Britain's Prince Harry is now qualified to fly an Apache Attack helicopter in combat, after 18 months of intensive training that included a stint flying above the deserts of California and Arizona, palace and defense officials said.
The prince chats up F1 driver Jenson Button, who dated Florence Brudenell-Bruce for two years
You might be planning a weekend camping trip with your family or friends. As you stuff your car with all the necessary equipment, take a moment to reflect on the fascinating history of some of those must-have camping accessories.
He's also completed the first stage of training to fly an Apache attack helicopter
Due to a new British army title, the prince may wear a scarlet jacket down the aisle
I cut my teeth reporting from Derry during the early days of the "Troubles" in Northern Ireland. One thing I remember was the fear -- the fear of the British Army that the Irish people felt, and the fear felt by the British soldiers who came under regular attack by the Irish Republican Army and stone-throwing youths.
British troops dressed in red jackets and black bearskin hats put on a military spectacle in London on Saturday to mark Queen Elizabeth's official birthday.
Three people were wounded late Thursday when an explosion occurred outside a police station in Newtownhamilton, Northern Ireland, the Police Services of Northern Ireland said.
Britain's Prince Harry turned 25 Tuesday in the knowledge that he is now entitled to part of the multi-million dollar inheritance left to him by his late mother.
CNN's Prince Harry receives a bittersweet birthday present. CNN's Max Foster explains.
As 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.
Harry Patch -- the last surviving British soldier from World War I -- died Saturday at the age of 111, Britain's Ministry of Defence said.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has defended the UK's involvement in the war in Afghanistan following the British Army's bloodiest day of the near eight-year conflict.
The aroma of freshly baking flatbread wafts through the air as a unit of British soldiers position themselves for a quick patrol around the village of Sindh Kalay.
An Afghan village - in the heart of the English countryside? CNN's Atika Shubert on the UK Army's unique training facility.
As Britain's Prince Harry neared the end of his second and final day in New York City on Saturday, he described his experiences as "fantastic."
CNN's Soledad O'Brien reports on an innovative program in Harlem bringing about real change to children's lives.
Britain's Prince Harry lays a wreath at the site of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York.
Prince Harry, the younger son of Britain's Prince Charles and Princess Diana, offered his condolences to September 11 victims Friday in his first official trip overseas.
He's a helicopter test pilot who spent 18 years in the British Army. He just beat more than 8,400 others to become one of Europe's newest astronauts, destined for the International Space Station.
All retired Gurkha soldiers who served in the British Army will be allowed to settle in Britain, the British government announced Thursday, marking a victory for campaigners and a major shift in official policy.
ITN's Paul Davies was there when Britain's Parliament announced its ruling in favor of the Gurkhas.
A disabled British Army Major completes the London Marathon after two weeks on the course, as CNN's Asieh Namdar reports.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown suffered a stinging defeat in Parliament Wednesday, losing a vote over the right of Ghurkha veterans to settle in the United Kingdom.
Britain's Prince William forced a Royal Air Force plane to be grounded for days after he flicked the wrong switch and "overcooked" the engine, a newspaper reported Tuesday.
Britain is prepared to send more troops to Afghanistan, the head of the British Army said in an interview published Friday.
Britain's Prince Harry has been sent on course on equality and diversity after a series of high profile racial gaffes have damaged the young royal's reputation, it was reported Thursday.
Prince Harry could face disciplinary action for comments about fellow soldiers. Jason Carroll reports.
British soldiers have been "seriously stretched" by six years of fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq, the head of the British Army has warned.
Britain's Prince Harry has passed the first stage of training to become a military helicopter pilot, following in the footsteps of his brother William, royal officials said Thursday.
A British general who advocates a troop "surge" in Afghanistan will be appointed head of the British Army next year, the Ministry of Defense said Friday.
A British soldier from Prince Harry's regiment has died in an explosion in Afghanistan, the British Ministry of Defense says.
The 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.
Britain's Prince William has helped the U.S. Coast Guard bust a drug smuggling boat carrying cocaine worth a minimum of $80 million.
A British Army bomb disposal team is working carefully to dismantle a large unexploded World War II bomb unearthed this week near the future Olympic Park in London, officials said Friday.
The British army is called in to defuse the biggest war-era bomb found in 30 years. CNN's Alphonso Van Marsh reports.
A neighborhood in east London was getting back to normal Saturday after British Army engineers detonated a large World War II bomb unearthed this week on a building site, officials said.
A veteran of over 20 years of mountain climbing, Dave Bunting has been in some pretty tight scrapes.
British military officials on Sunday said Prince William had not breached any rules when he used a Royal Air Force helicopter to drop in at his girlfriend's house.
General Sir Richard Dannatt calls the royal a "credit to the nation" for fighting in Afghanistan
Lawyers released evidence Friday that they say shows British soldiers may have tortured and executed up to 20 Iraqis after a battle in 2004 -- the most serious allegations of abuse made against British forces in Iraq.
Britain's Prince William began his attachment with the Royal Air Force on Monday.
Two Danish soldiers killed in Afghanistan in September died as a result of friendly fire from British forces, a Danish military report revealed on Tuesday.
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A compelling new exhibit explores the experience of British troops in Afghanistan
A generation-long deployment that defined British tactics comes to a quiet close
Britain's Prince Harry will not serve in Iraq as a troop commander because of "a number of specific threats" against him, the UK's top general says.
The chief of the British Army has called for a pullout of British troops from Iraq "sometime soon" and said that post-invasion planning for that war was "poor, probably based more on optimism than sound planning."
The chief of the British Army has called for a pullout of British troops from Iraq "sometime soon" and said that post-invasion planning for that war was "poor, probably based more on optimism than sound planning."
One of the military watchtowers in Northern Ireland -- which have for decades been a part of the region's landscape -- is to be torn down, a day after the Irish Republican Army pledged it would ditch its guns and end its campaign of violence.
Prince Harry began his new life in the British Army Monday at the elite Sandhurst military academy, and bookmakers were already taking bets on whether he would complete the tough course.
Prince Harry joins Britain's Army Sunday as he begins his new life as a career soldier.
A military court has sentenced three British soldiers to prison for abusing Iraqi detainees in southern Iraq.
British 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.
Two British soldiers have been found guilty of abusing Iraqi civilian prisoners at an aid camp in Basra.
The British Army has made its first step into the competitive world of global capitalism -- by launching its own running shoe.
A spokesman for British forces in Basra described the situation as "tense" Tuesday following the death of a British soldier in the southern Iraq city.
Piers Morgan, Editor of the Daily Mirror newspaper, which first published the images apparently showing the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by British troops, issued a statement on Thursday. The following is the full text:
London's Daily Mirror newspaper has published photographs that purportedly show British soldiers abusing Iraqi prisoners, including one picture of a soldier urinating on a hooded detainee.
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