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March 2, 2019

London Stansted Airport shut for hours after aborted takeoff

British air accident authorities are investigating the aborted takeoff of a Laudamotion flight from London's Stansted Airport to Vienna that left eight people injured.

March 1, 2019

Chemical weapons watchdog says chlorine was used in Douma

The global chemical weapons watchdog says it has found "reasonable grounds" that chlorine was used as a weapon in an attack on the Syrian town of Douma last year.

March 1, 2019

UK FM meets Yemen rebels in Oman to discuss port city truce

Yemeni rebels say their representatives have met with British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt in Oman's capital, Muscat, to discuss the situation in and around Yemen's key port city of Hodeida.

March 1, 2019

Rapper who filmed British actor’s daughter as she 'lay dying' found guilty of manslaughter

Ceon Broughton, 30, was sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison in the death of Louella Fletcher-Michie, the daughter of British actor John Michie.

March 1, 2019

The Latest: Eurotunnel withdraws lawsuit against UK

The Latest on Britain's departure from the European Union (all times local): 11 a.m.

March 1, 2019

Lebanese Hezbollah rejects Britain's move to ban it

Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group has strongly rejected the British government's move to ban it as a terrorist organization.

February 28, 2019

Climber who lost mom on K2 goes missing while scaling Pakistan’s ‘Killer Mountain’

Search crews were looking Thursday for a British climber who went missing this week while scaling Pakistan’s Nanga Parbat, one of the world’s highest peaks dubbed the “Killer Mountain” for high fatalities.

February 28, 2019

UK court orders new trial for woman who killed husband

A British court has overturned the murder conviction of a woman serving a life sentence for killing her husband.

February 28, 2019

Search resumes for 2 European climbers missing in Pakistan

Pakistani authorities have resumed a search for pair of missing climbers from Italy and Britain, a day after the operation was disrupted due to tensions between Pakistan and India.

February 27, 2019

Britain reaches WTO deal on govt contracts post-Brexit

Britain struck a trade deal Wednesday for a post-Brexit world, obtaining approval from other World Trade Organization members to stay part of a competitive market for lucrative government contracts after the country leaves the European Union.