2009年8月14日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Britain suspends Turks and Caicos government (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Aug 2009 03:15 PM PDT

Britain ordered the suspension of the government of its Caribbean territory of the Turks and Caicos on Friday after an investigation found evidence of widespread corruption. REUTERS/GraphicsReuters - Britain ordered the suspension of the government of its Caribbean territory of Turks and Caicos on Friday and imposed direct rule after an investigation found evidence of widespread corruption.

Lockerbie bomber drops appeal against conviction: lawyers (AFP)

Posted: 14 Aug 2009 02:21 PM PDT

The cockpit of the Pan Am passenger plane that exploded over Lockerbie in 1988. Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi is abandoning his appeal against conviction, his lawyers said, following reports he is set to be freed on compassionate grounds.(AFP/File/Letkey)AFP - Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi is abandoning his appeal against conviction, his lawyers said Friday, following reports he is set to be freed on compassionate grounds.

Guard in Iraq murder case has stress disorder: family (AFP)

Posted: 14 Aug 2009 02:11 PM PDT

An aerial view of the former Zuhur royal palace in the fortified 'Green Zone'. A British security guard accused over the killings of two of his colleagues in Iraq was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and should not have been in Baghdad, his family said Friday.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - A British security guard accused over the killings of two of his colleagues in Iraq was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and should not have been in Baghdad, his family said Friday.

Britons unite to defend health care amid US debate (AP)

Posted: 14 Aug 2009 01:38 PM PDT

Ambulances belonging to the National Health Service, seen, outside one of London's major hospitals St Mary's, in Paddington, London, Friday, Aug. 14, 2009. Britons love to mock their creaky National Health Service but they don't want anyone else poking fun at it. They particularly don't want right-wing Americans to use Britain's universal health care system as a punching bag in their battle against President Barack Obama's proposed reforms. Conservatives in the United States are using horror stories about Britain's system to warn Americans that Obama is trying to impose a socialized system that would give the government too much power, but Britons are digging in their heels, saying their system should be praised, not demonized. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - Britons love to mock their National Health Service — just don't let anyone else poke fun at it.

Lockerbie bomber drops appeal, Scotland mulls move (AP)

Posted: 14 Aug 2009 01:15 PM PDT

Convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi (centre) is escorted by security officers in Tripoli in 1992. Lawyers said that Megrahi is abandoning his appeal against conviction, his lawyers said, following reports he is set to be freed on compassionate grounds.(AFP/File/Manoocher Deghati)AP - The only man found guilty in the 1988 airplane bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland, is dropping his appeal, his lawyers said Friday — removing an obstacle to his possible transfer to Libya but disappointing activists who believe he is innocent.

Government suspended in overseas territory (AFP)

Posted: 14 Aug 2009 01:15 PM PDT

The local government the Caribbean territory of Turks and Caicos was ordered to suspend following a long-running wrangle over alleged corruption, the Foreign Office said.(FCO)AFP - The local government the Caribbean territory of Turks and Caicos was ordered to suspend following a long-running wrangle over alleged corruption, the Foreign Office said.

One-million-pound reward offered in heist (AFP)

Posted: 14 Aug 2009 12:37 PM PDT

A woman walks past the Graff jewellery showroom on New Bond Street in central London, on August 12, 2009. A record reward of up to one million pounds was offered Friday to find the robbers who pulled off what is thought to be Britain's biggest jewellery heist, police said.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - A record reward of up to one million pounds was offered Friday to find the robbers who pulled off what is thought to be Britain's biggest jewellery heist, police said.

Britain imposes direct rule on Turks and Caicos (AP)

Posted: 14 Aug 2009 11:46 AM PDT

AP - Britain on Friday imposed direct rule on its former colony of Turks and Caicos following corruption claims against the territory's authorities.

Libyan drops second appeal over Lockerbie bombing (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Aug 2009 11:10 AM PDT

A boy stands stands in front of the main headstone in the Lockerbie memorial garden in Lockerbie, south west Scotland August 13, 2009. REUTERS/David MoirReuters - A former Libyan agent jailed for the murder of 270 people in the 1988 Lockerbie airliner bombing has asked to end his second appeal against his conviction, his lawyer said Friday.

