Scotland

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12, 2007 – Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates will travel to Edinburgh, Scotland, for meetings with allies with troops in southern Afghanistan, defense officials said here today.

British Defense Minister Des Brown will host the meeting. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns will accompany Gates to the meeting. In addition to the United States and the United Kingdom, defense and foreign ministers from Australia, the Netherlands, Denmark, Canada, Romania and Estonia are participating in the meeting.    » read more »

November 14, 2007 -- ESPN Deportes will offer an exclusive live presentation of the Scotland vs. Italy EURO 2008 qualifier Saturday, November 17 at 11:55 a.m. ET from Hampden Park Stadium in Glasgow, Scotland. In 2008, ESPN will provide exclusive coverage of all 31 matches of the quadrennial tournament set to take place Saturday, June 7 – Sunday, June 29, from Austria-Switzerland.

ESPN Deportes lead soccer play-by-play commentator Fernando Palomo will call the match with World Cup legend Mario Kempes as analyst.    » read more »

30 June 2007 -- Police in Glasgow, Scotland, have arrested at least two people after a burning four-wheel-drive vehicle rammed the main terminal at the airport there.

Witnesses say the vehicle was on fire as it drove at high speed toward the terminal building. The flames spread after it hit the terminal.

No injuries have been reported.

British television showed cellphone images and other video of a vehicle burning at the terminal, with large clouds of black smoke rising from the scene.

Source: VOA News

02 July 2007 -- British officials are continuing their hunt for suspects in the recent attempted terrorist attacks in London and Glasgow.

Security has been increased and the country is on its highest state of alert - critical - warning that a terror attack could be imminent.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown told British television Sunday that the country faces what he called a "long-term" threat from al-Qaida-linked extremists.    » read more »

June 30, 2007 -- "We have been in close contact with our counterparts in the U.K. regarding today’s incident at the Glasgow airport and yesterday’s car bomb discoveries in London. Our law enforcement and intelligence officials are closely monitoring the ongoing investigations. The senior leadership of the U.S. government has been meeting on these issues both yesterday and today. DHS and the FBI have provided updates and protective measures guidance to our state and local homeland security and law enforcement partners.    » read more »