Murdoch firm settles 9 more hacking lawsuits (AP)
UK minister to fly to Jordan to discuss Abu Qatada (AP) AP - Britain's security minister will fly to Jordan to discuss ways to deport extremist cleric Abu Qatada, the government said Wednesday. Elderly Kenyans threaten UK colonial abuse lawsuit (AP)
UK lawmakers question military capabilities (AP)
RBS chief considered resigning over bonus row (AP) AP - The chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland said Wednesday that he had considered resigning over the political controversy surrounding his nearly 1 million pound ($1.6 billion) bonus. Last known WWI veteran Florence Green dies at 110 (AP)
Argentina condemns British "militarization" in Falklands (Reuters) Reuters - Argentina's president on Tuesday accused Britain of "militarizing the South Atlantic" and vowed to complain to the United Nations as tension rises ahead of the 30th anniversary of the Falklands war. Argentine president to UK PM: Give peace a chance (AP)
BP hikes dividend after strong fourth quarter (AP)
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AP - Rupert Murdoch's News International has settled nearly all the cases against the company in the first wave of lawsuits for phone hacking by its journalists, with a new round of apologies and payouts announced Wednesday in a London court.
AP - Thousands of elderly Kenyans are preparing to sue the British government over abuses — including torture, illegal detentions and rape — its forces allegedly committed during its suppression of a 1950s anti-colonial rebellion, a lawyer representing the group said Wednesday.
AP - Britain would struggle to mount another operation on the scale of its intervention in Libya because of deep defense cuts, a report from lawmakers warned Wednesday.
AP - Florence Green never saw the front line. Her war was spent serving food, not dodging bullets.
AP - President Cristina Fernandez said Tuesday that Argentina will formally complain to the U.N. Security Council that Britain has created a serious security risk by sending one of its most modern warships to the disputed Falkland Islands.
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