2009年8月20日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Lockerbie bomber freed, returns to cheers in Libya (AP)

Posted: 20 Aug 2009 05:03 PM PDT

Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi, the only person convicted for downing a US passenger jet that killed 270 people over Lockerbie, boards an aircraft at Glasgow airport in Scotland. The terminally-ill Libyan convicted over the 1988 Lockerbie bombing headed home from Scotland Thursday after being freed on compassionate grounds despite US fury over the decision.(AFP/Pool/Danny Lawson)AP - The only man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing returned home Thursday to a cheering crowd after his release from a Scottish prison — an outrage to many relatives of the 270 people who perished when Pan Am Flight 103 exploded.

Lockerbie bomber sent home to Libya to die (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Aug 2009 03:41 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. REUTERS/Reuters TVReuters - A former Libyan agent jailed for life for the 1988 Lockerbie bombing arrived home on Thursday after Scottish authorities released him on compassionate grounds because he is dying of cancer.

US families outraged at release of Lockerbie bomber (AFP)

Posted: 20 Aug 2009 03:30 PM PDT

Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi, the only person convicted for downing a US passenger jet that killed 270 people over Lockerbie, boards an aircraft at Glasgow airport in Scotland. The terminally ill Libyan convicted over the 1988 Lockerbie bombing arrived home from Scotland on Thursday after being freed on compassionate grounds despite US anger over the decision.(AFP/Pool/Danny Lawson)AFP - Americans reacted with fury and grief Thursday over the release on compassionate grounds of the only man convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing over Scotland that killed 270 people.

Lockerbie bomber home in Libya amid US anger (AFP)

Posted: 20 Aug 2009 03:12 PM PDT

Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi, the only person convicted for downing a US passenger jet that killed 270 people over Lockerbie, boards an aircraft at Glasgow airport in Scotland. The terminally ill Libyan convicted over the 1988 Lockerbie bombing arrived home from Scotland on Thursday after being freed on compassionate grounds despite US anger over the decision.(AFP/Pool/Danny Lawson)AFP - The terminally ill Libyan convicted over the 1988 Lockerbie bombing flew home from Scotland to a joyous reception Thursday after being freed on compassionate grounds despite fierce US opposition.

US warns Libya on treatment of Lockerbie bomber (AFP)

Posted: 20 Aug 2009 01:38 PM PDT

Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi, the only person convicted for downing a US passenger jet that killed 270 people over Lockerbie, boards an aircraft at Glasgow airport in Scotland. The United States warned Libya on Thursday that its treatment of Megrahi would have a serious impact on its drive to rehabilitate ties with Washington.(AFP/POOL/Danny Lawson)AFP - The United States warned Libya on Thursday that its treatment of freed Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi would have a serious impact on its drive to rehabilitate ties with Washington.

Mother and son charged over Dalglish grenade (AFP)

Posted: 20 Aug 2009 11:57 AM PDT

A mother and son have been charged in connection with the discovery of a hand grenade outside the home of former Liverpool and Scotland star Kenny Dalglish, seen here in 1978,police said Thursday.(AFP/File)AFP - A mother and son have been charged in connection with the discovery of a hand grenade outside the home of former Liverpool and Scotland star Kenny Dalglish, police said Thursday.

Ex-care home worker guilty of abuse on UK island (AP)

Posted: 20 Aug 2009 11:29 AM PDT

AP - An ex-care worker at a former home for troubled children on the English Channel island of Jersey has been found guilty of indecently assaulting teenage children.

Jersey children's carer guilty of sex assaults (AFP)

Posted: 20 Aug 2009 11:26 AM PDT

A policeman stands guard in front of the former children's home Haut de la Garenne near Saint Martin in Jersey, in the Channel Islands in 2008. A carer at the former children's home was found guilty Thursday of sexually assaulting teenage girls while he worked there in the 1970s.(AFP/File/Alain Jocard)AFP - A carer at a former children's home on the Channel island of Jersey was found guilty Thursday of sexually assaulting teenage girls while he worked there in the 1970s.

2 sentenced for stealing pics of British royals (AP)

Posted: 20 Aug 2009 10:44 AM PDT

AP - Two men were sentenced Thursday for stealing photos of Britain's Prince William relaxing with his girlfriend, Kate Middleton, on a Caribbean vacation last year.

