2009年9月3日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Brown says UK troops stay in Afghanistan for now (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2009 04:02 PM PDT

An Afghan policeman tries to secure the area as smoke form a suicide attack is seen in Kabul August 18, 2009. A suicide car bomber attacked a convoy of foreign troops on a major road in the east of the Afghan capital on Tuesday, two days before presidential elections, police and witnesses said. A Reuters reporter saw thick black smoke rising from the area and police rushing what appeared to be two badly wounded people from the scene of the attack, on the road linking Kabul with the eastern city of Jalalabad. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood (AFGHANISTAN CONFLICT IMAGES OF THE DAY ELECTIONS POLITICS)AP - Britain's military will stay in Afghanistan until it can look after its own security, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Friday, dismissing a call from one of his government's defense aides to begin planning a pullout from the country.

Key aide to defence minister quits over Afghan conflict (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2009 03:03 PM PDT

Eric Joyce, the parliamentary private secretary to Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth, seen here in June 2009, resigned Thursday over the war in Afghanistan, and launched an attack on Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government's handling of the conflict.(AFP/File/John Thys)AFP - A key aide to the defence secretary resigned Thursday over the war in Afghanistan, and launched an attack on Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government's handling of the conflict.

Two young brothers admit 'horror' attacks on boys (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2009 02:19 PM PDT

Two brothers aged 12 and 10 admitted Thursday carrying out a brutal attack in a village on two young boys who were beaten and tortured, while one had a sink dropped on his head. The brothers pleaded guilty in court to grievous bodily harm over the AFP - Two brothers aged 12 and 10 admitted Thursday carrying out a brutal attack in a village on two young boys who were beaten and tortured, while one had a sink dropped on his head.

Scottish national party to press for independence (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2009 02:05 PM PDT

Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond, left, gestures at Justice Secretary Kenny McAskill during First Minister's Questions in the Scottish Parliament, in Edinburgh, Scotland, Thursday Sept. 3, 2009. The session was was dominated by the controversial decision to release Libyan Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi.(AP Photo/Andrew Milligan-pa)AP - Scotland's separatist government said Thursday that it would push for a referendum on independence from the United Kingdom next year — a proposal unlikely to go far because the nationalists are outnumbered in Scotland's parliament.

Britain confirms identity of dead hostage in Iraq (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2009 01:22 PM PDT

Iraq's President Jalal Talabani (R) talks to Jordan's Prime Minister Nader Dahabi during the latter's visit to Sulaimaniya, 260 km (162 miles) northeast of Baghdad, September 3, 2009. REUTERS/Iraqi Government/Handout (IRAQ CONFLICT POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNSAP - A British hostage discovered dead in Iraq has been identified as a security contractor abducted by militants in 2007, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Thursday.

Body handed over in Iraq confirmed as British hostage (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Sep 2009 11:18 AM PDT

Iraq's President Jalal Talabani (R) talks to Jordan's Prime Minister Nader Dahabi during the latter's visit to Sulaimaniya, 260 km (162 miles) northeast of Baghdad, September 3, 2009. REUTERS/Iraqi Government/Handout (IRAQ CONFLICT POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNSReuters - British experts have identified a body handed over in Baghdad as security guard Alec MacLachlan, one of five British hostages seized in 2007, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Thursday.

Brown names dead hostage handed over in Iraq (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2009 11:00 AM PDT

A security man guards the entrance of the British Embassy in Baghdad in 2007. The relatives of British hostages kidnapped in Baghdad waited anxiously to discover the identity of a body received by Iraqi authorities.(AFP/Pool/File/Khalid Mohammed)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Thursday named a dead hostage whose body was handed over in Baghdad this week as Alec MacLachlan, one of five Britons kidnapped in Iraq in 2007.

UK's National Express gets sweetened takeover bid (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2009 10:32 AM PDT

AP - The partners bidding to take over National Express Group PLC on Thursday tabled a final indicative offer that values the bus and train operator at 765 million pounds ($1.25 billion).

Trial told UK teen sought explosives for massacre (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2009 09:04 AM PDT

AP - A teenager accused of plotting a Columbine-inspired school massacre tried to obtain an ingredient for a homemade bomb, a witness told the teen's trial Thursday.

UK doctors question treatment of terminally ill (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2009 08:04 AM PDT

AP - A group of senior British doctors expressed concern Thursday about the treatment of the terminally ill, saying some people are dying prematurely because of guidelines for dealing with patients in their final hours.

BMW to boost Mini production (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2009 06:24 AM PDT

New unregistered Mini vehicles are parked at the BMW Mini car plant in Cowley, February 2009. The government said that German automaker BMW plans to build new models of the iconic Mini in Britain, in a major boost for the country's ailing car making industry.(AFP/File/Max Nash)AFP - German automaker BMW plans to build new models of the iconic Mini in Britain, in a major boost for the country's ailing car making industry, the government said.

Music videos return to YouTube after licensing deal (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2009 05:09 AM PDT

YouTube viewers in Britain will again be able to watch official music videos after the website entered into a royalties deal, bringing an end to a six-month dispute.(AFP/File/Samantha Sin)AFP - YouTube viewers in Britain will again be able to watch official music videos after the website entered into a royalties deal, bringing an end to a six-month dispute.

Newborn babies' remains found in house (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2009 04:07 AM PDT

Police said that the remains of three newborn babies believed to have died in the 1980s have been found in a house.(AFP/File/Odd Andersen)AFP - The remains of three newborn babies believed to have died in the 1980s have been found in a house, police said on Thursday.

YouTube resolves UK dispute on music royalties (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2009 02:32 AM PDT

AP - YouTube and Britain's performing rights society have reached an agreement on royalties which will end a boycott of the popular Internet video site.

Bodies of three babies found in house (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2009 01:46 AM PDT

Police said that the remains of three newborn babies believed to have died in the 1980s have been found in a house.(AFP/File/Odd Andersen)AFP - The remains of three newborn babies have been discovered at a house in Merseyside, the police said on Thursday.

Govt denies 'double-dealing' over Lockerbie bomber (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2009 12:14 AM PDT

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown answers questions at the launch of the Backing Young Britain initiative at St. Andrews Stadium, in Birmingham. Britain denied Wednesday any AFP - The government denied any "double-dealing" with oil-rich Libya over the release of the Lockerbie bomber but admitted it had not wanted the former Libyan agent to die in a Scottish prison.

British soldier killed in Afghanistan blast (AFP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2009 11:18 PM PDT

File photo shows British soldiers on top of an armoured vehicle at Camp Bastion in Helmand Province. A British soldier was killed in a bomb attack in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said Thursday, bringing the death toll of British troops serving there since 2001 to 211.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)AFP - A British soldier was killed in a bomb attack in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said Thursday, bringing the death toll of British troops serving there since 2001 to 211.

UK finance minister's warning ahead of G20 (AFP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2009 11:50 PM PDT

File photo shows brokers trading at a finance centre in London. Britain's finance minister warned Thursday international complacency risks plunging the world economy into a double-dip recession, in a stark message ahead of a G20 finance ministers' meeting.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Britain's finance minister warned Thursday international complacency risks plunging the world economy into a double-dip recession, in a stark message ahead of a G20 finance ministers' meeting.

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