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4 UK lawmakers could face charges over expenses

Four British lawmakers could face criminal charges over the expenses they claimed from taxpayers, prosecutors said Monday, marking the latest twist in a scandal over lavish spending by elected officials. Prosecutors said they had only just begun ...

From RAPHAEL G. SATTER, eTaiwan News,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Gordon Brown,  House of Commons

UK police make 2 Trojan computer virus arrests

British police have made the first European arrests connected to the spread of a data-thieving virus thought to have infected tens of thousands of computers worldwide, Scotland Yard said Wednesday. The electronic crimes unit of London's police ...

From RAPHAEL G. SATTER, Taiwan News,  18 Nov 2009

UK drug advisers rebel against gov't on marijuana

How dangerous is marijuana? Differing responses to that tricky question have led to a nasty spat between the British government and its scientists. The politicians want marijuana viewed as an extremely dangerous drug, while the scientists say ...

From RAPHAEL G. SATTER, eTaiwan News,  16 Nov 2009

Diary that helped expose Stalin's famine displayed

The diaries of a British reporter who risked his reputation to expose the horrors of Stalin's murderous famine in Ukraine are to go on display on Friday. Welsh journalist Gareth Jones snuck into Ukraine in March of 1933, at the height of an ...

From RAPHAEL G. SATTER, eTaiwan News,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Gareth Jones (politician),  New York Times Company,  Walter Duranty,  David Lloyd George

British PM: Afghan war vital to stopping al-Qaida

Britain's security depends on its success in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said in a speech Monday, seeking to convince a skeptical public that his country has no choice but to keep fighting there. Brown said his country's domestic ...

From RAPHAEL G. SATTER, eTaiwan News,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Al-Qaeda,  Gordon Brown,  Osama bin Laden,  Taliban,  Hamid Karzai

Brown aims to calm Britons' fears the Afghan mission is failing

B ritain's security depends on its success in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said in a speech Monday, seeking to convince a skeptical public that his country has no choice but to keep fighting there. Mr. Brown said his country's domestic ...

From RAPHAEL G. SATTER, Globe and Mail,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Al-Qaeda,  Gordon Brown,  Osama bin Laden,  Taliban,  Hamid Karzai

Pilot charged for failing alcohol test

A United Airlines pilot who failed a breathalyzer test shortly before he was due to take off has been charged with having too much alcohol in his system, British police said. Erwin Vermont Washington, 51, is the third U.S. pilot in 13 months to be ...

From RAPHAEL G. SATTER, Globe and Mail,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: United Airlines,  American Airlines

United pilot charged with being over alcohol limit

LONDON - A United Airlines pilot who failed a breathalyzer test shortly before he was due to take off has been charged with having too much alcohol in his system, British police said. ...

From RAPHAEL G. SATTER, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: United Airlines,  American Airlines

UA pilot charged with being over alcohol limit

A United Airlines pilot who was pulled from his trans-Atlantic flight to Chicago shortly before takeoff has been charged with having too much alcohol in his system, British police said Tuesday. Scotland Yard said that 51-year-old Erwin Vermont ...

From RAPHAEL G. SATTER, eTaiwan News,  10 Nov 2009

Related Topics: United Airlines,  American Airlines,  Southwest Airlines

UK police suspect United pilot of being drunk

A United Airlines pilot was arrested aboard a flight to Chicago on suspicion of being drunk, police and an airline official said Tuesday. Scotland Yard said the 51-year-old was arrested aboard United Airlines Flight 949, due to fly from London's ...

From RAPHAEL G. SATTER, eTaiwan News,  10 Nov 2009

Related Topics: United Airlines

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