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Internet watchdog: Drop in child pornography sites (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 04:12 PM PDT AP - The number of international Web sites showing sexual abuse of children has fallen by about 10 percent, but the images on these sites are more violent, a British Internet watchdog said Wednesday.

Libyan Lockerbie bomber begins appeal in Scotland (AFP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 01:35 PM PDT AFP - Lawyers for the former Libyan agent jailed over the 1988 Lockerbie plane bombing, in which 270 people were killed, launched Tuesday an appeal against his conviction.

Bank of Canada says rate pledge helped credit (Reuters) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 03:38 PM PDT Reuters - Last week's Bank of Canada interest rate cut, and its promise to keep the rate low through mid-2010, has already improved credit conditions and will stimulate the economy, Governor Mark Carney said on Tuesday.

British soldier killed in Afghanistan: ministry (AFP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 12:13 PM PDT AFP - A British soldier was killed in an explosion Tuesday in the southern Afghan province of Helmand, the defence ministry said.

German killed British student over girlfriend (AFP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 11:54 AM PDT AFP - A German man flew to Britain and stabbed a student 86 times after he became obsessed with his victim's girlfriend through a games website, a court heard Tuesday.

Southwell joins British exodus to Stade Francais (AFP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 11:15 AM PDT AFP - Scotland fullback Hugo Southwell has become the third British frontline player to join French Top 14 giants Stade Francais, the club announced on its website Tuesday.

WPP shares fall on revenue drop (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 11:07 AM PDT AP - Shares in Britain's WPP Group PLC, the world's largest advertising company by revenue, dropped on Tuesday after the company reported a fall in first quarter revenue and said it would not meet its full year forecasts.

3 men acquitted of helping 2005 London bombers (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 11:07 AM PDT AP - Three men charged in London's 2005 suicide bombings — Britain's deadliest attack since World War II — were acquitted of the most serious offenses against them Tuesday in the latest terrorism case to frustrate prosecutors.

Appeal in Lockerbie bombing case begins (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 09:45 AM PDT AP - The Libyan man jailed for the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 was convicted on the basis of circumstantial evidence, his lawyer told a Scottish court Tuesday.

Brown visits Auschwitz, backs preservation plan (AFP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 08:53 AM PDT AFP - Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Nazi death camp in Poland, is a "reminder of all the darkness" in the world, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Tuesday during a visit here.

Trio cleared over 2005 London bombings (AFP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 08:43 AM PDT AFP - Three men were found not guilty Tuesday of helping to plan the July 7, 2005 suicide bombings in London which killed 56 people, although two were convicted on lesser charges.

Queen Elizabeth honors Yeomen of the Guard (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 07:40 AM PDT AP - Queen Elizabeth II honored her Yeomen of the Guard on Tuesday in a ceremony at Westminster Abbey, while her husband reportedly joked about the guards' scarlet stockings.

BP profit tumbles 62% on sliding oil prices (AFP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 07:36 AM PDT AFP - British oil major BP on Tuesday reported a 62-percent slide in first-quarter net profits to 2.387 billion dollars (1.834 billion euros), as the price of crude halved.

Brazil jails Israeli for running global cash scam (AFP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 06:58 AM PDT AFP - An Israeli, two Britons and a New Zealander have been convicted in Brazil of running of an investment scam that fleeced victims around the world, officials have said.

N.Ireland police probe man's shooting (AFP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 06:33 AM PDT AFP - Police in Northern Ireland are investigating a fatal shooting which has fuelled concern over a resurgence of violence here, police and politicians said Tuesday.

Trio cleared of involvement in London bombings (AFP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 05:48 AM PDT AFP - Three men were on Tuesday found not guilty of helping to plan suicide bombings on London's public transport network on July 7, 2005 which killed 56 people, but two were convicted on lesser charges.

Reckitt profits rocket 48% (AFP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 05:33 AM PDT AFP - Reckitt Benckiser, the Anglo-Dutch household products group, said Tuesday that net profits surged 48 percent in the first three months of the year, helped by strong sales of cleaning goods.

Court clears 3 men of plotting London 7/7 bombings (Reuters) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 04:47 AM PDT Reuters - Three Britons were cleared on Tuesday of helping to plot the deadly London suicide bombings in July 2005 in the first prosecution over the British capital's worst peacetime attack which killed 52 people.

Libyan appeals Lockerbie bomb conviction (Reuters) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 04:31 AM PDT Reuters - Libyan Abdel Basset al-Megrahi launched a second appeal Tuesday to try to reverse his conviction for the 1988 bombing of a U.S. airliner over the Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing 270 people.

Brown in Poland for Afghan talks, Auschwitz visit (AFP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 03:44 AM PDT AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk discussed troop levels in Afghanistan when they met Tuesday after Poland pledged to send more soldiers.

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