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Britain's Brown meets with Abdullah

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and King Abdullah met on Wednesday to discuss Iranian nuclear program, terrorism and the Middle East peace talks.

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Brown Vows Long-Term Commitment to Afghanistan

For the first time as prime minister, Gordon Brown has met Afghan President Hamid Karzai at 10 Downing Street. Brown said Britain's commitment to Afghanistan was long term and he urged other countries to do more in sharing the burden.

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Brown Says Troop Pullout From Iraq Does Not Mean Defeat

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown today gave further details of Britain's plans, announced during his visit to Baghdad last week, to withdraw 1,000 British troops from Iraq by the end of the year.

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Gordon Brown Calls for Tougher Sanctions on Burma

The British prime minister says he wants tougher sanctions on Burma, following the violent crackdown on pro-democracy protesters.

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British PM in Iraq says 1,000 troops home by Christmas

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced during a visit to Iraq on Tuesday that 1,000 British troops could be home by Christmas as he aims to hand control of Basra province back to the Iraqis within two months.

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Brown Sees 1,000 British Troops Out Of Iraq

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said 1,000 more British troops could leave Iraq by the end of the year. Speaking after meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Baghdad today, Brown also said he believed the southern Al-Basrah Governorate could be handed over to full Iraqi control in the next two months.

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Brown: Job skills the key to success

Improving and enhancing the job skills of the UK workforce is the key to economic success, the PM Gordon Brown has said.

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Brown to meet with Merkel amid EU vote calls

Prime Minister Gordon Brown was set to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday amid opposition demands that he hold a referendum on the new EU treaty, which Merkel spearheaded.

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Army tells Brown to withdraw from Iraq without delay

Senior military commanders have told Prime Minister Gordon Brown that Britain can achieve "nothing more" in south-east Iraq and 5,500 British troops still deployed there should be withdrawn without any delay, media reported in London on Sunday.

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Bush, Brown Reaffirm Commitment To Iraq

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and U.S. President George W. Bush concluded their talks with a brief news conference at which they pledged they will both help Iraq become stable and asserted that the relationship between their two countries will remain strong.

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Bush, Brown to meet at Camp David under Iraq shadow

US President George W Bush holds talks with with the new British prime minister, Gordon Brown hoping to secure support for a peace deal on Darfur and movement on stalled world trade talks.

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Gordon Brown to have talks with President Bush

British Premier Gordon Brown will hold talks with President George W. Bush this weekend in the U.S. at the presidential retreat in Camp David, the White House announced Thursday.

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