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 Leaks criticise UK in Afghanistan The latest US diplomatic documents released by Wikileaks contain harsh criticism of the UK military effort in Afghanistan from 2007 to 2009
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WikiLeaks: UK offered exceptions for U.S.
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| Dec.3 |
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Assange responds to readers online Solicited reader questions Friday for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and later posted Assange's replies
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| Dec.5 |
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Lawmaker denies aide is a Russian spy
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| Dec.6 |
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Russia checking citizenship of UK aide
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Assange to meet police
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Cameron hints at Afghan pull-out
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| Dec.7 |
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  Assange jailed as extradition considered  WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange handed himself over to police, promptly appeared in court where he was denied bail and left for jail
| Assange denies sexually assaulting two women in Sweden. He was remanded in custody pending a hearing next week
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Wikileaks: UK feared Megrahi prison death
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| Dec.9 |
London |
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Protesters attack Prince Charles' car  Map of Parliament United Kingdom| Protesters enraged by a Parliament vote to triple university tuition rate caps, attacked a car carrying Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall | |
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| Dec.12 |
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 UK search amid Sweden bomb probe A property in the UK is being searched as part of the investigation into the weekend's bombing in Sweden, in which one man died
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Protesters made 'contact' with Camilla Protesters made 'some contact' with Prince Charles' wife, Duchess of Cornwall, during a demonstration in London last week
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| Dec.13 |
United Kingdom |
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42% of Britons feel WikiLeaks right
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| Dec.14 |
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Wikileaks chief's release delayed The founder of whistle-blowing website, Julian Assange, has been granted bail on conditions including cash guarantees of £240,000
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| Dec.15 |
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 U.S. to sue BP over Gulf of Mexico oil spill | The federal government joined the dozens of lawsuits against BP and several other companies over the massive oil spill, seeking unlimited penalties. The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion in April killed 11 w... | |
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| Dec.16 |
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Wikileaks founder Assange freed on bail | The founder of whistle-blowing website, Julian Assange, has vowed 'to continue my work and to protest my innocence' after being freed on bail | |
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Assange tells of 'smear campaign' Map of Bungay Suffolk United Kingdom Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has said attempts to extradite him to Sweden over sexual assault allegations are part of a 'smear' campaign
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| Dec.17 |
England |
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Assange 'fears extradition to US' Wikileaks founder Julian Assange says he is worried about an attempt to extradite him to the United States
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| Dec.18 |
England |
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UK travel chaos as big freeze bites
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| Dec.19 |
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Severe weather snarls Europe travel Heathrow might allow three planes to land. Charles de Gaulle airport told travelers to expect two-hour delays and cancellation of a quarter of...
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| Dec.20 |
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Europe is digging airports out of snow Map of Gatwick United Kingdom| Frustrated passengers crammed major airports as heavy snowfall forced new cancellations and delays across the continent. Gatwick was closed. Few flights were leaving London Heathrow, Europe's busiest airport, an... | |
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Twelve held in UK anti-terror raids Map of Cardiff United Kingdom 5 from Cardiff, 4 from Stoke-on-Trent and 3 from London - were detained on suspicion of the commission, preparation of an act of terrorism
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Russia blames UK for diplomatic spat Russia said that it blamed 'unfriendly' actions by Britain for a recent diplomatic spat that led both nations to expel each others' diplomat...
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Heathrow boss gives up bonus over delay The chief executive of British airport operator BAA says he will not be taking his bonus for 2010 following the travel chaos caused by heavy...
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| Dec.25 |
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 UK gives £40m to UN disaster fund The UK is to put £40m into a UN fund set up to respond to natural disasters
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| Dec.26 |
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London train drivers strike over pay Drivers of underground train system went on strike in a dispute over holiday pay that is expected to affect the busy holiday shopping season
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 Mossad to apologize over passports The new chief of Israel's secret intelligence service is said to be preparing to apologize for the agency's suspected use of forged British passports
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9 charged in terror case Nine men arrested a week ago across England have been charged with terrorism offenses and conspiracy to cause explosions
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| Dec.28 |
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England retain Ashes
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| Dec.29 |
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NI government plans water crisis meeting The government will hold an emergency meeting to discuss a crisis that has left an estimated 40,000 people without water for as long as 10 d...
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| Dec.30 |
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Video captures serial killer's defiance Closed-circuit TV footage that led police to identify Stephen Griffiths as a killer shows the 'Crossbow Cannibal' carrying a crossbow
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 Queen Elizabeth a great-grandmother Autumn Phillips, wife of Peter Phillips, the grandson of Queen Elizabeth II, gave birth to a girl at Gloucestershire Royal Hospita
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