Oz conman says Blair fathered his ex-girlfriend’s child

October 10th, 2009 LONDON - The father of a British military personnel, who died in the Iraq conflict, refused to shake hands with former Prime Minister Tony Blair, saying that he is a 'war criminal' and 'has blood on his hands.' Blair had to face the consequence of his six-year-old decision of sending British troops to Iraq at a reception that followed a service commemorating those who served in the conflict. "I'm not shaking your hand, you've got blood on it," The Guardian quoted Peter Brierley, whose son Lance Corporal Shaun Brierley died in a road accident while on service in Iraq in March 2003, as saying.

October 1st, 2009 LONDON - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is set to become the first President of the 27-member European Union. According to The Sun, Blair will be nominated by EU leaders in Brussels if, as expected, Ireland backs the hated Lisbon Treaty in tomorrow's referendum.

September 27th, 2009 LONDON - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has been cashing it up by attending various lecture events and corporate work, and for a latest event, admirers have paid 180 pounds to have a photograph with him. Blair will attend the Surrey Regional Economic Summit in British Columbia on October 6, during which as many as 100 people will be whisked through in a one-hour session, where they would get an opportunity to meet and have photographs taken with the former prime minister.

September 24th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Yet another Josef Fritzl-like case has been reported in Australia, with a man in his 50s being charged with incest and a string a sexual assaults against children over the past 40 years. Victoria Police have revealed that the Gippsland man faces 27 charges, including seven counts of carnal knowledge of a child under 10, three counts of sexual penetration of a child under 10 and one count of incest.

September 21st, 2009 LONDON - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair thinks his successor Gordon Brown is a political "quitter" who could stand down before the next election. According to a new book, Blair has told his inner circle that Brown does not have enough political courage.

September 17th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Lisa Neville, Australian Community Services Minister, has come under fire after huge number of bungling in the child protection services emerged, including a sex horror case of a man accused of fathering four children with his daughter. Neville is expected to be faced with calls to resign after revelations of failed attempts by Victoria's Department of Human Services (DHS) to conduct proper background checks on a known sexual predator before letting a child into his care.

September 16th, 2009 LONDON - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has disclosed that his great-grandmother had warned him not to marry a Catholic. Speaking to the L'Osservatore Romano, the Vatican's daily newspaper, Blair said Roman Catholicism has become the driving force in his life.

June 21st, 2009 LONDON - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown decided to hold the independent inquiry into the Iraq war behind the closed doors because he was urged by his predecessor Tony Blair to do so, The Observer has claimed. Blair was reportedly afraid of a "show trial" that he dreaded the prospect of giving evidence in public and under oath about the use of intelligence and about his numerous private discussions with US President George Bush over plans for war.

June 16th, 2009 LONDON - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is to be grilled in a secret Iraq War inquiry ordered last night by his successor Gordon Brown.ccording to The Sun, Blair will be a main witness in the probe. The country's military top brass will insist that its occupation force was too small, under funded and poorly equipped.

June 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - There are signs that the situation with the internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Pakistan is moving in a positive direction, US National Intelligence Director Dennis Blair has said. Just back from Pakistan and Afghanistan, Blair told intelligence professionals that support for the military operation solidified after a recent wave of retaliatory bombings by the Taliban.

May 22nd, 2009 LONDON - English barrister Cherie Blair has revealed that her husband, former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, loses his temper with her if dinner is not on the table when he gets home. In an interview with Total Politics, she revealed him to be a "very traditional" man, reports the Telegraph.

May 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Elizabeth Edwards, the terminally ill wife of former Democratic presidential aspirant John Edwards, has said that if she knew that her husband had fathered his mistress's child, she would not leave him. Participating in ABC's "The View," program as part of her book tour, Elizabeth said she does "not entirely" trust her husband.

April 10th, 2009 LONDON - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has launched a new organisation about religion and God named after him, admitting that he did not pass a "single day" without reflecting on the aftermath of the Iraq war. The Tony Blair Faith Foundation would promote understanding about the world's major religions.

April 5th, 2009 LONDON - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has emerged as the front-runner to become the first permanent president of the European Union. Blair has stepped up his campaign for the job, which he wants to use to build a bridge between Europe and the new Barack Obama Administration, The Independent reported.

January 11th, 2009 CAIRO - Former British prime minister and Middle East special envoy Tony Blair Monday said 'elements were in place' for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Speaking after a meeting with Egyptian President Hosny Mubarak in Cairo, Blair stressed that any agreement must be predicated on an end to weapons smuggling into Gaza and an end to the blockade of the territory.