Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• UK's Brown under pressure in European, local polls (Reuters)
• Asylum-seeking Brits wait deportation in US jail (AP)
• British hostage executed by Islamists in Mali (AFP)
• Indian trio jailed over major visa scam (AFP)
• British government 'meltdown' as another minister quits (AFP)
• British and Irish run amok in clash of the Lions (AFP)
• Lao court jails pregnant Briton for life (Reuters)
• UK's Brown struggles to weather expenses scandal (AP)
• British hostage thought killed by al-Qaida (AP)
• Al Qaeda kills British hostage in Mali (Reuters)
• Businessman to fight extradition for Paris hotel death (AFP)
• British soldier killed in Afghanistan: MoD (AFP)
• INSIDE WASHINGTON: British companies in fraud case (AP)
• British cabinet minister Blears confirms resignation (Reuters)
• Hazel Blears resigns: reports (AFP)
• Al Qaeda-linked militant group in Mali executes British hostage (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Carlsberg eyes Asia expansion: report (AFP)
• Qaeda in North Africa says killed British hostage (Reuters)

UK's Brown under pressure in European, local polls (Reuters) Posted: 03 Jun 2009 05:20 PM PDT Reuters - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown faced a new test of his leadership in European and local elections on Thursday, and rebels in his ruling party were reported to be campaigning for him to quit.

Asylum-seeking Brits wait deportation in US jail (AP) Posted: 03 Jun 2009 04:52 PM PDT AP - Two Britons seeking asylum in the United States after being convicted of hate speech crimes in their homeland will be deported after nearly a year in U.S. custody.

British hostage executed by Islamists in Mali (AFP) Posted: 03 Jun 2009 02:20 PM PDT AFP - Authorities in Mali named Wednesday an Islamist leader they said was behind the execution of a British hostage, thought to be the first by Al-Qaeda affiliates in north Africa.

Indian trio jailed over major visa scam (AFP) Posted: 03 Jun 2009 02:16 PM PDT AFP - A court jailed an Indian man and two women Wednesday for providing fake degrees and identities to hundreds of immigrants, in what prosecutors said was the biggest visa scam ever seen in Britain.

British government 'meltdown' as another minister quits (AFP) Posted: 03 Jun 2009 02:10 PM PDT AFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown lost his fourth minister within 24 hours Wednesday as he faced taunts that his government was in meltdown on the eve of polls which could seal his fate.

British and Irish run amok in clash of the Lions (AFP) Posted: 03 Jun 2009 01:32 PM PDT AFP - The British and Irish Lions ran in 10 tries to record a 74-10 win over Golden Lions at Ellis Park on Wednesday and claim another success in the second match of a South Africa tour.

Lao court jails pregnant Briton for life (Reuters) Posted: 03 Jun 2009 11:03 AM PDT Reuters - A British woman who became pregnant while awaiting trial in Laos was sentenced on Wednesday to life in prison after being found guilty of drug smuggling.

UK's Brown struggles to weather expenses scandal (AP) Posted: 03 Jun 2009 10:42 AM PDT AP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown once promised he'd lead the world out of its economic crisis. Now he's fighting to save his job.

British hostage thought killed by al-Qaida (AP) Posted: 03 Jun 2009 09:36 AM PDT AP - Al-Qaida terrorists have killed a Briton taken hostage in Mali, the British prime minister said Wednesday. The fate of a Swiss hostage taken at the same time was unknown.

Al Qaeda kills British hostage in Mali (Reuters) Posted: 03 Jun 2009 09:11 AM PDT Reuters - Al Qaeda's North African wing said on Wednesday it had carried out its threat to kill a British hostage it was holding in the Sahara.

Businessman to fight extradition for Paris hotel death (AFP) Posted: 03 Jun 2009 08:59 AM PDT AFP - A British businessman who triggered a manhunt after his girlfriend was found dead at a top Paris hotel will fight plans to extradite him to France, he said in court Wednesday.

British soldier killed in Afghanistan: MoD (AFP) Posted: 03 Jun 2009 04:24 AM PDT AFP - A British soldier was killed new bloodshed in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday, in the latest attacks of a growing battle between insurgents and troops.

INSIDE WASHINGTON: British companies in fraud case (AP) Posted: 03 Jun 2009 03:51 AM PDT AP - Federal investigators are targeting a pair of British companies in a procurement fraud case that extends a long-running probe of corruption in Iraq to the shores of America's staunchest ally.

British cabinet minister Blears confirms resignation (Reuters) Posted: 03 Jun 2009 02:52 AM PDT Reuters - British cabinet minister Hazel Blears on Wednesday became the latest high profile departure from Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government when she said she was quitting her post.

Hazel Blears resigns: reports (AFP) Posted: 03 Jun 2009 02:40 AM PDT AFP - Another member of Prime Minister Gordon Brown's cabinet, Communities Secretary Hazel Blears, resigned on Wednesday, media reports said, making her the fourth to go in 24 hours.

Al Qaeda-linked militant group in Mali executes British hostage (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 03 Jun 2009 02:00 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - • A daily summary of global reports on security issues.

Carlsberg eyes Asia expansion: report (AFP) Posted: 03 Jun 2009 12:35 AM PDT AFP - Carlsberg, the Danish brewer, intends to expand in Asia to help reduce its exposure to a volatile Russian beer market, its chief executive said in an interview with the Financial Times on Wednesday.

Qaeda in North Africa says killed British hostage (Reuters) Posted: 02 Jun 2009 11:25 PM PDT Reuters - Al Qaeda's North Africa wing said on Wednesday it has carried out its threat to kill a British hostage being held in the Sahara.

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