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/205092,booby-trap-attack-on-police-officer-condemned-in-northern-ireland.html London - A booby-trap attack on the car of a police officer in Northern Ireland was roundly condemned by the police, the political parties and the churches in the province Tuesday. The device exploded under the policeman's car near Castlederg in Coun... UK,World Tue, 13 May 2008 11:54:04 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205092,booby-trap-attack-on-police-officer-condemned-in-northern-ireland.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205028,queen-elizabeth-embarks-on-four-day-visit-to-turkey.html London - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip were Tuesday leaving for a four-day state visit to Turkey, their first to the country since 1971. The royal trip follows an invitation from President Abdullah Gul and comes more than 36 years af... UK,World Tue, 13 May 2008 08:42:06 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205028,queen-elizabeth-embarks-on-four-day-visit-to-turkey.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204858,brown-shrugs-off-growing-leadership-criticism--summary.html London - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown insisted Monday that he would not be distracted by growing criticism over his leadership, and would focus on the job at hand. Brown's spokesman, asked whether he was confident that the current prime mini... UK,World Mon, 12 May 2008 14:56:08 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204858,brown-shrugs-off-growing-leadership-criticism--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204847,protestant-ex-terrorist-on-trial-over-sinn-fein-assassinations.html London - Michael Stone, one of the most notorious figures among former Protestant paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland, planned to slit the throats of senior Republican leaders when he attacked the regional parliament in Belfast in November, 200... UK,World Mon, 12 May 2008 14:25:05 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204847,protestant-ex-terrorist-on-trial-over-sinn-fein-assassinations.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204815,brown-will-see-the-dalai-lama--but-not-in.html London - Prime Minister Gordon Brown will meet the Dalai Lama at the London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury - rather than at Downing Street - when the Tibetan spiritual leader visits Britain next week, the government confirmed Monday. Howev... UK,World Mon, 12 May 2008 12:53:10 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204815,brown-will-see-the-dalai-lama--but-not-in.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204790,brown-under-pressure-as-critics-accused-of-putting-knife-in.html London - The simmering row over the leadership qualities of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown erupted into open warfare Monday when a leading back-bench Labour parliamentarian suggested that Brown would be dropped by his party before the next gener... UK,World Mon, 12 May 2008 11:14:04 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204790,brown-under-pressure-as-critics-accused-of-putting-knife-in.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204426, london-and-new-york-launch-new-era-of-cooperation--summary.html London - The mayors of London and New York announced the launch of an exchange programme Friday which they said would help forge a new era of cooperation between the two major world cities. The Innovation Exchange Programme would allow officials fr... UK,World Fri, 09 May 2008 14:43:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204426, london-and-new-york-launch-new-era-of-cooperation--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204418,british-estimates-say-up-to-100000-dead-or-missing-in.html London - The British government estimates that up to 100,000 people are dead or missing in the cyclone in Myanmar and that the figures of those vulnerable to the consequences of the disaster could reach 1.9 million, according to a briefing in Londo... UK,World Fri, 09 May 2008 14:06:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204418,british-estimates-say-up-to-100000-dead-or-missing-in.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204374,mayors-of-london-and-new-york-in-first-exchange-on.html London - London's new Conservative Mayor Boris Johnson held talks Friday with Michael Bloomberg, his New York counterpart, whose zero tolerance policies on crime and anti-social behaviour he wants to copy. The two men exchanged novelty gifts - a ... UK,World Fri, 09 May 2008 11:37:04 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204374,mayors-of-london-and-new-york-in-first-exchange-on.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204025,new-irish-premier-cowen-travels-to-belfast-to-meet-britains.html Dublin - Ireland's new Prime Minister Brian Cowen plans to travel to the Northern Irish capital Belfast later Thursday to meet with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on his first official duty since taking over from Bertie Ahern. A statement from C... UK,World Thu, 08 May 2008 06:48:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204025,new-irish-premier-cowen-travels-to-belfast-to-meet-britains.