2009年7月17日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Thongchai flies the flag at British Open (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 01:36 PM PDT

Thai golfer Thongchai Jaidee plays out of the rough on the 9th hole, on the second day of the 138th British Open Championship at Turnberry Golf Course in south west Scotland. Thongchai will fly the flag for Thailand in the last two rounds of the British Open after a battling 72 left him at one over par at the halfway stage.(AFP/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Thongchai Jaidee will fly the flag for Thailand in the last two rounds of the British Open after a battling 72 left him at one over par at the halfway stage.

Woods crashes out of British Open (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 01:10 PM PDT

US golfer Tiger Woods, seen here on the 14th green at Turnberry Golf Course, crashed out of the British Open at the halfway stage after a second round 74 here on Friday.(AFP/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Tiger Woods crashed out of the British Open at the halfway stage after a second round 74 here on Friday.

Afghan bombs kill 12 including British soldier (AP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 11:58 AM PDT

A US Marine runs to safety moments after a bomb blast in Garmsir district of Helmand Province in Afghanistan on July 13. July 2009 has become the deadliest month for foreign troops fighting an eight-year war in Afghanistan, as Taliban guerrillas hone bombing techniques and Westerners struggle in the harsh climate(AFP/File/Manpreet Romana)AP - Bombs killed a dozen people, including a British soldier and five children, in southern Afghanistan, authorities said Friday, as U.S. and British officials consider sending more troops to combat the growing Taliban insurgency.

Watson dream alive as Tiger faces British Open KO (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 10:47 AM PDT

US golfer Tom Watson(R) celebrates a birdie on the 9th green, on the second day of the 138th British Open Championship at Turnberry Golf Course in south west Scotland.(AFP/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Tom Watson kept his dream of capturing a sixth British Open title at the age of 59 alive on Friday but Tiger Woods was facing an early exit on a day of extraordinary drama at Turnberry.

Stretched British Airways to raise £600 mln (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 10:27 AM PDT

British Airways jets at Heathrow airport. Troubled airline British Airways said on Friday that it was raising about 600 million pounds (694 million euros, 977 million dollars) to improve its cash pile.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Troubled airline British Airways said on Friday that it was raising about 600 million pounds to improve its cash pile.

Royal protection officer convicted over swindle (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 10:13 AM PDT

A former police officer who protected the royal family at Buckingham Palace was facing a lengthy jail term Friday after being found guilty over a massive property and betting swindle.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - A former police officer who protected the royal family at Buckingham Palace was facing a lengthy jail term Friday after being found guilty over a massive property and betting swindle.

British man dies after Madonna stage collapse (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 09:14 AM PDT

Rescue units is seen assisting at the Stade Velodrome stadium in Marseille, southern France. A 23-year-old British man has died of his injuries after the collapse of a stage being built for a Madonna concert in southern France.(AFP/BMPM/Elise Gardet)AFP - A 23-year-old British man has died of his injuries after the collapse of a stage being built for a Madonna concert in southern France, hospitals officials said Friday.

Student jailed for suicide bomb plot (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 07:57 AM PDT

A student who converted to Islam was jailed for a minimum 10 years for plotting an attack with a suicide vest and home-made explosives last year.(AFP/File/Odd Andersen)AFP - A student who converted to Islam was jailed for a minimum 10 years Friday for plotting an attack with a suicide vest and home-made explosives last year.

UK insurer Friends Provident eyes Resolution buy-out (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 07:18 AM PDT

British insurer Friends Provident proposed a takeover of buy-out firm Resolution in an all-shares deal, turning the tables on Resolution which itself is looking to buy Friends Provident.(AFP/HO)AFP - British insurer Friends Provident proposed on Friday a takeover of buy-out firm Resolution in an all-shares deal, turning the tables on Resolution which itself is looking to buy Friends Provident.

