2009年8月13日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

US speaks out against possible Lockerbie bomber release (AFP)

Posted: 13 Aug 2009 01:40 PM PDT

Convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi (C) is escorted by security officers in Tripoli in 1992. Families of victims of the Lockerbie disaster reacted with a mixture of anger and compassion Thursday to reports that the convicted bomber would be freed from a British jail next week as he is dying.(AFP/File/Manoocher Deghati)AFP - The US spoke out against the prospect of an early release for the Lockerbie bomber Thursday after media reported he will be freed on compassionate grounds next week due to his prostate cancer.

Remember students' Lockerbie deaths, university tells Britain (AFP)

Posted: 13 Aug 2009 12:42 PM PDT

The cockpit of the Pan Am passenger plane that exploded over Lockerbie in 1988. The US university which lost 35 students in the Lockerbie Pan Am bombing on Thursday urged Britain to remember AFP - The US university which lost 35 students in the Lockerbie Pan Am bombing on Thursday urged Britain to remember "the tremendous loss," as reports said the convicted bomber may be released on compassionate grounds.

Disabled UK student wins case against Abercrombie (AP)

Posted: 13 Aug 2009 12:39 PM PDT

FILE - In this Wednesday June 24, 2009 file photo. Riam Dean arrives for an employment tribunal in London. A disabled woman won her suit for wrongful dismissal Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009, against Abercrombie & Fitch after she was made to work in the London store's stockroom. A British employment tribunal said that the teen apparel merchant unlawfully harassed 22-year-old Riam Dean when it refused to allow her to wear a cardigan to cover her prosthetic arm, saying the sweater violated the store's 'look policy.' Dean said she was asked by an employee from the company head office whether it would be possible 'to keep you in the stockroom until the winter uniform arrives.' She said she later received an e-mail from management saying she had been 'erroneously placed on the shop floor.' (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)AP - A disabled woman won her suit for wrongful dismissal Thursday against Abercrombie & Fitch after she was sent to work in the London store's stockroom.

Rare edition of Hitler's 'Mein Kampf' sold in Britain (AFP)

Posted: 13 Aug 2009 11:24 AM PDT

A signed, early edition of Adolf Hitler's AFP - A signed, early edition of Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf" sold at auction in Britain on Thursday for 21,000 pounds, the auctioneers said.

Scotland considers freeing Lockerbie bomber early (AP)

Posted: 13 Aug 2009 11:22 AM PDT

In this undated photo released by the British Crown Office, showing Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, a Libyan intelligence officer, who was convicted in a Scottish court on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2001, of murder in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, and sentenced him to life in prison. News reports on Wednesday Aug. 12, 2009, state that Lockerbie bomber Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi may be released on compassionate grounds, as he is terminally ill with cancer, and he may be released imminently, but the final decision lies with Scottish Justice Minister Kenny MacAskill. (AP Photo / CROWN OFFICE via PA )AP - Scottish officials said Thursday they were considering early release for the Lockerbie bomber — igniting debate between victims' relatives in the United States and Britain over whether he should be allowed to return home to Libya.

Hitler's infamous manifesto sold in UK (AP)

Posted: 13 Aug 2009 11:11 AM PDT

A copy of his infamous manifesto Mein Kampf signed by Adolf Hitler which was to be sold at Mullock's auctioneers at Ludlow, 124 miles (200 kilometers) northwest of London Thursday Aug. 13, 2009. The book signed by Hitler to a fellow inmate of Landsberg Prison in 1925. Mein Kampf outlines Hitler's anti-Semitic ideology. It was written in 1924, and was banned from publication in Germany after World War II. The book is expected to fetch 25,000 pounds ($41,500). (AP Photo/Barry Batchelor/PA)AP - More than 80 years after it was first published _and later outlawed_ in Germany, a signed copy of Adolf Hitler's infamous manifesto "Mein Kampf" was sold Thursday for 21,000 pounds ($34,900).

Military: 3 British soldiers killed in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 13 Aug 2009 10:55 AM PDT

Afghan Hazara men dance during a reception for a groom before a wedding in Bamiyan, located in central Afghanistan on August 13, 2009. REUTERS/Adrees Latif (AFGHANISTAN SOCIETY)AP - Britain's military says three of its soldiers have been killed by an explosion in Afghanistan's Helmand Province.

