2008年10月14日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Govt abandons 42-day detention plan (AFP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 03:15 AM CDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The government has withdrawn a plan to extend the time suspected violent extremists can be held without charge after the House of Lords voted against it.(AFP/POOL/File/Matt Dunham)AFP - The government has withdrawn a plan to extend the time suspected violent extremists can be held without charge after the House of Lords voted against it.

Cadbury says revenue rises six percent in third quarter (AFP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 01:52 AM CDT

File photo shows a bar of Cadbury's chocolate. The confectionery maker has said that revenue grew six percent in the third quarter of 2008 from a year earlier thanks to strong performances in Britain and emerging markets.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Cadbury, said on Tuesday that revenue grew six percent in the third quarter of 2008 from a year earlier thanks to strong performances in Britain and emerging markets.

KRouge fighters jailed for British mine clearer's murder (AFP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 12:02 AM CDT

File photo shows Cambodians walking past a landmine awareness sign in the former Khmer Rouge stronghold of Pailin near the Thai border. A A Cambodian court Tuesday sentenced four former Khmer Rouge guerrillas to up to 20 years in prison over the kidnapping and murder of a British mine clearer and his translator in 1996.(AFP/File/Tang Chhin Sothy)AFP - A Cambodian court Tuesday sentenced four former Khmer Rouge guerrillas to up to 20 years in prison over the kidnapping and murder of a British mine clearer and his translator in 1996.

Three KRouge fighters jailed for British mine clearer's murder (AFP)

Posted: 13 Oct 2008 09:24 PM CDT

File photo shows Cambodians walking past a landmine awareness sign in the former Khmer Rouge stronghold of Pailin near the Thai border. A Cambodian court Tuesday sentenced three former Khmer Rouge guerrillas to 20 years in jail over the 1996 kidnapping and murder of a British mine clearer and his translator.(AFP/File/Tang Chhin Sothy)AFP - A Cambodian court Tuesday sentenced three former Khmer Rouge guerrillas to 20 years in jail over the 1996 kidnapping and murder of a British mine clearer and his translator.

Beckhams' staff held over alleged theft: reports (AFP)

Posted: 13 Oct 2008 08:39 PM CDT

Two housekeepers working at a mansion owned by former England football captain David Beckham, seen here, and his pop star wife Victoria have been arrested on suspicion of theft, reports said(AFP/Getty Images/File/Rob Loud)AFP - Two housekeepers working at a mansion owned by former England football captain David Beckham and his pop star wife Victoria have been arrested on suspicion of theft, reports said Tuesday.

British Lords reject tougher anti-terror laws (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Oct 2008 04:19 PM CDT

An armed British police officer stands in front of The Houses of Parliament in London, February 26, 2003. (Toby Melville/Reuters)Reuters - Britain's upper house of parliament firmly rejected a government proposal to tighten anti-terrorism laws on Monday, saying it would not support suspects being held for up to six weeks without charge.

British policeman faces probe after changing Menezes notes (AFP)

Posted: 13 Oct 2008 03:48 PM CDT

Giovani de Menezes and Maria Otone de Menezes, brother and mother of Brazilian Jean Charles De Menezes in London for an inquest into his death. A top British policeman is under investigation after he admitted tampering with his notes about the killing of Menezes.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - A top British policeman is under investigation after he admitted tampering with his notes about the killing of an innocent Brazilian man who police mistook for a failed suicide bomber, a watchdog said Monday.

Govt to review Gurkha residency cases by year end (AFP)

Posted: 13 Oct 2008 01:27 PM CDT

The Gurkha emblem is pictured on a jacket worn by an ex-Gurkha outside the High Court in central London. Former Gurkha soldiers from Nepal are heading to the House of Lords to support a bill which would cement their right to settle in Britain after a lengthy battle.(AFP/Shaun Curry)AFP - The government pledged Tuesday to review the cases of hundreds of former Gurkha soldiers from Nepal before the end of this year, after a High Court ruling in their favour.

Blair faces parliament probe over F1 tobacco ban (AFP)

Posted: 13 Oct 2008 01:21 PM CDT

Quartet Representative Tony Blair answers a reporter's question during a Former prime minister Tony Blair faces a probe into claims he misled parliament over how Formula One racing was exempted from a tobacco advertising ban, the House of Commons Speaker said Monday.(AFP/File/Nicholas Roberts)AFP - Former prime minister Tony Blair faces a probe into claims he misled parliament over how Formula One racing was exempted from a tobacco advertising ban, the House of Commons Speaker said Monday.

British army interpreter spied for Iran, court told (AFP)

Posted: 13 Oct 2008 12:56 PM CDT

A British army interpreter, who worked for General David Richards, commander of international forces in Afghanistan seen here in 2007, betrayed his country by spying for Iran, prosecutors said Monday.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)AFP - A British army interpreter working for the commander of international forces in Afghanistan betrayed his country by spying for Iran, prosecutors said Monday.

Pay row as former EU trade chief becomes Baron Mandelson (AFP)

Posted: 13 Oct 2008 10:37 AM CDT

EU trade commissioner Peter Mandelson holds a press conference at the EU headquarters in Brussels, July 2008. Mandelson was elevated to the House of Lords to allow him to re-join the government -- and immediately faced new criticism over money.(AFP/File/Dominique Faget)AFP - Former EU trade chief Peter Mandelson was elevated to the House of Lords Monday to allow him to re-join the government -- and immediately faced new criticism over money.

Iraq lays out rules for 1st round of oil bids (AP)

Posted: 13 Oct 2008 09:20 AM CDT

AP - Iraq's oil minister met 34 oil company representatives in London on Monday to set out the ground rules for foreign multinationals' first bite at the country's enormous energy reserves since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003.

British soldier in Afghanistan on Iran spy charges (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Oct 2008 08:08 AM CDT

Daniel James (L), the British interpreter for NATO commander in Afghanistan General David Richards, patrols in Kabul in this June 16, 2006 file photo. (Omar Sobhani/Files/Reuters)Reuters - A soldier who worked for Britain's top commander in Afghanistan became a spy for Iran after being passed over for promotion, a court heard on Monday.

UK university holds artificial intelligence test (AP)

Posted: 13 Oct 2008 06:12 AM CDT

AP - Computers argued, cracked jokes and parried trick questions Sunday, all part of an annual test of artificial intelligence carried out at the University of Reading.

Producer prices slip in September (AFP)

Posted: 13 Oct 2008 05:33 AM CDT

A BAE Systems factory in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. The cost of goods leaving the nation's factories fell in September, partly owing to lower oil prices, official data has shown.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - The cost of goods leaving the nation's factories fell in September, partly owing to lower oil prices, official data showed on Monday.

Santander injecting £1bln into British Abbey (AFP)

Posted: 13 Oct 2008 05:15 AM CDT

An Abbey bank cash machine. Santander, the biggest Spanish bank, has said it had injected one billion pounds (1.25 billion euros) into its British unit Abbey in support of the British government's banking bailout.(AFP/File/Bertrand Langlois)AFP - Santander, the biggest Spanish bank, said on Monday it had injected one billion pounds (1.25 billion euros) into its British unit Abbey in support of the British government's banking bailout.

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