2009年8月21日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Lockerbie bomber release stirs diplomatic dispute (AP)

Posted: 21 Aug 2009 05:29 PM PDT

The aeroplane carrying Libyan Abdel Baset al-Megrahi arrives at the airport in Tripoli, Libya, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009. The only man convicted in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 returned home to Libya to die after he was released from a Scottish prison Thursday, a decision that outraged some relatives of the 270 people killed when the jetliner blew up over Lockerbie, Scotland, more than two decades ago. (AP Photo/ Amr Nabil)AP - The release of the only man convicted of blowing up a Pan Am flight in 1988 has brought high drama and controversy: the jeering mob outside a Scottish prison, the cheering crowd at a Tripoli airport, the furious families of the 270 people who died in the Lockerbie bombing.

Lockerbie affair linked to UK trade deals: Kadhafi's son (AFP)

Posted: 21 Aug 2009 04:50 PM PDT

A handout picture obtained from Oya newspaper shows Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's son Seif al-Islam (R) raising the hand of freed Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi. The release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi was linked to trade deals with Britain, Seif al-Islam, the son of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, said in a interview broadcast Friday.(AFP/Oya Newspaper-HO/File)AFP - The release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi was linked to trade deals with Britain, Seif al-Islam, the son of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, said in a interview broadcast Friday.

Lockerbie bomber's release a 'victory': Kadhafi's son (AFP)

Posted: 21 Aug 2009 02:10 PM PDT

A handout picture obtained from Oya newspaper shows Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's son Seif al-Islam (R) raising the hand of freed Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi, the sole Libyan convicted over the 1988 Pan Am jetliner bombing, upon their arrival in Tripoli late on August 20, 2009.(AFP/Oya Newspaper-HO/File)AFP - The release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi is a "victory" for all Libyans, Seif al-Islam, the son of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi said in a televised interview broadcast Friday.

Former London mayor to marry at zoo (AFP)

Posted: 21 Aug 2009 01:52 PM PDT

Former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone seen here in 2008. Livingstone -- a keen newt-fancier -- is to get married at the city's zoo, he told a newspaper.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Former London mayor Ken Livingstone -- a keen newt-fancier -- is to get married at the city's zoo, he told a newspaper.

Obama slams Libyan welcome for Lockerbie bomber (AFP)

Posted: 21 Aug 2009 01:37 PM PDT

Libyans attend a welcoming ceremony for freed Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi upon his arrival in Tripoli late on August 20, 2009. The White House warned Libya on Friday that it was sending AFP - President Barack Obama on Friday led sharp US condemnation of Libya's welcome for convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi, amid warnings about the future of ties with Tripoli.

U.S. upset at hero's welcome for Lockerbie bomber (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Aug 2009 12:56 PM PDT

Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond poses with a dog as he visits a SSPCA (Scottish Society Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) call centre in Dunfermline, Scotland August 21, 2009. Salmond, head of the devolved Scottish government, condemned the celebrations surrounding the return to Libya of the man convicted of bombing PanAm flight 103 over Lockerbie. Reuters - The United States and Britain on Friday condemned a "hero's welcome" given to the newly released Lockerbie bomber, with London scrambling to stem fallout from the decision to free him on humanitarian grounds.

Megrahi welcome 'outrageous and disgusting': White House (AFP)

Posted: 21 Aug 2009 10:15 AM PDT

Libyans attend a welcoming ceremony for freed Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi upon his arrival in Tripoli late on August 20, 2009. The White House warned Libya on Friday that it was sending AFP - The White House on Friday denounced as "outrageous and disgusting" Libya's welcome for convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi and warned it was watching his fate closely.

Govt distances itself from Lockerbie release (AFP)

Posted: 21 Aug 2009 07:50 AM PDT

A handout picture obtained from Oya newspaper shows Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's son Seif al-Islam (R) raising the hand of freed Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi. The release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi was linked to trade deals with Britain, Seif al-Islam, the son of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, said in a interview broadcast Friday.(AFP/Oya Newspaper-HO/File)AFP - The government blasted the hero's welcome given to Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi in Libya on Friday, and sought to distance itself from the Scottish decision to free him.

Two in court over jewellery robbery (AFP)

Posted: 21 Aug 2009 07:45 AM PDT

A security guard stands outside the Graff jewellery showroom on New Bond Street in central London, on August 12.Two men appeared in court charged in connection with what is thought to be the country's biggest jewellery heist, worth 40 million pounds.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Two men appeared in a London court Friday and a third was charged over what is thought to be the country's biggest jewellery heist, worth 40 million pounds.

