2009年8月3日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

3,000 evacuated after fires in British Columbia (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2009 05:56 PM PDT

AP - Almost 3,000 people have been evacuated since Sunday and 85 percent of British Columbia remains on high alert as lighting strikes and tinder-dry forests continue to fuel wildfires on Canada's Pacific coast.

British lord, 3 others escape Maine copter scare (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2009 05:44 PM PDT

AP - The U.S. Coast Guard says the pilot of a helicopter that made an emergency water landing near a tiny island off Maine's coast is a member of Britain's House of Lords.

Lawmakers call for inquiry into torture allegations (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2009 04:32 PM PDT

The headquarters of MI6 in London. The government was hiding behind a AFP - The government was hiding behind a "wall of secrecy" over allegations security agents colluded in the torture of terrorism suspects, an influential committee of lawmakers said Tuesday.

Helicopters for Afghanistan 'not fit for use': report (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2009 04:29 PM PDT

A British Apache helicopter flies overhead as Afghan policeman destroy poppy fields in Nadi Ali district, one of Afghanistan's top opium producers in Helmand province in February 2009. Military helicopters set to be deployed to Afghanistan were not properly equipped to fly combat missions, a newspaper said Tuesday, fuelling a row over adequate resources for troops.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)AFP - Military helicopters set to be deployed to Afghanistan were not properly equipped to fly combat missions, a newspaper said Tuesday, fuelling a row over adequate resources for troops.

Lawmakers want inquiry into UK complicity in torture (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Aug 2009 04:05 PM PDT

Reuters - A full independent inquiry into allegations of British complicity in torture is the only way to address "woefully deficient" government accountability for security and intelligence services, legislators said on Tuesday.

British lawmakers seek inquiry into torture claims (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2009 04:01 PM PDT

AP - The British government has refused to answer questions about whether its spies were complicit in the torture of terrorist suspects, and only an independent inquiry can clear the air and restore public confidence, a committee of lawmakers said Tuesday.

UK bank earnings fuel talk of recovery (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2009 11:59 AM PDT

People walk by a branch of HSBC bank in the City of London, Monday, Aug. 3, 2009. HSBC Holdings PLC, the world's fifth-largest bank in terms of assets said Monday that profits had fallen by more than half during the first six months of the year. The 51 percent drop in pre-tax profits to 5 billion US dollars (2.98 billion pounds) came after its bad debt charges soared 39 percent to 13.9 billion US dollars (8.3 billion pounds). The figures came on the same day rival Barclays pushed up profits 8 percent to 2.98 billion pounds for the same period. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP - HSBC Holdings PLC and Barclays PLC shrugged off the near-collapse of Britain's banking system to report combined profits of more than 5 billion pounds ($8.4 billion) on Monday, fueling talk of financial recovery and raising fears of a return of the banking bonus culture.

UK police criticized for Muslim veiling exercise (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2009 10:54 AM PDT

AP - British police have been criticized for an exercise in which two female officers spent the day in full-body veils to learn about Islam.

Soldier court-martialled for Afghanistan refusal (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2009 10:35 AM PDT

Lance Corporal Joe Glenton from stands outside 10 Downing Street in central London, July 2009. Glenton faced the first stage of his court-martial for desertion, having refused to return to Afghanistan.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - A soldier faced his court-martial Monday for refusing to return to Afghanistan as the armed forces minister insisted that the fight against the Taliban was improving Afghan lives.

HSBC, Barclays profits hit by surge in bad debt (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Aug 2009 08:25 AM PDT

A branch of HSBC bank is seen, in central London August 3, 2009. REUTERS/Stefan WermuthReuters - HSBC and Barclays on Monday reported a surge in bad debts to a combined $21 billion as recession took its toll on borrowers, but Britain's two biggest banks offered encouragement they could be through the worst.

