a report says — and more veterans have had tangles with the law than there are British troops in Afghanistan.
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Wed Sep 16, 2009 7:01 PM EDT
She was known for much of her life as the queen mother. And according to her official biography, she detested it.
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Thu Aug 13, 2009 6:40 AM EDT
Russian navy vessels were trolling the Atlantic on Thursday in search for a Maltese-flagged ship that has been missing for more than two weeks since sailing through the English Channel.
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Thu Aug 13, 2009 6:26 AM EDT
It has been more than two weeks since the Arctic Sea sailed through the English Channel — and then, simply, disappeared.
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Wed Aug 12, 2009 10:41 AM EDT
First the ship reported it had been attacked in waters off Sweden. Then it sailed with no apparent problems through one of the world's busiest shipping lanes. And then it disappeared. The Arctic Sea, a Maltese-flagged cargo ship, was supposed to make port in Algeria with its cargo of timber on Aug. 4. More than a week later, there's no sign of the ship or its Russian crew.
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Thu May 28, 2009 1:25 PM EDT
There are few pastimes more British than a good moan about the weather, and few things more longed-for than a hot and sunny long weekend.
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Thu Apr 2, 2009 1:53 PM EDT
Michelle Obama's meeting with Queen Elizabeth II began with a handshake and ended in a hug.
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