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Masters of Kitsch Ready For Eurovision Contest

19 May 08
Reuters

La La La. Boom Bang-A-Bang. Ding-A-Dong. It's that time again.

Blair Says He Will Bow Out Within 12 Months

08 September 06
Reuters

British Prime Minister Tony Blair pledged Thursday to quit within a year but declined to give an exact date to mutineers in his Labour Party who want a speedy ouster to revive their fortunes.

Brits Rent Out Homes to Score at Wimbledon

21 June 05
Reuters

Wimbledon homeowners beware. The British taxman is watching over the world's most prestigious tennis tournament.

Prince Charles to Wed Camilla Parker Bowles

11 February 05
Reuters

Britain's heir to the throne, Prince Charles, revealed on Thursday that he would marry Camilla Parker Bowles, sparking intense debate about whether his divorced, longtime lover should become queen.

U.K. on Alert for Russian Hackers

17 March 04
Reuters

First it was American football's Super Bowl. Now Britain's Cheltenham horse racing festival. Internet betting sites again are on red alert.

Farmer's Release Stokes British Crime Debate

29 July 03
Reuters

A reclusive British farmer whose shotgun killing of a teenage burglar provoked a national debate about victims' rights was freed from jail Monday.

Potter Conjures Up Huge Sales

23 June 03
Reuters

Midsummer Potter madness gripped Britain with the latest tale of the teenage wizard flying off the shelves at more than eight copies a second.

Air Show Begins Amid Dour Market

23 July 02
Reuters

The world's top airshow of the year opened Monday with civil aviation still reeling after Sept. 11 but defense expenditure booming as governments seek to counter the threat of further attacks.

Stars' Shutter-Bug Opens Exhibition

30 January 02
Reuters

Princess Diana adored him. Gwyneth Paltrow trusts him completely. Kate Moss looks sexier for him. No wonder they call him Super Mario.

War Is Far From Over Despite Fall of Kabul

15 November 01
Reuters

Osama bin Laden may be running out of hiding places, but he and his Taliban supporters could take to the hills and fight a lengthy ""hit-and-run"" guerrilla war, defense analysts warned Wednesday.

Fear Factor Changes The Face of Air Travel

18 September 01
Reuters

The sight of a plane being deliberately flown into a skyscraper is indelibly seared on people's memories.

Tired Kafelnikov Feels The Strain of the Tour

02 July 01
Reuters

At the age of 27, Yevgeny Kafelnikov is a world-weary multimillionaire, but right now the Olympic champion is a tortured soul who feels life is slipping away from him.