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Abbott criticised over Prince Philip’s knighthood
SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott marked his country’s national day by honouring Britain’s Prince Philip with a knighthood, sparking criticism from the opposition of being in a “time warp”.
Pakistan deplores British knighthood for Rushdie
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan deplored on Monday Britain's decision to award a knighthood to author Salman Rushdie, whose novel
Pakistan deplores British knighthood for Rushdie
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan deplored on Monday Britain's decision to award a knighthood to author Salman Rushdie, whose novel
Pakistan deplores British knighthood for Rushdie
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan deplored on Monday Britain's decision to award a knighthood to author Salman Rushdie, whose novel
Liverpool great Dalglish awarded knighthood
LONDON (Reuters) - Liverpool great Kenny Dalglish was awarded a knighthood in the Queen's birthday honours list that was announced on Friday.
Australian PM takes royal knighthood storm 'on the chin'
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Wednesday he stood by his controversial decision to award Britain's Prince Philip a knighthood and was taking the firestorm of criticism "on the chin".
Euro officials call for Ferguson to be stripped of knighthood
European football officials, furious at Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson#8217;s claims the Champions League draw was fixed, have called for the Scot to be stripped of his knighthood.
Britain strips Mugabe of knighthood
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth has stripped Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe of an honorary knighthood awarded in 1994, the foreign ministry said on Wednesdsay.
Australia PM scraps knighthood honours, shows republican colours
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's pro-republic Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Monday scrapped knights and dames from the nation's honours system, less than a year after a furore sparked by the award of a knighthood to Prince Philip, the Queen's husband.
Rushdie 'humbled' by knighthood but others upset
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Author Salman Rushdie said on Monday he was
