2009年7月29日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Clinton praises British approach on Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 04:48 PM PDT

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton responds to questions during her joint news conference with British Foreign Secretary David Miliband at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, July 29, 2009. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday praised Britain's call to reconcile with moderate Taliban guerrillas.

Brown says two Iraq hostages 'very likely' dead (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 02:43 PM PDT

An image grab taken from a videotape broadcast on February 26, 2008 by the Dubai-based Al-Arabiya news network shows a British hostage held in Iraq, who gave his name as Peter Moore. Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Wednesday confirmed that two hostages from five Britons kidnapped in Baghdad were AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Wednesday that two hostages from a group of Britons kidnapped two years ago in Baghdad were "very likely" dead, as the families pleaded for their release.

Britain and U.S. defend war effort in Afghanistan (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 02:40 PM PDT

Reuters - Britain and the United States on Wednesday vowed a sustained effort in Afghanistan, despite growing public skepticism over the war after the deadliest month since it began in late 2001.

Court told release of 'torture' document endangers lives (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 01:56 PM PDT

Britain's national security could be put at risk if a document about alleged torture of former Guantanamo Bay inmate Binyam Mohamed, seen here in February 2009, is made public, a court was told Wednesday.(AFP/File/Max Nash)AFP - Britain's national security could be put at risk if a document about alleged torture of a former Guantanamo Bay inmate is made public, a court was told Wednesday.

UK believes 2 British hostages in Iraq are dead (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 01:19 PM PDT

Two hundred soldiers of the Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment parade in Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, England, Monday July 13, 2009, following tours of Afghanistan and Iraq. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown is facing increasing criticism over Britain's role in Afghanistan, as the the overall death toll rose to 184. Brown continued to defend the war effort despite the high cost, telling a senior parliamentary committee Saturday, that military commanders in Afghanistan believe they are meeting their objectives. Brown has said repeatedly that fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan will help keep extremist groups from launching attacks inside Britain.(AP Photo/Chris Ison-pa)AP - Two hostages captured in a daring raid on Iraq's Finance Ministry two years ago have very likely died, Britain's prime minister said Wednesday.

UK: Intelligence sharing with the US threatened (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 12:04 PM PDT

In this January 19, 2009 file photo, reviewed by the U.S. Military, a sign marks a closed-off area at Camp Justice, the location of the U.S. Military Commissions court for war crimes, at the U.S. Naval Base, in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. When the first Guantanamo prisoners were led off a plane from Afghanistan and locked in open-air cages, it was clear to us conditions would be harsh. Just how notorious Guantanamo would become was not obvious. REUTERS/Brennan Linsley/Pool/FilesAP - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said the United States will restrict intelligence-sharing with the U.K. if a British court reveals secret details of a former Guantanamo Bay detainee's treatment, a British government lawyer said Wednesday.

Britons to continue backing mission in Afghanistan: Miliband (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 11:57 AM PDT

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) looks on as British Foreign Secretary David Miliband answers a question during a joint press conference in the Treaty Room in Washington, DC. Britain won praise from its US ally Wednesday for the AFP - Britons will continue supporting their country's mission in Afghanistan despite polls showing a majority want British troops withdrawn, Foreign Secretary David Miliband predicted Wednesday.

EasyJet forecasts FY profit, targets more growth (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 11:05 AM PDT

AP - Low-cost airline easyJet PLC reaffirmed its full-year pretax profit of 25 million to 50 million pounds ($41 million-$82 million) on Wednesday, despite a "difficult and uncertain" market as the carrier picks up market share across Europe.

Cadbury first-half profit nearly triples (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 10:59 AM PDT

AP - Candy and gum maker Cadbury PLC nearly tripled net profit in the first half of the year as the company pocketed a strong gain from its discontinued beverage business and as people ate more chocolate during the recession.

Family tries to free arrested Britons from Rio jail (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 10:23 AM PDT

Aerial view of Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro. Efforts were being made Wednesday to try to free two British women being held in an overcrowded Rio de Janeiro jail on suspicion of staging a robbery insurance scam, their lawyer told media.(AFP/File/Vanderlei Almeida)AFP - Efforts were being made Wednesday to try to free two British women being held in an overcrowded Rio de Janeiro jail on suspicion of staging a robbery insurance scam, their lawyer told media.

Britain vows to hang tough in Afghanistan (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 01:33 PM PDT

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) looks on as British Foreign Secretary David Miliband answers a question during a joint press conference in the Treaty Room at the State Department in Washington, DC. Britons will continue supporting their country's mission in Afghanistan despite polls showing a majority want British troops withdrawn, Miliband predicted.(AFP/Jewel Samad)AFP - Britain won praise from its US ally here Wednesday for the "courage and sacrifice" of its troops serving in Afghanistan and vowed to see the mission through despite signs of eroding public support.

Unseen Hillsborough documents to be released (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 08:31 AM PDT

A Liverpool fan attaches a scarf to the Shankly Gates ahead of a memorial service to mark the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster at Anfield in Liverpool, April 2009. The government is to release previously unseen documents relating to the 1989 Hillsborough football stadium disaster, where 96 fans were crushed to death.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - The government is to release previously unseen documents relating to the 1989 Hillsborough football stadium disaster, the Home Office confirmed on Wednesday.

Sybil the Downing Street cat dies (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 07:57 AM PDT

Sybil the cat, seen here in 2007, who moved into Downing Street shortly after Prime Minister Gordon Brown took office two years ago, has died after a short illness.(AFP/Pool/File/Clara Molden)AFP - Sybil the cat, who moved into Downing Street shortly after Prime Minister Gordon Brown took office two years ago, has died after a short illness.

Families win legal fight over 'toxic soup' deformities (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 07:56 AM PDT

The Royal Courts of Justice in London, 2004. A group of young people who claimed their birth defects were caused by a AFP - A group of young people who claimed their birth defects were caused by a "soup of toxic materials" in a former steel town won a legal action against the local authority on Wednesday.

Energy group BG sees profits slide 31% (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 07:36 AM PDT

Energy producer BG Group said that second-quarter net profit sank 31 percent to 513 million pounds because of weak gas and oil prices.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Energy producer BG Group said Wednesday that second-quarter net profit sank 31 percent to 513 million pounds because of weak gas and oil prices.

UK families win fight over birth defects (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 07:35 AM PDT

AP - Britain's High Court on Wednesday ruled in favor of a group of young people, born with deformed hands and feet, who say pollution from a former steelworks contributed to their disabilities.

Cameron apologises over Twitter gaffe (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 06:58 AM PDT

Opposition leader David Cameron, seen here in May 2009, who hopes to become prime minister next year, apologised Wednesday after swearing on the radio when talking about Twitter users.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Opposition leader David Cameron, who hopes to become prime minister next year, apologised Wednesday after swearing on the radio when talking about Twitter users.

EasyJet sales rise, sees annual profit (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 04:40 AM PDT

An easyjet Airbus A319 pictured flying over Germany. British low-cost carrier easyJet reported a 12.4 percent gain in its third quarter sales and forecast a profit for the end of the year.(AFP/EADS/File)AFP - British low-cost carrier easyJet on Wednesday reported a 12.4 percent gain in its third quarter sales and forecast a profit for the end of the year.

UK teen who refused transplant has operation (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 04:05 AM PDT

AP - British media outlets say a teenager who won the legal right to refuse a lifesaving heart transplant has changed her mind and had the operation.

Police use stun gun on man with pistol at Gatwick (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 04:01 AM PDT

AP - British police say officers used a stun gun to subdue a man carrying a pistol at London's Gatwick Airport.

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