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Queen leads Britain's ceremony for war dead (AP)

AP - Queen Elizabeth II led Britain's annual ceremony for the country's war dead Sunday, honoring them with a moment of silence as the military reported the 200th British soldier killed in combat in Afghanistan.

Leaders defend Afghan mission (AFP)

A wall bearing the names of British military personnel who have died in Afghanistan since 2001, is seen at the British cemetery in Kabul. Politicians and military chiefs have defended the war in Afghanistan as Remembrance services for generations of war dead highlighted the cost of the increasingly unpopular conflict.(AFP/Nicolas Asfouri) AFP - Politicians and military chiefs defended the war in Afghanistan on Sunday as Remembrance services for generations of war dead highlighted the cost of the increasingly unpopular conflict.

British soldier killed in Afghanistan (AFP)

British soldiers in Kabul in August 2009. A British soldier has been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, bringing Britain's losses since the 2001 US-led invasion of the country to 231, the Ministry of Defence said Sunday.(AFP/File/Shah Marai) AFP - A British soldier has been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, bringing Britain's losses since the 2001 US-led invasion of the country to 231, the Ministry of Defence said Sunday.

British soldier killed in southern Afghanistan (AP)

AP - Britain's Defense Ministry says a British soldier has been killed in southern Afghanistan.

War support flagging as nation remembers fallen (AFP)

Crosses bearing the names of Britain's fallen military dead, including those killed in Afghanistan, at Westminster Abbey in London. Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband and its top commander in Afghanistan on Sunday tried to revive support for the fight against the Taliban as thoughts on Remembrance Sunday turned to those killed.(AFP/File/Carl Court) AFP - Foreign Secretary David Miliband and the country's top commander in Afghanistan on Sunday tried to revive support for the fight against the Taliban as thoughts on Remembrance Sunday turned to those killed.

Support for Afghan war fading: poll (AFP)

Protestors attend a demonstration held by the Stop the War coallition calling for troops to leave Afghanistan in London in October 2009. Public support for the war in Afghanistan is falling, while more than 40 percent do not understand why British troops are fighting there, a poll released on Remembrance Sunday showed.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall) AFP - Public support for the war in Afghanistan is falling, while more than 40 percent do not understand why British troops are fighting there, a poll released on Remembrance Sunday showed.

Remember Afghanistan victims alongside WWI: British PM (AFP)

Prime Minister Gordon Brown prepares to deliver a speech at the Royal College of Defence Studies in London, on November 6. The fallen soldiers of World War I must not be forgotten as Britain mourns those killed in the current battles in Afghanistan, Brown said as the country prepared to mark Remembrance Sunday.(AFP/POOL/File/Oli Scarff) AFP - The fallen soldiers of World War I must not be forgotten as Britain mourns those killed in the current battles in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said as the country prepared to mark Remembrance Sunday.

BA cabin crew to vote on strike: union (AFP)

British Airways cabin crew arrive for the start of a union meeting to discuss a strike ballot at Sandown Racecourse in Esher, south-west of London, on November 2. Thousands of British Airways cabin crew are to vote on whether to take industrial action, the Unite trade union said Saturday, in a row over job cuts and new contracts.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis) AFP - Thousands of British Airways cabin crew are to vote on whether to take industrial action, the Unite trade union said Saturday, in a row over job cuts and new contracts.

British man provides photo for his own wanted poster (Reuters) Reuters - A British man on the run from police sent a picture of himself to his local paper because he disliked the mugshot they had printed of him as part of a public appeal to track him down.

Murdered French students' parents claim against UK (AFP)

A handout picture obtained from the Metropolitan Police press office in June shows murdered French student Laurent Bonomo. The parents of two French students brutally killed in London are demanding compensation from the British government for mistakes that could have prevented the murders, their lawyer has said.(AFP/METROPOLITAN POLICE/File/HO) AFP - The parents of two French students brutally killed in London are demanding compensation from the British government for mistakes that could have prevented the murders, their lawyer said on Saturday.

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