Russia rated UK's biggest threat after al-Qaeda and Iran

From ANI London, July 4: Britain's security services have identified Russia as the third most serious threat facing the country after al-Qaeda terrorism and Iranian nuclear proliferation. The services are understood to fear that Russia's three main intelligence agencies have flooded the country with agents, according to The Times. This alarming piece of news comes as British Prime Minister Gordon Brown prepares to meet Russian President Medvedev in Hokkaido, Japan, on the sidelines of the Group of Eight (G-8) Summit. Reflecting the sensitivity of the encounter, senior British officials declined to give details of the issues that Brown intends to raise, clearly not wanting to raise the temperature in advance. According to The Times, Brown is expected to use his first G-8 summit to urge his colleagues to meet their pledges to... [read full story]