2008年11月23日星期日

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

British lawmakers demand clarity over terror suspect death (AFP)

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 12:24 AM CST

Al-Qaeda militant Rashid Rauf, seen here in 2006, was killed in a US missile attack in northwest Pakistan. Two British lawmakers urged the government to reveal Sunday whether it knew in advance about the US missile attack which killed Rauf, the alleged mastermind of an airplane bombing plot.(AFP/File/Farooq Naeem)AFP - Two British lawmakers urged the government to reveal Sunday whether it knew in advance about a US missile attack in Pakistan which killed the alleged mastermind of an airplane bombing plot.

FM fires forced marriage warning ahead of Pakistan visit (AFP)

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 12:14 AM CST

A television cameraman films outside the Family Division of London's High Court in central London. Foreign Secretary David Miliband, ahead of his visit to Pakistan this week, said Sunday that Britain was taking a tougher stand against forced marriage with new powers to clamp down on the practice.(AFP/Shaun Curry)AFP - Foreign Secretary David Miliband, ahead of his visit to Pakistan this week, said Sunday that Britain was taking a tougher stand against forced marriage with new powers to clamp down on the practice.

British business leaders seek urgent help (AFP)

Posted: 22 Nov 2008 10:58 PM CST

Members of the public walk beneath the coat of arms outside Westminster City Hall in central London in October. Britain's business leaders gather in London Monday seeking urgent government help as the country teeters on the brink of its first recession in over 15 years, as a result of the global credit crunch.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Britain's business leaders gather in London Monday seeking urgent government help as the country teeters on the brink of its first recession in over 15 years, as a result of the global credit crunch.

Labour still struggling in polls (AFP)

Posted: 22 Nov 2008 10:52 PM CST

Prime Minister Gordon Brown leaves 10 Downing Street. Brown's governing Labour Party is still 11 points behind the main opposition Conservatives, according to an opinion poll out Sunday.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown's governing Labour Party is still 11 points behind the main opposition Conservatives, according to an opinion poll out Sunday.

British may ban 'happy hour' as drink deaths rise (AP)

Posted: 22 Nov 2008 10:20 AM CST

A man drinks a pint of ale with a friend in a pub in central London. British lawmakers called Monday for an end to cheap booze AP - Britain is considering a ban on "happy hour" discounts at bars and restaurants to curb drinking, a spokesman said Saturday, as health advocates warned that a rise in liver-related deaths among young people may signal a future epidemic.

Terror plot mastermind killed by US missile in Pakistan (AFP)

Posted: 22 Nov 2008 10:23 AM CST

Al-Qaeda militant Rashid Rauf, seen here in 2006, was killed in a US missile attack in northwest Pakistan.(AFP/File/Farooq Naeem)AFP - The alleged Al-Qaeda mastermind of a 2006 transatlantic airplane bombing plot was killed in a US missile attack in northwest Pakistan early Saturday, after spending almost a year on the run.

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