Woman with prosthetic arm wins case against US retailer (AFP)

Posted: 13 Aug 2009 10:42 AM PDT

Abercrombie & Fitch clothing is displayed in one of its stores in 2003. A woman with a prosthetic arm won her case for wrongful dismissal against US clothing store Abercrombie & Fitch Thursday, after she claimed she was harassed because of her disability.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Tim Boyle)AFP - A woman with a prosthetic arm won her case for wrongful dismissal against US clothing store Abercrombie & Fitch Thursday, after she claimed she was harassed because of her disability.

British death toll in Afghanistan nears 200 (AFP)

Posted: 13 Aug 2009 10:38 AM PDT

British soldiers with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) walk during a patrol in Baba Ji district of Helmand province on in July 2009. Three more British soldiers were killed in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, bringing the death toll to 199 since the US-led invasion in 2001, the Ministry of Defence said.(AFP/File/Abdul Malik)AFP - Three more British soldiers were killed in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, bringing the death toll to 199 since the US-led invasion in 2001, the Ministry of Defence said.

FTSE 100 shares up on France, Germany data (AFP)

Posted: 13 Aug 2009 09:30 AM PDT

London stocks climbed higher on Thursday after new data showed France and Germany have emerged from recession and the 16-nation eurozone economy shrank by less than expected in the second quarter.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - London stocks climbed higher on Thursday after new data showed France and Germany have emerged from recession and the 16-nation eurozone economy shrank by less than expected in the second quarter.

Bird-feather bandits strike English museum (AP)

Posted: 13 Aug 2009 08:02 AM PDT

AP - Somebody's been feathering their nest with an irreplaceable English archive of rare tropical birds.

British geologist murdered in Kenya (AFP)

Posted: 13 Aug 2009 08:01 AM PDT

Map of Kenya showing the region where British-born geologist and gem expert Campbell Bridges was murdered by a gang near to where he ran a mining firm, according to police.(AFP/Graphic)AFP - A gang armed with bows and arrows killed a British-born geologist in southeastern Kenya where he ran a mining firm, police said Thursday.

UK insurer Prudential's losses double (AFP)

Posted: 13 Aug 2009 05:16 AM PDT

Prudential, the biggest British insurer, said on Thursday that net losses more than doubled in the first half on costs linked to the sale of Taiwanese operations, and as it awaited a new chief executive.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Prudential, the biggest British insurer, said on Thursday that net losses more than doubled in the first half on costs linked to the sale of Taiwanese operations, and as it awaited a new chief executive.

Families torn over Lockerbie bomber's likely release (AFP)

Posted: 13 Aug 2009 04:39 AM PDT

Convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi (C) is escorted by security officers in Tripoli in 1992. Families of victims of the Lockerbie disaster reacted with a mixture of anger and compassion Thursday to reports that the convicted bomber would be freed from a British jail next week as he is dying.(AFP/File/Manoocher Deghati)AFP - The relatives of those killed in the Lockerbie bombing were divided on Thursday as the Scottish government considered whether to release the man found guilty over the deadly attack.

Woman detained over baby's body in car boot (AFP)

Posted: 13 Aug 2009 03:19 AM PDT

The police said that a woman was arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a baby was found in a car boot.(AFP/File/Odd Andersen)AFP - A woman was arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a baby was found in a car boot, police said on Thursday.

Wind turbine firm to sack 425 (AFP)

Posted: 13 Aug 2009 02:50 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.

Thomas Cook reports slight rise in losses (AFP)

Posted: 13 Aug 2009 02:42 AM PDT

Thomas Cook Group, Europe's second-biggest travel operator, said that net losses nudged up to 175.6 million pounds in the nine months to the end of June.(AFP/File/Dominique Faget)AFP - Thomas Cook Group, Europe's second-biggest travel operator, said on Thursday that net losses nudged up to 175.6 million pounds in the nine months to the end of June.

Gem robbers 'used latex disguises' (AFP)

Posted: 13 Aug 2009 02:39 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. According to a media report the two smartly-dressed robbers who pulled off what is thought to be the country's biggest jewellery heist in London may have worn film-style rubber masks to conceal their identities.(AFP/HO)AFP - The two smartly-dressed robbers who pulled off what is thought to be the country's biggest jewellery heist in London may have worn film-style rubber masks to conceal their identities, media reports said on Thursday.

Commuters hit by rail walk-out (AFP)

Posted: 13 Aug 2009 02:35 AM PDT

Commuters queue wait for trains at a station in London. Thousands of passengers were facing travel misery as workers from rail firm National Express East Anglia began a two-day strike after negotiations broke down.(AFP/File/Tal Cohen)AFP - Thousands of passengers were facing travel misery on Thursday as workers from rail firm National Express East Anglia began a two-day strike after negotiations broke down.

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