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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A Canadian city northwest of Toronto wants to ban people from hanging laundry to dry in their front yards.
Britain's taxpayer-funded retirement system is unsustainable given increased costs and longer life expectancy, an official said.
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.
A report allegedly buried by the government asserts British forces in Afghanistan are being endangered by inadequate support, The Sunday Times of London says.
British Defense Secretary John Hutton resigned Friday, the fourth Cabinet member to quit Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government in a week.
The British military officially handed over the airbase near Basra to the United States Thursday, formally ending its Iraq mission.
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.
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.
The British Ministry of Defense announced a major overhaul plan for the Royal Navy's HMS Vigilant submarine.
The improved security situation in Kosovo has prompted a move by the United Kingdom to draw down its security forces in the country.
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