2008年9月20日星期六

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Croatia holds convicted 71-year-old British paedophile (AFP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2008 04:00 AM CDT

A police officer tracking paedophiles on the Internet. A 71-year-old Briton who fled his country after he was convicted of paedophilia, has been arrested in Croatia, a judicial official has said.(AFP/Ho/File/Ho)AFP - A 71-year-old paedophile who fled Britain after being convicted, has been arrested in Croatia, a judicial official said Friday.

Lloyds TSB issues new stock after HBOS rescue (AFP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2008 03:49 AM CDT

Lloyds TSB, fresh from clinching the takeover of distressed rival HBOS, has said it will sell new shares totalling about 5.0 percent of its issued capital.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Lloyds TSB, fresh from clinching the takeover of distressed rival HBOS, has said it will sell new shares totalling about 5.0 percent of its issued capital.

Brown battling for survival at Labour conference (AFP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2008 03:39 AM CDT

Gordon Brown, seen here, faces the fight of his life at the Labour Party conference to squash a revolt which could topple him and prove he can lead Britain through global economic turmoil(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Gordon Brown faces the fight of his life at the Labour Party conference opening on Saturday to squash a revolt which could topple him and prove he can lead the country through the wave of global economic turmoil.

European Lehman administrators want 8 bln dollars back: report (AFP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2008 02:52 AM CDT

A man leaves Lehman Brothers European Headquarters in London's Canary Wharf. The administrators to the European arm of Lehman Brothers have demanded the return of eight billion dollars transferred to the bank's US holding company before its collapse, a report said(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - The administrators to the European arm of Lehman Brothers have demanded the return of eight billion dollars transferred to the bank's US holding company before its collapse, a report said Saturday.

British PM expects US-Pakistan border strikes agreement soon (AFP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2008 12:29 AM CDT

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown voiced opposition to US strikes against Islamic militants in Pakistan but said the two sides were close to reaching a deal on the issue.(AFP/File/Peter Muhly)AFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown voiced opposition to US strikes against Islamic militants in Pakistan but said the two sides were close to reaching a deal on the issue.

Blair goes back to school -- as Yale religion prof (AFP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2008 09:55 PM CDT

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, seen in July 2008, speaks at the launch of a report in Tokyo. Blair went back to school Friday, launching his new role as a lecturer on religion at top US university Yale.(AFP/File/Toru Yamanaka)AFP - Former prime minister Tony Blair has gone back to school, launching his new role as a lecturer on religion at top US university Yale.

Cambridge's fantastical new clock even tells time (AP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2008 04:35 PM CDT

Professor Stephen Hawking unveils The Corpus Clock, seen behind him, a new installation at Corpus Christi College in Cambridge, England, Friday, Sept. 19, 2008. Professor Stephen Hawking, author of A Brief History of Time, was guest of honour at a ceremony to mark the creation of The Corpus Clock, which cost more than 1 million pounds (US$1.8 million) to build and erect in Cambridge. The 'Corpus clock' is the brainchild of inventor John Taylor, who used his own money to build it, in part to pay homage to the genius of John Harrison, the Englishman who in 1725 invented the 'grasshopper' escapement — a mechanical device that helps regulate a clock's movement. Making a visual pun on the grasshopper image, Taylor has designed a fantasy version of a grasshopper at the top of the clock face, and uses this beast — with its long needle teeth and barbed tail — as an integral part of the clockworks. Its jaws begin to open halfway through a minute, then snap shut at 59 seconds. The creature's eyes, usually a dull green, occasionally flash bright yellow. The oversize grasshopper is called a chronophage, or 'time eater.' (AP Photo/Chris Radburn/PA)AP - Most clocks just tell time, simply and reliably. Not the $1.8 million "time eater" formally unveiled Friday at Corpus Christi College in Cambridge.

Freemen drive sheep across London Bridge (AP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2008 01:56 PM CDT

Liverymen and Freemen of the City of London re-enact their right to drive sheep across London Bridge, in central London, Friday Sept. 19, 2008. A herd of 15 Romney ewes was driven across by groups of 15 Freemen, some dressed in their official robes of office, to raise an estimated 40,000 British pounds for The Lord Mayor's Appeal. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - Being a freeman of the City of London used to mean strolling around with your sword unsheathed, getting as drunk as you liked and driving your sheep across London Bridge for free.

Hikers make a mountain out of an old Welsh hill (AP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2008 12:42 PM CDT

AP - Three hikers have made a mountain out of an old Welsh hill.

Convention crunch for Britain's weakened leader (AP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2008 12:09 PM CDT

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrives at Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008. He rarely smiles, even though his handlers have tried to teach him how. He often appears uncomfortable with voters, and rarely seems happy. And that was the case even when was on his political honeymoon as Britain's new prime minister. Now he heads into his party convention this weekend threatened by the global financial crisis and by rebels in his own party. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)AP - Here's a primer for the modern British politician: Smile a lot, give short, punchy answers to questions, mingle easily with the public, and always pretend to be enjoying it.

Embattled Brown trumpets ability to handle crisis (AFP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2008 09:20 AM CDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown (pictured on September 16) has said the current economic crisis is AFP - Embattled Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the current economic crisis was "not the time for faint hearts" Friday, as he tried to fend off a rebellion ahead of his party's annual conference.

Private equity firms withdraw Informa takeover bid (AP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2008 08:41 AM CDT

AP - A group of private equity companies on Friday withdrew their offer for Informa PLC, the London-based publisher of Lloyd's List maritime newspaper.

UK's "youngest terrorist" jailed (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Sep 2008 07:23 AM CDT

Hammaad Munshi in a photo taken at the time of his arrest. (West Yorkshire Police/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - A schoolboy, said by prosecutors to be the youngest Briton to be convicted of a terrorism offence, was jailed for two years on Friday for his part in what prosecutors called a worldwide plot to target non-Muslims.

Two years for schoolboy convicted of terrorism (AFP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2008 06:17 AM CDT

Teenager Hammad Munshi is seen here in this undated handout from the Counter Terrorism Unit- Leeds. Munshi has been sentenced to two years in a young offenders institution, after becoming the youngest person in Britain to be convicted on terrorism charges.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - A teenager was sentenced to two years in a young offenders institution Friday, after becoming the youngest person in Britain to be convicted on terrorism charges.

Second top Muslim officer suspended by Met police (AFP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2008 05:54 AM CDT

Two police officers on patrol in central London. Commander Ali Dizaei, the second most senior Muslim policeman in Britain, has been suspended, officials said, days after the country's top Muslim officer was forced to take leave after alleging racism by bosses.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The second most senior Muslim policeman in Britain has been suspended, officials said Friday, days after the country's top Muslim officer was forced to take leave after alleging racism by bosses.

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