May 08 Watch 4:34 What battles lie ahead for Cameron's second turn as prime minister? By PBS News Hour David Cameron may have held on to power after British elections, but he'll face a number of challenges, including the rising power of the Scottish National Party and a referendum on whether the UK should stay in the European Union. Continue watching
May 08 Watch 1:25 Cameron's party wins majority in UK elections, defying polls By PBS News Hour British Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative Party claimed a decisive victory, winning another five-year term despite what was predicted to be a toss-up contest with the Labour Party. The other big winner was the Scottish National Party, which swept virtually… Continue watching
May 08 David Cameron comes out on top in Britain's election By Larisa Epatko Although polls leading up to Britain’s national election showed the Conservative and Labour candidates locked in a dead heat, Prime Minister David Cameron and his Conservative Party came out the clear winners after Thursday’s vote. Continue reading
May 06 Watch 3:26 Cameron and Miliband in tight race as UK voters flock to smaller parties By PBS News Hour Britons will vote on Thursday in the country's first general election in five years. But opinion polls suggest neither of the two largest parties -- Conservative and Labour -- will win a majority of seats. And for either side, forming… Continue watching
May 06 Watch 5:11 Why the UK elections matter to the United States By PBS News Hour Why are Britain’s voters and political parties so divided ahead of Thursday’s election? And what’s at stake for that country and for the U.S.? Hari Sreenivasan talks to Dan Balz of The Washington Post, reporting from London. Continue watching
May 06 What you need to know about Britain's election By Larisa Epatko Every five years, Britons elect members of Parliament. But after this year's vote on Thursday, the results of the new government might not be known for days. Continue reading
Jan 19 Watch 5:31 Heightened anxiety and vigilance in U.K. after Paris attacks By PBS News Hour For the British people, the proximity of the Paris attacks seems to make the chance of another terror attack in their country more likely. How is the British government addressing the threat? Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner talks to… Continue watching
Sep 13 Video purports to show beheading of British aid worker by Islamic State By News Desk Islamic State militants released a video on Saturday which purports to show the beheading of British aid worker David Cawthorne Haines, the Associated Press reports. Continue reading
Sep 04 Obama, Cameron: We will 'not be cowed' by Islamic State militants By Julie Pace, Associated Press NEWPORT, Wales — NATO leaders grappled Thursday with whether the alliance has a role in containing a mounting militant threat in the Middle East, as heads of state converged in Wales for a high-stakes summit also focused on the crisis… Continue reading
Aug 20 Watch 3:58 Family mourns murdered journalist James Foley, Obama condemns Islamic State By PBS News Hour Journalist James Foley was confirmed as the man executed by beheading in a video released by the Islamic State group. Militants also threatened to kill another American journalist if the U.S. didn’t stop airstrikes in Iraq. Foley, 40, was abducted… Continue watching