LONDON, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- British soldiers could be in Afghanistan for the next 30 to 40 years, the head of the General Staff said in an interview Saturday.

LONDON, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- A British Army interpreter who had access to high-level NATO information has been found guilty of spying for Iran, prosecutors say.

LONDON, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- A British army interpreter who is accused of passing secrets to Iran said at his trial that he is a voodoo priest and used black magic to protect his NATO boss.

LONDON, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- A general who favors increasing the number of troops in Afghanistan has been named head of the British army.

LONDON, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- A former British army interpreter on trial for espionage was part of the group meeting Prime Minister Tony Blair in Afghanistan, a witness says.

WASHINGTON, Pa., Jan. 26 (UPI) -- An unconscious Washington, Pa. mom and her baby were found by police in a car with two flat tires parked over rail road tracks, officials said.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- One of the world’s eight nuclear powers, Pakistan is now a failing state out of control where Taliban, al-Qaida and their supporters have secured their privileged sanctuaries in the tribal areas on the Afghan border; reoccupied the Red Mosque in the center of Islamabad; launched suicide bombers in widely scattered parts of this Muslim country of 160 million. More than any other country in the world, Pakistan is the breeding ground of Islamic terrorism. Yet it enjoys the status of “major non-NATO ally” of the U.S. Now 60 years old, Pakistan has lived under military dictatorship for half its life.

NEW HAVEN, Conn., June 26 (UPI) -- Loyal Yale alumni have been generous recently, giving the Connecticut university gifts ranging from a Rudyard Kipling collection to rare sapphires.

GAYDON, England, March 12 (UPI) -- Ford Motor Co. will sell its luxury Aston Martin brand to a British-led consortium for about $907 million, the company said Monday. Ford will retain a $77 million stake in the brand, the U.S. automaker said.