2009年8月12日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

UK health system hits back at US critics (AP)

Posted: 12 Aug 2009 05:28 PM PDT

AP - Britain's health care service says it is sick of being lied about.

Ship disappears after sail through English Channel (AP)

Posted: 12 Aug 2009 05:13 PM PDT

In this Dec. 29, 2008 photo the cargo ship the Arctic Sea is seen in Kotka, Finland. The Arctic Sea, a Maltese-flagged cargo ship, was supposed to make port in Algeria with its cargo of timber on August 4. More than a week later, there's no sign of the ship or its Russian crew. (AP Photo/Pekka Laakso/Lehitukuva)AP - First the ship reported it had been attacked in waters off Sweden. Then it sailed with no apparent problems through one of the world's busiest shipping lanes. And then it disappeared. The Arctic Sea, a Maltese-flagged cargo ship, was supposed to make port in Algeria with its cargo of timber on Aug. 4. More than a week later, there's no sign of the ship or its Russian crew.

Scottish government to decide soon on Lockerbie bomber (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Aug 2009 05:07 PM PDT

Libyan Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, who was sentenced to life in January 2001 for blowing up a New York-bound airliner and killing 270 passengers, crew and residents of the Scottish town of Lockerbie, sits during an appeal hearing at Camp Zeist, the Netherlands, March 14, 2002. A former Libyan agent on Thursday lost his appeal against his murder conviction for the 1988 Lockerbie mid-air bombing. Five Scottish appeals judges sitting at a specially-created court in the Netherlands upheld the conviction of al-Megrahi. REUTERS/Reuters TV KMReuters - The Scottish government is poised to decide whether to allow the former Libyan agent convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing to be released from prison and return home, a spokesman said on Wednesday.

Lockerbie bomber to be freed: media (AFP)

Posted: 12 Aug 2009 04:30 PM PDT

Convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi (C) being escorted by security officers in Tripoli in 1992. Lockerbie bomber al-Megrahi, who has prostate cancer, is to be freed from a British jail on compassionate grounds, BBC and Sky television reported Wednesday.(AFP/File/Manoocher Deghati)AFP - Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi, who has prostate cancer, is to be freed from a British jail on compassionate grounds, media reported Wednesday.

No boob jobs, please, we're British (AFP)

Posted: 12 Aug 2009 04:15 PM PDT

Help! I've just had my breasts enlarged and I don't like the new size. British embassy -- sort out my boobs! Along with tips on jam-making and how best to discipline naughty boys, these are just a few of the bonkers requests being fired at British embassies around the world, the Foreign Office said Thursday.(AFP/Getty Images/File)AFP - Help! I've just had my breasts enlarged and I don't like the new size. British embassy -- sort out my boobs!

Government denies reports bomber to be freed (AP)

Posted: 12 Aug 2009 03:30 PM PDT

AP - Sky News and BBC television reported Wednesday that Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi was to be freed from his Scottish prison on compassionate grounds, but the minister in charge of deciding al-Megrahi's fate denied that any such decision had been made.

Monty, Lyle make amends after British Open slanging row (AFP)

Posted: 12 Aug 2009 12:35 PM PDT

Colin Montgomerie of Scotland waits outside the media center during the third preview day of the 91st PGA Championship at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota. Montgomerie and Sandy Lyle have settled their verbal sparring match from the British Open, with Scotland's two best-known golfers talking and making up Wednesday at the PGA Championship.(AFP/Getty Images/Scott Halleran)AFP - Colin Montgomerie and Sandy Lyle have settled their verbal sparring match from the British Open, with Scotland's two best-known golfers talking and making up Wednesday at the PGA Championship.

London police make arrest in jewelry heist (AP)

Posted: 12 Aug 2009 12:04 PM PDT

In this image taken Friday Aug. 7, 2009 shows two security guards standing outside Graff Diamonds store in New Bond Street, London, following an armed robbery Thursday Aug. 6, 2009. Thieves took $65 million worth of jewels and watches from a shop on London's Bond Street in what local media are calling Britain's biggest jewelry heist. Police say two well-dressed men walked into Graff Diamonds' flagship store on Thursday and threatened staff with handguns before making off with 43 pieces of jewelry including rings, bracelets, necklaces and watches. No one was injured. (AP Photo/Clive Gee/PA)AP - Police said Wednesday they have arrested a suspect in connection with a daring daytime heist that netted $65 million worth of jewelry from a prominent London diamond merchant last week.

British Citizenship: Points Off for Protest? (Time.com)

Posted: 12 Aug 2009 11:05 AM PDT

Time.com - Under a new proposal, the U.K. wants to toughen its citizenship requirements with a test in which candidates gain or lose points depending on how well they integrate into British society

FTSE 100 shares climb before Fed call (AFP)

Posted: 12 Aug 2009 09:42 AM PDT

London stocks climbed on Wednesday as dealers paused after recent sharp losses before the US Federal Reserve's imminent monetary policy verdict.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - London stocks climbed higher on Wednesday as dealers paused after recent sharp losses before the US Federal Reserve's imminent monetary policy verdict.

