Sierra Leone to give Britain's Blair a hero's welcome
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Sierra Leone's traditional rulers will crown British Prime Minister Tony Blair a "paramount chief" on Wednesday in recognition of Britain's help in ending the West African country's civil war.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived back in the UK today following a three-day trip to Africa, Downing Street said. Mr Blairâs plane left Addis Ababa in Ethiopia
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair issued a clarion call Thursday for the world to help Africa free itself from poverty, disease and conflict, describing his personal crusade for the continent as "the one noble ...
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair was set Thursday to press wealthy countries to show greater commitment to fighting poverty in Africa, on the final leg of his farewell tour of the continent.
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The Christian Science Monitor - If Prime Minister Tony Blair has lost popularity on the world stage because of the Iraq war, no one has told Sierra Leoneans. Earlier this week, Mr. Blair was greeted as a hero and crowned a paramount chief of the West African state rescued from civil war by British troops in 2000.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair has  pledged to give British troops in Afghanistan whatever  equipment they need in their "very, very tough" fight against  the Taliban.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair, on a   visit to Beirut marked by protests and snubs, pledged on Monday   to help strengthen Lebanon's security forces as they deploy in   the south after Israel's war with Hizbollah.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair is in the northern English city of Liverpool to attend a memorial service for engineer Ken Bigley, who was beheaded by kidnappers in Iraq last month.
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The prime minister, Tony Blair, flew into the Iraqi capital today and praised the electoral workers of Iraq for their bravery in risking their lives for democracy.
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LONDON, Sept. 16 -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Saturday that he would propose an incentive package for Sudan as part of an initiative to get U.N. peacekeepers on the ground in the war-torn region of Darfur and end the crisis there.
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Tony Blair has arrived at Liverpool Cathedral for a memorial service for murdered hostage Kenneth Bigley. The prime minister had made a number of telephone calls to the family of the civil engineer during the 62-year-old&#39;s captivity in Iraq.
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Britain will use its presidency of the Group of Eight nations from next month to help the victims of the Asia earthquake disaster ``in any way we can,&#39;&#39; the Financial Times said, citing Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s New Year message.
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Outgoing Prime Minister Tony Blair on Wednesday arrived in the small west African nation of Sierra Leone on the second leg of a three-nation African tour.
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Freshly recovered from a heart operation, Prime Minister Tony Blair was scheduled to fly to Ethiopia on a personal aid mission which he hopes will also provide a restorative boost to his own place in history.
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Tony Blair will continue his tour of Africa in Sierra Leone, where he sent British troops in 1998.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair made  a surprise first visit to Baghdad on Tuesday amidst intense  security and hailed officials orchestrating Iraq's January  elections as heroes.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair will offer beleaguered Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas support for his controversial call for early elections during a meeting in Ramallah, his spokesman said.