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In Pictures: Before Occupy Wall Street: American protests
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From 'Ninja Wendi' to 'daft hysteria,' UK press turns a sharp pen on Murdoch and Co.
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In Pictures: Ronald Reagan through the years
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Royal wedding date: What we know about the marriage plans of William and Kate
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Royal wedding: Five traditions of royal nuptials
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How Twitter is upending British privacy laws
While extreme gag orders, or 'super injunctions,' often keep the British press from airing the private details of celebrities' court cases, they haven't yet been able to quiet the Twitterati.
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Obama's Europe visit: redefined ties and a touch of 'political Beatlemania'
European leaders warmed to President Obama's emphasis on pragmatism and mutual values. Playing ping-pong and visiting Moneygall, Ireland, didn't hurt his popular image, either.
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Obama's 'values' speech at Westminster
In a historic speech before the British Parliament at Westminster Hall, Obama stressed the democratic values that bind the US and UK and that sustain their leadership role in the world.
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Obama's speech to British Parliament praised for strength, humility
Obama is only the fourth foreign dignitary to address Parliament at Westminster Hall since World War II. He received a standing ovation for his speech on the US-Europe alliance.
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Obama in London: Ping-pong diplomacy and pomp bolster 'special relationship'
President Obama, on a three-day state visit to London, is stressing what he and Prime Minister Cameron call an 'essential relationship' between the UK and the US.
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Splits widen among Western leaders over way forward in Libya
As the US moves to transfer command of Libya operations to Western allies, Europe is grappling with who should take the lead to enforce UN Resolution 1973.
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Muslim Americans: What would Jesus (or George Washington) do?
Muslims, in the minds of many Christians, have become America's great spiritual enemy. But attitudes can change. Americans once regularly burned the effigy of the pope.
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Why Europe is turning away from multiculturalism
Britain joined Germany and France in questioning Europe's approach to multiculturalism, saying that it no longer works for other cultures to live 'apart ... from the mainstream.'
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Prince William and Kate Middleton royal wedding: Do monarchies still matter?
Prince William and Kate Middleton's royal wedding may have tinges of the turreted-castle fairy tale. But from romantic to ruthless, more than 40 modern monarchies, including Prince William's family, still influence global realities for better or worse.
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After Mubarak: Egypt's revolution was one of identity
The victory for protesters of all stripes in asserting a new Egyptian identity based on civic values can help other people in their struggle over identity.
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In Pictures: Ronald Reagan through the years
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Nine men charged with planning terrorist attack in the UK
Nine men were charged by the British authorities with planning a terrorist bombing, the latest in a spate of alleged European plots disrupted before they were carried out.
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Russia expels British diplomat in latest blow to better relations
The Russian and British relationship had been enjoying a warming trend. But Britain expelled a Russian diplomat earlier this month and Russia responded in kind yesterday.
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China's Wen Jiabao bolsters ties to Pakistan
China's Prime Minister Wen Jiabao ended a three-day visit to Pakistan Sunday after inking a string of deals with an ally one Beijing diplomat referred to as 'our Israel.'
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UK taken aback by fervor and staying power of student protests
The pressure from weeks of street protests by UK students over university tuition hikes has rattled the government coalition and revealed a movement with a sophisticated command of social-media organizing.
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WikiLeaks documents roil Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa
Embarrassing US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks have put leaders in Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa in the hot seat.
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Royal wedding date: What we know about the marriage plans of William and Kate
Royal wedding date-watchers need speculate no more. When the long-awaited engagement of Prince William and longtime girlfriend Kate Middleton was announced last week, they and their wedding planners were bombarded with questions. Where did that gorgeous ring come from? Who will design the wedding dress?And – when will the wedding of the decade be? Some of those questions were answered immediately (the ring originally belonged to William's mother, the late Princess Diana), some have since been answered, and some remain up in the air (rumors run rampant about who will design Kate's wedding gown, but nothing has been confirmed). Here are some of the details that have been finalized.
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Royal wedding: Five traditions of royal nuptials
After years of speculation about when they would wed, Prince William and Kate Middleton announced their engagement on Tuesday. The announcement seems to have thrilled Britons, both the public and the press. The wedding and the buzz leading up to it are likely to provide a bit of cheer for a nation – though some people are sure to grouse about the cost of what is sure to be a lavish affair at a time of sobering austerity cuts. Below are some of the royal wedding and marriage traditions that we will surely hear more about in coming months.
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Guy Fawkes Day 2010: Why Americans want to 'remember, remember the fifth of November'
Guy Fawkes Day 2010 gives Brits occasion to burn in effigy the revolutionary who attempted to violently restore Catholicism in 1605. But some see him as a symbol for dramatic change in government.
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Britain tightens air security after Yemen bomb scare, renewing civil liberty concerns
After criticism of its initial response to the threat of Yemeni cargo-hold bombs, Britain is moving to close loopholes surrounding freight transportation and tighten vetting of travelers.
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The British are “manning up” – or rather, just “manning”
As the British take on a new era of austerity, are they manning up or just manning their jobs?
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From Britain, a thumbs up on US open primaries
If Britain adopted American-style open primaries, candidates would more closely reflect their constituents' views.
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Pope Benedict XVI travels to Britain this week, where indifference and outrage awaits
Pope Benedict XVI is making his first papal trip to Britain, beginning Thursday. Britons interviewed expressed a range of emotions about Pope Benedict XVI and his visit, ranging from anger to indifference.
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Churchill's Empire
Was Winston Churchill really the absolutely stalwart defender of the British Empire that we imagine him to be?
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Afghanistan war: Dutch withdrawal, WikiLeaks don't deter main NATO allies
The Afghanistan war has not been popular in Paris, Berlin, or London. But neither the Dutch withdrawal nor WikiLeaks revelations appears to be a threshold issue for voters.
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