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US paid reward to Lockerbie witness: legal papers (AFP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 05:51 PM PDT

Freed Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi is seen here during a meeting with an African delegation at a hospital in Tripoli, on September 9. In new documents published on Friday by al-Megrahi, he claims that a key witness in his conviction was secretly paid up to $2 mln in a deal approved by the US government.(AFP/File/Mahmud Turkia)AFP - A key witness in the conviction of the Lockerbie bomber was secretly paid up to two million dollars (1.4 million euros) in a deal approved by the US government, according to legal papers.

British broadcasters propose US-style TV debates (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 01:21 PM PDT

AP - A coalition of broadcasters called Friday for pre-election debates between Britain's top three politicians, putting pressure on Prime Minister Gordon Brown to face his challengers in an unprecedented U.S.-style television showdown.

US, British troops killed in Afghanistan attacks (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 11:51 AM PDT

Members of Afghan fire brigade try to extinguish an oil tanker set on fire by Taliban militants in Kunduz, Afghanistan, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. Two international troops — one American and one British — were killed in separate clashes in Afghanistan following a month that witnessed a drop in deaths among the international force, military officials said Friday. (AP Photo)AP - A suicide bomber struck a U.S. convoy in southern Afghanistan on Friday, killing two American soldiers, and military officials announced the deaths of two other international troopers — one American and one Briton — the day before.

London Evening Standard to become free sheet (AFP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 10:36 AM PDT

London's Evening Standard newspaper will become a freesheet this month after 182 years as a paid-for title as its new Russian owners seek to boost circulation in a tough market.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - London's Evening Standard announced Friday it is to become a free newspaper after 182 years as a paid-for title, in a bold move by its Russian owners in a tough and volatile global media market.

Sikh cop gets damages after order to remove turban (AFP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 07:07 AM PDT

A Sikh policeman was awarded 10,000 pounds in compensation by a tribunal after bosses ordered him to remove his turban for riot training.(AFP/File/Odd Andersen)AFP - A Sikh policeman was awarded 10,000 pounds in compensation by a tribunal on Friday after bosses ordered him to remove his turban for riot training.

EDF announces sale of British electricity grid (AFP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 04:45 AM PDT

French electricity giant EDF has put on sale its electricity distribution network in Britain with the aim of raising more than 4.0 billion euros ($5.8 billion) to reduce debt.(AFP/File/Bertrand Guay)AFP - French state electricity giant EDF said on Friday it had put on sale its electricity distribution network in Britain with the aim of raising more than 4.0 billion euros (5.8 billion dollars) to reduce debt.

Cameron plans Afghan 'war cabinet' (AFP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 03:10 AM PDT

Opposition leader David Cameron, seen here in May 2009, said he would set up a AFP - Opposition leader David Cameron said on Friday he would set up a "war cabinet" for the Afghan conflict if he becomes prime minister, as polls predict he will be next year.

Out-of-hours medical care raises concern (AFP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 03:03 AM PDT

NHS trusts must do more to supervise out-of-hours GP care, according to a watchdog which is carrying out a review into the death of a pensioner.(AFP/File/Martin Bureau)AFP - NHS trusts must do more to supervise out-of-hours GP care, according to a watchdog which is carrying out a review into the death of a pensioner.

Watchdog sets Xstrata mining date for Anglo American bid (AFP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 01:59 AM PDT

Swiss mining giant Xstrata has been given seven weeks to AFP - Britain's takeover watchdog set Swiss mining giant Xstrata on Monday an October 20 deadline to "put up or shut up" over its proposal to merge with rival Anglo American.

House prices rise in September: survey (AFP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 01:31 AM PDT

A row of terraced houses in south-west London, 2007. Home-loans provider Nationwide said that house prices climbed 0.9 percent in September from August, the fifth monthly increase in a row, reaching levels last seen one year ago.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - House prices climbed 0.9 percent in September from August, the fifth monthly increase in a row, reaching levels last seen one year ago, home-loans provider Nationwide said on Friday.

Airman killed in Afghanistan blast (AFP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 01:19 AM PDT

US Marines on patrol in an Afghan village in Farah Province, southern Afghanistan, on September 29. Four foreign soldiers, three of them American, have been killed in Afghanistan, NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said Friday.(AFP/File/David Furst)AFP - An airman has died in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence announced on Friday.

Paedophile's silence torment parents (AFP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 12:54 AM PDT

These handoutsfrom Devon and Cornwall Police(DCP) show (from left) Colin Blanchard, Vanessa George and Angela Allen. Dozens of distraught parents were waiting to know if their children were among the victims of the paedophile nursery worker and her two accomplices.(AFP/DCP-HO/File)AFP - Dozens of distraught parents were waiting on Friday to know if their children were among the victims of a paedophile nursery worker and her two accomplices.

Miner Xstrata hit with merger deadline: report (AFP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 12:17 AM PDT

The takeover watchdog set Swiss mining giant Xstrata an October 20 deadline to AFP - Swiss mining giant Xstrata has been given seven weeks to "put up or shut up" on its proposal to merge with rival Anglo American by the panel that oversees mergers, a report said on Friday.

Blair in line for EU presidency: report (AFP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 12:11 AM PDT

Former prime minister Tony Blair is in line to become Europe's first president within weeks if voters pass an EU reform treaty, a newspaper reported, quoting unnamed sources.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chip Somodevilla)AFP - Former prime minister Tony Blair is in line to become Europe's first president within weeks if voters pass an EU reform treaty, a newspaper reported on Friday, quoting unnamed sources.

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