2009年6月11日星期四

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London subway strike ends; but disruption goes on (AP)

Posted: 11 Jun 2009 01:25 PM PDT

AP - A two-day subway strike that delayed millions of Londoners' journeys into work ended Thursday evening as the two sides agreed to restart talks.

British nursery worker charged with sexual assault (AP)

Posted: 11 Jun 2009 11:02 AM PDT

AP - A female nursery worker has appeared in a British court to face charges of sexually assaulting and disseminating indecent images of children.

Pete Doherty arrested for suspected drunk driving (AP)

Posted: 11 Jun 2009 10:05 AM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2009 file photo, British musician Pete Doherty arrives for the NME awards at the Brixton Academy, in south London. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, file)AP - British police charged singer Pete Doherty with drunk driving, drug possession and driving without a valid license or insurance Thursday.


Nursery worker in court over sexual assaults (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jun 2009 07:54 AM PDT

A woman who worked at a nursery was heckled, spat at and insulted while and after being charged with several counts of sexual assault and taking indecent images of children.(AFP Graphics)AFP - A woman who worked at a nursery was heckled, spat at and insulted on Thursday while and after being charged with several counts of sexual assault and taking indecent images of children.


New mortgage lending rise by 16% (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jun 2009 04:42 AM PDT

An estate agents window display in Epping, 2008. There were further signs of a gradual improvement in the economy after mortgage lending for new homes spiked by 16 percent in April compared to last month.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - There were further signs of a gradual improvement in the economy after mortgage lending for new homes spiked by 16 percent in April compared to last month, a report said on Thursday.


London mayor says sorry for Tube strike (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jun 2009 03:01 AM PDT

Commuters walk past a closed underground station in London. London mayor Boris Johnson apologised to the city's exasperated commuters for a strike on the underground train network, as the capital suffered a second day of travel chaos.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - London mayor Boris Johnson apologised to the city's exasperated commuters for a strike on the underground train network Thursday, as the capital suffered a second day of travel chaos.


Pakistani: Detention in Britain 'mental torture' (AP)

Posted: 11 Jun 2009 02:02 AM PDT

AP - One of several Pakistani students rounded up by British authorities on allegations of terrorism — later dropped — described his detention as "mental torture" after returning to his native country Thursday.

F1 chief Mosley's son died of overdose: coroner (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jun 2009 12:19 AM PDT

President of FIA (Federation International de la Automobile) Max Mosley speaks wiith journalists in May 2009. The son of world motorsport chief Max Mosley died of an accidental cocaine overdose, a coroner ruled.(AFP/File/Pascal Guyot)AFP - The son of world motorsport chief Max Mosley died of an accidental cocaine overdose, a coroner ruled.


Woman nursery worker to face court on porn charges (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jun 2009 12:13 AM PDT

A woman who worked at a nursery was heckled, spat at and insulted while and after being charged with several counts of sexual assault and taking indecent images of children.(AFP Graphics)AFP - A woman worker at a children's nursery charged with sexual assault and making and distributing indecent images of children will appear in court Thursday.


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