2009年6月10日星期三

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Michelle Obama and her daughters visit London (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 02:18 PM PDT

AP - Michelle Obama and her two daughters livened up London's streets this week on an unofficial visit to the city, taking in the sort of things that would appeal to a young family — a Harry Potter set, Westminster Abbey, a show.

Brown bids to boost authority with Commons shake-up (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 12:17 PM PDT

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown leaves 10 Downing Street in London. Brown announced a shake-up of the House of Commons Wednesday including a code of conduct for MPs tarred by an expenses row.(AFP/Shaun Curry)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced a shake-up of the House of Commons Wednesday including a code of conduct for MPs tarred by an expenses row, as he tried to firm up his political authority.

BP boss sees oil price between $60-90 (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 10:41 AM PDT

BP Group Chief Executive Tony Hayward is pictured in January 2009. The boss of British energy giant BP forecast on Wednesday that world oil prices would trade between 60-90 dollars per barrel in the coming years.(AFP/File/Eric Piermont)AFP - The boss of British energy giant BP forecast on Wednesday that world oil prices would trade between 60-90 dollars per barrel in the coming years.

UK court: terror suspects must be told allegations (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 09:36 AM PDT

AP - Britain's highest court ruled Wednesday that prosecutors can no longer refuse to tell terror suspects held under a house arrest-style program why they are deemed a risk to national security.

UK Lords reject secret evidence on terrorism suspects (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 09:33 AM PDT

Reuters - Britain's highest court, the House of Lords, ruled against the government on Wednesday in a sensitive case involving the use of secret evidence to justify imposing home curfews on terrorism suspects.

Woman nursery worker charged with sexual assault (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 08:58 AM PDT

A woman worker at a children's nursery has been charged with sexual assault and making and distributing indecent images of children.(AFP Graphics)AFP - A woman worker at a children's nursery was charged on Wednesday with sexual assault and making and distributing indecent images of children, police said.

Londoners struggle to work amid subway strike (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 08:21 AM PDT

Commuters cross Waterloo Bridge in central London as a 48 hour strike by the RMT union causes widespread disruption to the London Underground Wednesday June 10, 2009. The 48 hour strike started at 7pm Tuesday night after last-ditch talks over pay, jobs and disciplinary issues, broke down. (AP Photo / Dominic Lipinski ,pa)AP - Londoners squeezed onto overcrowded buses, boarded river boats, pedaled bikes or walked in the rain Wednesday — as thousands of subway workers went on strike and drove the capital to transportation chaos.

London gripped by Tube strike chaos (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 08:07 AM PDT

Commuters queue for buses outside Waterloo station on June 10. Millions of exasperated Londoners battled with travel chaos Wednesday, as the capital's underground system ground to a halt at the start of a two-day Tube strike.(AFP/Tal Cohen)AFP - Millions of exasperated Londoners battled with travel chaos Wednesday, as the capital's underground system largely ground to a halt due to a two-day Tube strike.

Coroner: Max Mosley's son died from drug overdose (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 04:58 AM PDT

FIA President Max Mosley walks in the pit before the third practice session of the Monaco F1 Grand Prix in Monte Carlo, May 23, 2009. REUTERS/Robert PrattaAP - The son of auto racing boss Max Mosley died from an accidental drug overdose last month, a London coroner said Wednesday.

NHS faces £15 billion funding shortfall (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 04:54 AM PDT

A file photo of surgeons perform an operation. The NHS faces a £15 billion funding shortfall in coming years as a result of the recession and rising costs, a report warned on Wednesday, sparking fears of reduced patient services.(AFP/File/Martin Bureau)AFP - The NHS faces a £15 billion funding shortfall in coming years as a result of the recession and rising costs, a report warned on Wednesday, sparking fears of reduced patient services.

British police investigate reports of brutality (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 04:35 AM PDT

AP - Britain's police watchdog investigated brutality allegations Wednesday against six London officers who were suspended over claims they abused suspects arrested in drug raids.

BP says annual world oil consumption falls (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 04:17 AM PDT

British energy company BP said that global oil consumption fell 0.6 percent in 2008, the first annual decline since 1993 and the largest drop since 1982, as the downturn slashed demand.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - British energy company BP said Wednesday that global oil consumption fell 0.6 percent in 2008, the first annual decline since 1993 and the largest drop since 1982, as the economic downturn slashed demand.

Judges rule against house arrest for 'extremists' (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 03:45 AM PDT

A protester holds up poster outside the Houses of Parliament in 2005 over anti-terrorism laws being debated inside. Three suspected extremists living under a controversial form of house arrest won a legal victory Wednesday which again threw the spotlight on the government's anti-terrorism policy.(AFP/File/Joshua Roberts)AFP - Three suspected extremists living under a controversial form of house arrest won a legal victory Wednesday which again threw the spotlight on the government's anti-terrorism policy.

Manufacturing output rises 0.2 pct in April (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 02:31 AM PDT

A coal mine in the village of Cwmgwrach in south Wales. Manufactured output rose by 0.2 percent in April from the level in March, official data showed on Wednesday.(AFP/File/Pierre Pratabuy)AFP - Manufactured output rose by 0.2 percent in April from the level in March, official data showed on Wednesday.

Tube strike causes travel mayhem (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 01:29 AM PDT

Commuters queue for buses outside Waterloo station on June 10. Millions of exasperated Londoners battled with travel chaos Wednesday, as the capital's underground system ground to a halt at the start of a two-day Tube strike.(AFP/Tal Cohen)AFP - Millions of commuters suffered major disruption to journeys across London on Wednesday after Underground rail workers walked out on a 48-hour strike.

Police accused of 'waterboarding' (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 12:47 AM PDT

A policeman stands guard in London in 2007. Six police officers have been accused of subjecting suspects to waterboarding, a simulated drowning tactic condemned by US President Barack Obama as torture, newspapers reported Wednesday.(AFP/File/Chris Young)AFP - Six police officers have been accused of subjecting suspects to waterboarding, a simulated drowning tactic condemned by US President Barack Obama as torture, newspapers reported Wednesday.

London stock market opens higher (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 12:27 AM PDT

The London stock market opened slightly higher on Wednesday after closing stable the day before.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - The London stock market opened slightly higher on Wednesday after closing stable the day before.

Ex-priest accused of abuse to be extradited to UK (AP)

Posted: 09 Jun 2009 06:56 PM PDT

AP - A Los Angeles judge has ruled that a former Catholic priest suspected of abusing altar boys in the United Kingdom can be extradited to face trial there.

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