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British banks to get $63B infusion from government (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2008 03:43 AM CDT AP - The British government said Monday it would provide up to $63 billion to boost the balance sheets of three of Britain's largest banks but demanded in return the departure of some of the country's top bankers.

Al-Maliki: British troops not necessary (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2008 03:33 AM CDT AP - Iraq's prime minister said the 4,100 British troops in southern Iraq are no longer necessary to provide security, a newspaper reported Monday.

UK banks to take $64 billion in government funds (Reuters) Posted: 13 Oct 2008 02:00 AM CDT Reuters - Three major British banks could take 37 billion pounds ($64 billion) in government money to boost their capital, the UK Treasury said.

British govt to take control of two major banks: reports (AFP) Posted: 12 Oct 2008 10:01 PM CDT AFP - The British government will on Monday announce plans to take controlling shares in HBOS and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), two of the banks worst affected by the global financial crisis, media reports said.

Iraqi PM says British no longer needed for security (AFP) Posted: 12 Oct 2008 08:07 PM CDT AFP - British troops are no longer necessary for the security of Iraq and should go home, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said in a newspaper interview published here Monday.

Iraq says time for British troops to go: report (Reuters) Posted: 12 Oct 2008 07:31 PM CDT Reuters - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was quoted on Monday as saying it was time for British combat forces to leave the south of the country because they were no longer needed to maintain security and control.

UK university holds artificial intelligence test (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2008 01:24 PM CDT AP - Computers argued, cracked jokes and parried trick questions Sunday, all part of an annual test of artificial intelligence carried out at the University of Reading.

Writers pick up pens to protest 42-day detentions (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2008 12:43 PM CDT AP - Dozens of renowned British writers came out against new anti-terrorism legislation Sunday, publishing a collection of satire, essays, fiction and poetry to protest a proposal allowing police to hold suspects without charge for up to 42 days.

Wales rides a coal renaissance (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2008 10:17 AM CDT AP - Deep under a pine-covered mountain, men clamber into red overalls and heavy boots, strap on lamps and attach sensors that check gas levels.

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