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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Royal Marine killed by explosion in Afghanistan (AFP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 10:47 PM CST

A British soldier with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force talks with Afghan children during a patrol on the outskirts of Kabul in July 2008. A soldier was killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday by an explosion during a routine patrol, the Ministry of Defence here said.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)AFP - A soldier was killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday by an explosion during a routine patrol, the Ministry of Defence here said.

Britain's Brown sees enormous economic challenge ahead (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 06:04 PM CST

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown speaks during a joint news conference with Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari in Islamabad, December 14, 2008. (Darren Staples/Reuters)Reuters - Britain faces an "enormous economic challenge" in 2009 but it must also grasp opportunities for future growth, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Thursday.

UK turns Iraqi suspects over to Baghdad (AP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 02:56 PM CST

AP - Two men accused of killing British soldiers have been turned over to Iraqi authorities in defiance of Europe's top human rights court, Britain's defense secretary said Wednesday.

Liverpool manager backs Gerrard over assault chage (AFP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 01:07 PM CST

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez threw his weight behind club captain Steven Gerrard, seen here earlier this year, on Wednesday after the England midfielder was charged this week with assault in an alleged bar brawl.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez threw his weight behind club captain Steven Gerrard on Wednesday after the England midfielder was charged earlier this week with assault in an alleged bar brawl.

Playwright Harold Pinter buried in London (AP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 10:09 AM CST

AP - Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter was buried at a London cemetery Wednesday in a small private funeral attended by family and close friends.

Credit Suisse sells asset management stake to Aberdeen (AFP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 06:18 AM CST

Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse said on Wednesday it had sold part of its Global Investors business to Aberdeen Asset Management in return for a 24.9 percent stake in the British fund manager.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)AFP - Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse said on Wednesday it had sold part of its Global Investors business to Aberdeen Asset Management in return for a 24.9 percent stake in the British fund manager.

Ambulance workers arrested for alleged neglect of dying man (AFP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 04:15 AM CST

Ambulances rush to the aid of a civilian in London, 2005. Two ambulance officers have been arrested after they were overheard allegedly debating whether to bother resuscitating a dying man, reports have said.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Two ambulance officers have been arrested after they were overheard allegedly debating whether to bother resuscitating a dying man, reports said Wednesday.

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