A protester from 'People and the Planet' rally outside a Royal Bank of Scotland centre in London
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A protester from 'People and the Planet' rally outside a Royal Bank of Scotland centre in London. The beleaugured state-rescued bank has said that it would struggle to hire and retain key staff if Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government demanded control of its payouts as a condition for insuring its bad debts and more state aid.
Britain has pledged another 500 troops to Afghanistan
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- Wed 02 Dec, 01:58 PM
A British Chinook helicopter flying over Camp Bastion in Helmand Province. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said a US-led troop surge in Afghanistan would change the balance between Afghan troops and international forces by 2011.
An extra 30,000 US troops are to be deployed in Afghanistan
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- Wed 02 Dec, 01:58 PM
US soldiers of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) outside Bagram Airbase in February. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said a US-led troop surge in Afghanistan would change the balance between Afghan troops and international forces by 2011.
Gordon Brown (R) talks with Air Chief Marshall Jock Stirrup (C) and Bob Ainsworth
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- Wed 02 Dec, 08:05 AM
Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) talks with Chief of the Defence Staff Air Chief Marshall Jock Stirrup (C) and Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth in Downing Street. Brown on Wednesday called on Britain's allies to back President Barack Obama's troop surge strategy in Afghanistan.
British soldiers conduct a patrol outside Kandahar Air Field
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- Mon 30 Nov, 11:21 PM
British soldiers conduct a patrol outside Kandahar Air Field. Britain will boost its regular troops in Afghanistan by 500 to 9,500 in December, Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said, adding that with other forces its total would be more than 10,000.
Gordon Brown(L) and Brian Cowen
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- Mon 30 Nov, 09:02 PM
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown(L) and his Irish counterpart Brian Cowen, seen here addressing the press at 10 Downing Street, voiced confidence Monday that an impasse on transferring key powers to Northern Ireland can be resolved, despite an upsurge in violence and gloom in the province.
Ayman al-Zawahiri is the number two of Al-Qaeda
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- Sun 29 Nov, 01:19 PM
This image released by the SITE Intelligence Group on October 4, 2009 shows Ayman al-Zawahiri, the second in command of al-Qaeda. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has urged Pakistan to step up its action against Al-Qaeda and hunt down leader Osama bin Laden and his deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri.
Pakistani police anti-terrorism personnel seen in Karachi
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- Sun 29 Nov, 01:19 PM
Pakistani police anti-terrorism personnel from southern Sindh province demonstrate their skills during a passing out ceremony in Karachi on November 18. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has urged Pakistan to step up its action against Al-Qaeda and hunt down leader Osama bin Laden and his deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri.
At least 483 foreign troops have been killed in Afghanistan this year
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AFP
- Sun 29 Nov, 11:16 AM
British soldiers in Kabul in August. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has upped the pressure on Afghan President Hamid Karzai insisting he draw up in the next two months an action plan to enable foreign forces to start withdrawing.
US President Barack Obama is to unveil a new strategy on Afghanistan on Tuesday
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AFP
- Sun 29 Nov, 11:16 AM
US soldiers patrol in Kabul on November 13. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has upped the pressure on Afghan President Hamid Karzai insisting he draw up in the next two months an action plan to enable foreign forces to start withdrawing.
British PM Gordon Brown wants Karzai (seen here) to draw up a plan to enable foreign troop withdrawal
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (R) chats with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown in Port of Spain
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At least 483 foreign troops, about half of them Americans and some 98 Britons, have been killed in Afghanistan this year
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Afghan lawmaker Ahmad Farid, (4th Row C) attends the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Edinburgh November 17
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Brown also called for 5,000 more troops from other countries outside of Britain and the US
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Prince Charles presents Afghanistan campaign medals to troops in London
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (R) meets with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown
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British soldiers with the NATO-led ISAF force pictured in Helmand province
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown
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President Obama -- seen here in Alaska on Nov 12 -- is expected to deploy more troops
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British soldiers on patrol in Helmand province in July
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) and Australian counterpart Kevin Michael Ruud
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Dubai is setback but world economy can cope-UK's Brown
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Britain is adamant that the three new bodies should not have "direct supervisory authority over firms"
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The Treasury has said it wants to preserve the City of London's status as the most powerful financial centre in Europe
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Brown to push bank bailout plan
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown
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Britain has 9,000 troops in Afghanistan, and has offered to send 500 more
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The 'Iron Lady' ruled Britain from 1979 until 1990
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Gordon Brown also spoke of his plans to nurse public finances back to health
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Gordon Brown said he wanted thousands of Chinese companies in the UK, and British companies in China
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Brown calls for plan on global imbalances
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UK OPPOSITION-- FAILURE TO CONTROL PUBLIC FINANCES WILL LEAD INVESTORS TO DOUBT UK CREDITWORTHINESS
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UK'S BROWN SAYS G20 SHOULD ADDRESS GLOBAL IMBALANCES IN TRADE AND CURRENCIES
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UK's Brown urges Europe to go for growth
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Despite the poll boost for Labour, Brown's personal ratings remain poor
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Brown says ready to respond swiftly to Walker review
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