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EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>What's the Battle Plan for Prince William?</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20181443,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20181443,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>Harry's older brother is set to serve on a warship in potentially dangerous waters</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:23:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>British royal defends comments on colonialism</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/13/prince.andrew/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/13/prince.andrew/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Britain's Prince Andrew on Wednesday defended comments he made suggesting the United States might have been better off had its leaders learned from the British experience with colonialism before invading Iraq.</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:48:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Prince William Learns to 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completed, an Iranian official says.</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2007 09:30:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Iran and the price of gas</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/23/news/international/iran_oil/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/23/news/international/iran_oil/index.htm</guid><description>Iran's capture of 15 British marines had an immediate impact on oil prices Friday, sending U.S. crude up over $62 a barrel for the first time in three weeks.</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2007 16:18:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Analysis: 'A hot and hostile situation'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/23/iran.uk.critchley/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/23/iran.uk.critchley/index.html</guid><description>An Iranian patrol seized 15 British marines and sailors on Friday, sparking a diplomatic incident between the two countries and raising concerns over the fate of the personnel involved.</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2007 16:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Is shipwreck the key to Napoleon's holy war?</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/01/acre.shipwreck/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/01/acre.shipwreck/index.html</guid><description>A mysterious shipwreck, marked on a 200-year-old map and discovered outside the Mediterranean port of Acre, Israel, may throw light on Napoleon's attempt to conquer the Holy Land.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2007 14:50:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Iraq tank command for Prince Harry</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/02/22/harry.iraq/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/02/22/harry.iraq/index.html</guid><description>Prince Harry, third in line to the British throne, is to join troops serving in Iraq, defense officials confirmed Thursday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2007 11:22:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Reports: UK to begin withdrawing Iraq troops</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/20/uk.iraq.troops/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/20/uk.iraq.troops/index.html</guid><description>British Prime Minister Tony Blair will order nearly half the British troops in Iraq home by the end of 2007, British news outlets reported early Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2007 22:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Prince's Iraq tour security tight</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/02/19/harry.iraq/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/02/19/harry.iraq/index.html</guid><description>The British police protection officer responsible for Prince Harry has flown to Iraq to begin making security arrangements for the royal soldier's deployment to Iraq amid fears for his safety, according to British press reports.</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:59:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Report: Prince Harry due in Iraq</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/02/17/prince.harry.iraq/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/02/17/prince.harry.iraq/index.html</guid><description>Prince Harry, a 2006 graduate of Britain's prestigious Sandhurst military academy, will soon go to Iraq with his military unit, a British military source told CNN.</description><pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2007 22:13:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>WWII bomb strands Mersey ferries</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/05/16/britain.bomb/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/05/16/britain.bomb/index.html</guid><description>Around 250 passengers and crew were stranded on ferries in the River Mersey in northern England after a huge unexploded bomb was spotted, the UK coastguard said.</description><pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2006 09:48:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Thames whale 'died of dehydration'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/01/25/whale.newsconference/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/01/25/whale.newsconference/index.html</guid><description>Experts say the whale which got stranded in the Thames in London died from a combination of factors including severe dehydration.</description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2006 10:12:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Prince William to join the army</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/10/21/britain.william/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/10/21/britain.william/index.html</guid><description>Prince William, second in line to the British throne, is to follow his brother Prince Harry into the army after gaining entry to the elite military academy Sandhurst, palace officials say.</description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2005 10:45:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Putin honors UK submarine team</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/10/05/uk.putin.subcrew/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/10/05/uk.putin.subcrew/index.html</guid><description>Russian President Vladimir Putin has  honored five British rescuers who saved the crew of a Russian mini submarine trapped on the Pacific Ocean floor.</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2005 13:08:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Navy investigates carrier security breach</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/05/10/navy.security/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/05/10/navy.security/index.html</guid><description>U.S. and British military and law enforcement officials are investigating how a man was able to sneak on board the USS Harry S. Truman last month while the aircraft carrier was making a port call in Portsmouth, England.</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2005 16:25:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Captain sent home in UK Navy probe</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/12/14/uk.gulfcaptain/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/12/14/uk.gulfcaptain/index.html</guid><description>The captain of a Royal Navy warship has been relieved of his command and ordered off his ship in a bullying inquiry, British media reports say.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2004 08:28:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Royal Navy to allow devil worship</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/24/uk.devilworship/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/24/uk.devilworship/index.html</guid><description>A devil-worshipping sailor in the Royal Navy has become the first registered Satanist in the British Armed Forces.</description><pubDate>Sun, 24 Oct 2004 11:58:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sailor dies after sub rescue</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/06/submarine.rescue/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/06/submarine.rescue/index.html</guid><description>One of three sailors injured in a fire that disabled a Canadian submarine off the coast of Ireland has died, Prime Minister Paul Martin said Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2004 00:10:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Weather hampers Canada sub rescue</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/06/canada.submarine.rescue/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/06/canada.submarine.rescue/index.html</guid><description>A Canadian submarine bought off Britain four days ago is drifting in rough seas as British ships try to reach it to tow it ashore.</description><pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2004 07:07:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rescue mission for crippled sub</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/05/canada.submarine.rescue/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/05/canada.submarine.rescue/index.html</guid><description>Britain has launched a rescue operation to recover the crew of a Canadian submarine after a fire on board the vessel, the UK Ministry of Defense has said.</description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2004 22:09:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Al Qaeda 'threat to blow up ships'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/05/uk.terror.shipping/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/05/uk.terror.shipping/index.html</guid><description>Intelligence shows al Qaeda has plans to blow up shipping in a bid to disrupt world trade, Britain's top Naval officer has said in an interview.</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2004 11:45:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Britain to slash military jobs</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/07/21/uk.defense.cuts/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/07/21/uk.defense.cuts/index.html</guid><description>Britain is slashing thousands of jobs from its armed forces over the next four years in an effort to save money and revamp the military for modern warfare.</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2004 12:59:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>UK to send more troops to Iraq</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/06/17/iraq.uk.troops/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/06/17/iraq.uk.troops/index.html</guid><description>Britain will send an extra 270 troops to Iraq as part of a rotation of forces based there, according to the British Ministry of Defense.</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2004 15:53:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Prince begins D-Day memorials</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/06/05/dday.main1210/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/06/05/dday.main1210/index.html</guid><description>Britain's Prince Charles has led a host of memorial tributes in northern France at the start of a weekend marking the 60th anniversary of D-Day -- remembering the many who gave their lives that day to liberate Europe.</description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Jun 2004 16:52:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>New jets 'too heavy to take off'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/05/16/uk.carriers/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/05/16/uk.carriers/index.html</guid><description>British defense chiefs have admitted to "concern" over a Â£5 billion ($8.77bn) order for U.S. fighter jets said to be too heavy to take off from Royal Navy ships.</description><pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2004 08:41:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>UK Navy denies submarine mutiny</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/28/britain.submarine/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/28/britain.submarine/index.html</guid><description>Eleven sailors were permitted to leave a British nuclear submarine after expressing fears over its safety, the Ministry of Defense has confirmed.</description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2004 07:41:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mexico detains rescued cave explorers</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/03/26/trapped.cavers/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/03/26/trapped.cavers/index.html</guid><description>British Royal Navy divers have led to safety all six explorers trapped in a warren of caves in eastern Mexico.</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2004 05:13:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Trapped explorers led out of Mexican 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divers</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/03/23/britons.trapped/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/03/23/britons.trapped/index.html</guid><description>Divers from the British Royal Navy are set to swim through a flooded cave to try to rescue six British explorers who have been trapped for a week.</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2004 20:06:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>