http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/UK_Ministry_of_DefenceFind stories, videos, and photos about UK Ministry of Defence from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:32:25 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/UK_Ministry_of_Defence14433Find stories, videos, and photos about UK Ministry of Defence from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/25/iraq.uk.inquiry/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/25/iraq.uk.inquiry/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritish Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth announced a public inquiry Wednesday into allegations that Iraqis were killed and abused after a firefight more than five years ago in the southern part of the country.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/14/uk.iraq.abuse.claims/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/14/uk.iraq.abuse.claims/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritish authorities are investigating at least 30 claims that soldiers abused Iraqi civilians during the war, the British Ministry of Defence said Saturday.Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:34:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/04/afghanistan.uk.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/04/afghanistan.uk.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe British Ministry of Defence Wednesday named the five troops who were killed in Afghanistan in a shooting blamed on a "rogue" Afghan policeman.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/03/afghanistan.troop.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/03/afghanistan.troop.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTextA British soldier died after being struck by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, military officials said Thursday.Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/30/afghan.marine.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/30/afghan.marine.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTextA British Royal Marine was killed Saturday by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, Britain's Ministry of Defence said in a statement.Sun, 30 Aug 2009 13:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/17/ufo.sightings/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/17/ufo.sightings/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn alien with a lemon-shaped head and a jazz-themed encounter with a UFO at the Glastonbury Festival are among hundreds of UFO sightings detailed in the latest batch of documents released Monday by the UK's Ministry of Defence.Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/17/britain.iraq.killing.inquiry/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/17/britain.iraq.killing.inquiry/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs British authorities prepare to resume an inquiry into a hotel clerk's death in Basra while held by British soldiers in 2003, a video has emerged allegedly showing a British soldier abusing Iraqi prisoners.Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/13/afghan.troop.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/13/afghan.troop.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextFour NATO service members -- three Britons and one American -- were killed Thursday in separate attacks in southern Afghanistan, according to NATO and Britain's Defence Ministry said.Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/10/graves.wwone/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/10/graves.wwone/index.html#cnnSTCTextDNA testing to try to identify hundreds of bodies buried in a mass grave during World War I will start this week, the British and Australian ministries of defense announced Monday.Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/07/afghanistan.troop.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/07/afghanistan.troop.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree members of the British military have been killed in Afghanistan, the British military said Friday.Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/28/iraq.british.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/28/iraq.british.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTextAlmost all British troops in Iraq are being pulled out because the agreement that allows them to be there expires on Friday, the British Ministry of Defence said Tuesday.Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/25/uk.last.veteran.obit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/25/uk.last.veteran.obit/index.html#cnnSTCTextHarry Patch -- the last surviving British soldier from World War I -- died Saturday at the age of 111, Britain's Ministry of Defence said.Sun, 26 Jul 2009 05:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/17/afghanistan.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/17/afghanistan.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least seven people were killed Friday in a roadside bombing in a southern Afghan border town, Afghan officials said.Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/10/afghanistan.uk.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/10/afghanistan.uk.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo British soldiers were killed in separate incidents Thursday in Afghanistan's Helmand province, the British military said Friday.Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/03/afghanistan.british.soldiers.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/03/afghanistan.british.soldiers.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe commander of a British regiment has become the country's highest-ranking soldier to be killed in action since 1982's Falklands War after he was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan.Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/09/london.marathon.soldier.disabled/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/09/london.marathon.soldier.disabled/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritish soldier Phil Packer was told a year ago that he would never walk again, but on Saturday he finished the London Marathon.Sun, 10 May 2009 00:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/08/british.soldiers.afghanistan.