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10:11am, 14th April, 2019

Salisbury, scene of Novichok poison drama, named Britain's best place to live

The English cathedral city of Salisbury, the location of a deadly nerve agent poisoning blamed on Russia, was named as Britain's best place to live by the Sunday Times newspaper.

U.S. airport-security head named as No. 2 Homeland Security official

4:24pm, 11th April, 2019

Politics

U.S. airport-security head named as No. 2 Homeland Security official

The new chief of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) named the United States' top airport-security official, David Pekoske, his acting deputy on Thursday, as President Donald Trump overhauls the leadership of the domestic-security agency.

New Japan imperial era to be named Reiwa

10:36pm, 31st March, 2019

World

New Japan imperial era to be named Reiwa

Japan's new imperial era to begin on May 1, when Crown Prince Naruhito becomes emperor, will be called Reiwa, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga announced on Monday, adding that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would explain its meaning shortly in...

Hardline cleric named to lead Iran judiciary

1:02pm, 7th March, 2019

World

Hardline cleric named to lead Iran judiciary

Hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi, a protégé of Iran’s supreme leader who helped oversee the execution of political prisoners in 1988, was named chief of the judiciary on Thursday, a job that positions him to undermine the influence of moderates.

Sudan's defense minister named first vice president

10:20am, 23rd February, 2019

World

Sudan's defense minister named first vice president

Sudan's Defence Minister Awad Mohamed Ahmed Ibn Auf was appointed first vice president and will remain the defense minister, the Sudanese presidency said on Saturday.

Actor Jussie Smollett named suspect in criminal investigation

8:06pm, 20th February, 2019

Entertainment

Actor Jussie Smollett named suspect in criminal investigation

Actor Jussie Smollett was named as a suspect in a criminal investigation into whether he lied about being attacked by two masked men shouting racist and homophobic slurs, Chicago police said on Wednesday.

Far-right parents who named son after Hitler jailed in Britain

10:27am, 12th November, 2018

UK

Far-right parents who named son after Hitler jailed in Britain

A couple who named their child after Adolf Hitler were convicted in Britain on Monday for being members of banned far-right group National Action.

Britain's Idris Elba named People mag's 'sexiest man alive'

1:26am, 6th November, 2018

UK

Britain's Idris Elba named People mag's 'sexiest man alive'

Actor Idris Elba, who James Bond fans are campaigning to be the next person to play 007, was named the sexiest man alive on Monday by People magazine.

Exclusive: France's Perenco, Russia's Gazprombank named in Venezuela graft case - source

8:23pm, 1st November, 2018

Business

Exclusive: France's Perenco, Russia's Gazprombank named in Venezuela graft case - source

Anglo-French oil company Perenco and Russian financial firm Gazprombank have been identified in testimony by a former Venezuelan state oil company official who said he received millions of dollars in bribes in return for giving them preferential trea...

British tycoon Green named over alleged sexual harassment

5:48am, 26th October, 2018

UK

British tycoon Green named over alleged sexual harassment

Retail billionaire Philip Green, one of Britain's most prominent businessmen, was named in parliament on Thursday as having taken legal action to try to prevent publication of allegations of sexual harassment against him.

Philippines' U.N. envoy named foreign secretary as Duterte eyes cabinet revamp

11:30pm, 11th October, 2018

World

Philippines' U.N. envoy named foreign secretary as Duterte eyes cabinet revamp

The Philippines' ambassador to the United Nations was named the country's new foreign secretary on Friday, the first of several cabinet changes expected ahead of mid-term elections next year.

Second Russian blamed for Skripal poisoning named as GRU doctor: Bellingcat

3:24am, 9th October, 2018

World

Second Russian blamed for Skripal poisoning named as GRU doctor: Bellingcat

The second of two Russians who Britain blames for the poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal was named by investigative website Bellingcat on Monday as a military doctor for Russia's GRU intelligence service.

Salisbury poisoning suspect named as a Russian colonel by UK media

12:55pm, 26th September, 2018

UK

Salisbury poisoning suspect named as a Russian colonel by UK media

The real identity of one of the men wanted by Britain for the Salisbury nerve agent attack on former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter is Anatoliy Vladimirovich Chepiga, according to media reports on Wednesday which said he was a decorated...

Man arrested after suspected parliament attack named - source

1:59pm, 15th August, 2018

UK

Man arrested after suspected parliament attack named - source

A man detained on suspicion of carrying out a terrorist attack outside Britain's parliament is Salih Khater, a British citizen of Sudanese origin, a European security source told Reuters on Wednesday.

Man arrested after suspected UK parliament attack named - source

4:40am, 15th August, 2018

UK

Man arrested after suspected UK parliament attack named - source

A man detained on suspicion of carrying out a terrorist attack outside Britain's parliament is Salih Khater, a British citizen of Sudanese origin, a European security source told Reuters on Wednesday.