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United Kingdom

B.C. wife, husband "stuck" after IRA-related refugee claim turned down

British ex-soldier is main caregiver for his disabled wife and cannot afford a plane ticket home - but Elizabeth May has stepped in to figh their corner.

London riots: UK burns as violence spreads across nation

It's anarchy in the UK. Although police calmed London, riots have spread across the country to Bristol, Manchester, Birmingham and Liverpool. Although Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron...