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UK outlines troop plans in Afghanistan

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:01:03 -0400

LONDON - Some British troops will be serving longer tours of duty as the U.K. prepares to end its combat role in Afghanistan, Britain's defense secretary said Tuesday.

UK prince, injured US officer launch Warrior Games

Sun, 12 May 2013 04:09:38 -0400

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado - Combat helicopter pilot Prince Harry of Britain along with Olympic swimming champion Missy Franklin joined an American naval officer who had been blinded in Afghanistan in launching the Warrior Games for wounded service members.

Irish pardon deserters who joined Britain in WWII

Tue, 07 May 2013 12:01:55 -0400

DUBLIN - The Irish government said Tuesday it is pardoning nearly 5,000 men who deserted its armed forces to fight for Britain during World War II, an episode of history that brought shame and embarrassment to neutral Ireland.

Man acquitted of Real IRA murder of 2 UK soldiers

Fri, 03 May 2013 09:50:12 -0400

DUBLIN - A man suspected of involvement in the Real IRA faction's killing of two British soldiers in Northern Ireland in 2009 has been acquitted of murder charges after a judge dismissed the forensic evidence and ruled he was too feeble to have played a role.

Rights groups: UK must end army recruitment at 16

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:40:25 -0400

LONDON - Rights campaigners are taking aim at a British military policy that puts the U.K. in the same league as North Korea and Iran: recruiting soldiers under the age of 18.