UK: Former US ambassador blasts cabinet

In a scathing attack on Britain's cabinet ministers, United Kingdom's former Ambassador to the United States Sir Christopher Meyer has dubbed as "political pygmies" leaders who visited Washington......

'A politician of principle'

Former British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook was "the greatest parliamentarian of his generation," according to Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott. Cook, who quit Prime Minister Tony Blair's......

In a first, UK gets female Sikh, turbaned MPs

IMAGE: Preet Kaur Gill. Photograph: Kind courtesy @preet4edgbaston/Twitter Britain on Friday got its first female Sikh and first turban-wearing MPs as the general election results began......

US mourns death of IS hostage Kayla Mueller

Led by US President Barack Obama, Americans on Tuesday mourned the death of its citizen Kayla Jean Mueller, who was taken hostage in Syria by the Islamic State group. The 26-year-old aid worker......