2009年8月30日星期日

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

WW2 singer Vera Lynn returns to British album charts (AFP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2009 03:13 PM PDT

Dame Vera Lynn, pictured in 2005, the AFP - Dame Vera Lynn, the "sweetheart" of the armed forces during World War II, became on Sunday the oldest living artist to reach the top 20 of Britain's album charts, her record company said.

Govt denies oil deal link with Lockerbie bombing (AFP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2009 12:39 PM PDT

Britain's Justice Secretary Jack Straw, seen here in 2008. Britain denied on Sunday any link between trade with Libya and the Lockerbie bomber's release after a report suggested London was swayed by an oil deal into making him eligible for a prison transfer home.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - The government denied on Sunday any link between trade with Libya and the Lockerbie bomber's release after a report suggested London was swayed by an oil deal into making him eligible for a prison transfer home.

Lockerbie bomber release "linked to oil deal": report (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Aug 2009 07:46 AM PDT

Reuters - Britain agreed to include Lockerbie bomber Abdel Basset al-Megrahi in a prisoner transfer deal with Libya because of "overwhelming interests" shortly before an oil deal was sealed with Tripoli, a newspaper reported on Sunday.

Report: UK considered oil deal in Lockerbie case (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2009 06:56 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 - The British government allowed the Lockerbie bomber to be covered by a prisoner transfer agreement with Libya because that was in the "overwhelming interests of the United Kingdom" as a major oil deal was being negotiated, a newspaper reported Sunday.

British PM's Afghan visit highlights West concerns (AFP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2009 10:09 PM PDT

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, seen here in London on August 28. Brown has pledged to speed up the training of Afghan security forces and hinted more British troops could be sent to Afghanistan during a surprise visit, reports said.(AFP/Shaun Curry)AFP - A flying visit to Kabul by the British prime minister highlights the urgency among Western backers to shore up home support for their huge military and financial commitment to Afghanistan, analysts said.

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