2008年9月19日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Georgian PM in London (AFP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2008 04:13 AM CDT

Georgian Prime Minister Lado Gurgenidze meets prime minister Gordon Brown at 10 Downing Street in London. Brown has reiterated support for Georgia as NATO defence ministers resumed talks aimed at agreeing how to respond to Russia's invasion of its ex-Soviet neighbour.(AFP/Pool/Felipe Trueba)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown reiterated support for Georgia Friday as NATO defence ministers resumed talks aimed at agreeing how to respond to Russia's invasion of its ex-Soviet neighbour.

Photographer fined for Diana-Dodi photos (AFP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2008 02:19 AM CDT

A Paris appeals court has convicted British celebrity photographer Jason Fraser of invading the privacy of the late Princess Diana, seen here in 1994, by snapping her on a yacht kissing her boyfriend Dodi Fayed.(AFP/File/Gerry Penny)AFP - A Paris appeals court has convicted British celebrity photographer Jason Fraser of invasion of privacy by snapping photos of Princess Diana kissing her boyfriend Dodi Fayed on a yacht.

FSA bans short-selling in financial stocks (AFP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2008 02:14 AM CDT

Britain's Financial Services Authority chief executive Hector Sants is seen here in April 2008. The FSA has declared a halt to short-selling in financial shares -- when investors borrow company stock to sell it -- and warned it could extend the ban to other financial sectors to steady the markets.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - The City regulator has declared a halt to short-selling in financial shares -- when investors borrow company stock to sell it -- and warned it could extend the ban to other financial sectors to steady the markets.

Suspension for head of Britain's Black Police Assn (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2008 05:29 PM CDT

AP - British police said Thursday they have suspended the officer who heads the National Black Police Association.

Boom goes bust: Bubbles burst for British bankers (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2008 03:00 PM CDT

People walk past a sale sign for a suit company at the front of a shop in the City of London, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008. Major European central banks pumped billions more in short-term credit into the financial system again Thursday to shore up confidence in the financial systems and stave off the growing global financial crisis. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP - This is a bad time to be a purveyor of $1,800 pens. Or a seller of champagne, sports cars or big bouquets of flowers.

UK regulator bars short-selling on financials (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2008 01:56 PM CDT

AP - Britain's financial regulator said Thursday it was temporarily banning the short-selling of shares in financial companies that are listed on the London Stock Exchange.

US concerned about potential for instability in North Korea (AFP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2008 12:59 PM CDT

North Korea soldiers march at the truce village of Panmunjom on September 17, 2008. US Defence Secretary Robert Gates acknowledged US concerns about the potential for instability in North Korea amid reports its leader suffered a stroke..(AFP/File/Kim Jae-Hwan)AFP - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates acknowledged US concerns about the potential for instability in North Korea amid reports its leader suffered a stroke.

London shares on the backfoot (AFP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2008 11:43 AM CDT

A large computerised display of the FTSE 100 index in London. London shares closed sharply lower after Lloyds TSB agreed to buy rival HBOS for 12.2 billion pounds as the raging global financial storm claimed another victim.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - London shares closed sharply lower on Thursday after Lloyds TSB agreed to buy rival HBOS for 12.2 billion pounds as the raging global financial storm claimed another victim.

Chinese father seeks help over daughter's murder (AFP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2008 09:47 AM CDT

Two pictures obtained from Northumbria Police in August 2008 show Chinese Students Xi Zhou (left) and Zhen Xing Yang, who were found murdered in Newcastle. The father of the girl has appealed for information into his daughter's death, in an emotional press conference.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - The father of one of two Chinese students brutally murdered in Newcastle appealed for information into his daughter's death, in an emotional press conference Thursday.

Iraq seeks British help in oil industry: PM (AFP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2008 09:06 AM CDT

Smoke rises from the Al-Dora oil refinery complex in Baghdad. Iraq has asked Britain for technical support in its oil industry, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's office said.(AFP/File/Ali Yussef)AFP - Iraq asked Britain on Thursday for technical support in its oil industry, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's office said.

Public finances improve in August (AFP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2008 07:17 AM CDT

The Office for National Statistics has said that Britain's public finances improved last month to show a deficit of 5.1 billion pounds compared with 5.3 billion pounds a year earlier.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Britain's public finances improved last month to show a deficit of 5.1 billion pounds compared with 5.3 billion pounds a year earlier, official data showed Thursday.

Retail sales rise in August (AFP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2008 06:43 AM CDT

Shoppers in London. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said retail sales rose in August for the second successive month despite mounting economic gloom.(AFP/File/Max Nash)AFP - Retail sales rose in August for the second successive month despite mounting economic gloom, official data showed on Thursday.

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