US angered, relatives outraged as Lockerbie bomber freed (AFP)

Posted: 20 Aug 2009 10:38 AM PDT

Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi, the only person convicted for downing a US passenger jet that killed 270 people over Lockerbie, boards an aircraft at Glasgow airport in Scotland. The United States warned Libya on Thursday that its treatment of Megrahi would have a serious impact on its drive to rehabilitate ties with Washington.(AFP/POOL/Danny Lawson)AFP - The United States expressed anger and regret Thursday, and relatives of US victims vented disbelief, after Scotland freed the dying Libyan convicted of blasting a Pan American jet out of the sky over Lockerbie.

British, US regulators to strengthen oil market supervision (AFP)

Posted: 20 Aug 2009 10:33 AM PDT

A worker at an oil refinery. Britain's Financial Services Authority and the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced Thursday that they will strengthen their coordinated supervision of oil market trading.(AFP/File/Safin Hamed)AFP - Britain's Financial Services Authority and the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced Thursday that they will strengthen their coordinated supervision of oil market trading.

3 arrested over $66-million British jewel heist (AP)

Posted: 20 Aug 2009 10:24 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 - Three men are in custody in connection with one of Britain's biggest jewel heists, police said Thursday.

U.S. condemns release of Lockerbie bomber (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Aug 2009 09:07 AM PDT

Reuters - The United States strongly condemned Thursday's decision by Scottish authorities to free a terminally ill Libyan convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie plane bombing, saying there was no justification for his release.

News International plans to shut free London paper (AFP)

Posted: 20 Aug 2009 08:59 AM PDT

Copies of thelondonpaper are distributed in London in 2006 on the day of the free paper's launch. News International, the UK newspaper arm of Rupert Murdoch's media giant News Corporation, has said it planned to shut down thelondonpaper, its loss-making freesheet for London commuters.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - News International, the newspaper arm of Rupert Murdoch's media giant News Corporation, said Thursday it planned to shut thelondonpaper, the group's loss-making freesheet for London commuters.

Lockerbie bomber freed to return to Libya to die (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Aug 2009 08:18 AM 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. REUTERS/Reuters TVReuters - Scotland released on Thursday a former Libyan agent jailed for life for the 1988 Lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people, most of them Americans, because he is dying of cancer.

UK judge rejects bid to stop Stella perfume launch (AP)

Posted: 20 Aug 2009 08:13 AM PDT

AP - A British judge refused to stop the release of a new Stella McCartney perfume Thursday, ruling in a dispute that centers on the new scent's name using the word "nude."

Students receive A level results (AFP)

Posted: 20 Aug 2009 07:42 AM PDT

A nervous student looks for his exam results. Over 250,000 teenagers received their A- level results as grades improved for the 27th year in a row.(AFP/File/Frederick Florin)AFP - Over 250,000 teenagers received their A- level results Thursday as grades improved for the 27th year in a row.

Retail sales in surprise jump in July (AFP)

Posted: 20 Aug 2009 06:50 AM PDT

Shoppers walk past sales signs on Oxford Street in 2006. Retail sales rose by 0.4 percent in July compared with June, official data has shown.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Retail sales unexpectedly rose last month, led by furniture and electrical items, official data showed Thursday, as consumers bucked the country's deep recession.

Public finances plunge into record deficit: data (AFP)

Posted: 20 Aug 2009 05:34 AM PDT

Public finances dived into the red last month, suffering the worst July deficit on record as a deep recession hammered the government's tax revenue, official data has shown.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Public finances dived into the red last month, suffering the worst July deficit on record as a deep recession hammered the government's tax revenue, official data showed Thursday.

Rio Tinto welcomes China espionage move (AFP)

Posted: 20 Aug 2009 04:49 AM PDT

An iron ore ship loader located at Rio Tinto's Cape Lambert shipping terminal on West Australia's Pilbara coast. Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto welcomed the downgrading of espionage charges against four employees under arrest in China, as the group unveiled slumping half-year profits.(AFP/HO/Rio Tinto/File)AFP - Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto on Thursday welcomed the downgrading of espionage charges against four employees under arrest in China, as the group unveiled slumping half-year profits.

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