Queen Elizabeth honours ex-Soviet double agent
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A former KGB agent who passed Soviet secrets to Britain during the Cold War received a top award from Queen Elizabeth II Thursday.
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The diplomatic tension between Britain and Russia took a new twist last night when a man linked to the murdered dissident Alexander Litvinenko sought political asylum in Britain
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Britain's radioactive poisoning affair took a dramatic new twist as officials confirmed that a close contact of dead Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko has also tested positive for radiation.
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Salman Rushdie, singer Emma Kirkby and Michael Eavis are among the entertainment figures honoured by the Queen.
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Russia's Federal Security Service opened a criminal espionage investigation on Friday into accusations that murdered ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko and a self-exiled Russian tycoon in London were both British spies.
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Friends of Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko have held a memorial for him at a London mosque, two weeks after his death from radiation poisoning, his former spokesman said.
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A formal request is made to Moscow for the extradition of an ex-KGB agent accused of killing Alexander Litvinenko.
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Russia on Monday cleared the way for British detectives probing the mystery poisoning of former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko to visit Moscow, and promised to help their investigation.
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II said Thursday her state visit to Germany gave her "renewed confidence" in the friendship between the former enemies, emphasizing strong economic ties as she ended her three-day tour.
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Russia has received an extradition request from Britain for an ex-KGB agent wanted in the murder of Alexander Litvinenko, Interfax quoted a spokesperson for the prosecutor general as saying Monday.
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England rugby union coach Brian Ashton and retired former captain Jason Robinson are among sports stars who received awards in Queen Elizabeth II's New Year Honours list published Saturday.
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Queen Elizabeth II and former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher joined old warriors and widows of the fallen at a memorial service Thursday marking the 25th anniversary of the end of the Falkland Islands conflict.
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LONDON, Dec. 6 -- British authorities announced Wednesday that they are officially treating the fatal poisoning of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko as murder and have found traces of a radioactive substance at the British Embassy in Moscow.
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British investigators visiting Moscow to probe the death of Russian former intelligence agent Alexander Litvinenko are to meet key witness Andrei Lugovoi, Lugovoi said, as newspapers predicted the mystery would not be resolved quickly.
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Andrei Lugovoi, named by Britain as a suspect in the killing of the former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko in London, claims UK's special services tried to recruit him.
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LONDON: Queen Elizabeth led ceremonies yesterday to remember those who died for Britain in two world wars and other conflicts, as historians rush to record the accounts of a fast dwindling group of surviving soldiers.
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The British Queen Elizabeth II has recorded a special Christmas message for British troops, Buckingham Palace revealed on Thursday.