2009年8月25日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

PM 'repulsed' by Lockerbie bomber's welcome home (AFP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2009 01:13 PM PDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown, seen here on July 2009, said he was AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Tuesday he was "angry" and "repulsed" at Libya's welcome home for the Lockerbie bomber, as he finally broke his silence on the controversy.

The Who's Pete Townshend at work on new musical (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2009 10:12 AM PDT

AP - Pete Townshend once wrote "I hope I die before I get old."

UK, Israel warn Iran over nuclear program (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Aug 2009 09:53 AM PDT

Reuters - Britain and Israel warned Iran on Tuesday that it faced tougher international sanctions if it failed to cooperate on its disputed nuclear program.

British PM upbeat after talks with Israel's PM (AFP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2009 08:57 AM PDT

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (right) meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside 10 Downing Street in London. Brown has urged Netanyahu to freeze settlement building, but said he was AFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown urged visiting Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu to freeze settlement building Tuesday, but said he was "increasingly confident" of progress on Mideast peace.

Cairn Energy delivers on promise to pump India oil (AFP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2009 08:54 AM PDT

Cairn Energy chairman Bill Gammell. Cairn Energy will this week finally deliver on a promise to pump oil in India after a quest begun by the Scottish exploration group in the 1990s, it announced, while next up is Greenland.(AFP/HO/File/AFP)AFP - Cairn Energy will this week finally deliver on a promise to pump oil in India after a quest begun by the Scottish exploration group in the 1990s, it announced on Tuesday, while next up is Greenland.

UK's Brown condemns welcome for Libyan bomber (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Aug 2009 08:35 AM PDT

Reuters - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Tuesday he was "angry and repulsed" by the rapturous reception given to Lockerbie bomber Abdel Basset al-Megrahi on his return to Tripoli in Libya last week.

UK says illegal downloaders may lose Web access (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2009 08:29 AM PDT

AP - People who repeatedly download copyrighted films and music could have their Internet connection cut off under proposed laws to tackle illegal file-sharing unveiled by the British government on Tuesday.

UK Chinook choppers languish after software error (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2009 07:10 AM PDT

AP - A batch of high-tech military helicopters has been out of service for eight years in one of the British military's costliest procurement blunders.

Govt threatens to cut Internet for online pirates (AFP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2009 06:43 AM PDT

A man uses a computer. The government said hardcore online pirates who illegally swap and download copyrighted films and music could have their Internet connection cut off.(AFP/File)AFP - The government said hardcore online pirates who illegally swap and download copyrighted films and music could have their Internet connection cut off, in proposals announced on Tuesday.

British bank Lloyds to axe another 200 jobs (AFP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2009 04:49 AM PDT

State-rescued Lloyds Banking Group said it would cut 200 more positions, bringing the toll to around 7,500 job losses since the start of the year.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Britain's state-rescued Lloyds Banking Group on Tuesday said it would cut 200 more positions, bringing the toll to around 7,500 job losses since the start of the year.

Pressure mounts on Brown over Lockerbie release (AFP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2009 01:29 AM PDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown, seen here on July 2009, said he was AFP - Pressure mounted on Prime Minister Gordon Brown Tuesday to express his views on the release of the Lockerbie bomber from jail last week.

Govt in costly decision over helicopters (AFP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2009 12:27 AM PDT

British soldiers board a helicopter in Helmand province. A report said that new military helicopters were mothballed instead of used in the Afghan conflict because of a government decision to save money over software for the aircraft.(AFP/File/Abdul Malek)AFP - New military helicopters were mothballed instead of used in the Afghan conflict because of a government decision to save money over software for the aircraft, a report said on Tuesday.

British, Israeli PMs to meet amid Mideast peace drive (AFP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2009 08:06 PM PDT

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (right) meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside 10 Downing Street in London. Brown has urged Netanyahu to freeze settlement building, but said he was AFP - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet his British counterpart Gordon Brown on Tuesday as efforts gain pace to relaunch the dormant Middle East peace talks within weeks.

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