The people’s pope
It is easy, after nearly 27 years, to forget how popes used to be. It is easy to forget a time when the pope was an Italian churchman who more...
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Blair urges Britons to stand firm
Faced with growing unease in Europe over the bombing of Afghanistan, Prime Minister Tony Blair reminded Britons on Tuesday of the destruction terrorists inflicted on the United States and urged...
Dismantling of Ulster posts begins
Britain and leading Northern Ireland Protestants moved to give impetus to the province's peace process Wednesday in response to the Irish Republican Army's historic partial disarmament, but rumblings of dissent...
IRA destroys arms, lifts hopes for peace in Ireland
More than 30 years after beginning an armed struggle, the Irish Republican Army began destroying its vast military arsenal on Tuesday, in effect declaring that its war for a united...
New urgency seen for U.S. missile shield
The battle against terrorism will give new impetus to the United States to proceed with a nuclear defense shield, and Europeans would be mistaken to raise objections. Europe will need...
Attacks in Afghanistan accelerate tourism slump
Tim Garden, a former assistant chief of the British defense staff and a lecturer at King's College London, told his students the other day that they were looking at the...
U.S.-led attack reinforces solidarity among leaders
British submarines joined with U.S. forces in initial cruise missile attacks on Afghanistan on Sunday, and France, Germany and Italy all said they were ready to give military assistance to...
Blair earns new respect for his handling of crisis
First there was New Labor. Now there is a New Tony Blair. The British prime minister, often hesitant or defensive when dealing with tough domestic political issues, has transformed himself...
Military action deemed likely
British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his senior ministers on Monday weighed their military options for joining the U.S. war on terrorism after being briefed on U.S. battle plans, and...
EU leaders OK package of anti-terror measures
Leaders of the 15-nation European Union agreed Friday night on a wide-ranging package of measures to fight terrorism but gave no commitment to join the United States in military action,...