2008年9月25日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Indian police appeal bail for accused in British teen death (AFP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 04:07 AM CDT

Scarlett Keeling stands on Anjuna beach in Goa a few days before her murder in February 2008. Indian police have launched an appeal against a court decision to grant bail to the chief suspect in the death of Keeling in the beach resort state of Goa(AFP/HO/File)AFP - Indian police have launched an appeal against a court decision to grant bail to the chief suspect in the death of a British teenager in the beach resort state of Goa, according to media reports.

Britain mulls allowing Catholic monarchs (AFP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 02:27 AM CDT

Peter Phillips (left) and Autumn Kelly leave St George's Chapel in Windsor in May, after their marriage vows. The bride had to convert from Roman Catholicism to Anglicanism so that her husband, son of the Princess Royal, Princess Anne, would not have to renounce his right of royal succession.(AFP/Pool/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The government is drawing up plans to end a 300-year-old exclusion of Catholics from the line of succession, as well as ending the priority given to male heirs, according to a newspaper report.

UK commander: more troops needed in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2008 05:08 PM CDT

German Bundeswehr soldiers of the ISAF Quick Reaction Force (QRF) during a night drill in the Marmal mountains near Masar-i-Sharif, north of Kabul, September 16, 2008. Picture is taken through a night vision device. (Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters)AP - The commander of Britain's forces in Helmand said he could use as many as 4,000 extra troops to help stabilize the battle-scarred southern Afghan province, according to an interview broadcast Wednesday.

Briton spared jail over teen floggings at Shiite ceremony (AFP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2008 12:30 PM CDT

Shadows of Shiite Muslims flagellating themselves in Iraq. A devout Muslim was on Wednesday given a 26-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, for forcing two teenagers to flog themselves until their backs bled during a Shiite religious ceremony.(AFP/File/Aghmad al-Rubaye)AFP - A devout Muslim was on Wednesday given a 26-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, for forcing two teenagers to flog themselves until their backs bled during a Shiite religious ceremony.

Six appear in British court over music piracy (AFP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2008 12:16 PM CDT

AFP - Six men appeared before a court in northern England on Wednesday accused of involvement in a website that distributed pirated music illegally.

France's EdF buying British Energy for $23.2B (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2008 11:23 AM CDT

AP - French power provider EdF agreed Wednesday to buy British Energy Group PLC for about $23.2 billion in cash, betting big on the prospects for Britain's nuclear industry at a time of growing global concern about greenhouse gas emissions.

British prime minister likely to reshuffle Cabinet (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2008 11:16 AM CDT

Britain's Prime Minister and Labour party leader Gordon Brown, left, smiles as he listens to a speech at the end of the Labour Party Conference, in Manchester, northern England, Wednesday Sept. 24, 2008. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - He's changed his tone — now he's looking to change his team. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown planned to unveil a Cabinet with a new look — possibly as soon as next week — after facing down detractors with a confident speech to his governing Labour Party's annual convention.

Brazilian shot dead by police in London feared being 'in wrong place' (AFP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2008 10:37 AM CDT

Relatives of Brazilian electrician Jean Charles De Menezes, arrive at The Oval cricket ground for the inquest into his death at the hands of British police officers, 22 September. De Menezes was shot and killed by police in London who mistook him for a suicide bomber voiced fears of being AFP - A Brazilian shot and killed by police in London who mistook him for a suicide bomber voiced fears of being "in the wrong place at the wrong time" shortly before his death, an inquest heard Wednesday.

Praise for embattled Brown clouded by minister quitting (AFP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2008 10:34 AM CDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown addresses delegates at the 2008 Labour Party Conference in Manchester. Brown won praise for a key speech to his Labour Party, but the positive headlines were quickly clouded by the surprise resignation of a top minister.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - Embattled premier Gordon Brown won praise Wednesday for a key speech to his Labour Party, but the positive headlines were quickly clouded by the surprise resignation of a top minister.

France's EDF agrees $23 billion bid for British Energy (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Sep 2008 09:49 AM CDT

A sign is seen outside the British Energy Hunterston 'B' nuclear power station near Largs in west Scotland September 24, 2008. (David Moir/Reuters)Reuters - French utility EDF launched a 12.5 billion pound ($23.14 billion) agreed offer for British Energy , modifying its bid to control Britain's nuclear power industry after months of wrangling.

British supermarket withdraws Chinese sweets over milk fears (AFP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2008 06:31 AM CDT

A shopper loads shopping bags into a trolley at a Tesco store in Liverpool. Britain's biggest retailer Tesco has said it had taken certain Chinese sweets off its shelves due to fears over the contaminated milk product scandal.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Britain's biggest retailer Tesco said Wednesday it had taken certain Chinese sweets off its shelves due to fears over the contaminated milk product scandal.

New medical advice for hyperactive children (AFP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2008 05:53 AM CDT

A health watchdog said that parents should be taught how to cope with hyperactive youngsters and Ritalin should only be prescribed as a last resort and never given to the under-fives.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Parents should be taught how to cope with hyperactive youngsters and Ritalin should only be prescribed as a last resort and never given to the under-fives, a health watchdog said Wednesday.

Eurostar delays after train breakdown in Channel tunnel (AFP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2008 05:01 AM CDT

An Eurostar train arrives in French town Coquelles after coming out of the Channel Tunnel. Eurostar trains faced delays of up to two hours after a train became briefly stuck in the Channel Tunnel, already operating at reduced capacity following a fire.(AFP/Philippe Huguen)AFP - Eurostar trains faced delays of up to two hours on Wednesday after a train became briefly stuck in the Channel Tunnel, already operating at reduced capacity following a fire, a spokeswoman said.

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