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/08/british.soldiers.afghanistan.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextFour British soldiers have been killed in one day in separate attacks in Afghanistan, the British Ministry of Defense announced Friday.Sat, 09 May 2009 03:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/07/veteran.marathon/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/07/veteran.marathon/index.html#cnnSTCTextLast summer, Phil Packer was told he would probably never walk again. On Saturday, he plans to finish the London Marathon.Fri, 08 May 2009 02:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/25/afghanistan.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/25/afghanistan.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextFour British soldiers died Wednesday in Afghanistan, bringing the number of international troops killed since Friday in the war-torn country to 11.Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/02/afghanistan.soldier.british.death/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/02/afghanistan.soldier.british.death/index.html#cnnSTCTextA British soldier was killed on New Year's Day by an explosion in southern Afghanistan, Britain's Ministry of Defense said Friday.Fri, 02 Jan 2009 12:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/25/nato.soldiers.deaths.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/25/nato.soldiers.deaths.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextA British Royal Marine was killed during combat on Wednesday in southern Afghanistan, the British Defense Ministry confirmed on Thursday.Thu, 25 Dec 2008 12:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/13/afghanistan.uk.marines/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/13/afghanistan.uk.marines/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree Canadian soldiers and four British marines were slain Friday and Saturday in Afghanistan, officials said.Sun, 14 Dec 2008 04:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/20/britain.ufo.sightings/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/20/britain.ufo.sightings/index.html#cnnSTCTextThousands of documents about reported UFO sightings -- ranging from calm accounts by professional pilots to unhinged rants about the extraterrestrial menace -- have been released by the British Ministry of Defence.Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/16/afghanistan.death.harry.helmand/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/16/afghanistan.death.harry.helmand/index.html#cnnSTCTextA British soldier from Prince Harry's regiment has died in an explosion in Afghanistan, the British Ministry of Defense says.Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/02/bearskin.hats.guards.uk/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/02/bearskin.hats.guards.uk/index.html#cnnSTCTextAnimal rights campaigners were holding a meeting Tuesday with Britain's Ministry of Defence to argue against the use of bearskin in the iconic furry headgear worn by royal guards at Buckingham Palace.Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/25/afghanistan.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/25/afghanistan.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextOne Danish and one British soldier have died in fighting over the last 24 hours in southern Afghanistan's volatile Helmand province.Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/10/army.payout/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/10/army.payout/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe UK Ministry of Defence confirmed Thursday that it has agreed to pay £2.83 million ($5.58 million) to the family of an Iraqi who died while being detained by UK troops and several other men who were mistreated.Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/02/prince.william/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/02/prince.william/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritain's Prince William has helped the U.S. Coast Guard bust a drug smuggling boat carrying cocaine worth a minimum of $80 million.Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/14/britain.ufos/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/14/britain.ufos/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritain's Ministry of Defense has released files on UFO sightings dating back to the 1970s, including witness accounts and the government's response.Thu, 15 May 2008 08:02:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1770943,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1770943,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThis week Britain's Ministry of Defence begins releasing all its files about UFOs on a government website, free for downloadWed, 14 May 2008 13:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1738220,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1738220,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsEmotion-detecting robot cars will face off against eavesdropping flying saucers in the English countryside when scientists, academics and schoolchildren compete later this year to design the next generation of military equipmentWed, 07 May 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/12/britain.afghan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/12/britain.afghan/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe British government says its troops were responsible for an airstrike Tuesday that killed two women and two children in southern Afghanistan. At least 10 others were injured.Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/07/britain.uniform/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/07/britain.uniform/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritish Royal Air Force commanders are urging more than 2,000 personnel at a base in eastern England not to wear their uniforms in public after the troops reportedly faced months of verbal attacks from nearby anti-war residents.Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/28/prince.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/28/prince.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe UK's Prince Harry has been serving on the frontline in Afghanistan and seen combat, but his deployment will be reviewed after the news was leaked by a U.S. Web site, the UK Ministry of Defense confirmed Thursday.Fri, 29 Feb 2008 07:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/10/afghan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/10/afghan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextFresh from a trip to Iraq, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrived in Afghanistan Monday on an unannounced visit to meet with Afghan leaders and British troops who are part of NATO's International Security Assistance Force.Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/21/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/21/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextA car bomb struck a police checkpoint in central Ramadi Wednesday morning, killing five people, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official has said.Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/06/afghan.william/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/06/afghan.william/index.html#cnnSTCTextPrince William's former Sandhurst academy platoon leader was killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, making him the highest-ranking British officer to die since operations started there nearly six years ago.Sat, 06 Oct 2007 17:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/05/afghanistan.death/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/05/afghanistan.death/index.html#cnnSTCTextA British soldier was killed and two others were wounded in a blast in southern Afghanistan, the British Defence Ministry said on Friday.Fri, 05 Oct 2007 09:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/06/afghanistan.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/06/afghanistan.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfghan and coalition forces engaged in another fierce battle with Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing more than 40 insurgents in the 12-hour engagement in northern Kandahar province, the U.S. military said.Thu, 06 Sep 2007 01:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/05/afghanistan.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/05/afghanistan.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo British soldiers were killed and another soldier and an interpreter were wounded in a bomb blast Wednesday in the Helmand province of Afghanistan, Britain's Defense Ministry said.Wed, 05 Sep 2007 04:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/03/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/03/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown has dismissed a suggestion that a withdrawal by UK troops from their base in the southern Iraqi city of Basra was a defeat, insisting it was an "organized" move. Mon, 03 Sep 2007 05:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/24/afghan.britain/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/24/afghan.britain/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree British soldiers were killed in a suspected "friendly fire" incident involving a bomb dropped from a U.S. fighter plane during a clash with Taliban militants in Afghanistan, military officials said Friday.Sat, 25 Aug 2007 08:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/04/13/afghan.nato/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/04/13/afghan.nato/index.htmlA British soldier on a routine patrol was killed in a firefight with Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan Friday, the British Defense Ministry said.Fri, 13 Apr 2007 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/28/iran.uk.0840/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/28/iran.uk.0840/index.htmlSatellite tracking data shows that a group of 15 British military personnel captured by Iran last Friday never strayed outside Iraqi waters, according to Britain's Ministry of Defence.Wed, 28 Mar 2007 12:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/24/iran.uk.sailors/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/24/iran.uk.sailors/index.htmlIran says the 15 British sailors and marines seized by Iran in the Persian Gulf have confessed to trespassing into Iranian territory, the semi-official FARS News Agency reported Saturday.Sat, 24 Mar 2007 12:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/03/21/uk.submarine/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/03/21/uk.submarine/index.htmlTwo Royal Navy sailors were killed in an accident aboard HMS Tireless, a nuclear submarine, Britain's Ministry of Defense said Wednesday.Wed, 21 Mar 2007 18:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/02/06/iraq.video/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/02/06/iraq.video/index.htmlThe U.S. Central Command judge advocate general has authorized the release of the cockpit video from a U.S. fighter jet involved in a friendly fire incident in Iraq nearly four years ago, Pentagon officials told CNN.Tue, 06 Feb 2007 09:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/01/10/uk.helicopters/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/01/10/uk.helicopters/index.htmlOne person was killed and three were injured Wednesday in a mid-air collision of Royal Air Force helicopters, the British Ministry of Defense said.Wed, 10 Jan 2007 17:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/10/19/afghan.uk.troops/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/10/19/afghan.uk.troops/index.htmlTwo children were killed and three British soldiers were wounded in a suicide attack in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province Thursday, police and military officials said.Thu, 19 Oct 2006 08:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/06/afghan.soldiers/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/06/afghan.soldiers/index.htmlThree British soldiers died on Wednesday in southern Afghanistan in separate incidents in Helmand province, the British Defense Ministry said.Wed, 06 Sep 2006 23:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/08/01/afghan.british/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/08/01/afghan.british/index.htmlThree British soldiers were killed Tuesday when their vehicle came under fire in southern Afghanistan, according to the British Ministry of Defense and NATO.Tue, 01 Aug 2006 08:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/29/iraq.british/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/29/iraq.british/index.htmlTwo British soldiers have been killed in a roadside bomb attack in Basra, the UK Ministry of Defence said.Mon, 29 May 2006 09:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/02/01/laptop.theft/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/02/01/laptop.theft/index.htmlLaptops are a business traveler's lifeline, so the theft of these vital work tools can be devastating.Wed, 01 Feb 2006 15:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/12/14/spark.self.destruct/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/12/14/spark.self.destruct/index.htmlIt sounds like something only Tom Cruise would have access to in a "Mission Impossible" film, but thousands of British people are now sending self-destructing text messages.Wed, 14 Dec 2005 14:13:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/18/state.dept.iraq/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/18/state.dept.iraq/index.htmlLittle more than a month before the start of the Iraq war, State Department officials said they warned U.S. military planners about possible "serious planning gaps" for the post-war period, according to newly declassified documents obtained by George Washington University.Thu, 18 Aug 2005 04:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/08/08/spark.bugle/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/08/08/spark.bugle/index.htmlThe Last Post, one of the most traditional military sounds, is going high-tech with a press-of-the-button electronic version of the bugle to play the stirring ceremonial call.Mon, 08 Aug 2005 15:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/08/05/russia.sea/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/08/05/russia.sea/index.htmlA U.S. Navy crew and two robotic submersibles left for Russia's Pacific coast Friday in a race against time to rescue seven Russian sailors trapped in a mini-sub, U.S. Naval officials said.Fri, 05 Aug 2005 07:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/05/29/iraq.britattack/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/05/29/iraq.britattack/index.htmlA British military convoy has been hit by a roadside bomb on a southern Iraq highway, killing one British soldier and wounding several others.Sun, 29 May 2005 08:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/02/25/courtmartial.sentence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/02/25/courtmartial.sentence/index.htmlA military court has sentenced three British soldiers to prison for abusing Iraqi detainees in southern Iraq.Sat, 26 Feb 2005 01:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/02/25/courtmartial.abuse/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/02/25/courtmartial.abuse/index.htmlBritish defense officials are investigating accounts given by five men who claim to be the victims of an abuse scandal at a British base in Iraq.Fri, 25 Feb 2005 10:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/30/iraq.britishplane/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/30/iraq.britishplane/index.htmlUp to 15 British troops have been killed in the crash of a transport plane in Iraq, according to the UK Press Association.Sun, 30 Jan 2005 20:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/12/14/uk.gulfcaptain/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/12/14/uk.gulfcaptain/index.htmlThe 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.Tue, 14 Dec 2004 08:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/12/04/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/12/04/iraq.main/index.htmlTwo car bombs killed sixteen people and wounded 38 others Saturday when they exploded at an entrance to Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, Iraq's Ministry of Health said.Sat, 04 Dec 2004 07:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/11/08/iraq.uk/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/11/08/iraq.uk/index.htmlA British soldier with the Black Watch Regiment has been killed and two others were wounded when a roadside bomb ripped through the armored vehicle they were traveling in near Baghdad, the British Ministry of Defense has said.Mon, 08 Nov 2004 15:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/24/uk.devilworship/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/24/uk.devilworship/index.htmlA devil-worshipping sailor in the Royal Navy has become the first registered Satanist in the British Armed Forces.Sun, 24 Oct 2004 11:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/06/canada.submarine.rescue/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/06/canada.submarine.rescue/index.htmlA Canadian submarine bought off Britain four days ago is drifting in rough seas as British ships try to reach it to tow it ashore.Wed, 06 Oct 2004 07:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/05/canada.submarine.rescue/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/05/canada.submarine.rescue/index.htmlBritain 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.Tue, 05 Oct 2004 22:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/05/uk.canadian.sub/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/05/uk.canadian.sub/index.htmlBritain launched a rescue operation to recover the crew of a Canadian submarine after a fire on board the vessel in the Atlantic, the UK Ministry of Defense says.Tue, 05 Oct 2004 18:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/09/british.helicopter/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/09/british.helicopter/index.htmlSix British soldiers have been killed in a helicopter crash during military exercises in the Czech Republic, the Czech ministry of defense says.Thu, 09 Sep 2004 12:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/10/iraq.british/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/10/iraq.british/index.htmlA spokesman for British forces in Basra described the situation as "tense" Tuesday following the death of a British soldier in the southern Iraq city.Tue, 10 Aug 2004 12:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/09/iraq.british/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/09/iraq.british/index.htmlA British soldier has been killed during a gun battle with insurgents in Iraq's southern city of Basra, according to a spokesman from the British Ministry of Defence.Mon, 09 Aug 2004 17:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/25/iran.uk/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/25/iran.uk/index.htmlEight British servicemen detained for three days in Iran after their boats strayed into Iranian territorial waters have returned to their base in southern Iraq, UK officials said.Fri, 25 Jun 2004 05:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/21/iran.ships/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/21/iran.ships/index.htmlIran has confiscated three British vessels that had crossed into Iran's territorial waters and arrested eight sailors aboard the ships, the Iranian foreign ministry says.Mon, 21 Jun 2004 12:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/06/17/iraq.uk.troops/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/06/17/iraq.uk.troops/index.htmlBritain will send an extra 270 troops to Iraq as part of a rotation of forces based there, according to the British Ministry of Defense.Thu, 17 Jun 2004 15:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/05/16/uk.carriers/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/05/16/uk.carriers/index.htmlBritish defense chiefs have admitted to "concern" over a £5 billion ($8.77bn) order for U.S. fighter jets said to be too heavy to take off from Royal Navy ships.Sun, 16 May 2004 08:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/05/11/uk.iraqis/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/05/11/uk.iraqis/index.htmlA British court has cleared the way for 12 Iraqi families to challenge the UK government's refusal to hold independent inquiries into the deaths of their relatives.Tue, 11 May 2004 11:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/10/iraq.british.troops/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/10/iraq.british.troops/index.htmlAs furor grows over the mistreatment of Iraqi detainees, a report from a human rights group has charged that British troops occupying southern Iraq killed a dozen civilians who posed no threat to them.Tue, 11 May 2004 00:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/03/31/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/03/31/iraq.main/index.htmlAs the date to transfer governing power from the U.S.-led coalition to the Iraqis gets closer, U.S. officials said they expect more attacks like the one that killed four American civilian contractors Wednesday in Fallujah.Wed, 31 Mar 2004 07:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/03/26/trapped.cavers/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/03/26/trapped.cavers/index.htmlBritish Royal Navy divers have led to safety all six explorers trapped in a warren of caves in eastern Mexico.Fri, 26 Mar 2004 05:13:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/03/25/trapped.cavers/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/03/25/trapped.cavers/index.htmlBritish Royal Navy divers on Thursday led to safety all six explorers trapped in a warren of caves in eastern Mexico.Thu, 25 Mar 2004 14:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/16/uk.defence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/16/uk.defence/index.htmlBritain's failure to prepare its troops properly for the postwar situation in Iraq stretched the force to its limit and cost it goodwill with Iraqis, according to a parliamentary report.Tue, 16 Mar 2004 09:08:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/01/28/afghan.deaths/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/01/28/afghan.deaths/index.htmlAn explosion near a British military base in the Afghan capital of Kabul has killed a British soldier and wounded four others, the British Ministry of Defense has confirmed.Wed, 28 Jan 2004 07:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/01/23/uk.defense.spending/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/01/23/uk.defense.spending/index.htmlBritain's Ministry of Defence came under fire on a third front in a week Friday when a report highlighted cost overruns on heavy equipment to the tune of £3.1 billion (US$5.6 billion) in the year to last March.Fri, 23 Jan 2004 08:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/01/22/uk.body.armor/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/01/22/uk.body.armor/index.htmlThe British Ministry of Defense says it is considering making enhanced body armor available to all UK troops in the wake of a political row over the death of a soldier in Iraq.Thu, 22 Jan 2004 07:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/01/19/uk.hoon/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/01/19/uk.hoon/index.htmlUK Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon spent an hour with a soldier's widow who called on him to resign over the death of her husband in southern Iraq.Mon, 19 Jan 2004 08:34:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/01/15/uk.bodyarmour/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/01/15/uk.bodyarmour/index.htmlRevelations that a British soldier had to hand back his body armor shortly before he was killed in Iraq has prompted calls for Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon to quit.Thu, 15 Jan 2004 14:46:00 EST