2009年9月5日星期六

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

UK anti-Islamic extremism protest turns violent (AP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2009 03:12 PM PDT

AP - A rally against Islamic extremism in the ethnically mixed English city of Birmingham turned violent Saturday as protesters clashed with counter-demonstrators. Police reported more than 30 arrests.

Attempted murder charge for UK jewel heist suspect (AP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2009 02:04 PM PDT

AP - British police charged a man with attempted murder Saturday in connection with a $65 million jewelry robbery in London last month.

Violence flares at anti-Islamic extremism protest (AFP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2009 01:36 PM PDT

A protestor is moved by police officers during a demonstration organised by the English Defence League after they clashed with anti-fascists protestors in Birmingham. Police arrested more than 30 people Saturday after violence broke out at the protest.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - Police arrested more than 30 men Saturday after violence broke out at a protest against Islamic extremism in Birmingham.

Seventh man charged over jewellery robbery (AFP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2009 01:23 PM PDT

A woman walks past the Graff jewellery showroom on New Bond Street in central London, in August 2009. A seventh man was charged Saturday in connection with what is believed to be Britain's biggest jewellery heist, worth 40 million pounds, police said.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - A seventh man was charged Saturday in connection with what is believed to be Britain's biggest jewellery heist, worth 40 million pounds, police said.

UK official says oil was part of Lockerbie talks (AP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2009 10:59 AM PDT

Released Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, is seen in a hospital bed in Tripoli Sunday Aug. 30, 2009 in this image taken from TV from footage by Britain's Channel 4 News. Libyan Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Mohammed Siala, said Monday Aug. 31, 2009 that Abdel Baset al-Megrahi was in the hospital and described him as a 'dying man.' His comments came after Britain's Channel 4 television Sunday night showed footage of the 57-year-old al-Megrahi in a Tripoli hospital bed propped up by pillows and wearing an oxygen mask. (AP Photo/Channel 4 News, via APTN)AP - Trade and oil considerations played a major role in the decision to include the Lockerbie bomber in a prisoner transfer agreement between Britain and Libya, a senior British official said in an interview published Saturday.

Goody's widower charged with rape (AFP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2009 07:58 AM PDT

Jack Tweed, seen here on March 2009, appeared in court charged with rape(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Jack Tweed, the bereaved husband of late reality television star Jade Goody, appeared in court Saturday charged with rape.

Billy Liar author Waterhouse dies (AFP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2009 05:03 AM PDT

AFP - Prolific author, journalist and playwright Keith Waterhouse has died at the age of of 80, a spokesman said.

Ashdown asks whether Afghanistan war can be won (AFP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2009 04:57 AM PDT

British soldiers from the International Security Assistance Force take position during a patrol in Kabul, 2006. The former high representative in Bosnia said that the government needs to ask whether the war in Afghanistan can still be won.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)AFP - The government needs to ask whether the war in Afghanistan can still be won, the former high representative in Bosnia said Saturday.

G-20 to maintain economic stimulus measures (AP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2009 08:32 AM PDT

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner arrives for the G20 finance Minister's summit at the Treasury in Westminster, London, Saturday Sept. 5, 2009. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown called on Group of 20 leaders to make a strong and clear commitment to continued efforts to boost global growth, saying Saturday that the world economy is at a 'critical juncture.' Addressing finance officials from the G-20 rich and developing countries at the start of their talks here, Brown warned against 'complacency or overconfidence' in the face of mounting signs of at least a modest economic upturn. (AP Photo/Dominic Lipinski, Pool)AP - Top finance officials from rich and developing countries on Saturday pledged to maintain stimulus measures to boost the global economy, warning that the fledging recovery that provided the backdrop to their meeting is by no means assured.

Minister admits trade role in Lockerbie talks (AFP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2009 07:21 PM PDT

Libyan newspapers carry front-page stories on freed Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi's return to Libya are displayed at a stall in Tripoli August 22. Trade deals with Libya played a AFP - Trade deals with Libya played a "very big part" in the government's decision to include the Lockerbie bomber in a prisoner transfer deal with Tripoli, a government minister acknowledged in an interview Saturday.

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