Britain knew of E. Guinea coup plot months in advance: report
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LONDON - The British government was given details of an alleged plot to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea, including the names of mercenaries and the expected date of the attack, months in advance, a newspaper reported on Sunday.
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UK counter-terrorism officials believe plan to kidnap and behead British soldier was backed by al-Qaida
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The Foreign Office is playing down reports it had full details of a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea two months before it was nipped in the bud.
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Secret papers sent to British Prime Minister Tony Blair a year before the US-led invasion of Iraq warned of the risks of Iraq sliding into post-war chaos, the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported on Saturday.
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The US and UK knew of the possibility of a coup against the government of Equatorial Guinea, the Sunday Times reported, citing unidentified officials at the Pentagon and UK government.
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The British government was accused Saturday of "clearly misleading" the British public over plans for post-war Iraq after a newspaper reported Prime Minister Tony Blair was warned a year before the invasion ...
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Mark Thatcher was &quot;planning to leave&quot; South Africa before his arrest, authorities in the country say. Police say there is &quot;credible evidence&quot; Sir Mark, who is under house arrest, helped finance an alleged coup plot in Equatorial Guinea.
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British police said on Saturday they had   arrested 16 men in two separate anti-terrorism operations just   three weeks after uncovering a suspected plot to bring down   U.S.-bound airliners over the Atlantic.
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The government of Equatorial Guinea is to sue a British man jailed last week for his part in an alleged coup plot there.
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Sir Mark Thatcher is to be interviewed about his alleged role in a coup plot by Equatorial Guinea authorities. He was arrested earlier this month by South African police for breaching South African laws and was released after posting bail.
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Simon Mann, the British soldier-of-fortune accused of masterminding a botched coup last March against Equatorial Guinea&#39;s ruler, was sentenced to seven years in prison
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JOHANNESBURG, Aug 29  - The arrest of Mark Thatcher in South Africa over a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea is shining a spotlight on powerful members of the British elite who may have colluded to take over the oil-rich African country.
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Equatorial Guinea might seek the extradition of Mark Thatcher from South Africa where he is charged with bankrolling a coup attempt, The Sun said Thursday.
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The British government learned about an alleged plot to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea in January this year, several weeks before suspects who
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A Briton alleged to be the mastermind behind a foiled coup in Equatorial Guinea has been "kidnapped" and his legal team has lost contact with him, his lawyer said Monday.
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The son of former prime minister Margaret Thatcher was charged in a South African court of bankrolling a coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea that led to the arrest of dozens of suspected mercenaries five months ago.
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Police said Saturday they were acting on information provided by a British newspaper, News of the World. The paper said it had infiltrated a group that was trying to obtain radioactive material for a Saudi