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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

British commander says democracy rooted in Iraq: report (AFP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2009 06:40 PM PST

British soldiers deploy in Basra. The senior British commander in Iraq said in an interview published Monday that democracy is now rooted in the country and al-Qaeda has largely been defeated there, as Britain prepares to pull out.(AFP/File/Essam -al-Sudani)AFP - The senior British commander in Iraq said in an interview published Monday that democracy is now rooted in the country and al-Qaeda has largely been defeated there, as Britain prepares to pull out.

Democracy is firmly rooted in Iraq: British general (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Mar 2009 04:21 PM PST

Reuters - British forces will leave Iraq this year with democracy "firmly rooted" and al Qaeda largely thwarted, a senior British army officer said in an interview published on Monday.

Report: HSBC to reduce US lending (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2009 02:16 PM PST

AP - HSBC PLC plans to scale back its consumer lending operations in the United States and to close hundreds of branches there, British and U.S. newspapers reported Sunday.

Mideast envoy Blair makes first Gaza visit (AFP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2009 08:30 AM PST

Britain's former prime minister and Middle East envoy Tony Blair (2nd R) visits Beit Hanun in the northern Gaza Strip. Blair paid a brief visit to a UN school in his first visit to the Hamas-run enclave since being appointed Middle East Quartet envoy.(AFP/Mahmud Hams)AFP - Britain's former prime minister Tony Blair paid a brief visit to a UN school in the Gaza Strip on Sunday on his first trip to the Hamas-run enclave since being appointed Middle East Quartet envoy.

Mandelson warns Royal Mail sell-off opponents (AFP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2009 08:16 AM PST

A woman sends a letter in central London. Business minister Peter Mandelson warned opponents of plans to sell off the Royal Mail that they risked handing victory to the opposition Conservatives at the next general election.(AFP/File/Martin Hayhow)AFP - Business minister Peter Mandelson warned opponents Sunday of plans to sell off the Royal Mail that they risked handing victory to the opposition Conservatives at the next general election.

Unemployed besiege British zoo seeking summer jobs (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2009 07:48 AM PST

AP - The jobs are temporary, at basic wages, and some involve cleaning up after zoo animals. But Britain is suffering a recession, so when the help-wanted ads appeared, about 3,000 people applied, including laid-off executives and company bosses.

Mideast peace envoy Blair makes Gaza visit (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Mar 2009 07:23 AM PST

Reuters - Tony Blair paid his first visit to the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Sunday as envoy of international peace brokers and said reconstruction aid after Israel's offensive would not have a lasting effect without peace.

UK lawmaker calls for inquiry into torture claims (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2009 04:49 AM PST

AP - A senior judge should lead an independent inquiry into allegations that Britain may have been complicit in the torture and extraordinary rendition of terror suspects, a government adviser urged in a report Sunday.

British team trek to North Pole to measure sea ice (AFP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2009 02:32 AM PST

British explorers Pen Hadow (left) and Ann Daniels are seen holding a press conference about the Catlin Arctic Survey in London, January 22. Explorers, including Hadow and Daniels, have set out on a 90-day skiing expedition to the North Pole, measuring sea ice thickness the whole way to find out exactly how fast it is disappearing.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Three British explorers have set out on a 90-day skiing expedition to the North Pole, measuring sea ice thickness the whole way to find out exactly how fast it is disappearing, according to the Catlin Arctic Survey.

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