Britain calls time on Iraq
UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has declared the British mission in Iraq terminated, and has scheduled a definite troop withdrawal.
British troops to leave Iraq by July
On a surprise visit to Iraq, British PM Gordon Brown confirmed that the UK's 4,100 troops stationed in Iraq would end combat by May 2009 and complete their withdrawal by July. Meanwhile, a twin bomb blast in downtown Baghdad killed 18.
Pakistan rejects British request to question Mumbai suspects
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani (right) says Pakistan has rejected a request by his British counterpart, Gordon Brown, for the UK to question suspects detained in the wake of the deadly attacks in Mumbai, India.
Brown offers British aid in fighting militants
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown offered Pakistan and India aid in fighting Islamic extremism during a visit to the sub-continent aimed at easing bilateral tensions after a series of attacks in Mumbai that India blames on Pakistani militants.
Brown says Lashkar 'responsible' for Mumbai attacks
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown backed New Delhi's assertion that Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba was responsible for the Mumbai attacks. Brown arrived in Pakistan later on Sunday and announced a new agreement to fight terror.






