http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with world news and current affairs that matter en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295597,spain-protests-to-britain-over-incident-off-gibraltar.html Madrid - Spain on Friday protested to London over an incident off the disputed British enclave of Gibraltar, where a British navy patrol vessel practiced shooting at a buoy painted with the colours of the Spanish flag. Spain's foreign ministry said a... UK,World Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:40:20 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295597,spain-protests-to-britain-over-incident-off-gibraltar.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295564,ashton-nomination-draws-praise-scorn-in-britain.html London - The announcement Thursday night of Briton Catherine Ashton as the first-ever European Union foreign minister drew mixed reactions from politicians and media outlets Friday. It will ensure, of course, that Britain's voice is very loud and ... UK,World Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:10:29 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295564,ashton-nomination-draws-praise-scorn-in-britain.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295449,britain-says-karzai-must-deliver-on-clean-up-pledges.html London - The British government welcomed the pledge for improved governance made by Afghan President Hamid Karzai during his inauguration in Kabul on Thursday. A spokesman for Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Karzai's speech had shown a commitment to... UK,World Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:28:20 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295449,britain-says-karzai-must-deliver-on-clean-up-pledges.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295278,finance-and-economy-at-heart-of-queens-speech-in-london.html London - In a ceremony marked by pomp and circumstance, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II Wednesday set out the government's legislative programme for the remaining months before a general election to be held before June, 2010. The queen, 83, rode from Bu... UK,World Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:40:23 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295278,finance-and-economy-at-heart-of-queens-speech-in-london.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295275,un-report-says-birth-control-can-combat-climate-change--summary.html London- Women must be empowered to combat climate change through better availability of contraception to slowdown population growth, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said in a report Wednesday. The 94-page State of the World Population Repo... UK,World Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:28:27 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295275,un-report-says-birth-control-can-combat-climate-change--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295241,finance-and-economy-at-heart-of-queens-speech-in-london.html London - In a ceremony marked by pomp and circumstance, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II Wednesday set out the government's legislative programme for the remaining months before a general election to be held before June, 2010. The queen, 83, rode from Bu... UK,World Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:34:19 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295241,finance-and-economy-at-heart-of-queens-speech-in-london.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295163,afghans-consider-poverty-main-cause-of-conflict-says-oxfam.html London- The overwhelming majority of Aghans believe that poverty and unemployment resulting from 30 years of unrelenting horror are the major causes behind the enduring conflict in their country, the aid organization Oxfam said in a report released... UK,World Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:04:23 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295163,afghans-consider-poverty-main-cause-of-conflict-says-oxfam.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295094,afghan-strategy-discussions-dominate-nato-meeting.html London - Afghanistan remains the number one priority for NATO but its troops will not stay in the country forever, the organization's secretary general said Tuesday. Speaking to delegates of the NATO parliamentary assembly in Edinburgh, Scotland, N... UK,World Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:58:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295094,afghan-strategy-discussions-dominate-nato-meeting.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294954,ex-soldier-abuse-by-british-army-in-iraq-was-widespread--summary.html London - A former soldier in the British army Monday accused his superiors of the routine abuse of civilian detainees in Iraq and said he had previously withheld the full truth out of misguided loyalty. Ex-corporal Donald Payne, giving evidence at... UK,World Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:13:15 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294954,ex-soldier-abuse-by-british-army-in-iraq-was-widespread--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294944,british-police-charge-family-man-over-17-year-rape-spree--summary.html London- A man alleged to be the feared night stalker in a series of rapes and assaults on elderly women over the past 17 years appeared Monday in court in London. The suspect, 52, wore masks during his attacks and often cut off the victims' telepho... UK,World Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:55:26 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294944,british-police-charge-family-man-over-17-year-rape-spree--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294861,british-police-charge-man-over-17-year-rape-spree.html London - A man accused of being the night stalker who raped and assaulted elderly women in their homes in south London over the past 17 years has been arrested and will appear in court Monday, police said. The 52-year-old man, who wore masks during... UK,World Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:34:19 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294861,british-police-charge-man-over-17-year-rape-spree.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294765,report-brown-to-apologize-to-britains-former-child-migrants.html London - Prime Minister Gordon Brown is expected apologise for Britain's role in sending thousands of children to former colonies in the 20th century, according to a BBC report Sunday. Successive governments sent thousands of British children from di... UK,World Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:40:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294765,report-brown-to-apologize-to-britains-former-child-migrants.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294529,britains-brown-hopeful-of-extra-5000-troops-for-afghanistan.html London - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Friday that he has asked fellow NATO members and other countries to provide up to 5,000 extra troops for deployment in Afghanistan. In an interview with the BBC Brown said he was now lobbying some of ... UK,World Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:34:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294529,britains-brown-hopeful-of-extra-5000-troops-for-afghanistan.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294282,german-foreign-minister-welcomes-verdict-in-el-shirbini-murder-case.html London - The clear and independent verdict of life imprisonment for the courtroom murder of a pregnant Egyptian women in Germany was welcomed by Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle Wednesday. Speaking at a news conference during an introductory visi... UK,World Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:46:22 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294282,german-foreign-minister-welcomes-verdict-in-el-shirbini-murder-case.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294279,miliband-says-he-is-not-a-candidate-for-top-eu.html London - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband Wednesday reiterated that he will not stand as a candidate for the new job as European Union (EU) foreign policy chief to be created under the Lisbon Treaty. When I said I am not a candidate, I meant... UK,World Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:28:16 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294279,miliband-says-he-is-not-a-candidate-for-top-eu.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294274,miliband-rules-out-running-for-eu-foreign-policy-post--update.html London - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband Wednesday ruled himself out as a candidate for the new post of the European Union's foreign policy chief. Miliband, speaking at a news conference in London, said: When I said I was not a candidate, I... UK,World Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:52:25 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294274,miliband-rules-out-running-for-eu-foreign-policy-post--update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294255,newsbritain-shows-signs-of-unease-over-rising-afghan-toll--feature.html London - Every picture tells a story as conventional British reserve gives way to an uninhibited outpouring of emotion over the rising death toll in Afghanistan. Grown men in uniform c... UK,World Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:28:20 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294255,newsbritain-shows-signs-of-unease-over-rising-afghan-toll--feature.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294219,british-armistice-day-commemorations-focus-minds-on-afghanistan.html London - Commemorations to honour the war dead were given special poignancy in Britain Wednesday by the rising death toll of troops deployed in Afghanistan and the absence for the first time of World War I veterans. Queen Elizabeth II attended a serv... UK,World Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:10:23 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294219,british-armistice-day-commemorations-focus-minds-on-afghanistan.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294197,profile-david-miliband--labours-rising-star--tipped-for.html London- Relative youth, a formidable brain, a winning smile and a recently discovered Russian relative are among the characteristics that distinguish Britain's David Miliband from most othe... UK,World Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:52:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294197,profile-david-miliband--labours-rising-star--tipped-for.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293896,britain-reportedly-urges-karzai-to-make-peace-with-taliban.html Hamburg - Britain has quietly urged Afghan's newly re-elected president, Hamid Karzai, to make peace with the less radical part of the Taliban, a German magazine, Stern, claimed Monday. In a story on its website, stern.de, it said that London's confi... UK,World Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:46:25 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293896,britain-reportedly-urges-karzai-to-make-peace-with-taliban.html