2008年11月13日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Two British soldiers killed in Afghanistan: ministry (AFP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2008 04:23 AM CST

British soldiers with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) stand guard near their base before a patrol in the town of Musa Qala in Helmand provincein 2007. Two British soldiers have been killed in an explosion in Afghanistan's restive southern Helmand province, the Ministry of Defence said Thursday.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)AFP - Two British soldiers have been killed in an explosion in Afghanistan's restive southern Helmand province, the Ministry of Defence said Thursday.

BT will axe 10,000 jobs mostly in Britain (AFP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2008 04:19 AM CST

The British Telecom (BT) logo. The BT Group said on Thursday its second-quarter net profit jumped 18 percent but that it would cut 10,000 jobs by March 2009, mostly in Britain.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - British telecoms operator BT Group said Thursday that it will cut 10,000 jobs by March 2009, mostly in Britain, despite unveiling an 18-percent jump in second-quarter net profit.

British tennis star Murray looks to down Federer at Masters Cup (AFP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2008 03:34 AM CST

Britain's Andy Murray said he's looking to deliver the knock-out blow to ailing Masters Cup champion Roger Federer (pictured), whose bid for a fifth title has been hit by an untimely stomach complaint.(AFP/Peter Parks)AFP - Britain's Andy Murray said he's looking to deliver the knock-out blow to ailing Masters Cup champion Roger Federer, whose bid for a fifth title has been hit by an untimely stomach complaint.

BT to cut 10,000 jobs, 2Q net profit rises (AP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2008 03:33 AM CST

AP - Shares at BT Group PLC, Britain's largest phone company, surged 11 percent Thursday morning after the company announced it is cutting 10,000 jobs this year to boost earnings and said net profit for the second quarter rose 18 percent on higher sales.

Conservatives expel MEP over expenses row (AFP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2008 03:25 AM CST

A European flag reflected in a building of the EU headquarters in Brussels, November 2007. The Conservatives said Wednesday they have expelled an EU lawmaker from their party after the European Parliament required him to pay back expenses running into six figures.(AFP/File/Dominique Faget)AFP - The Conservatives said Wednesday they have expelled an EU lawmaker from their party after the European Parliament required him to pay back expenses running into six figures.

Oman in talks 'to buy Eurofighter jets from BAE' (AFP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2008 02:47 AM CST

A Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft flies past RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, north-east England, in July 2007. Oman is in talks to buy up to 24 Eurofighter Typhoon jets from British group BAE Systems in a deal worth at least 1.4 billion pounds, the Financial Times reported Thursday.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Oman is in talks to buy up to 24 Eurofighter Typhoon jets from British group BAE Systems in a deal worth at least 1.4 billion pounds, the Financial Times reported Thursday.

White House says G20 meeting "timely", British agree (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2008 05:20 PM CST

Reuters - The Bush administration said on Wednesday a weekend meeting of Group of 20 leaders should be able to identify some specific measures for calming anxious financial markets and said it was timely for them to meet now.

Scientists call for more nanotechnology testing (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2008 04:11 PM CST

AP - Products made with nanotechnology — ranging from sunscreens to socks — are being sold to consumers without adequate scientific research or regulation, British scientists warned Wednesday.

Britain calls for more sperm donors amid shortage (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2008 04:03 PM CST

Sperm donor Mark Jackson, seen at his home with his dog Toby, in Doncaster, England, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008. The British Fertility Society is warning that the country is facing a shortage of men willing to donate sperm. Fertility clinics are struggling to recruit donors, have long waiting lists and high costs. In some parts of the country, there are no clinics at all. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)AP - Britain is facing a sperm donor shortage after reversing confidentiality laws and limiting the number of women who can use sperm from one donor, fertility experts warned Wednesday.

Russian, British ships repel Somali pirate attack (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2008 03:28 PM CST

In this image made available Wednesday Nov. 12, 2008, by Britain's Ministry of Defence, two boats from the British warship HMS Cumberland intercept a a Yemeni-flagged dhow in the Gulf of Aden, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008. Russian and British forces repelled a pirate attack on a cargo ship in the first action by a Russian warship sent to fight hijackings off Somalia, the two nations said Wednesday. Russian Navy spokesman Capt. Igor Dygalo said the Russian missile frigate Neustrashimy and the British frigate Cumberland each sent up a helicopter and foiled pirates trying to take over the Danish vessel. 'The pirates tried to hit the ship with automatic weapons fire and made several attempts to seize it,' Dygalo said on state-run Vesti-24 television. He did not say whether the Russians or British opened fire. The British Ministry of Defense said that the incident occurred Tuesday and one of its warships had boarded a foreign-flagged dhow — a traditional wooden vessel — suspected of piracy. (AP Photo/MOD/ho)AP - Russian and British forces teamed up with boats and helicopters to rescue a cargo ship from an attempted hijacking in the Gulf of Aden, then chased down the attackers and killed two of them in a gunbattle, military officials said Wednesday.