Taxes, sterling costing EPL in players race (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 06:46 AM PDT

Real Madrid's Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo pictured during the second training session of the 2009-2010 football season at Real Madrid's Valdebebas training camp in Madrid, July 11. English Premier League clubs are losing the battle for top European stars like Ronaldo as the exchange rate and tax rises clobber their projected income, auditors Deloitte said on Friday.(AFP/File/Javier Soriano)AFP - Premier League clubs are losing the battle for top European stars as the exchange rate and tax rises clobber their projected income, auditors Deloitte said Friday.

UK man convicted over suicide bomb plot (AP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 05:56 AM PDT

AP - A British Muslim convert was jailed Friday for plotting to carry out a suicide bomb attack on a shopping mall in southern England.

Army chief calls for more troops in Afghanistan (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 04:56 AM PDT

British soldiers unload supplies from a Chinook helicopter at their base in Afghanistan Helmand province in 2006. The head of the army called for more troops and equipment in Afghanistan, piling pressure on Prime Minister Gordon Brown after an increase in troop deaths in the war.(AFP/File/John D Mchugh)AFP - The head of the army called for more troops and equipment in Afghanistan Friday, piling pressure on Prime Minister Gordon Brown after an increase in troop deaths in the war.

British Airways to raise almost $1 billion (AP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 04:49 AM PDT

AP - Hard-pressed British Airways said Friday it plans to raise 600 million pounds ($980 million) to see it through the recession and financial losses, which it estimated at 100 million pounds for the three months through June.

UK should hold troop levels in Afghanistan: general (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 04:12 AM PDT

Soldiers of the 1st Battalion Princess of Wales Regiment parade past crowds through the streets of Lewes in south east England July 16, 2009. The battalion returned last April from active service in southern Afghanistan. REUTERS/Luke MacGregorReuters - Britain should maintain its current troops levels in Afghanistan and may need to deploy more soldiers for up to 18 months until the Afghan army can take on greater responsibility, the head of the army said on Friday.

British Airways raises $1 billion to avert cash crisis (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 04:11 AM PDT

British Airways Chief Executive Willie Walsh (L) listens as Chairman Martin Broughton (C) speaks during the company's Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Queen Elizabeth Conference Centre in London July 14, 2009. REUTERS/Luke MacGregorReuters - British Airways unveiled a $1 billion fundraising aimed at securing its future, including $540 million in bank loans that had been earmarked for its pension funds as a safety net against the airline going bust.

Soldier killed in Afghanistan (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 01:47 AM PDT

British soldiers conduct a patrol outside Kandahar Air Field, 2006. Another soldier has died in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said, following a surge in killings there which has piled pressure on the government over military resources.(AFP/File/John D Mchugh)AFP - Another soldier has died in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said Friday, following a surge in killings there which has piled pressure on the government over military resources.

Postal workers go on strike (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 01:40 AM PDT

A letter is posted in a Royal Mail post box in central London, 2008. Thousands of postal workers are to stage a 24-hour walkout as part of an escalating dispute over job cuts, pay and working practices.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Thousands of postal workers are to stage a 24-hour walkout on Friday as part of an escalating dispute over job cuts, pay and working practices.

BA launches £300 mln bond issue (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 12:07 AM PDT

British Airways jets at Heathrow airport. Troubled airline British Airways announced a 300-million-pounds convertible debt issue to shore up its balance sheet following controversial cost-cutting measures.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Troubled airline British Airways announced Friday a 300-million-pounds convertible debt issue to shore up its balance sheet following controversial cost-cutting measures.

Supermarkets slash plastic bags (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2009 06:28 PM PDT

Shopping bags are unloaded at a Tesco supermarket in Liverpool. Supermarkets are giving out almost half as many plastic shopping bags as they were three years ago after a campaign to slash use of the environmental hazards, officials have said.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Supermarkets are giving out almost half as many plastic shopping bags as they were three years ago after a campaign to slash use of the environmental hazards, officials have said.

UK says could cut warheads if U.S., Russia go further (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jul 2009 05:51 PM PDT

Reuters - Britain could look at further reductions in the number of its nuclear warheads, but only if the United States and Russia make deeper cuts in their arsenals than those already announced, the government said on Thursday.

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