2008年10月2日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Cameron impresses but Brown not finished yet (AFP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 04:03 AM CDT

David Cameron, seen here addressing delegates at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham. Britain's opposition Conservatives started their party conference believing they were odds-on to form the next government but ended it with their lead in the polls shrinking.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - The Conservatives started their party conference believing they were odds-on to form the next government but ended it with their lead in the polls shrinking.

Court asked to clarify assisted suicide law (AFP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 03:45 AM CDT

The Royal Courts of Justice in London. A woman suffering from multiple sclerosis launched a High Court challenge to clarify the law on assisted suicide.(AFP/File/Odd Andersen)AFP - A woman suffering from multiple sclerosis launched a High Court challenge on Thursday to clarify the law on assisted suicide.

British banks, govt pressure Ireland on savings guarantee (AFP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 09:16 PM CDT

British Finance Minister Alistair Darling, seen on September 22, urged Ireland to include British banks in its blanket guarantee of deposits, it was reported Thursday, as the banks themselves warned the move was anti-competitive.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Finance Minister Alistair Darling urged Ireland to include British banks in its blanket guarantee of deposits, it was reported Thursday, as the banks themselves warned the move was anti-competitive.

Oxford's chancellor argues for raising tuition fee (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 05:22 PM CDT

AP - Oxford University must be allowed to hike tuition fees if it is to compete with its American counterparts, the institution's chancellor said.

UK's Cameron says he's ready to lead (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 03:28 PM CDT

David Cameron, leader of Britain's opposition Conservative Party takes applause on stage after his speech at the Party Conference in Birmingham, England Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008. The annual conference finished Wednesday. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - Conservative Party leader David Cameron pledged Wednesday to prove his ability to revive Britain's faltering economy — but warned he has no miracle cure.

UK to bring home diplomats' children from Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 11:44 AM CDT

A Pakistani paramilitary soldier stands guard as Muslims gather to attend prayers during the festival of Eid-al-Fitr in Hyderabad October 1, 2008. (Akram Shahid/Reuters)Reuters - Britain is withdrawing the children of its diplomats from Pakistan following last month's suicide bomb attack that killed 55 people at the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, the Foreign Office said on Wednesday.

Tony Blair is 'up there with Churchill': Cherie (AFP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 08:56 AM CDT

Sir Winston Churchill gives the famous V for AFP - Former prime minister Tony Blair will go down in history in the same bracket as Sir Winston Churchill, his wife Cherie claims in an interview.

Three men held over deadly assault on banker (AFP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 08:26 AM CDT

Three menare being questioned by Norfolk police after a top Barclays executive was viciously beaten to death in Norwich at the weekend.(AFP/File)AFP - Three men were on Wednesday being questioned by Norfolk police after a top Barclays executive was viciously beaten to death in Norwich at the weekend.

Jubilation in Nepal at Gurkha court ruling (AFP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 06:55 AM CDT

Former Gurkhas and Victoria Cross winners Lachhiman Gurungi (L) and Tul Bahadour Pun (R) celebrate outside the High Court in central London. Jubilant former Gurkhas are making fresh plans for life in Britain after a landmark court ruling gave thousands of retired soldiers the chance to move there.(AFP/Shaun Curry)AFP - Jubilant former Gurkhas were on Wednesday making fresh plans for life in Britain after a landmark court ruling in London gave thousands of retired soldiers the chance to move there.

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