Topic: Gordon Brown

Al-Qaeda threatens to kill Iraqis who vote

Al-Qaeda in Iraq on Friday threatened to kill people who vote in the war-torn nation's election and imposed a self-declared curfew during polling hours when millions are to cast ballots. The Islamic state of Iraq (ISI), the Qaeda front in the country, ...
Religious leaders on Friday ordered Iraqis to vote in weekend parliamentary elections to safeguard the war-wracked nation's fledgling democracy and to ensure the ballot is free of fraud. The call came as British Prime Minister Gordon Brown told a London inquiry into ...

Britain, U.S. agree to fund Yemen police unit

LONDON (Reuters) - The United States and Britain have agreed to fund a counter-terrorism police unit in Yemen as part of stepped-up efforts to fight terrorism, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's office said on Sunday. The opposition Conservatives accused Brown of playing ...

Yemen welcomes British call for extremism meeting

Yemen on Saturday welcomed British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's announcement of an international meeting in London on January 28 on combating extremism in the Arabian Peninsula country. "It's a step in the right direction that will mobilise international support for Yemeni development ...

Al-Qaeda 'on back foot' in Afghanistan: Brown

Al-Qaeda is "on the back foot" due to the combined efforts of US-led forces in Afghanistan and the Pakistani army, Prime Minister Gordon Brown was to say Monday, his office said. But in a speech strongly defending Britain's military involvement in Afghanistan, ...

Indian president set to meet PM in UK state visit

Indian President Pratibha Patil is expected to meet Prime Minister Gordon Brown on day two Wednesday of her state visit to former colonial power Britain aimed in part at boosting trade links. Patil received a red-carpet welcome from Queen Elizabeth II after ...

Indian president to meet Brown in state visit

Indian President Pratibha Patil was to meet Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Wednesday during the second day of her state visit, which aims in part to boost trade links. Patil received a red-carpet welcome from Queen Elizabeth II after becoming the first ...

Brown denies Obama 'snub' at UN

President Barack Obama turned down five requests from Prime Minister Gordon Brown for a meeting this week, amid tensions over the release of the Lockerbie bomber, reports here said on Thursday. Brown's office denied the premier had been snubbed by Obama, amid ...

Gordon Brown denies 'Obama snub' at UN

US President Barack Obama turned down five requests from Prime Minister Gordon Brown for a meeting this week, amid tensions over the release of the Lockerbie bomber, reports here said Thursday. Brown's office denied the premier had been snubbed by Obama, amid ...
Brown, Obama say ties are as `strong as ever,' despite furor over Lockerbie bomber's releaseBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Thursday discussed the release of the Lockerbie bomber with President Barack Obama in their first talks since U.S. officials criticized Scotland's decision ...
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