Jun 29 Police Defuse Two Car Bombs in London By PBS News Hour London police defused two car bombs early Friday morning, one near Piccadilly Circus, the city's theater and entertainment district, and the other in the Hyde Park area. Continue reading
Jun 05 Watch British Architect Receives Top Honor in Field The Pritzker Prize, architecture's highest medal, was awarded Monday in London to Richard Rogers. The NewsHour shares highlights of an interview with the winning architect. Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch Death of Poisoned Russian Spy Sparks Radiation Alert British authorities found traces of radiation at 12 locations, including two British Airways planes, while investigating the poisoning of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko last week. Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch 11 British Terror Plot Suspects Charged Eleven people were charged in Britain for allegedly plotting to blow up airliners going from Britain to the United States. Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch Suspects Held Without Charges in UK-U.S. Airline Bomb Plot A British judge agreed to extend the warrants of the 24 people suspected in a plot to bomb transatlantic flights until next week. British law dictates a maximum of 28 days for suspects to be held without charge. A reporter… Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch Airline Terror Plot Foiled in UK Soon Before Planned Bombings British authorities announced Thursday that they disrupted a conspiracy to bomb multiple flights to the United States. The attackers planned to use liquid explosives and focus their attacks on flights to New York, Washington D.C., and California. Officials said the… Continue watching
Jul 24 Iraqi Prime Minister Denies Civil War By Admin, PBS News Hour Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki asserted Monday that, despite sectarian violence across the country that kills an average of 100 civilians per day, Iraq is not slipping into a civil war. Continue reading
Jul 29 Police Reportedly Arrest Final Three Suspected London Bombers By PBS News Hour In a series of raids in London and Rome Friday, police arrested the final three of four men suspected of having carried backpack bombs on to trains and a bus during the failed terrorist attacks in London on July 21. Continue reading
Jul 28 British Police Arrest Nine Men Linked to Failed Bombings By PBS News Hour British police arrested nine men Thursday in connection with last week's attempted bomb attacks on London's transit system, bringing to 20 the number of people police have in custody, including one suspected bomber. Continue reading
Jul 22 Police Kill Man Linked to Bombings in London Subway By PBS News Hour Police chased a man through a London subway station and shot and killed him Friday, saying he was "directly linked" to the investigation of the explosions in the transit system. Continue reading