$1.65M reward offered in London jewel thief hunt (AP)

Posted: 14 Aug 2009 10:46 AM PDT

AP - British police say a reward of 1 million pounds ($1.65 million) is being offered for information leading to the capture of thieves who pulled off one of the country's biggest jewel heists.

Glaxo starts testing its swine flu vaccine (AP)

Posted: 14 Aug 2009 10:27 AM PDT

AP - Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline PLC said Friday it has started testing its swine flu vaccine in humans.

FTSE 100 shares down on poor eurozone data (AFP)

Posted: 14 Aug 2009 10:04 AM PDT

London stocks closed lower on Friday after fresh data showed the eurozone was entering deflationary territory and a weak report on US consumer sentiment triggered renewed caution among traders.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - London stocks closed lower on Friday after fresh data showed the eurozone was entering deflationary territory and a weak report on US consumer sentiment saw renewed caution among traders.

US senators oppose Lockerbie bomber release on Libya visit (AFP)

Posted: 14 Aug 2009 08:20 AM PDT

Convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi (C) is escorted by security officers in Tripoli in 1992. A US senate delegation said on Friday that it had told Libyan leaders of Washington's strong opposition to any early release by the Scottish authorities of Megrahi.(AFP/File/Manoocher Deghati)AFP - A US senate delegation said on Friday that it had told Libyan leaders of Washington's strong opposition to any early release by the Scottish authorities of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi.

Pakistanis denied bail over Qaeda suspicions: judge (AFP)

Posted: 14 Aug 2009 05:59 AM PDT

Police officers patrol the area around a house in Liverpool, April 2009. A judge revealed that five Pakistani men arrested in a major anti-terror swoop were denied bail due to a series of emails which could have implicated them in an Al-Qaeda plot.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Five Pakistani men arrested in a major anti-terror swoop were denied bail due to a series of emails which could have implicated them in an Al-Qaeda plot, a judge revealed on Friday.

British Virgin Islands, Cayman on tax "white list" (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Aug 2009 04:45 AM PDT

Reuters - The British Virgin Islands and the Cayman islands have joined the global "white list" of countries using internationally recognized tax standards, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said on Friday.

Britain lends Airbus funds for A350 project (AFP)

Posted: 14 Aug 2009 04:15 AM PDT

Computer generated image handed out by Airbus shows an Airbus A350-900. Britain on Friday agreed to lend European planemaker Airbus 340 million pounds to develop its A350 long-haul passenger aircraft in a move to create jobs and boost the struggling aerospace sector.(AFP/Airbus/File)AFP - Britain on Friday agreed to lend European planemaker Airbus 340 million pounds to develop its A350 long-haul passenger aircraft in a move to create jobs and boost the struggling aerospace sector.

Man Group sells MF Global stake to Japan's Nomura (AFP)

Posted: 14 Aug 2009 03:42 AM PDT

A Japanese businessman walks past a Nomura branch in Tokyo in January. Hedge fund Man Group said it had sold its remaining stake in broker MF Global to Japanese bank Nomura for 68 million pounds.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)AFP - Hedge fund Man Group on Friday said it had sold its remaining stake in broker MF Global to Japanese bank Nomura for 68 million pounds.

Defoe sues police over arrest (AFP)

Posted: 14 Aug 2009 02:56 AM PDT

England striker Jermain Defoe, seen here in January 2009, is suing police over his AFP - England striker Jermain Defoe is suing police over his "unlawful" arrest that left him wrongly "locked in a cell", his lawyer said.

London, Nottingham revealed as burglary hotspots (AFP)

Posted: 14 Aug 2009 02:40 AM PDT

A study said that homeowners living in parts of London and Nottingham are most at risk of being burgled.(AFP/FIle/Paul Ellis)AFP - Homeowners living in parts of London and Nottingham are most at risk of being burgled, a study said on Friday.

Pair quizzed over grenade at Dalglish's home (AFP)

Posted: 14 Aug 2009 02:38 AM PDT

A man and a woman were questioned suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder over a live hand grenade found at the home of football legend Kenny Dalglish, seen here in April 2009.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - A man and a woman were questioned on Friday on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder over a live hand grenade found at the home of football legend Kenny Dalglish.

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