Tag: Uk

Bomb attack not to lessen resolve to support Afghan people: UK

UK Foreign Office minister Alistair Burt while strongly condemning attack on British Council building in Kabul has said this attack, against people working...

UK parliamentary body likely to recall James Murdoch

A British parliamentary committee investigating phone hacking at a now defunct UK tabloid paper is very likely to recall News Corp executive James Murdoch...

Hacking ‘widely discussed’ at UK tabloid: ex-reporter

Phone hacking was "widely discussed" at the News of the World and ex-editor Andy Coulson sought to cover it up, the British tabloid's disgraced...

UK to tackle social problems after riots

Britain needs to tackle deep-seated social problems following riots and looting in English cities this week, the centre-right government said on Saturday, and a...

Three killed by car during riots in Birmingham

Three men died Wednesday after being hit by a car during riots in the central English city of Birmingham, officials said, amid reports that...

Pakistan to play two football matches against India in UK

Pakistan will play two football matches against India in the UK on September 3 and 9, the officials of the Pakistan Football Federation announced...

UK probes claims that soldier kept Taliban fingers

Britain's Ministry of Defence said Monday it was investigating allegations that a soldier sliced off the fingers of dead Taliban fighters in Afghanistan and...

UK government condemns London rioters as criminals

British government officials branded rioters who fought police, looted shops and set fire to buildings at the weekend as opportunistic criminals and said the...

Pair charged under terror law in UK

A man and a woman from northwest England appeared in court on Friday charged with preparing for an act of terrorism and keeping information...

UK Murdoch paper warns website users data stolen

Britain’s Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid The Sun has sent a message to readers warning them that computer hackers may have published their data online after...

Teenage activist in UK court on hacking charge

A teenager believed to be a leading member of the Anonymous and LulzSec online activist groups appeared in a London court on Monday charged...

UK police add computer probe to phone-hack inquiry

London police probing phone hacking at Rupert Murdoch's defunct News of the World tabloid are broadening their investigation to allegations of computer hacking, they...

UK lawmakers likely to recall James Murdoch on hacking

British lawmakers said on Friday it was likely News Corp's James Murdoch would be recalled to clarify details about evidence on phone hacking he...

UK scanning ISI’s ‘links’ with Kashmir lobbying group

The Scotland Yard has initiated a probe into the activities and financing of London-based Kashmir lobbying group Justice Foundation, suspected to be a front...

Gilani calls on UK to gather support for Pak-EU summit

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani called upon the United Kingdom on Wednesday to gather support for Pakistan to convene the next Pakistan–European Union (EU)...

Rupert Murdoch attacked at UK parliamentary hearing

Rupert Murdoch was attacked by a protester on Tuesday while giving evidence to a British parliamentary committee at which he defended his son and...

UK parliament to put Murdochs on the spot

Father-and-son act Rupert and James Murdoch top the bill on Tuesday in what promises to be a day of gripping political drama in the...