2008年11月29日星期六

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Govt loses ground in polls despite fiscal stimulus (AFP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2008 05:18 PM CST

Prime Minister Gordon Brown leaving 10 Downing Street on November 26, 2008. The ruling Labour Party lost ground in a new opinion poll released Friday, despite a 20-billion-pound fiscal stimulus package earlier in the week.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - The ruling Labour Party lost ground in a new opinion poll released Friday, despite a 20-billion-pound fiscal stimulus package earlier in the week.

Relieved British lawmaker lands back home from Mumbai (AFP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2008 04:50 PM CST

British Euro MP Sajjad Karim(R) is greeted by family on his return Mumbai India to Manchester, after getting caught up in the terror attacks in Mumbai.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - A British Euro MP caught up in the terror attacks in Mumbai was greeted by emotional scenes on Friday when he arrived in Manchester.

Probe into British link to Mumbai attacks (AFP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2008 03:44 PM CST

A grab from NDTV via Sky News shows a suspected armed militant thought behind the Mumbai attacks. The government has said it was too early to say if Britons of Pakistani origin could be among the gunmen in the Mumbai attacks, but acknowledged it was AFP - The government said Friday it was probing reports that Britons of Pakistani origin were among gunmen who staged the Mumbai attacks, but warned there was as yet "no evidence" to support the claims.

Britain to start clearing mines on Falklands (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2008 02:18 PM CST

AP - Britain will start next year to clear land mines left by Argentina on the Falkland Islands, a British ambassador said Friday.

Lockerbie bomber appeal could be heard in spring (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Nov 2008 12:59 PM CST

Reuters - Scotland's top judge said on Friday he hoped a full appeal by former Libyan intelligence agent Abdel Basset al-Megrahi against his conviction for the 1988 Lockerbie bombing could get under way next spring.

UK says no evidence of British link to Mumbai attacks (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Nov 2008 12:16 PM CST

Indian police take up position outside Reuters - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Friday there was no evidence yet to confirm reports that Britons of Pakistani origin were involved in the attacks in Mumbai, but warned it was too soon to reach any conclusions.

UK convicts to wear vests during community service (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2008 12:12 PM CST

AP - It's a modern day scarlet letter only it's bright orange.

AstraZeneca's new lung drug may face US delay (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2008 11:46 AM CST

AP - AstraZeneca PLC could have to delay the rollout of its new infant lung drug in the United States because the Food and Drug Administration has asked for more information about the medicine before allowing it on the market.

London road pricing zone to be reduced (AFP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2008 11:18 AM CST

London Mayor Boris Johnson, seen here, has announced he will cut the city's congestion charge zone in size, with the scrapping of an extension introduced last year into some of the capital's plushest districts.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - London's congestion charge zone is to be cut back in size, with the scrapping of an extension introduced last year into some of the capital's plushest districts, Mayor Boris Johnson said.

UK: No evidence India attackers were British (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2008 10:53 AM CST

AP - The British government is investigating whether some of the attackers in the deadly India shootings could be British citizens with links to Pakistan or the disputed territory of Kashmir but there was no such evidence yet, officials said Friday.

10-year sentence for UK army spy (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2008 10:33 AM CST

AP - A former British army interpreter in Afghanistan who was convicted of espionage was sentenced to 10 years in prison Friday.

Britain to consider Afghanistan troop request (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2008 09:48 AM CST

US Army soldiers from the 1-506 Infantry Division are seen here patrolling in Paktika province along the Afghan-Pakistan border, on November 28. Afghan and coalition troops have killed 33 militants in fighting in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province, the US-led coalition said in a statement(AFP/David Furst)AP - Britain will carefully examine any request from the incoming U.S. administration to send more troops to Afghanistan, Foreign Secretary David Miliband said in an interview published Friday.

BSkyB fights to keep its stake in ITV (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2008 09:29 AM CST

AP - British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC applied on Friday for permission to appeal a court ruling that would force the company to reduce its 17.9 percent stake in television broadcaster ITV because it breaks competition laws.

Metrovacesa looks to sell HSBC's HQ back to HSBC (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2008 08:17 AM CST

AP - Spanish real estate company Metrovacesa S.A. said Friday it is looking to sell back to HSBC — Europe's largest bank — the London building where the bank's operations are based for 838 million pounds ($1.3 billion), way below the price Metrovacesa paid for it earlier this year.

PM says Britons not among remaining Mumbai hostages (AFP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2008 06:45 AM CST

A hostage peers from a window of the Trident hotel in Mumbai where militants have been holding guests since deadly attacks on Wednesday. Prime Minister Gordon Brown said has he believed there were no Britons among hostages still held by the militants who stormed two luxury hotelsi.(AFP/Pal Pillai)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Friday he believed there were no Britons among hostages still held by militants who stormed two luxury hotels in Mumbai.

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