Peking And The Pekingese V2: During The First Year Of The British Embassy At Peking (1865)
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The British High Commission in Nigeria through the European Union 'Low Carbon High Growth Strategic Programme Fund' has funded the construction of automated weather station for the Nigerian Montane Forest Project base in Mambilla Plateau, Taraba State under the Directorship of Dr Hazel Chapman from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand.
Buzzin Music Blog (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
... waters of Loch Ness to perform a special show from aboard a boat! The band performed at the Tokoyo British Anthems show after being invited to take part and were flown out by the British Embassy to perform live and represent their country. The singles Just Go Home and most recently Nightschool were released in the summer, coinciding with support dates with Feeder, My Vitroil...
Sify (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
British citizens who have been forced into marriages overseas are being asked to cover the costs of their repatriation to the UK, The Independent has learnt.
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
... sales organisation in Japan.To mark the official opening, Hickey hosted a VIP reception at the British Embassy in Tokyo last week. The announcement marks a push into new markets after the loss of its biggest customer – the Apple iPhone – hit profits last month. Wolfson, which was spun out of Edinburgh University in 1984, fell to a $1.5 million ( £915,000) loss in the three months...
Times Online (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
The Gurkha guard at the gates of the British Embassy in Baghdad was adamant. “You must not go out there,” he said, his hand pointing down the dusty road that led out of the heavily fortified green zone into the city centre. “That is the red zone,” he explained patiently.
Dunedin Napier News (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
By Frances Allan British troops will not be withdrawn from Afghanistan, the Prime Minister announced this morning. Gordon Brown made the speech in a week when seven soldiers have been killed in seven days, five by an Afghan Police Officer who was being trained by them. He said: “Britain cannot – and will not – walk away from [...]
The ArchitectsNewspaper Blog (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... Renato Benedetti , and we spent the day working our way through 14 entries, including the new British Embassy in Algiers by John McAslan + Partners, and a fine Mexican church and community center by Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos. In my mind, however, two projects stood out from the rest. The first was a fantastic woolly-mammoth-like bar built of long arching bamboo poles and covered...
Latest News (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
picture of the dayMcAslan - our man in Algiers5 November, 2009John McAslan & Partners was celebrating a famous double this week after being named World Architect and Transport Architect of the Year at BD’s annual awards on Thursday nightA project that impressed the judges was the British Embassy building in Algiers (pictured). The sandstone embassy is the city’s first major example...
IOL (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
"There are hundreds, chanting 'God is greatest'. Police and Basij militia are outnumbering the protesters," says a witness, on the 30th anniversary of the storming of the US embassy in Iran.
ireland.com (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Iranian police clashed today with supporters of Iran's opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi in the capital Tehran as the country marks the 30th anniversary of the storming of the US embassy.
