Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki meets with Britians Defense Secretary Hutton in Baghdad
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (L) shakes hands with Britain's new Defense Secretary John Hutton during Hutton's visit to Baghdad on October 19, 2008. (UPI Photo/Iraqi Government/Handout)
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LONDON, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Britain's taxpayer-funded retirement system is unsustainable given increased costs and longer life expectancy, an official said.
LONDON, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Britain's military procurement program is so faulty that it puts soldiers' lives at risk, according to a suppressed official report that was leaked to a British newspaper.
LONDON, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- A report allegedly buried by the government asserts British forces in Afghanistan are being endangered by inadequate support, The Sunday Times of London says.
LONDON, June 5 (UPI) -- British Defense Secretary John Hutton resigned Friday, the fourth Cabinet member to quit Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government in a week.
LONDON, April 30 (UPI) -- The British military officially handed over the airbase near Basra to the United States Thursday, formally ending its Iraq mission.
LONDON, March 30 (UPI) -- The British Ministry of Defense announced a milestone for an attack-submarine program with the recent laying of the Audacious Astute-class submarine's keel.
LONDON, March 20 (UPI) -- The British Ministry of Defense has placed its first order for the Lockheed Martin-built Joint Strike Fighter aircraft for testing by the Royal Air Force.
LONDON, March 9 (UPI) -- The British Ministry of Defense announced a major overhaul plan for the Royal Navy's HMS Vigilant submarine.
PRISTINA, Kosovo, March 5 (UPI) -- The improved security situation in Kosovo has prompted a move by the United Kingdom to draw down its security forces in the country.
LONDON, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- British Defense Secretary John Hutton says his country handed over two terror suspects to the United States despite prior government claims to the contrary.
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