2009年8月15日星期六

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Britain's Brown trails badly in two opinion polls (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Aug 2009 05:07 PM PDT

Reuters - Britain's ruling Labour Party trails the opposition Conservatives by up to 17 points in the polls with a parliamentary election less than a year away, according to two surveys published on Sunday.

Britain may tighten laws on bankers' pay: Darling (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Aug 2009 04:43 PM PDT

Reuters - The British government is prepared to tighten the laws on bankers' pay and bonuses if companies continue to reward excessive risk-taking, finance minister Alistair Darling told the Sunday Times newspaper.

Britain suffers 200th Afghanistan death (AP)

Posted: 15 Aug 2009 04:16 PM PDT

Transfer vehicle guide, U.S. Air Force Airman Mercedes McCoy-Garrett, prepares to close the doors of the vehicle after the transfer case containing the remains of Marine Sgt. William J. Cahir, of Washington, D.C., was loaded at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Del., Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009. According to the Department of Defense, Cahir was killed August 13, 2009 in the Helmand province of Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)AP - A British soldier wounded in an explosion in Afghanistan died Saturday, the defense ministry said, bringing the country's military death toll there to 200.

200th British soldier dies in Afghanistan: MoD (AFP)

Posted: 15 Aug 2009 03:35 PM PDT

A British soldier stops journalists at the site of a suicide attack outside the NATO military headquarters in Kabul. A British soldier died Saturday of wounds sustained in operations in Afghanistan, bringing to 200 the number of British troops to die since the 2001 US-led invasion, the Ministry of Defence said.(AFP/Massoud Hossaini)AFP - A British soldier died Saturday of wounds sustained in operations in Afghanistan, bringing to 200 the number of British troops to die since the 2001 US-led invasion, the Ministry of Defence said.

Police arrest 19 in demo against far-right (AFP)

Posted: 15 Aug 2009 02:14 PM PDT

Anti-British National Party protesters face police near the BNP festival in Codnor. Police said Saturday they had arrested 19 people after violence briefly marred a demonstration against a festival being held by the far-right British National Party.(AFP/Max Nash)AFP - Police said Saturday they had arrested 19 people after violence briefly marred a demonstration against a festival being held by the far-right British National Party.

Iceland parliament to OK British, Dutch compensation deal (AFP)

Posted: 15 Aug 2009 11:40 AM PDT

Iceland Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir answers journalists question during a press conference in Reykjavik on April 2009. Iceland's parliament will give its backing next week to a controversial deal to pay back billions of euros lost by British and Dutch investors in the collapse of Icesave bank, a lawmaker said Saturday.(AFP/File/Olivier Morin)AFP - Iceland's parliament will give its backing next week to a controversial deal to pay back billions of euros lost by British and Dutch investors in the collapse of Icesave bank, a lawmaker said Saturday.

Ousted PM of Turks and Caicos slams Britain (AFP)

Posted: 15 Aug 2009 11:38 AM PDT

The flag of the Turks and Ciacos Islands. The ousted prime minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands hit out Saturday at Britain for ordering the suspension of the local government in its Caribbean territory after a dragging row on corruption.(AFP/OFF)AFP - The ousted prime minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands hit out Saturday at Britain for ordering the suspension of the local government in its Caribbean territory after a dragging row on corruption.

Arrests as protesters target UK far-right festival (AP)

Posted: 15 Aug 2009 11:14 AM PDT

Anti-fascist protesters demonstrate against the British National Party's Red, White and Blue festival in Codnor, England Saturday Aug. 15, 2009. Almost 1,000 anti-fascist protesters have demonstrated against a festival being held by the far-right British National Party. Police say they made 19 arrests after scuffles broke out during the rally. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira, PA)AP - Hundreds of anti-fascist protesters tried to block people Saturday from attending a festival held by the far-right, anti-immigrant British National Party, which has been encouraged by recent electoral success.

New images released in London jewel thief hunt (AP)

Posted: 15 Aug 2009 10:59 AM PDT

In this image made from CCTV footage and released by Britain's Metropolitan Police Saturday Aug. 15, 2009, the two main suspects in one of Britain's biggest jewel heists approach Graff Diamonds in London Tuesday Aug. 4, 2009, two days before jewels with a retail value of 40 million pounds, or $65 million, were taken from the store. British police say a reward of 1 million pounds ($1.65 million) is being offered for information leading to the capture of the thieves. (AP Photo/Metropolitan Police)AP - Police say thieves behind one of Britain's biggest jewel heists abandoned an initial robbery attempt two days before the crime.

Glaxo starts testing its swine flu vaccine (AP)

Posted: 14 Aug 2009 11:31 PM PDT

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

Lockerbie bomber drops appeal, Scotland mulls move (AP)

Posted: 14 Aug 2009 06:15 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.

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