2009年9月7日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

David backs British Open as battle of sexes looms (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 04:39 PM PDT

World number one Nicol David of Malaysia, seen here in 2008, has offered careful backing to the British Open, the sport's oldest tournament, as squash battles over declining prize money and sex equality.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - World number one Nicol David has offered careful backing to the British Open, the sport's oldest tournament, as squash battles over declining prize money and sex equality.

Last loyalist paramilitaries vow to give up arms in NIreland (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 04:20 PM PDT

A father and daughter walk past an Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) mural on the Shankhill Road, West Belfast in 2005. The last remaining loyalist paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland have pledged to decommission weapons within six months, a milestone on the road to peace after years of unrest, officials said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Cathy Mcarthur)AFP - The last remaining loyalist paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland have pledged to decommission weapons within six months, a milestone on the road to peace after years of unrest, officials said Tuesday.

British police charge 8th suspect in jewel heist (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 03:02 PM PDT

AP - Police say they have charged an eighth man in one of Britain's biggest heists.

Traffic congestion plunges thanks to recession (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 02:59 PM PDT

Cars drive the Park Lane in central London. Congestion in Britain has dropped by almost a third in the last two years as motorists struggle through the worst recession in decades, according to research released Monday.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Congestion in Britain has dropped by almost a third in the last two years as motorists struggle through the worst recession in decades, according to research released Monday.

UK court convicts 3 of plot to blow up airliners (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 01:21 PM PDT

This is a 3-pic combo made from undated London Metropolitan Police photos, showing Abdulla Ahmed Ali, left; Assad Sarwar, centre, and Tanvir Hussain, right, who were convicted Monday, Sept. 7, 2009, of conspiring to kill thousands of civilians by blowing up trans-Atlantic flights in mid-air with liquid explosives disguised as soft drinks. A jury at a London courthouse found Abdulla Ahmed Ali, 28, Assad Sarwar, 29, and Tanvir Hussain, 28, guilty of conspiracy to murder by detonating explosives on aircraft. The trial started in February. The jury found that they were the ringleaders of a conspiracy to carry out the biggest terrorist attack since 9/11. (AP Photo/Metropolitan Police/PA)AP - Three British Muslims were convicted Monday of plotting to murder thousands by downing at least seven airliners bound for the U.S. and Canada in what was intended as the largest terrorist attack since Sept. 11.

Libya rules out payments to IRA victims' families (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 12:20 PM PDT

Reuters - Libya will fight any claims for compensation by the families of people killed by Irish republican bombs they say were made using Libyan-supplied explosives, the son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said.

Britain to back IRA victims' lawsuit against Libya (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 12:18 PM PDT

Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's son Seif al-Islam (right) holds hands with freed Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi in late August 2009. Libya will resist demands for compensation over attacks by Irish paramilitary group the IRA, Islam said as the fall-out from the Lockerbie bomber's release rumbles on.(AFP/File)AP - Britain's sudden decision to support a lawsuit against Libya by Irish Republican Army victims raised hopes Monday that thousands maimed or bereaved by IRA bombs might one day receive compensation.

Three British men guilty of airline bomb plot (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 12:07 PM PDT

Abdulla Ahmed Ali, Assad Sarwar and Tanvir Hussain are seen in this undated handout photo. The three Britons were found guilty on Monday of plotting to kill thousands of people by blowing up transatlantic airliners bound for North America, in mid-flight suicide attacks using bombs made from liquid explosives. REUTERS/Metropolitan Police/HandoutReuters - Three Britons were found guilty on Monday of plotting to kill thousands by blowing up transatlantic airliners bound for North America in mid-flight suicide attacks using bombs made from liquid explosives.

Three guilty of transatlantic jet bombing plot (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 11:31 AM PDT

(L-R)Uundated handout photos from Britain's Metropolitan Police show Abdulla Ahmed Ali, Assad Sarwar and Tanvir Hussain. The three men have been found guilty in connection with a plot to blow up transatlantic airliners using liquid explosives in 2006.(AFP/MP-HO/File)AFP - A court found three men guilty Monday of plotting to blow up at least seven transatlantic airliners using liquid explosives, in what would have been a "terrorist event of global proportions".

