2009年6月24日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Blair 'will cooperate' with widened British Iraq inquiry (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 01:47 PM PDT

Former premier Tony Blair, seen here on June 15, 2009, will cooperate AFP - Former premier Tony Blair will cooperate "fully" with a new British probe into the Iraq war, officials said Wednesday, as the government conceded the inquiry will have the power to apportion blame.

UK retailer Habitat sorry for Iran tags on Twitter (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 10:59 AM PDT

AP - British homewares retailer Habitat apologized on Wednesday after ads for the store appeared on Twitter tagged with words linked to the Iranian election crisis.

Britain replaces USA as Iran's verbal target (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 09:49 AM PDT

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (right) and Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki (left) attend a meeting in Yekaterinburg, Russia, June 16. Mottaki said on Wednesday Iran is reviewing whether to downgrade ties with Britain, accusing London of meddling in the post-election tumult gripping the Islamic republic.(AFP/File/Dmitry Kostyukov)AP - Britain has replaced America as Iran's "Great Satan."

Worker with artificial arm sues US clothing store (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 08:43 AM PDT

Abercrombie & Fitch clothing is displayed in one of its stores in Chicago, Illinois, 2003. A woman with a prosthetic arm took US clothing store Abercrombie & Fitch to a tribunal, saying she had to work in its stock room because she did not fit its AFP - A woman with a prosthetic arm took US clothing store Abercrombie & Fitch to a tribunal Wednesday, saying she was forced to work in its stock room because she did not fit its "look policy".

British woman with prosthetic arm sues Abercrombie (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 08:16 AM PDT

Riam Dean arrives for an employment tribunal in London, Wednesday June 24, 2009. The 22-year-old student who worked at Abercrombie & Fitch Co. says she was discriminated against because she has a prosthetic arm. After a few days Dean, who said she wore a sweater to cover her arm, said she was told she was breaking the company's 'look policy' and asked her to work in the stockroom. The hearing begins Wednesday and is expected to last for three days. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP - A British woman with a prosthetic arm has filed a discrimination claim against Abercrombie & Fitch Co., alleging the U.S. retailer made her work in the stockroom because she didn't conform to its "look policy."

Lone success of government asylum scheme (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 03:59 AM PDT

A British asylum detention centre. A one-million-pound scheme introduced by the government to help failed asylum seekers return home led to just one family leaving the country, it was reported(AFP/File/Peter Macdiarmid)AFP - A one-million-pound scheme introduced by the government to help failed asylum seekers return home led to just one family leaving the country, it was reported Wednesday.

Expect the unexpected at upcoming British Open golf (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 01:25 AM PDT

Ireland's Padraig Harrington (seen here on June 20), the two-time defending British Open champion who also won last year's PGA Championship, has struggled this year, missing the US Open cut and reaching the weekend only once in his past five US starts.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Mcgrath)AFP - When it comes to the looking ahead to the British Open, the year's first two major golf championships have shown some trends - expect a long haul and prepare for an unlikely champion.

MPs could face jail in parliament shake-up (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 12:26 AM PDT

A bronze statue of Richard the Lionheart outside the Houses of Parliament in London. MPs could face jail for making false expenses claims, under reform proposals unveiled in response to the scandal which has shaken Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government to its core.(AFP/File/Lindsey Parnaby)AFP - MPs could face jail for making false expenses claims, under reform proposals unveiled in response to the scandal which has shaken Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government to its core.

Wildcat strikes spread at power plants (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 12:20 AM PDT

A protestor stands with construction workers from across the country who gathered to support contractors from the Total refinery in North Killingholme near Grimsby, northeastern England. Wildcat strikes affecting oil refineries and power plants are expected to spread across the country, after hundreds of workers were sacked, media reports and company officials said.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - Wildcat strikes affecting oil refineries and power plants are expected to spread across the country on Wednesday, after hundreds of workers were sacked, media reports and company officials said.

Clinton calls British, French, German FMs on Iran (AFP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2009 05:46 PM PDT

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton discussed the situation in Iran in telephone conversations with her French, British and German counterparts, State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said.(AFP/Jung Yeon-Je)AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton discussed the situation in Iran in telephone conversations with her French, British and German counterparts, State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said.

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