Barclays, HSBC results boost bank sector (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2009 08:13 AM PDT

A Barclays branch in north London. Top banks Barclays and HSBC reported strong profits despite soaring bad loans, giving a boost to the crisis-hit banking sector as it seeks green shoots of economic recovery.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Leading banks Barclays and HSBC raised hope of a recovery in the crisis-hit financial sector on Monday, sending share prices surging after they posted strong profits despite soaring bad loans.

Iraqi PM met group behind kidnap of Britons (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2009 08:01 AM PDT

An image grab taken from a videotape broadcast in February 2008 by the Dubai-based Al-Arabiya news network shows a British hostage held in Iraq, who gave his name as Peter Moore. Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has met the radical Shiite group believed to have kidnapped five Britons, including Moore, two years ago after it said it had renounced violence(AFP/AL-ARABIYA/File)AFP - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki met members of the radical Shiite group believed to have kidnapped five Britons in Iraq two years ago after it said it had renounced violence, a government spokesman said.

Barclays bank 1H net profit up 10 percent (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2009 05:32 AM PDT

AP - Banking group Barclays PLC said Monday that first-half net profit increased 10 percent as stronger earnings from its expanded investment banking division outweighed an increase in bad loans.

Thousands evacuated as fires hit British Colombia (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2009 05:00 AM PDT

Map locating Kelowna in Canada. Firefighters in British Columbia struggled Sunday morning to contain some 500 forest fires that have forced the evacuation of 2,700 people and left 2,300 more ready to leave at a moment's notice.(AFP/Graphic)AFP - Firefighters in British Columbia were on Sunday struggling to contain some 500 forest fires that have forced the evacuation of 2,700 people and left 2,300 more ready to leave at a moment's notice.

Teen charged after moviegoer attacked with bleach (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2009 04:31 AM PDT

AP - British police say they have charged a 16-year-old boy with assault after he allegedly splashed bleach on a woman who had asked him to be quiet during a movie.

HSBC says profit slumps 57% as bad debts leap (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2009 03:46 AM PDT

People walk past advertising for a HSBC bank in Hong Kong. HSBC, Europe's biggest bank, said that first-half net profit slumped 57 percent to 1.99 billion pounds as bad debts surged to nearly 8.3 billion pounds.(AFP/File/Mike Clarke)AFP - HSBC, Europe's biggest bank, said on Monday that first-half net profits slumped by 57 percent to 3.35 billion dollars (2.35 billion euros) as bad debts ballooned to nearly 14 billion dollars.

HSBC 1H profit down 57 percent (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2009 03:25 AM PDT

AP - HSBC Holdings PLC, the world's fifth-largest bank in terms of assets, reported a 57 percent fall in first-half profit as provisions for bad loans increased, one symptom of the world recession.

NSPCC sees rise in child abuse calls after Baby P (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2009 02:07 AM PDT

Undated picture of Baby Peter at the age of 12 months. The NSPCC helpline has witnessed a significant rise in calls about serious child abuse in the wake of the death of toddler baby Peter, the children's charity has said.(AFP/ITV News/File)AFP - The NSPCC helpline has witnessed a significant rise in calls about serious child abuse in the wake of the death of toddler baby Peter, the children's charity said on Monday.

Barclays Bank first-half profits soar by 10% (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2009 01:47 AM PDT

Barclays Bank says first-half net profits soared nearly 10% as its investment banking unit was boosted by markets turmoil and the part-purchase of Lehman Brothers.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Barclays Bank said on Monday that first-half net profits soared nearly 10 percent as its investment banking unit was boosted by markets turmoil and the part-purchase of Lehman Brothers.

Barclays reports near 10% leap in first-half profit (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2009 01:23 AM PDT

Barclays Bank says first-half net profits soared nearly 10% as its investment banking unit was boosted by markets turmoil and the part-purchase of Lehman Brothers.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Barclays said on Monday that first-half net profits soared nearly 10 percent as its investment banking unit was boosted by markets turmoil and the part-purchase of Lehman Brothers.

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