UK child abuse detective guilty of sex with teen (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 11:20 AM PDT

AP - A former British child abuse detective pleaded guilty Monday to having sex with a 15-year-old girl whose family he had befriended during an investigation.

Attack of 'global proportions' averted: prosecutors (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 10:57 AM PDT

(L-R)Uundated handout photos from Britain's Metropolitan Police show Abdulla Ahmed Ali, Assad Sarwar and Tanvir Hussain. The three men have been found guilty in connection with a plot to blow up transatlantic airliners using liquid explosives in 2006.(AFP/MP-HO/File)AFP - The three men convicted of plotting to bring down transatlantic airliners in 2006 planned a "terrorist event of global proportions," Crown prosecutors said Monday.

Britain releases terror suspect from house arrest (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 10:41 AM PDT

AP - Britain's government released a man from a house arrest program only weeks before it would have been forced to disclose intelligence to justify his detention, his lawyer said Monday.

Giant statues reveal red hat secrets: study (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 10:41 AM PDT

Huge statues, in the hillside of the Rano Raraku volcano in Easter Island, 3700 km off the coast of Chile, seen here in 2005. British archaeologists said Monday they believe they have solved the ancient mystery of how the giant stone statues on Easter Island acquired distinctive red hats.(AFP/File/Martin Bernetti)AFP - British archaeologists said Monday they believe they have solved the ancient mystery of how the giant stone statues on Easter Island acquired distinctive red hats.

Kraft Foods launches Cadbury takeover bid (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 09:56 AM PDT

Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate bars are pictured at the Cadbury World tourist attraction in Birmingham. US snacks company Kraft Foods has launched a 10.2 billion pound bid for rival Cadbury, with traders expecting the price to run higher as takeover activity returns to the markets.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - US food giant Kraft Foods launched a 10.2-billion-pound bid for rival Cadbury on Monday, an offer spurned by the British group as takeover activity appeared to be returning to the market.

British minister to make first-ever Tibet trip (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 08:50 AM PDT

Minister Ivan Lewis in the EU headquarters, Brussels, 2005. Lewis will visit Tibet this week as part of a fact-finding mission to China, the first such trip by a British minister, his office said.(AFP/File/Thierry Monasse)AFP - Foreign Office minister Ivan Lewis will visit Tibet this week as part of a fact-finding mission to China, the first such trip by a British minister, his office said on Monday.

Minister to make first ever Tibet trip: official (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 08:20 AM PDT

Minister Ivan Lewis in the EU headquarters, Brussels, 2005. Lewis will visit Tibet this week as part of a fact-finding mission to China, the first such trip by a British minister, his office said.(AFP/File/Thierry Monasse)AFP - Foreign Office minister Ivan Lewis will visit Tibet this week as part of a fact-finding mission to China, the first such trip by a British minister, his office said Monday.

Libya to resist compensation claims by IRA victims (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 07:35 AM PDT

Seif al-Islam, the influential son of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, is seen here in 2007. Libya will resist demands for compensation over attacks by Irish paramilitary group the IRA, Islam said as the fall-out from the Lockerbie bomber's release rumbles on.(AFP/File/Mahmud Turkia)AFP - Libya will resist demands for compensation over attacks by Irish paramilitary group the IRA, Moamer Kadhafi's influential son said Monday as the fall-out from the Lockerbie bomber's release rumbles on.

Man remanded in custody over jewellery robbery (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 06:56 AM PDT

A security guard stands outside the Graff jewellery showroom on New Bond Street in London. Aman Kassaye, 24, was remanded in custody charged with attempted murder in connection with a 40-million-pound jewellery heist.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - A man was remanded in custody on Monday charged with attempted murder in connection with a 40-million-pound jewellery heist.

UK opposition seeks US ties on defense projects (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 06:36 AM PDT

AP - Britain's main opposition party says it intends to work more closely with the U.S. on defense projects if it wins the next national election.

Top 'terrorist suspect' freed: report (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 06:15 AM PDT

The Houses of Parliament in London. The government has released a man it considers a top dangerous terrorist suspect from virtual house arrest, possibly to avoid disclosing secret evidence against him, a report in The Times said.(AFP/File/John D Mchugh)AFP - The government has released a man it considers a top terrorist suspect from virtual house arrest, possibly to avoid disclosing secret evidence against him, a report said Monday.

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