2009年7月10日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Eight British troops die in Afghan war in 24 hours (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Jul 2009 05:11 PM PDT

A British sharpshooter from the Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS), surveys a field at a Taliban-held area of Afghanistan's Helmand province during operation Panther's Claw, July 10, 2009. REUTERS/Ahmad MasoodReuters - Britain said on Friday eight soldiers had been killed in Afghanistan, its worst death toll in a 24-hour period, and Prime Minister Gordon Brown said troops faced a "very hard summer" battling insurgents.

Eight British troops killed in Afghanistan (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Jul 2009 03:22 PM PDT

The coffin of Lance Corporal Dane Elson is carried during a repatriation ceremony at RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire, southern England, July 10, 2009. REUTERS/Ministry of Defence/Crown Copyright/Adrian Harlen/HandoutReuters - Britain said on Friday it had lost eight soldiers in Afghanistan in the space of 24 hours, and Prime Minister Gordon Brown said troops faced a "very hard summer," suggesting it should brace itself for more losses.

British PM's Afghanistan warning as death toll surpasses Iraq (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2009 03:03 PM PDT

British soldiers in Helmand province in August 2008. Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned Friday of a AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned Friday of a "very hard summer" in Afghanistan after eight soldiers were killed within 24 hours, taking the British military death toll higher than in Iraq.

Climbing toll raises British doubts on Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2009 02:51 PM PDT

Soldiers mourn their comrades, as the bodies of five British servicemen are driven though the small town of Wootton Bassett, England, Friday, July, 10, 2009, following their return from Afghanistan. Wootton Bassett is the closest town to the Royal Air Force base at Lynham, to which the bodies of British service personnel are returned, and the town's inhabitants - population 11,000 - have become known for the respect they show to the bodies of service men and women killed overseas.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - Thousands of mourners bowed their heads in tribute Friday to the passing coffins of British soldiers killed in a new offensive in Afghanistan, where the climbing toll has created doubts in Britain about the human cost of the war.

UK: 5 more soldiers killed in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2009 02:19 PM PDT

AP - British officials say five soldiers have been killed on patrol in Afghanistan.

British tabloid denies it hacked celebrities (AP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2009 01:38 PM PDT

AP - The publisher of a British tabloid owned by media mogul Rupert Murdoch denied on Friday a report that it had accessed the voice mail of celebrities and politicians and tried to suppress evidence of the hacking.

Publishers deny tabloid celebrity phone-hacking claims (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2009 01:27 PM PDT

A man reads a copy of the Guardian newspaper as the News of the World paper is pictured in central London. The publishers of Britain's biggest-selling newspapers insisted Friday that their journalists had not paid private detectives to hack into the mobile phones of thousands of celebrities.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - The publishers of Britain's biggest-selling newspapers insisted Friday that their journalists had not paid private detectives to hack into the mobile phones of thousands of celebrities.

UK police investigating Gitmo detainee's claims (AP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2009 01:12 PM PDT

In this June 13, 2009 file photo, Palau President Johnson Toribiong talks with a reporter during an interview in Ngerkebesang, Palau. Palau is asking longtime benefactor the United States for a 35-year extension on direct aid funding, and hinting Washington should say yes because of its offer to take in 13 Guantanamo Bay detainees. Palau negotiators say they are proposing the extension in a formal 15-year review of the Compact of Free Association between the two countries that underpins the tiny island state's economy. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye, File)AP - Police said Friday they have launched a criminal investigation to determine if British intelligence officers were aware of the treatment of a former Guantanamo Bay detainee who claims he was tortured while being detained in Guantanamo, Pakistan and Morocco.

First British swine flu death without other issues: official (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2009 12:22 PM PDT

A leaflet commissioned by the Department of Health containing public information announcement on swine flu. A patient at a hospital in southern England has become the first person in Britain without underlying health problems to die from swine flu, officials said Friday.(AFP/POOL/File/David Jones)AFP - A patient at a hospital in southeast England has become the first person in Britain without underlying health problems to die from swine flu, officials said Friday.

