2009年9月9日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Stephen Farrell's Release: Questions About British Raid (Time.com)

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 03:20 PM PDT

A New York Times photo shows reporter Stephen Farrell in Iraq in 2007. NATO commandos have rescued a New York Times reporter held by the Taliban in Afghanistan in an airborne raid that left his Afghan colleague, two civilians and a British soldier dead, officials said.(AFP/HO/File/Marko Georgiev)Time.com - New York Times reporter Stephen Farrell was rescued from Taliban capture. But his Afghan translator, Sultan Munadi, was killed. Did the British military jump the gun?

Beatlemania returns with rollout of CD, video game (AP)

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 02:26 PM PDT

Alan Harrington, who queued from 3 am to be the first customer, reacts at a HMV store in London, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, where The Beatles remastered albums and the game 'The Beatles: Rock Band' was launched. (AP Photo/Akira Suemori)AP - Beatlemania is back with the rollout Wednesday of the Fab Four's remastered CDs and first-ever video game, reaching out to a whole new generation decades after their parents — and even grandparents — first succumbed.

Medics suspended for joining 'lying down' craze (AFP)

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 11:03 AM PDT

Seven hospital staff were suspended Wednesday for allegedly playing the AFP - Seven hospital staff were suspended Wednesday for allegedly playing the "lying down game" -- an Internet craze where people photograph themselves face down in odd places -- while on duty.

UK pardons fan convicted of attempted murder (AP)

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 09:57 AM PDT

Liverpool football supporter Michael Shields gestures, following his release from prison by the British government after being convicted of attempted murder in Bulgaria, Liverpool, England, Wednesday Sept. 9, 2009. British football fan convicted of attempted murder in Bulgaria was pardoned Wednesday by the British government. Justice Secretary Jack Straw said he pardoned Shields after new evidence 'profoundly changed the credibility of the various accounts of what actually happened in this case.' (AP Photo/Jon Super)AP - Britain on Wednesday pardoned an English soccer fan who spent four years in prison for attempted murder in Bulgaria, saying another man had confessed to the crime.

Portugal orders sales ban on 'Maddie' book (AFP)

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 09:15 AM PDT

A Portuguese court on Wednesday banned sales of a former police officer's book on the disappearance of girl Madeleine McCann, seen here in a 2007 family handouther parents' lawyer said.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - A Portuguese court on Wednesday banned sales of a former police officer's book on the disappearance of girl Madeleine McCann, her parents' lawyer said.

Liverpool fan freed after pardon for Bulgaria attack (AFP)

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 08:48 AM PDT

Liverpool fan Michael Shields waves as he leaves with his mother from Thorn Cross Young Offenders Institute in Warrington. The fan jailed for 15 years in Bulgaria for the attempted murder of a barman was pardoned and freed from jail, after serving four years in Britain.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - A Liverpool football fan jailed for 15 years in Bulgaria for the attempted murder of a barman was pardoned on Wednesday and walked free, describing the last four years as a "living hell."

Iranian exiles vent fury at US over Iraq attacks (AP)

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 08:03 AM PDT

AP - Iranian exiles camped outside the American Embassy in London say they've been on hunger strike for weeks to push the United States to protect their compatriots in Iraq.

FTSE tops 5,000 points, best since October (AFP)

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 07:52 AM PDT

Businessmen walk in front of an electronic display showing share prices in Canary Wharf business district in east London, 2007. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of leading shares climbed above 5,000 points for the first in 11 months as the global economy shows signs of improvement.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of leading shares climbed above 5,000 points for the first in 11 months on Wednesday as the global economy showed signs of improvement.

Clooney times 3 in London Film Festival lineup (AP)

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 07:38 AM PDT

US actor George Clooney and Italian actress Elisabetta Canalis arrive for thr screening of the film ' The Men Who Stare at Goats ' at the 66th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)AP - This year's London Film Festival is big on British talent, international auteurs — and George Clooney.

Brazilian oil field holds 1.1-2 bln barrels: BG (AFP)

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 04:52 AM PDT

An gas production platform. British energy producer BG Group said that an oil and gas field it helped to discover off the coast of Brazil holds between 1.1 and 2.0 billion barrels.(AFP/File)AFP - British energy producer BG Group on Wednesday said that an oil and gas field it helped to discover off the coast of Brazil holds between 1.1 and 2.0 billion barrels.

Bush, Arnie top English gobbledegook poll (AFP)

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 04:17 AM PDT

Former US president George W. Bush topped a poll of the worst examples of mangled English, followed closely by Arnold Schwarzenegger, seen here, and Donald Rumsfeld.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AFP - Former US president George W. Bush topped a poll of the worst examples of mangled English released Wednesday, followed closely by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Donald Rumsfeld.

Charity calls for 'mock muggings' (AFP)

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 03:40 AM PDT

Mock muggings should be staged across the country to find out the willingness of passers-by to intervene and report crimes, a charity suggested(AFP/File/Odd Andersen)AFP - Mock muggings should be staged across the country to find out the willingness of passers-by to intervene and report crimes, a charity suggested Wednesday.

Capping of plane emissions 'vital' (AFP)

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 03:37 AM PDT

A British Airways aircraft speeds down the runway during take-off at Heathrow Airport, west of London, 2007. The government's official climate change advisors have warned that the country may have to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90 percent by 2050 to accommodate the continued growth of the aviation industry.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - The government's official climate change advisors warned Wednesday that the country may have to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90 percent by 2050 to accommodate the continued growth of the aviation industry.

Another financial crisis inevitable: Greenspan (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 02:26 AM PDT

Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan testifies before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington October 23, 2008. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - Another global financial crisis is inevitable because human nature always reverts to "speculative excesses" during a period of sustained prosperity, former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said.

Trade deficit at £6.5 bln: official data (AFP)

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 02:24 AM PDT

Boats sail past the British registered P&0 Ned Lloyd Shackleton in the Solent off the Isle of Wight. The country's trade-in-goods deficit stood at 6.5 billion pounds in July, unchanged from the level in June, official data has shown.(AFP/File/Gerry Penny)AFP - The country's trade-in-goods deficit stood at 6.5 billion pounds in July, unchanged from the level in June, official data showed on Wednesday.

Threat to country's credit rating reduces: report (AFP)

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 12:03 AM PDT

Builders work on a construction site in central London. Hopes that the country is heading out of recession were fuelled by a raft of positive new economic data, although doubts remain over how quickly the country will return to growth.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Moody's is set Wednesday to preserve the country's top 'AAA' credit rating amid signs from political parties on the need to cut public spending to help the recession-hit economy, a report said.

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