Navigator News (Coverage Ranks) People49810 People47982 Margaret Beckett 112 Margaret Beckett Profession Diplomat 112 Nationality U.K. 112 Ethnicity British (Foreign Secretary) U.K. Blair Admin. 2 Related People Tony Blair 31 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 17 Condoleezza Rice 15 George W. Bush 9 Vladimir Putin 7 Mahmoud Abbas 7 Ehud Olmert 7 Jalal Talabani 5 Hamid Karzai 4 Angela Merkel 4 Romano Prodi 3 Dick Cheney 3 Silvio Berlusconi 2 Ban Ki-moon 2 Gordon Brown 2 Jack Straw 2 Taro Aso 2 John Howard 2 Hu Jintao 2 Segolene Royal 1 Pervez Musharraf 1 Annie Lennox 1 John Negroponte 1 Tang Jiaxuan 1 Li Zhaoxing 1 Events Second Gulf War 36 Iran Seizure of UK Sailors 19 Post-war Mideast 19 Israel-Palestine 18 Mideast Peace 18 Iran Nuclear Crisis 16 Israel-Palestine Conflict 10 2006 Lebanon War 8 Global War on Terrorism 8 2005 Saddam Hussein Trial 6 Iraqi Officials 6 Fighting in Iraq 6 2006 Russian Spy Poisoning 5 CIA Prison Scandal 5 U.S.-U.K. 5 Lebanon Political Crisis 4 Iran-U.S. 3 National Fights 3 U.K. Brown Admin. 2 2006 Hamas Conflict 2 2005 Mideast Peace Progress 2 U.K. Blair Admin. 2 Israel Sharon Admin. 2 International Fronts 2 Afghan Terror War 2

Britain's Brown names new cabinet New British Prime Minister Gordon Brown unveiled his senior ministerial team Thursday, a day after taking over from Tony Blair after a decade in power. 2007-06-28 People: [Margaret Beckett] [Tony Blair] [Gordon Brown] Activities: [U.K. Brown Admin.] UK's Brown to announce far-reaching cabinet shakeup Britain's new Prime Minister Gordon Brown will announce a far-reaching cabinet shakeup on Thursday as he puts his stamp on the government after 10 years of rule by Tony Blair. 2007-06-28 People: [Tony Blair] [Margaret Beckett] [Jack Straw] [Gordon Brown] Activities: [U.K. Brown Admin.] U.S., Iraqi troops hunt for Britons; militia blamed U.S. and Iraqi soldiers raided Baghdad's Sadr City slum on Wednesday, searching for five kidnapped Britons who Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said had probably been seized by a Shi'ite Muslim militia. 2007-05-30 People: [George W. Bush] [Margaret Beckett] Activities: [Iraqi Hostage Crisis] Ex-KGB agent accused in Litvinenko death Prosecutors accused a former KGB agent Tuesday of murder in the radioactive poisoning of fellow ex-operative Alexander Litvinenko and sought his extradition from Russia. The case is sure to challenge already-tense relations between London and Moscow. 2007-05-22 People: [Vladimir Putin] [Margaret Beckett] [Tony Blair] Activities: [2006 Russian Spy Poisoning] Olympic boycott attempts doomed to failure: China China's new foreign minister defended his country's record in Sudan on Friday and said calls for a boycott of next year's Beijing Olympics were doomed to fail. 2007-05-19 People: [Hu Jintao] [Margaret Beckett] [Segolene Royal] [Steven Spielberg] Activities: [2008 Beijing Olympics] [Darfur Genocide Crisis] Headlines Britain's Brown names new cabinet 2007-06-28 UK's Brown to announce far-reaching cabinet shakeup 2007-06-28 U.S., Iraqi troops hunt for Britons; militia blamed 2007-05-30 Ex-KGB agent accused in Litvinenko death 2007-05-22 Olympic boycott attempts doomed to failure: China 2007-05-19 Iran vows no nuclear retreat 2007-04-24 Security Council tackles climate change 2007-04-18 U.N. to look at climate change threats 2007-04-05 Britain sees no fast solution to row with Iran 2007-04-03 Iranian TV