Foreign Policy
Brown announces 500 more UK troops for Afghanistan
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will raise troop numbers in Afghanistan to 9,500, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Wednesday, an increase of 500, providing key conditions were met.
Brown targets Switzerland in global tax haven crackdown
A worldwide crackdown on tax havens, from Switzerland to the Cayman Islands, will be spearheaded by Gordon Brown as the world's richest nations use the global economic downturn to close loopholes that are costing them hundreds of billions in lost ...
Gordon Brown pledges more troops for Afghanistan and calls for sanctions in stand against terror
Hundreds more British troops will be sent to Afghanistan during the coming year to help to improve protection for British Forces, Gordon Brown announced yesterday after talks with President Bush.
Britain sends 200 extra troops to Afghanistan
The Daily Telegraph has learned that reinforcements are being deployed as British forces face fierce resistance from the Taliban and doubts grow about the West's strategy in Afghanistan.
Gordon Brown: Happy Xmas, your war is over!
GORDON Brown yesterday delivered a stirring festive message to Our Boys in Iraq: “Happy Christmas – war is over.” The PM was cheered as he praised UK troops and revealed combat operations in Basra will end “within two weeks”.
Gordon Brown announced today a doubling of the British troops that will be withdrawn from Iraq before Christmas, during his first visit to the country as Prime Minister. Mr Brown, speaking in Baghdad after meeting Nouri al-Maliki, the Iraqi Prime ...