2009年8月28日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Noel Gallagher says quitting British rock group Oasis (AFP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT

Noel (L) Gallagher and Liam Gallagher members of the British rock band AFP - Lead guitarist Noel Gallagher said Friday he was quitting British rock group Oasis because he can no longer work with his brother Liam.

Noel Gallagher says he's quitting Oasis (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 03:50 PM PDT

AP - Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher says he's leaving the British pop band because he can't work "a day longer" with his brother Liam.

Brits booze even more while on holiday (AFP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 01:07 PM PDT

A group of drinkers sing a toast at a festival in London. Britons booze even more on holiday, consuming the equivalent of eight pints of beer a day while sunning themselves or otherwise relaxing abroad, a study said Friday.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Famously binge-drinking Britons booze even more on holiday, consuming the equivalent of eight pints of beer a day while sunning themselves or otherwise relaxing abroad, a study said Friday.

Scots divided over release of Lockerbie bomber (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 11:48 AM PDT

Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's son Seif al-Islam (right) holds hands with freed Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi in Tripoli, August 20. There is no reason to be angry about the release of the Lockerbie bomber, Kadhafi's son said, calling for improved business and trade ties with the oil-rich country.(AFP/File)Reuters - Scots are divided over the decision to free the Lockerbie bomber on humanitarian grounds, a poll by Ipsos MORI Scotland for Thomson Reuters showed.

Poll: Scots believe Lockerbie bomber release wrong (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 10:21 AM PDT

In this photo taken Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009, Libyan Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, who was found guilty of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, left, and son of the Libyan leader Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, right, gesture on his arrival at an airport in Tripoli, Libya. Britain has condemned the 'upsetting' scenes of jubilation in Tripoli at the return of Abdel Baset al-Megrahi and considered canceling a royal visit to Libya as a sign of displeasure. (AP Photo)AP - A majority of Scots believe their government's decision to release Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi last week was wrong, a poll released Friday suggests.

Eurostar welcomes 100 millionth passenger (AFP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 09:07 AM PDT

Eurostar has unveiled the 100 millionth passenger to use its cross-Channel train service. Next year the high-speed line faces on-rail competition on its routes between London and Brussels and Paris, in accordance with EU competition legislation. Duration: 01:15.(AFPTV)AFP - Eurostar on Friday welcomed its 100 millionth passenger on the 15-year-old high-speed rail service linking London with Paris and Brussels.

Lockerbie is history, let's do business: Kadhafi son (AFP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 08:48 AM PDT

Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's son Seif al-Islam (right) holds hands with freed Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi in Tripoli, August 20. There is no reason to be angry about the release of the Lockerbie bomber, Kadhafi's son said, calling for improved business and trade ties with the oil-rich country.(AFP/File)AFP - There is no reason to be angry about the release of the Lockerbie bomber, Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's son said Friday, calling for improved business and trade ties with the oil-rich country.

Britain pledges $1 billion to help Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 07:19 AM PDT

Reuters - Britain will commit 665 million pounds ($1.08 billion) in aid to help Pakistan stabilize its violent border areas and tackle the underlying causes of extremism, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Friday.

Pakistan urges govt to step up terror fight (AFP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 07:07 AM PDT

A Pakistani mans a checkpost in the Khyber tribal region near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in 2008. A Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik has pressed the government to do more to help the fight against violent Islamic extremism, as the two countries' leaders held talks in London.(AFP/File/Tariq Mahmood)AFP - Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Friday pressed the government to do more to help the fight against violent Islamic extremism, as the two countries' leaders held talks Friday in London.

Britain names Gen. David Richards new army chief (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 04:42 AM PDT

AP - A senior military commander who predicted Britain's mission in Afghanistan could last up to 40 years was formally appointed Friday as the head of the country's army.

Britain's population tops 61 million for 1st time (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 04:34 AM PDT

AP - Britain's population took its biggest jump in almost half a century last year, as a baby boom made new births rather than immigration the main contributor to growth for the first time in a decade.

Recession eases, sparking recovery hopes (AFP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 04:08 AM PDT

A construction site in central London. The recession-hit economy contracted by a better-than-expected 0.7 percent in the second quarter of 2009 compared with the first three months of the year, revised official data showed(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - The economic downturn eased in the second quarter, official data showed Friday, boosting hopes that the country may soon follow France and Germany out of recession.

European stocks rally as British recession eases (AFP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 03:59 AM PDT

The trading hall of German stock exchange in Franfurt. European equities rallied on Friday, boosted by strong gains on Wall Street as investors digested news that the British recession was not as deep as expected in the second quarter.(AFP/DDP/File/Thomas Lohnes)AFP - European equities rallied on Friday, boosted by strong gains on Wall Street as investors digested news that the British recession was not as deep as expected in the second quarter.

Stab victim 'innocent family man' - London police (AFP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 02:34 AM PDT

Police officers arrange barriers in London in April. The football fan stabbed amid violent clashes at an English League Cup match in midweek was an innocent family man who was chased through the streets and brutally knifed, London police said.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - The football fan stabbed amid violent clashes at an English League Cup match in midweek was an innocent family man who was chased through the streets and brutally knifed, London police said Friday.

So long, farewell: Musical has youths heading home (AFP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 02:20 AM PDT

A sign for The Sound of Music 40th Anniversary Special Edition DVD at The Tavern on the Green in New York City, 2005. The Sound of Music may have brought joy to audiences for decades but now hits from the classic musical are being used to shepherd home unimpressed Scottish youths(AFP/Getty Images/File/Paul Hawthorne)AFP - The Sound of Music may have brought joy to audiences for decades but now hits from the classic musical are being used to shepherd home unimpressed Scottish youths, it was reported Friday.

More parents paying lawyers to help secure school places (AFP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 02:14 AM PDT

Parents worried about getting children into their preferred state school are increasingly likely to pay for legal advice.(AFP/File/Patrick Valasseris)AFP - Parents worried about getting children into their preferred state school are increasingly likely to pay for legal advice, the BBC reported Friday.

Gaddafi son says time to move on from Lockerbie (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 01:01 AM PDT

Saif al-Islam, son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, attends a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos in this January 30, 2009 file photo. He called for closer business ties with Britain, saying it is time to move on from the argument about the decision to free the Lockerbie bomber. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/FilesReuters - The reformist son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has called for closer business ties with Britain, saying it is time to move on from the argument about the decision to free the Lockerbie bomber.

Boy, 7, passes GCSE: reports (AFP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 12:14 AM PDT

A student looks for his exam results. A seven-year-old boy was celebrating after passing a maths exam normally undertaken by students more than twice his age, reports said(AFP/File/Frederick Florin)AFP - A seven-year-old boy was celebrating after passing a maths GCSE exam normally undertaken by students more than twice his age, reports said Friday.

Many think Lockerbie bomber release about oil: poll (AFP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2009 09:47 PM PDT

Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's son Seif al-Islam (right) holds hands with freed Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi in Tripoli, August 20. There is no reason to be angry about the release of the Lockerbie bomber, Kadhafi's son said, calling for improved business and trade ties with the oil-rich country.(AFP/File)AFP - Many Britons suspect the release of the Lockerbie bomber last week was connected to Britain's oil interests in Libya, an opinion poll released Friday said.

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