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Iran to free eighth British embassy worker: Miliband - AFP border=

Iran to free eighth British embassy worker: Miliband - AFP

AFP
LONDON (AFP) — Iran is to release an eighth Iranian employee of the British embassy in Tehran later on Sunday, Foreign Secretary David Miliband said, bringing to one the number still in custody. "There have been developments overnight in respect of the …
BBC News
Bloomberg
Reuters India
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Bodies of two British hostages handed over in Iraq identified - guardian.co.uk border=

Bodies of two British hostages handed over in Iraq identified - guardian.co.uk

guardian.co.uk
Families of three remaining British hostages in Iraq should not give up hope of their release despite the revelation that two of their colleagues died in captivity, officials in Baghdad believe.
ITN NEWS
Scotsman
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British and Irish pubs offer a friendly dose of tradition - Silicon Valley's Metro border=

British and Irish pubs offer a friendly dose of tradition - Silicon Valley’s Metro

Silicon Valley’s Metro, CA
It's not a sports bar. "It's a friendly place, not a meat market where young kids are getting drunk and trying to hook up," said bartender Tamara Martin as she pulled a pint of Murphy's Irish Stout. Juan Carlos Deacha is one of the Duke's owners. …

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Travel deals: Half Moon Bay, Las Vegas, Fiji, Amazon, British … - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
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British Speaker Faces Demands to Quit - New York Times border=

British Speaker Faces Demands to Quit - New York Times

New York Times
By SARAH LYALL LONDON - Battered and in grave political peril after a series of humiliating disclosures about the liberties they take with their expense accounts, members of Parliament are venting their frustration on their own presiding officer, …
ITN NEWS
Telegraph.co.uk
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British journalists held in Sri Lanka after news report - CNN border=

British journalists held in Sri Lanka after news report - CNN

CNN
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (CNN) — Sri Lankan authorities on Saturday detained a British news team that produced a report about allegations of abuse and ill-treatment of Tamil refugees.
Al Jazeera
BBC News
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British MPs start Sri Lanka visit - BBC News border=

British MPs start Sri Lanka visit - BBC News

BBC News
A team of British MPs has arrived in Sri Lanka to discuss the difficulties facing tens of thousands of civilians affected by the conflict in the north.
Al Jazeera
The Associated Press
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SLanka rebels ask British, French to arrange truce - AFP border=

SLanka rebels ask British, French to arrange truce - AFP

AFP
COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka's cornered Tamil Tiger fighters appealed to Britain and France on Sunday to broker a truce to halt a government military offensive that threatens to wipe out the rebels.
Al Jazeera
guardian.co.uk
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Sri Lankan monks protest British FM's visit - Xinhua border=

Sri Lankan monks protest British FM's visit - Xinhua

Xinhua
COLOMBO, April 29 (Xinhua) — A group of Sri Lankan Buddhist monks protested against Britain here Wednesday as Foreign Minister David Miliband is making a 24-hour visit to the island.
Bloomberg
guardian.co.uk
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French, British ministers in Sri Lanka for talks - The Associated Press border=

French, British ministers in Sri Lanka for talks - The Associated Press

The Associated Press
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - The visiting French and British foreign ministers urged Sri Lanka's government to enter an immediate cease-fire Wednesday in its war with Tamil rebels, saying the need to protect civilians in the war zone is paramount.
Xinhua
Monsters and Critics.com
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