2008年10月21日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Five arrested on terror charges in Birmingham (AFP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2008 04:08 AM CDT

West Midlands police have arrested five men in Birmingham on suspicion of involvement in preparing an act of terrorism.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - West Midlands police on Tuesday arrested five men under anti-terrorism laws in Birmingham.

Lawyer: Convicted Lockerbie bomber has cancer (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2008 03:54 AM CDT

AP - A lawyer for the man convicted of the Lockerbie airline bombing says his client has advanced cancer.

Six dead in fatal M6 pileup (AFP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2008 03:46 AM CDT

Lorries on a section of the M6 motorway near Warrington in Cheshire. Six people, including three children, have been killed in two deadly accidents along the M6 in Cheshire, police have said.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - Six people, including three children, were killed in two deadly accidents along the M6 in Cheshire, police said on Tuesday.

Brown's crisis management fails to improve fortunes: poll (AFP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2008 02:29 AM CDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown's handling of the financial crisis may have won him friends abroad but a poll shows he still has his work cut out to persuade the public at home.(AFP/File/John Thys)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown's handling of the financial crisis may have won him friends abroad but a poll published on Tuesday shows he still has his work cut out to persuade the public at home.

British aid worker killed in Afghanistan (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 02:55 PM CDT

Gayle Williams in an undated photo. (Serve Afghanistan/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - Two Taliban gunmen killed a British aid worker in the Afghan capital on Monday, accusing her of spreading Christian propaganda, in an attack that could help further restrict humanitarian activities in Afghanistan.

UK UFO files reveal alleged attempt to shoot UFO (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 01:44 PM CDT

Image from June 1974 showing a series of strange lights racing over the skies of Barcelona, Spain. The Ministry of Defence has made public secret files on UFO sightings, with the dossier including a range of reports from a close encounter with a UFO over Kent and a letter from a woman claiming to be an alien warrior.(AFP/File/null)AP - An American fighter pilot flying from an English air base at the height of the Cold War was ordered to open fire on a massive UFO that lit up his radar, according to an account published by Britain's National Archives on Monday.

African leader in AIDS fight wins $5 million prize (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 12:13 PM CDT

In this Feb. 26, 2002 file photo Botswana's President Festus Gontebanye Mogae answers reporters' questions after meeting with President Bush at the White House in Washington. The former president of Botswana, who led Botswana from 1998 to 2008, was chosen Monday Oct. 20, 2008 as the winner of the 2008 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership, receiving a more than US$5 million prize that recognizes good governance in Africa. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)AP - He took an AIDS test publicly despite a deep stigma in Africa against the disease. He pressed to cut the prevalence of mothers passing the HIV virus onto their babies. He fought to make more anti-retroviral drugs available. Festus Gontebanye Mogae, the former president of Botswana, was honored Monday with a multimillion-dollar leadership prize for his campaign to tackle one of the world's highest HIV infection rates.

Chef jailed for 30 years in cannibalism trial (AFP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 10:44 AM CDT

Anthony Morley -- will spend at least 30 years in prison for killing his former boyfriend Damian Oldfield. During the trial, the court heard how Morley -- a former Mr. Gay UK -- killed Oldfield and then cooked a section of his flesh in fresh herbs and olive oil.(West Yorkshire Police)AFP - A chef who killed his boyfriend and then cooked a section of his flesh was sentenced to life in prison on Monday.

UK court jails cannibal chef for lover's murder (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 10:26 AM CDT

Anthony Morley in an undated photo. (West Yorkshire Police/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - A chef who murdered a lover and ate part of his flesh after cooking it with fresh herbs and olive oil was jailed for at least 30 years on Monday.

Speeding biker in YouTube video jailed (AFP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 10:03 AM CDT

A biker who posted a video on the Internet of him driving at speeds of up to 130mph and doing dangerous stunts was on Monday was jailed for 12 weeks.(AFP/File/Jeff Pachoud)AFP - A biker who posted a video on the Internet of him driving at speeds of up to 130mph and doing dangerous stunts was on Monday was jailed for 12 weeks.

British-SAfrican aid worker shot dead in Afghan capital (AFP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 09:56 AM CDT

Afghan officials examine the spot where an aid worker with British and South African nationality was shot dead in Kabul in a killing claimed by the Islamic Taliban which accused her group of AFP - An aid worker with British and South African nationality was shot dead in the Afghan capital on Monday in a killing claimed by the Islamic Taliban which accused her group of "preaching Christianity".

Russia's deputy PM: Russia may leave Sevastopol (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 08:55 AM CDT

AP - Russia will leave the strategic Black Sea port of Sevastopol if its lease is not renewed by the Ukrainian government, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said in an interview due to be broadcast Monday.

UK chef gets 30 years minimum in gruesome killing (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 08:28 AM CDT

AP - A British chef who killed a man with a knife and cooked and ate his flesh was sentenced Monday to minimum of 30 years in prison.

Fed chief backs US spending plan as markets bounce (AFP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 05:09 PM CDT

US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies before the House Budget Committee hearing on AFP - The head of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke backed a stimulus plan for the flagging US economy on Monday as stock markets worldwide bounced back from recent lows.

MoD releases secret UFO files (AFP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 07:05 AM CDT

Alien art at the Science Museum in London. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has made public secret files on UFO sightings, with the dossier including a range of reports from a close encounter with a UFO over Kent and a letter from a woman claiming to be an alien warrior.(AFP/File/Martyn Hayhow)AFP - The Ministry of Defence on Monday made public its secret files on UFO sightings, with the dossier including a range of reports from a close encounter with a UFO over Kent and a letter from a woman claiming to be an alien warrior.

British tourists unscathed in fatal French pileup (AFP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 06:35 AM CDT

Several cars and the British coach which was involved in a huge pileup on a motorway in eastern France which left one man dead and another 39 injured. The driver of a coach carrying British tourists which was involved in a huge pileup on a motorway in eastern France, has described the moment of impact as AFP - A coach-load of British tourists en route to Italy emerged unscathed from a deadly motorway pileup in eastern France which left one elderly man dead.

British woman aid worker killed in Afghan capital (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 06:26 AM CDT

Afghan Policemen investigate the site of incident in Kabul October 20, 2008. (Omar Sobhani/Reuters)Reuters - Two Taliban gunmen on a motorcycle killed a British woman aid worker in the Afghan capital on Monday, accusing her of spreading Christian propaganda.

Scouts to get advice on safe sex (AFP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 06:24 AM CDT

Scouts make the Scout Promise during a special ceremony on Brownsea Island, Poole, last year as a part of the Centenary of the Scout movement. The Scouts, the youth movement best known for its focus on bracing outdoor activities such as camping, hiking and fishing, is to arm its teenage members with practical advice about sex.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - The Scouts, the youth movement best known for its focus on bracing outdoor activities such as camping, hiking and fishing, is to arm its teenage members with practical advice about sex.

Public finances worsen in Sept (AFP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 05:14 AM CDT

London's Canary Wharf business district. Public finances worsened by a sizeable amount last month to show a deficit of 12.6 billion pounds, official data showed on Monday.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Public finances worsened by a sizeable amount last month to show a deficit of 12.6 billion pounds, official data showed on Monday.

British aid worker shot dead in Afghan capital (AFP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 04:54 AM CDT

Afghan officials examine the spot where a British woman aid worker was shot dead in Kabul. The Islamic Taliban militia, which claimed the killing, said it was because her organisation was AFP - A British aid worker was shot dead in the Afghan capital on Monday in a killing claimed by the Islamic Taliban militia which accused her organisation of "preaching Christianity."

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