2009年4月22日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Israel criticises parliamentary invite for Hamas leader (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 01:34 PM PDT

Israel's ambassador to Britain Ron Prosor, seen here in 2005, on Wednesday criticised British lawmakers for extending an invitation to Hamas's exiled leader Khaled Meshaal to address lawmakers in parliament via video-link.(AFP/File/Gali Tibbon)AFP - Israel's ambassador to Britain Ron Prosor on Wednesday criticised British lawmakers for extending an invitation to Hamas's exiled leader Khaled Meshaal to address lawmakers in parliament via video-link.

Hamas leader fails to address British lawmakers (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 01:15 PM PDT

AP - An attempt by the leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas to make an unprecedented video link address to British lawmakers failed Wednesday following a technical glitch.

British man admits guilt in NY oil-for-food case (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 12:28 PM PDT

AP - A British oil company employee has admitted his role in a scheme to cheat the United Nations oil-for-food program by paying kickbacks to Saddam Hussein's Iraq regime.

Oscar-winning cinematographer Jack Cardiff dies (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 12:06 PM PDT

AP - British cinematographer Jack Cardiff has died at the age of 94.

Torture tale in Britain with 7 missing paragraphs (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 11:27 AM PDT

In this photo reviewed by the US Military, a guard works at Guantanamo's Camp 6 detention center at the US Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in January 2009. A little known Pentagon agency that trained US troops to resist torture promoted the use of some of the same interrogation techniques on Al-Qaeda, which were aired and quickly authorized at high levels of the US government.(AFP/POOL/File/Brennan Linsley)AP - It is a page-turner of a tale — but one with seven missing paragraphs.

British singer Bragg blasts EU copyright extension (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 10:54 AM PDT

AP - British singer Billy Bragg blasted Wednesday a proposed European Union law to nearly double music copyright to 95 years, saying it would give a huge windfall to major recording labels.

Defendant admits burglary at murder trial (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 09:22 AM PDT

The relatives of Gabriel Ferez and Laurent Bonomo stand outside the Old Bailey. A man on trial for the 2008 murder of the two French university students in their London flat admitted to carrying out a burglary at the property, while still denying the murder charge.(AFP/Shaun Curry)AFP - A man on trial for the brutal murder of two French university students in their London flat admitted on Wednesday to carrying out a burglary at the property, while still denying the murder charge.

British pupils in Greek road collision: report (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 09:09 AM PDT

A bus carrying around 30 British schoolchildren has collided with a car in southern Greece, killing its driver.(AFP Illustration)AFP - A bus carrying around 30 schoolchildren from Britain on Wednesday collided with a car in southern Greece, killing its driver, local media said.

British labor union leader dies aged 96 (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 07:09 AM PDT

AP - Jack Jones, a union leader who became a household name in Britain through his battles to secure better rights for workers, has died, his son said Wednesday. He was 96.

Watchdog bans eBay from false price claims (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 06:38 AM PDT

US online auction giant eBay has been banned by Britain's advertising watchdog from claiming its prices were a quarter cheaper than those sold in British shops.(AFP/File/Jacques Demarthon)AFP - US online auction giant eBay was on Wednesday banned by an advertising watchdog from claiming its prices were a quarter cheaper than those sold in Britain's high streets.

Raft of bleak economic data set tone for budget (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 06:35 AM PDT

A construction worker on a buliding site in central London. The economy is buckling under the strain of record public borrowing, soaring unemployment and a deep recession, gloomy data has shown ahead of a vital government budget statement.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - The economy is buckling under the strain of record public borrowing, soaring unemployment and a deep recession, gloomy data showed on Wednesday.

McCann family to appear on Oprah (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 06:28 AM PDT

British couple Kate and Gerry McCann prepare to fly out of Heathrow Airport to the United States Wednesday April 22, 2009, to record an interview for the Oprah Winfrey Show to mark two years since their daughter Madeleine's disappearance while on vacation in Portugal. The couple will use their high-profile appearance on the program to release new images of how the missing girl may look now.(AP PhotoSteve Parsons/PA)AP - The parents of missing British girl Madeleine McCann are flying to the United States to film an interview with Oprah Winfrey.

GSK sees profits slide (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 05:21 AM PDT

GSK headquarters compund in west London. Pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline has said net profit sank 13.5% in the first quarter of 2009, blaming fierce competition from generic drugmakers.(AFP/File/Odd Andersen)AFP - Pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline said on Wednesday that net profit sank 13.5 percent in the first quarter of 2009, blaming fierce competition from generic drugmakers.

Glaxo 1Q profit drops 13 percent (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 04:53 AM PDT

AP - GlaxoSmithKline, the world's second largest drug maker by revenues, posted a 13 percent drop in net profit for the first quarter on Wednesday, as strong sales in Europe and emerging markets were offset by a poor performance in its U.S. pharmaceutical business.

Cambridge: Stephen Hawking on 'road to recovery' (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 04:05 AM PDT

Stephen Hawking, seen here, the acclaimed wheelchair-bound scientist, is reported AP - Cambridge University says physicist Stephen Hawking is still hospitalized but recovering from a chest infection.

IMF says world in recession, auto giants flop (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 08:54 AM PDT

Cranes assist construction workers in Miami. The International Monetary Fund painted a bleak picture of the world economy as top auto companies posted dismal results and Britain revealed massive debts and soaring unemployment.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Joe Raedle)AFP - The International Monetary Fund painted a bleak picture of the world economy on Wednesday as top auto companies posted dismal results and Britain revealed massive debts and soaring unemployment.

Unemployment rate jumps to 6.7 % (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 02:21 AM PDT

A branch of the Job Centre Plus in central London. The unemployment rate jumped to 6.7% in the three months to February as the number of people claiming jobless benefits rose to 2.1 million, official data has shown.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The unemployment rate jumped to 6.7 percent in the three months to February as the number of people claiming jobless benefits rose to 2.1 million, official data showed on Wednesday just hours before the crucial annual budget statement.

Public borrowing soars to £90 bln (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 02:20 AM PDT

The Bank of England in central London. The economy is buckling under the strain of record public borrowing, soaring unemployment and a deep recession, gloomy data has shown ahead of a vital government budget statement.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Public borrowing soared to a record 90 billion pounds, official data showed on Wednesday, as the government fought recession and bailed out banks.

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