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204022,brother-of-glasgow-car-bomber-deported-to-india.html New Delhi - Indian doctor Sabeel Ahmed, brother of Kafeel Ahmed who died in a suicide car bomb attack on Glasgow airport, was deported to India and returned to his home in the southern city of Bangalore on Thursday. Twenty-six-year-old Sabeel pleaded... UK,World Thu, 08 May 2008 06:30:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204022,brother-of-glasgow-car-bomber-deported-to-india.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203928,iran-condemns-british-court-for-removing-group-from-terror-list.html Tehran - Iran Wednesday harshly condemned a British court's decision to remove the People's Mujahedin, widely known as MKO, from the terrorist list. The Appeal Court had earlier Wednesday ordered the British government to remove the MKO from the terr... UK,World Wed, 07 May 2008 18:19:02 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203928,iran-condemns-british-court-for-removing-group-from-terror-list.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203852,british-government-loses-legal-battle-to-blacklist-iranian-group.html London - The British government Wednesday lost its final right to appeal against an order to remove a proscribed Iranian opposition grouping from a list of banned terrorist organizations. The Appeal Court rejected a legal bid by Home Secretary Jacqui... UK,World Wed, 07 May 2008 14:08:03 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203852,british-government-loses-legal-battle-to-blacklist-iranian-group.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203787,londons-new-mayor-bans-alcohol-on-public-transport.html London - London's new Conservative mayor Boris Johnson Wednesday unveiled plans to ban the consumption of alcohol on the city's Underground (Tube) network and on buses from next month. The plan to stop people drinking on public transport is part of a... UK,World Wed, 07 May 2008 11:05:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203787,londons-new-mayor-bans-alcohol-on-public-transport.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203714,majority-of-labour-voters-believe-brown-should-go-poll-says.html London - A majority of Labour Party voters in Britain believes that the party would have a better chance of winning the next general election if Prime Minister Gordon Brown stood down, an opinion poll published in the Times newspaper said Wednesday. ... UK,World Wed, 07 May 2008 06:52:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203714,majority-of-labour-voters-believe-brown-should-go-poll-says.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203596,further-arrest-in-tamil-tiger-probe-in-britain.html London - British police have arrested a 51-year-old man on suspicion of supporting terrorism overseas in an investigation linked to activities of the Sri Lankan-based Tamil Tigers separatist group, Scotland Yard said Tuesday. A spokesman said the a... UK,World Tue, 06 May 2008 16:43:10 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203596,further-arrest-in-tamil-tiger-probe-in-britain.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203575,britain-pledges-5-million-pounds-for-cyclone-victims.html London - The British government Tuesday pledged 5 million pounds (10 million dollars) in aid for victims of the cyclone that has struck Myanmar, the International Development Department said. International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander said... UK,World Tue, 06 May 2008 15:14:07 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203575,britain-pledges-5-million-pounds-for-cyclone-victims.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203460,death-toll-in-myanmar-staggering-aid-organizations-say.html London - International aid organizations working in Myanmar Tuesday compared the scale of the cyclone to the suffering caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Hundreds of thousands of people had been left without shelter or clean drinking water, cha... UK,World Tue, 06 May 2008 08:32:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203460,death-toll-in-myanmar-staggering-aid-organizations-say.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203011,madeleine-anniversary-marked-by-candles-and-prayers--summary.html London - Prayers were said and candles lit Saturday to mark the first anniversary of the disappearance of Madeleine McCann in what her parents said was the last chance to gain new information on her fate. Kate and Gerry McCann attended a private ch... UK,World Sat, 03 May 2008 13:10:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203011,madeleine-anniversary-marked-by-candles-and-prayers--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203004,madeleine-anniversary-marked-by-church-services-and-prayers.html London - The parents of Madeleine McCann attended a private church service in their home town in Britain Saturday to mark the first anniversary of her disappearance in Portugal. At the multi-faith service in the Anglican church in Rothley, in the cou... UK,World Sat, 03 May 2008 12:03:03 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203004,madeleine-anniversary-marked-by-church-services-and-prayers.html