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Family of Andrew’s accuser hails removal of royal title
AFP, Published on 18/10/2025
» LONDON - The removal of Prince Andrew’s royal title “vindicates” his alleged sexual assault victim, her family has said, as King Charles III seeks to draw a line under the damaging scandal.
UK's disgraced Prince Andrew gives up royal title
AFP, Published on 18/10/2025
» LONDON - The UK's Prince Andrew Friday renounced his title of Duke of York under pressure from his brother King Charles, amid further revelations about his ties to US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris dead at 93
AFP, Published on 23/05/2023
» LONDON: The artist, presenter and musician Rolf Harris, who was one of the UK's best-loved entertainers before he was convicted of underage-sex crimes in 2014, has died aged 93, officials said on Tuesday.
Salman Rushdie on ventilator after stabbing
AFP, Published on 13/08/2022
» NEW YORK: Salman Rushdie, who spent years in hiding after Iran ordered his killing, was on a ventilator and could lose an eye following a stabbing attack at a literary event in New York state on Friday.
Author Salman Rushdie attacked on stage in New York state
AFP, Published on 12/08/2022
» NEW YORK - British author Salman Rushdie, whose writings made him the target of Iranian death threats that forced him into hiding, was attacked on stage Friday in western New York state.
Star-studded party for Queen Elizabeth
AFP, Published on 04/06/2022
» LONDON: Britain geared up on Saturday for a "party at the palace" concert starring Diana Ross and Andrea Bocelli, set to be watched by millions to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's 70 years on the throne.
UK pays tribute after death of lockdown hero 'Captain Tom'
AFP, Published on 03/02/2021
» LONDON - Tributes flooded in from across the UK on Tuesday following the death of Captain Sir Tom Moore, the 100-year-old military veteran who won British hearts with his fundraising during the pandemic.
100-year-old WWII veteran 'Captain Tom' to be knighted
AFP, Published on 20/05/2020
» LONDON - Hundred-year-old British World War II veteran Captain Tom Moore is to be knighted after raising nearly $40 million for healthcare charities, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson calling him a "beacon of light" during the coronavirus pandemic.
BRAC founder Fazle Hasan Abed dies aged 83
AFP, Published on 21/12/2019
» DHAKA - Fazle Hasan Abed, the founder of the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC), one of the world's largest NGOs, has died in Dhaka aged 83, the charity said.
British divers in Thai cave rescue make UK honours list
AFP, Published on 29/12/2018
» LONDON - A team of British divers who helped save a junior football team stranded in a flooded cave in Thailand were among those awarded in Britain's traditional New Year Honours, announced on Friday.