London police oppose 'put-pocketing' stunt (AFP)

Posted: 21 Aug 2009 07:44 AM PDT

A woman looks in her wallet. London police have warned that an advertising campaign for a mobile phone operator involving former pickpockets actually slipping money into people's pockets could cause trouble.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Joe Raedle)AFP - London police warned Friday that an advertising campaign for a mobile phone operator involving former pickpockets actually slipping money into people's pockets could cause trouble.

KBR forms new business unit (AP)

Posted: 21 Aug 2009 06:37 AM PDT

AP - KBR Inc. formed a new business group to serve customers in North America, the Middle East, United Kingdom and Australia.

3 charged over 40 million pound jewel heist in UK (AP)

Posted: 21 Aug 2009 06:11 AM PDT

AP - Two men accused in an audacious jewel heist in London appeared in court Friday as police charged a third in the 40-million-pound ($66-million) robbery.

Two British soldiers killed on Afghan election day (AFP)

Posted: 21 Aug 2009 03:52 AM PDT

British soldiers during a patrol in Helmand province in July 2009. Two British soldiers were killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan on Thursday as presidential elections were taking place, the Ministry of Defence said Friday.(AFP/File/Abdul Malik)AFP - Two British soldiers were killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan on Thursday as presidential elections were taking place, the Ministry of Defence said Friday.

US warns Libya on treatment of Lockerbie bomber (AFP)

Posted: 21 Aug 2009 03:51 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 has warned Libya that its treatment of Megrahi would have a serious impact on ties with Washington, as Libya celebrated his return.(AFP/POOL/Danny Lawson)AFP - The United States has warned Libya that its treatment of freed Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi would have a serious impact on ties with Washington, as Libya celebrated his return.

British car production downturn slows (AFP)

Posted: 21 Aug 2009 03:46 AM PDT

A transporter loaded with Honda cars leaves the Honda car factory in Swindon, western England, in January. Car output fell 17.9 percent in July from a year earlier but the pace of decline eased due to the government's scrappage scheme, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said Friday.(AFP/File/Max Nash)AFP - British car output fell 17.9 percent in July from a year earlier but the pace of decline eased due to the government's scrappage scheme, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said Friday.

Scotland defends Lockerbie bomber release (AFP)

Posted: 21 Aug 2009 02:46 AM PDT

A handout picture obtained from Oya newspaper shows Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's son Seif al-Islam (R) raising the hand of freed Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi. The release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi was linked to trade deals with Britain, Seif al-Islam, the son of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, said in a interview broadcast Friday.(AFP/Oya Newspaper-HO/File)AFP - Scotland defended Friday its decision to release Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi, despite US fury heightened by the Libyan's welcome back home in Tripoli.

Domestic abuse victims to get greater protection (AFP)

Posted: 21 Aug 2009 02:25 AM PDT

Courts will have greater powers to protect victims of domestic abuse from next month, the Home Office has announced.(AFP/File/Fred Dufour)AFP - Courts will have greater powers to protect victims of domestic abuse from next month, the Home Office announced Friday.

Mandelson in hospital for routine operation (AFP)

Posted: 21 Aug 2009 01:58 AM PDT

Peter Mandelson at the Low Carbon Industrial Strategy event in central London in early March. Mandelson has been admitted to hospital for a routine operation to deal with a AFP - Business secretary Peter Mandelson was admitted to hospital on Friday for a routine operation to deal with a "benign condition of the prostate", a spokesman for his department said.

Lockerbie bomber's welcome 'deeply upsetting': Govt (AFP)

Posted: 21 Aug 2009 01:47 AM PDT

The cockpit of the Pan Am passenger plane that exploded over Lockerbie in 1988. A hero's welcome given to the Lockerbie bomber in Libya sparked fury in the United States and Britain which both warned Tripoli of serious diplomatic repercussions.(AFP/File/Letkey)AFP - The scenes of the Lockerbie bomber being welcomed home in Libya as a hero were "deeply upsetting, deeply distressing," Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Friday.

AA seeks ban on car-clamping by private firms (AFP)

Posted: 21 Aug 2009 01:34 AM PDT

A driver surveys his car after a parking clamp was placed on it. The AA slammed the behaviour of private car parking firms as AFP - The AA slammed the behaviour of private car parking firms as " shocking and unacceptable " on Friday before calling for a ban on the clamping of cars on private land.

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