Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• UK anti-Islamic extremism protest turns violent (AP)
• Attempted murder charge for UK jewel heist suspect (AP)
• Violence flares at anti-Islamic extremism protest (AFP)
• Seventh man charged over jewellery robbery (AFP)
• UK official says oil was part of Lockerbie talks (AP)
• Goody's widower charged with rape (AFP)
• Billy Liar author Waterhouse dies (AFP)
• Ashdown asks whether Afghanistan war can be won (AFP)
• G-20 to maintain economic stimulus measures (AP)
• Minister admits trade role in Lockerbie talks (AFP)

UK anti-Islamic extremism protest turns violent (AP) Posted: 05 Sep 2009 03:12 PM PDT AP - A rally against Islamic extremism in the ethnically mixed English city of Birmingham turned violent Saturday as protesters clashed with counter-demonstrators. Police reported more than 30 arrests.

Attempted murder charge for UK jewel heist suspect (AP) Posted: 05 Sep 2009 02:04 PM PDT AP - British police charged a man with attempted murder Saturday in connection with a $65 million jewelry robbery in London last month.

Violence flares at anti-Islamic extremism protest (AFP) Posted: 05 Sep 2009 01:36 PM PDT AFP - Police arrested more than 30 men Saturday after violence broke out at a protest against Islamic extremism in Birmingham.

Seventh man charged over jewellery robbery (AFP) Posted: 05 Sep 2009 01:23 PM PDT AFP - A seventh man was charged Saturday in connection with what is believed to be Britain's biggest jewellery heist, worth 40 million pounds, police said.

UK official says oil was part of Lockerbie talks (AP) Posted: 05 Sep 2009 10:59 AM PDT AP - Trade and oil considerations played a major role in the decision to include the Lockerbie bomber in a prisoner transfer agreement between Britain and Libya, a senior British official said in an interview published Saturday.

Goody's widower charged with rape (AFP) Posted: 05 Sep 2009 07:58 AM PDT AFP - Jack Tweed, the bereaved husband of late reality television star Jade Goody, appeared in court Saturday charged with rape.

Billy Liar author Waterhouse dies (AFP) Posted: 05 Sep 2009 05:03 AM PDT AFP - Prolific author, journalist and playwright Keith Waterhouse has died at the age of of 80, a spokesman said.

Ashdown asks whether Afghanistan war can be won (AFP) Posted: 05 Sep 2009 04:57 AM PDT AFP - The government needs to ask whether the war in Afghanistan can still be won, the former high representative in Bosnia said Saturday.

G-20 to maintain economic stimulus measures (AP) Posted: 05 Sep 2009 08:32 AM PDT AP - Top finance officials from rich and developing countries on Saturday pledged to maintain stimulus measures to boost the global economy, warning that the fledging recovery that provided the backdrop to their meeting is by no means assured.

Minister admits trade role in Lockerbie talks (AFP) Posted: 04 Sep 2009 07:21 PM PDT AFP - Trade deals with Libya played a "very big part" in the government's decision to include the Lockerbie bomber in a prisoner transfer deal with Tripoli, a government minister acknowledged in an interview Saturday.

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