airs new video of Britons 2007-04-01 UK resident: Guantanamo tough to endure 2007-04-01 Britain and Iran keep diplomacy option open for sailors 2007-04-01 Small blasts rock British embassy in Iran 2007-04-01 Iran's president calls Britain arrogant 2007-03-31 Bush calls on Iran to free U.K. sailors 2007-03-31 Iran says Britain mishandling captives' issue 2007-03-31 UK voices concern at Iran "saber-rattling" 2007-03-31 Second captive Briton apologizes to Iran 2007-03-30 Iran releases letter, video of captured Britons 2007-03-30 Iran broadcasts British sailor's apology 2007-03-30 U.N. urges resolution of Iran seizure 2007-03-29 Britain presses Iran after sailors paraded on TV 2007-03-29 Britain: Vessels were in Iraqi waters 2007-03-28 Iran interrogates British sailors despite push for release 2007-03-26 Iran considers charges against British sailors 2007-03-25 Blair calls capture of sailors 'serious' 2007-03-25 Britain wants explanation over sailors' seizure 2007-03-24 Iran detains British sailors, hardening standoff with West 2007-03-23 Britain protests Iran seizure of sailors 2007-03-23 Ahmadinejad defiant as UN mulls sanctions 2007-03-22 West vows to keep heat on Mugabe despite threats 2007-03-20 UK says to keep Zimbabwe pressure despite threats 2007-03-20 British lawmakers approve new nuke subs 2007-03-14 Hunt on for kidnappers of Europeans, Ethiopians 2007-03-03 War-weary Afghans fear new offensive 2007-02-28 War-weary Afghans fear new offensive 2007-02-28 U.S. sends strong message to Pakistan on Taliban 2007-02-26 Seven jailed for life for Istanbul bombings 2007-02-16 France urges world to back Palestinian accord 2007-02-09 Palestinians sign unity deal 2007-02-08 Palestinian breakthrough on unity government 2007-02-08 Margaret Beckett lands in Mideast 2007-02-05 Top dissident cleric slams Ahmadinejad 2007-01-22 U.K. panel urges Guantanamo alternative 2007-01-20 Guantanamo fails to meet basic British standards: lawmakers 2007-01-20 EU seeks "fast, full" move on U.N. Iran sanctions 2007-01-19 Rice returns to US after Middle East tour 2007-01-19 Rice hears encouragement from Mideast 2007-01-18 Britain tried to stop Saddam hanging, letter shows 2007-01-11 Matches Shown: | 1-50 | 51-100 Most-viewed Britain sees no fast solution to row with Iran 2007-04-03 Olympic boycott attempts doomed to failure: China 2007-05-19 Britain and Iran keep diplomacy option open for sailors 2007-04-01 Palestinians sign unity deal 2007-02-08 UK's Brown to announce far-reaching cabinet shakeup 2007-06-28 Second captive Briton apologizes to Iran 2007-03-30 Report outlines British concerns on Iraq 2006-08-03 Scant Progress on Post-Kyoto as Climate Talks End 2004-12-18 British lawmakers approve new nuke subs 2007-03-14 France urges world to back Palestinian accord 2007-02-09 Palestinian breakthrough on unity government 2007-02-08 Rice returns to US after Middle East tour 2007-01-19 Rice hears encouragement from Mideast 2007-01-18 U.S., Iran praise execution of Saddam 2006-12-31 US war allies raise doubts over Saddam hanging 2006-12-30 Saddam execution draws mixed reactions 2006-12-30 Iran vows to defy U.N. nuclear sanctions 2006-12-23 China envoy heads to U.S. for talks on North Korea 2006-10-12 Bomb explosions kill 18 in Baghdad 2006-09-07 Palestinian civilians killed in fresh Israel air strike 2006-06-21 Blair overhauls government after poll rout 2006-05-05

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