Muslim radical in court as Britain probes flee claims (AFP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2008 02:39 PM CST

Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada, who was arrested in Britain last week, appeared in court on Wednesday as a probe got under way after a report in The Sun newspaper that Qatada planned to flee Britain to Lebanon. The Sun said it had obtained an audio recording in which Islamist preacher Omar Bakri, seen in 2005, suggested from Lebanon that Qatada could be smuggled out of the country.(AFP/File/Joseph Barrak)AFP - Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada, who was arrested in Britain last week, appeared in court on Wednesday as a probe got under way into an apparent leak of claims he was planning to flee to Lebanon.

Police: No evidence of murder on British island (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2008 02:39 PM CST

This is handout photo issued by States of Jersey Police of a piece of coconut found in Haut de la Garenne children's home in Jersey. Police investigating claims of abuse at a children's home on the Channel Island of Jersey said Wednesday Nov. 12, 2008 there is no evidence anyone was murdered there. More than 100 people claim they were abused by staff at the Haut de la Garenne home, which closed in 1986. Detectives spent months searching the Victorian building earlier this year and claimed to have made a series of grisly discoveries that pointed to murder, including shackles, bone fragments, a bloodstained bathtub and dozens of children's teeth. The island's police force now says the bones were hundreds of years old, while an alleged skull fragment may be a Victorian-era coconut. (AP Photo/States of Jersey Police/PA)AP - The evidence appeared to paint a shocking picture. Detectives investigating claims of widespread sexual abuse at a former home for troubled children on the island of Jersey said they found underground rooms, rusted shackles, bone fragments and a piece of a child's skull.

Most Britons want troops out of Afghanistan: poll (AFP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2008 02:21 PM CST

British soldiers in Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan. More than two-thirds of Britons believe British troops should be pulled out of Afghanistan next year, according to an opinion poll released on Wednesday.(AFP/File/John D McHugh)AFP - More than two-thirds of Britons believe British troops should be pulled out of Afghanistan next year, according to an opinion poll released on Wednesday.

Two Somali 'pirates' killed in clash with British navy: ministry (AFP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2008 01:42 PM CST

Two suspected Somali pirates were killed in an exchange of fire with the British navy's HMS Cumberland, seen here in October 2008, the defence ministry said on Wednesday.(AFP/File/Po Luigi Cotrufo)AFP - Two suspected Somali pirates were killed in an exchange of fire with the British navy, the defence ministry said on Wednesday.

French sisters win sexism payout from London firm (AFP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2008 12:31 PM CST

Twin Muslim French sisters Samira (R) and Hanan Fariad, seen here on November 04, 2008, and who sued a London financial services firm for religious discrimination and sexual misconduct have reached an out-of-court settlement with their former employers, lawyers said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Twin Muslim sisters who sued a London financial services firm for religious discrimination and sexual misconduct have reached an out-of-court settlement with their former employers, lawyers said Wednesday.

Miliband to visit Syria next week, hails 'new approach' (AFP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2008 12:13 PM CST

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband addresses a press conference in London. Miliband will visit Syria next week, he said Wednesday, hailing a AFP - Foreign Secretary David Miliband will visit Syria next week, he said Wednesday, hailing a "new approach" by Damascus which he added could help stabilise the region.

UK terror suspect wanted to give a taste of fear (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2008 11:51 AM CST

AP - A British doctor on trial for alleged conspiracy to murder said Wednesday he had no intention of killing anyone, but had wanted to give Britons a taste of fear by leaving two cars armed with gas canisters in London.

Thomson Reuters revenues climb despite financial markets turmoil (AFP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2008 11:45 AM CST

A new signboard is displayed at the Thomson Reuters building in Canary Wharf in London, in April 2008. The online financial information giant Thomson Reuters said Wednesday that revenues climbed eight percent in the third quarter of its fiscal year despite turmoil on world markets.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The online financial information giant Thomson Reuters said Wednesday that revenues climbed eight percent in the third quarter of its fiscal year despite turmoil on world markets.

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