Danish wind turbine firm to sack 425 in UK (AFP)

Posted: 12 Aug 2009 08:46 AM PDT

Vestas, the Danish maker of wind turbines, said that it was cutting 425 jobs in England as a lack of demand forces it to shut two factories making blades.(AFP/Scanpix/File/Christian Ringbæk)AFP - Vestas, the Danish maker of wind turbines, said Wednesday that it was cutting 425 jobs in England as a lack of demand forces it to shut two factories making blades.

Jane Austen meets zombies in monster mash-up (AP)

Posted: 12 Aug 2009 08:34 AM PDT

In this image taken in London, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009, three books are shown of a new bread of classic author novel and mutant beast. It is a truth universally acknowledged that a Jane Austen novel in possession of added gore is a surefire best-seller. That's the conclusion reached by publishers since the success of 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,' an unlikely literary sensation created by adding dollops of 'ultraviolent zombie mayhem' to Austen's classic love story. 'Zombies' — billed as 85 percent Austen's original text and 15 percent brand-new blood and guts — has become a best-seller since it was published earlier this year, with 750,000 copies in print. There's a movie in the works. And it has spawned a monster — or, more accurately, a slew of literary monster mash-ups. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - It is a truth universally acknowledged that a Jane Austen novel in possession of added gore will be a surefire best-seller.

FSA to crack down on bank bonuses (AFP)

Posted: 12 Aug 2009 08:32 AM PDT

A view of London's finance district of Canary Wharf. The financial services watchdog has outlined new rules on bonuses for banking executives to prevent excessive risk-taking that helped spark the global financial crisis.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The financial services watchdog on Wednesday outlined new rules on bonuses for banking executives to prevent excessive risk-taking that helped spark the global financial crisis.

Kenya says Scottish gems expert killed in dispute (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Aug 2009 07:59 AM PDT

Reuters - A Kenyan mob armed with clubs, spears and bows and arrows killed a prominent Scottish gemstone expert during a dispute over mining in a national park, police in the east African country said on Wednesday.

Man arrested over biggest gem robbery (AFP)

Posted: 12 Aug 2009 07:16 AM PDT

A combination of handout pictures from Britain's Metropolitan Police shows some of the 43 jewellery items stolen from Graff's jewellery store in London. London police have arrested a man in their hunt for the smartly-dressed robbers who pulled off what is thought to be the country's biggest jewellery heist.(AFP/HO)AFP - London police have arrested a man in their hunt for the smartly-dressed robbers who pulled off what is thought to be the country's biggest jewellery heist, a spokesman said Wednesday.

UK unemployment hits 14-year high (AFP)

Posted: 12 Aug 2009 05:05 AM PDT

People queue to enter a job centre in Bromley, south of London, on August 12. The number of people unemployed in Britain has hit a 14-year high, official data showed on Wednesday, as the Bank of England forecast only a slow recovery for the recession-hit British economy.(AFP/Carl de Souza)AFP - The number of people unemployed in Britain has hit a 14-year high, official data showed on Wednesday, as the Bank of England forecast only a slow recovery for the recession-hit British economy.

UK unemployment rate hits 13-year high (AFP)

Posted: 12 Aug 2009 02:56 AM PDT

People queue to enter a job centre in Bromley, south of London, on August 12. The number of people unemployed in Britain has hit a 14-year high, official data showed on Wednesday, as the Bank of England forecast only a slow recovery for the recession-hit British economy.(AFP/Carl de Souza)AFP - Britain's unemployment rate rose to 7.8 percent in the three months to June, hitting a 13-year peak, and the number of unemployed was the highest for 14 years, official data showed on Wednesday.

BHP Billiton profit falls 30% (AFP)

Posted: 12 Aug 2009 01:45 AM PDT

BHP Billiton's Mount Newman iron ore mine in Western Australia. The world's biggest miner BHP Billiton said annual profits fell 30.2 percent as commodities demand slumped, ending a seven-year run of record results but still beating market forecasts.(AFP/HO/File/Ho)AFP - The world's biggest miner BHP Billiton on Wednesday said annual profits fell 30.2 percent as commodities demand slumped, ending a seven-year run of record results but still beating market forecasts.

HSBC owns nearly all of Indonesia's Bank Ekonomi (AFP)

Posted: 12 Aug 2009 01:25 AM PDT

People walk past advertising for a HSBC bank in Hong Kong. Global banking giant HSBC said that it now owned almost all of Indonedia-based Bank Ekonomi after purchasing another chunk of shares..(AFP/File/Mike Clarke)AFP - Global banking giant HSBC said Wednesday that it now owned almost all of Indonedia-based Bank Ekonomi after purchasing another chunk of shares.

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