2008年12月16日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

British inflation falls amid lower fuel costs (AP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2008 03:52 AM CST

AP - Lower energy costs helped inflation in Britain fall further in November despite a rise in food costs in the run-up to the holiday season, official figures showed Tuesday.

UK's Royal Mail could consider part-privatization (AP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2008 03:07 AM CST

AP - An independent review of Britain's state-owned postal service, due to be published Tuesday, is expected to call for the company to be partly privatized and could put as many as 50,000 jobs at risk, according to media reports.

Govt mulls selling stake in Royal Mail to foreign firm: report (AFP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2008 02:35 AM CST

A woman sends a letter in central London. The government is considering selling a large stake of the state-owned postal service Royal Mail to a foreign company, a newspaper has reported.(AFP/File/Martin Hayhow)AFP - The government is considering selling a large stake of the struggling state-owned postal service Royal Mail to a foreign company, the Daily Telegraph reported Tuesday.

Tokyo businessman guilty of abducting Lucie (AFP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2008 02:33 AM CST

File photo of Lucie Blackman, the murdered British bar hostess who disappeared in 2000 in Japan. A A Japanese court on Tuesday convicted a Tokyo businessman of abducting Blackman but not of killing her, partly reversing a controversial earlier acquittal.(AFP/Ho/File)AFP - A Japanese court on Tuesday convicted a serial rapist of abducting and mutilating the body of British bar hostess Lucie Blackman but not of killing her, partly reversing a controversial acquittal.

British press excuse England's loss in historic Test (AFP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 11:39 PM CST

England captain Kevin Pietersen after the first Test against India in Chennai on December 15, 2008. The British press on Tuesday broadly excused England's defeat by India in the first Test in Chennai, saying the importance of their presence far outweighed concerns about their performance.(AFP/Indranil Mukherjee)AFP - The British press on Tuesday broadly excused England's defeat by India in the first Test in Chennai, saying the importance of their presence far outweighed concerns about their performance.

In breezy Britain, wind farm cooperatives take off (AFP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 09:48 PM CST

Westmill Wind Farm Co-op in Watchfield near Swindon. With annual returns of 10 percent coupled with low risk, wind farm cooperatives are drawing growing numbers of investors in Britain -- good news for Europe's hopes to lead the world in renewable energy(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - With annual returns of 10 percent coupled with low risk, wind farm cooperatives are drawing growing numbers of investors in Britain -- good news for Europe's hopes to lead the world in renewable energy.

British soldier killed by enemy fire in Afghanistan: ministry (AFP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 05:51 PM CST

A British soldier with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) keeps watch as he sits on the top of their vehicle during a patrol on the outskirts of Kabul in July 2008. A British soldier died in troubled southern Afghanistan on Monday as a result of enemy fire, the defence ministry said.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)AFP - A British soldier died in troubled southern Afghanistan on Monday as a result of enemy fire, the defence ministry said.

Pakistan rejects British request to grill Mumbai suspects (AFP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 02:28 PM CST

This handout picture released by the Pakistani Press Information Department shows Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani addressing the parliament in Islamabad. Gilani said that he had turned down a request by his British counterpart to let British investigators question suspects arrested in connection with Mumbai attacks.(AFP/PID-HO)AFP - Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has turned down a British request to question suspects arrested in connection with the Mumbai attacks, his office said Monday.

Madonna settles divorce for 50M pounds ($76M) (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 01:42 PM CST

Under pouring rain, U.S. singer Madonna, front, performs during a concert, part of her 'Sticky and Sweet' tour, as an assistant holds up an umbrella over her at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008. (AP Photo/ Ricardo Moraes)AP - Madonna has settled her divorce with ex-husband Guy Ritchie by also parting with at least 50 million pounds ($76 million), the singer's spokeswoman said Monday.

British military budget for Afghanistan to balloon: committee (AFP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 01:13 PM CST

Afghan children play with a British soldier with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force during a patrol on the outskirts of Kabul, July 2008. Britain's military budget for Afghanistan is set to soar by more than 50 percent next year, as the government switches its focus from Iraq to fighting the Taliban, according to figures released Monday.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)AFP - Britain's military budget for Afghanistan is set to soar by more than 50 percent next year, as the government switches its focus from Iraq to fighting the Taliban, according to figures released Monday.

Pakistan rejects British request to grill Mumbai suspects: PM (AFP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 12:33 PM CST

This handout picture released by the Pakistani Press Information Department shows Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani addressing the parliament in Islamabad. Gilani said that he had turned down a request by his British counterpart to let British investigators question suspects arrested in connection with Mumbai attacks.(AFP/PID-HO)AFP - Pakistan has turned down a British request to question suspects arrested in connection with the Mumbai attacks, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Monday.

Scientist says he has found oldest spider web (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 12:01 PM CST

AP - The tiny tangled threads of the world's oldest spider web have been found encased in a prehistoric piece of amber, a British scientist said Monday.

Pakistan: No British access to Mumbai suspects (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 11:14 AM CST

Pakistani activists of Pasban, a socio-political group in Pakistan, shout anti-Indian slogans as they march during a demonstration in Karachi, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008. Pakistan and India talked hopefully about improving relations Sunday as the nuclear-armed rivals appeared to be searching for a path away from confrontation following the Mumbai terror attacks. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)AP - Pakistan will not let British investigators question suspects detained in Pakistan over the Mumbai terrorist attacks, the prime minister said Monday.

Brown says 300 extra troops sent to Afghanistan (AFP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 11:07 AM CST

Afghan children play with a British soldier with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force during a patrol on the outskirts of Kabul, July 2008. Britain's military budget for Afghanistan is set to soar by more than 50 percent next year, as the government switches its focus from Iraq to fighting the Taliban, according to figures released Monday.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday around 300 extra troops had been sent to Afghanistan to bolster NATO forces fighting Taliban insurgents in the south of the country.

Brown says he and Obama pledge to focus on Mideast (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 09:42 AM CST

AP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday that he and U.S. President-elect Barack Obama vowed during telephone talks to make progress on Mideast peace a key international goal next year.

UK Serious Fraud Office launches appeal (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 09:04 AM CST

AP - Britain's Serious Fraud Office launched an appeal Monday for whistleblowers on potential fraud, saying the current crisis has left financial markets ripe for dishonest activity.

British PM backs Arab appeal to Obama on Mideast (AFP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 08:32 AM CST

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (left) with Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad outside 10 Downing Street in London. Brown threw his weight Monday behind an Arab League appeal to US president-elect Barack Obama to give added urgency to the Middle East process.(AFP/Shaun Curry)AFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown threw his weight Monday behind an Arab League appeal to US president-elect Barack Obama to give added urgency to the Middle East process.

UK households' debt struggle at 13-year high (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 08:27 AM CST

AP - More British households are struggling with their debts now than at any time in at least 13 years, according to a Bank of England survey published on Monday.

Britain's Brown urges Obama to press on Mideast (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 07:52 AM CST

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown greets the Palestinian Prime Minister, Salam Fayyad, in Downing Street, in central London December 15, 2008. (Andrew Parsons/Reuters)Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama must make the Middle East peace process an urgent priority, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Monday.

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