Archive for the ‘British’ Tag

$2.6 million in cocaine found in British woman’s luggage, Indonesians say

Tuesday, 29 May 2012, 9:26 | Breaking news | Comments Off
by Remoeng

Briton Lindsay June Sandiford covers her face as officials display evidence at a customs office in Bali on May 28, 2012.10.6 pounds of “very rare type” of the drug seized at Bali airport, customs official saysIndonesian authorities arrest four Britons and one Indian in an alleged “international syndicate”The woman has ...

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Actress Keira Knightley engaged to British rocker

Tuesday, 29 May 2012, 8:59 | Breaking news | Comments Off
by Remoeng

Keira Knightley attends the film premiere of “A Dangerous Method” in January.She is engaged to James Righton, singer and keyboardist of the band KlaxonsThey have been together for about a year, People Magazine reports(CNN) — Actress Keira Knightley is engaged to James Righton, the keyboardist and singer with British rock band ...

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Somali pirates release British hostage

Wednesday, 21 March 2012, 18:10 | Breaking news | Comments Off
by Remoeng

British hostage Judith Tebbutt, is pictured at a house in Adado, central Somalia on March 21, 2012.Judith Tebbutt was abducted by Somali pirates last SeptemberHer husband was killed in the raid at a Kenyan beach resortShe says she was “very relieved” to be released Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) — Somali pirates freed a British hostage ...

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Sister of British journalist held in Libya hopeful for release

Friday, 16 March 2012, 18:26 | Breaking news | Comments Off
by Remoeng

The commander of the Swehli militia in Misrata holds a picture of a British journalist during a press conference in Tripoli on March 4, 2011.Journalists Gareth Montgomery-Johnson and Nicholas Davies were seized in FebruaryMontgomery-Johnson’s sister says his family hopes for good news soonA Libyan militia accused the two men of lacking ...

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