10 British soldiers killed in Afghanistan in as many days (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2009 10:41 AM PDT

British soldiers are silhouetted against the sky in Afghanistan. A British soldier was killed in an explosion in Afghanistan on Friday, taking Britain's death toll to 10 in as many days, the defence ministry said.(AFP/File/John D McHugh)AFP - A British soldier was killed in an explosion in Afghanistan on Friday, taking Britain's death toll to 10 in as many days, the defence ministry said.

Mother of soldier killed in Iraq gets legal review (AP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2009 10:32 AM PDT

AP - The mother of a British soldier killed in Iraq four years ago while traveling in a light Land Rover won the right on Friday to have a legal review of the use of the controversial vehicle.

Robert Plant honored with CBE (AP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2009 10:31 AM PDT

Former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant , right, receives his CBE from Britain's Prince Charles during the investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London Friday July 10, 2009. (AP Photo/Johnny Green/Pool)AP - Robert Plant received a royal honor from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace on Friday, putting the former Led Zeppelin front man one notch above his old band mate Jimmy Page.

Police launch Guantanamo 'torture' probe (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2009 10:30 AM PDT

The Metropolitan Police Service(MPS) said Friday they had launched a criminal investigation into allegations made by former Guantanamo Bay detainee Binyam Mohamed, seen here in February 2009, that he was tortured with the help of British agents.(AFP/File/Max Nash)AFP - The Metropolitan Police Service(MPS) said Friday they had launched a criminal investigation into allegations made by former Guantanamo Bay detainee Binyam Mohamed that he was tortured with the help of British agents.

Bong! Big Ben clocks up 150th anniversary (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2009 10:08 AM PDT

Big Ben, one of London's most familiar landmarks, seen here in March 2009, celebrates the 150th anniversary of its first chiming on Saturday.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Big Ben celebrates the 150th anniversary of its first chiming on Saturday.

British PM says Libya offers nuclear lesson to world (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2009 09:51 AM PDT

Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi prior to a meeting of the Group of Eight (G8) and participating African countries summit in L'Aquila. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said that Libya's renunciation of weapons of mass destruction offered an AFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Friday that Libya's renunciation of weapons of mass destruction offered an "important lesson" amid fears over North Korea and Iran's nuclear ambitions.

London finish week down (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2009 09:05 AM PDT

Stocks in London ended the week down as investor confidence was shaken by an IEA report which predicted little recovery this year from the financial crisis.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Stocks in London ended the week down as investor confidence was shaken by an IEA report which predicted little recovery this year from the financial crisis.

British royal family joins Twitter (AP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2009 07:29 AM PDT

AP - Britain's royal family has extended its kingdom further into cyberspace and joined Twitter — but don't expect Her Majesty to tweet.

British troops bear brunt of south Afghan assault (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Jul 2009 06:21 AM PDT

A British sharpshooter from the Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS), surveys a field at a Taliban-held area of Afghanistan's Helmand province during operation Panther's Claw, July 10, 2009. REUTERS/Ahmad MasoodReuters - British forces in Afghanistan, mounting their largest operation of the war in parallel with a big U.S. advance, are bearing the brunt of Taliban resistance but believe the enemy are finally on the run.

UK phone hacking case sparks press ethics debate (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Jul 2009 04:43 AM PDT

Reuters - After weeks of feasting on stories about British politicians abusing expenses, journalists are finding their own conduct under scrutiny following allegations of phone hacking by a Rupert Murdoch tabloid.

Official producer prices in biggest drop since 2001 (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2009 03:30 AM PDT

A forklift truck driver moves vehicle parts outside a factory in Walsall, 2008. The price of goods leaving factories fell in June at the fastest 12-month rate for almost eight years as oil prices slumped.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - The price of goods leaving factories fell in June at the fastest 12-month rate for almost eight years as oil prices slumped, official data showed Friday.

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