2009年11月20日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Tories say would pull troops out of Germany (AFP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 04:36 PM PST

Liam Fox, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence, speaks on the final day of the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, north-west England, on October 2009. Opposition Conservatives, tipped to win power in an election next year, said Saturday they would pull the country's 25,000 troops out of Germany as part of a reorganisation of NATO forces.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Opposition Conservatives, tipped to win power in an election next year, said Saturday they would pull the country's 25,000 troops out of Germany as part of a reorganisation of NATO forces.

Floods devastate UK Lake District, much of Ireland (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 03:22 PM PST

Resisdents of the village of Cockermouth, England, are seen being rescued from their homes by members of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), who were mobilized to help the residents after heavy rain caused local flooding in the picturesque village, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. The Royal Air Force and RLNI rescue services have joined efforts to rescue around 200 people who are stranded by rising floodwater in the northern England tourist town.(AP Photo/Scott Heppell)AP - Raging floods engulfed northern England's picturesque Lake District on Friday following the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in Britain, killing a police officer and trapping dozens in their swamped homes.

Afghan govt would fall if NATO withdraws: UK minister (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 02:42 PM PST

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (R) speaks as British Foreign Secretary David Miliband listens during a meeting at the presidential palace in Kabul November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Massoud Hossain/PoolReuters - The Afghan government would quickly be overthrown if NATO troops pulled out of the country now, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Friday.

Kidnapped Britons say Somali pirates may kill them (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 02:15 PM PST

An undated handout photo provided in October 2009 by the European Union Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) shows the Lynn Rival yacht, belonging to British couple Paul and Rachel Chandler sailing in the Indian Ocean. A British couple held hostage by Somali pirates said in a video telecast Friday that their captors are AP - A retired British couple snatched from their yacht by Somali pirates said in an interview broadcast Friday they fear they could be killed within a week or handed to a terrorist group if a ransom demand is not paid.

Britons warn Somali captors 'losing patience' (AFP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 01:24 PM PST

An undated handout photo provided in October 2009 by the European Union Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) shows the Lynn Rival yacht, belonging to British couple Paul and Rachel Chandler sailing in the Indian Ocean. A British couple held hostage by Somali pirates said in a video telecast Friday that their captors are AFP - A British couple held hostage by Somali pirates said in a video telecast Friday that their captors are "losing patience" and could kill them "within a week" if no ransom is paid.

Policeman dies as floods trigger evacuation (AFP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 10:11 AM PST

Emergency rescue workers use an inflatable boat to rescue flood stranded residents of Cockermouth in Cumbria. A policeman died after being swept away by AFP - A policeman died after being swept away by "biblical" floods in the scenic Lake District, officials said Friday as helicopters helped evacuate hundreds of stranded residents.

Briton to induce epileptic seizure as performance (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 09:35 AM PST

Reuters - An epilepsy sufferer has courted controversy in Britain by creating a public performance in which she will attempt to bring on a seizure and allow the audience to film it on their mobile phones.

'Dream Killer' cleared of wife's murder (AFP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 08:26 AM PST

A man who fatally strangled his wife during a nightmare about an intruder has walked free from court after he was acquitted of her murder.(AFP/File/Odd Andersen)AFP - A man who strangled his wife in his sleep because he dreamt she was an intruder was freed on Friday, after prosecutors withdrew the case against him.

Britain hit by floods after record rainfall (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 08:24 AM PST

Residents are transported in a lifeboat to avoid floodwater in Cockermouth, northern England, November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Nigel RoddisReuters - Lifeboats and military helicopters rescued hundreds of people overnight in northern England and a policeman was killed as torrential rain flooded homes, washed away bridges and closed roads.

Queen, Prince Philip mark 62 years of marriage (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 08:19 AM PST

AP - Buckingham Palace says the queen and her husband Prince Philip are celebrating 62 years of marriage quietly — without the fanfare of two years ago, when they marked their diamond anniversary.

UK man cleared of wife's death during nightmare (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 08:09 AM PST

AP - A British man who said he strangled his wife during a nightmare about fighting off an intruder has been found innocent in her death.

Treasure lectures hot tickets at British Museum (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 07:39 AM PST

Reuters - The most important treasure trove found in Britain for decades is on display at the British museum in London and will be the subject of two hot-ticket lectures and a drop-in talk by experts in the coming weeks.

The E.U.'s New Top Leaders: Bland Leading the Bland (Time.com)

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 07:00 AM PST

Belgian Prime Minsiter Herman Van Rompuy, chosen as the new EU president, gives a press conference at the European Council headquarters on November 19 in Brussels. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Friday congratulated the European Union for creating the new posts of president and foreign policy chief, calling it a Time.com - Eschewing the superstar candidacy of Tony Blair, the E.U. picks low-profile politicians as its first president and foreign minister

Jordan threatens to quit I'm A Celebrity (AFP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 04:24 AM PST

Glamour model Katie Price, seen here in February 2009, warned she may quit I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! on Friday after she was nominated by viewers to take part in another gruesome trial.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Frederick M. Brown)AFP - Glamour model Katie Price warned she may quit I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! on Friday after she was nominated by viewers to take part in another gruesome trial.

Ship with British tourists free of Antarctic ice (AFP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 03:49 AM PST

An undated photo of tourists taking pictures at the Antartic after they get off the icebreaker Kapitan Khlebnikov. The Russian ice-breaker cruise ship carrying more than 100 people, mostly British tourists, broke free of Antarctic ice and was on its way to Argentina after days of entrapment.(AFP/File/Zelfa Silva/Antarctica Expeditio)AFP - A Russian ice-breaker cruise ship carrying more than 100 people, mostly British tourists, broke free of Antarctic ice and was on its way to Argentina after days of entrapment, the ship's operator said on Friday.

British lawyer appointed Karadzic standby counsel (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 03:47 AM PST

AP - The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal has appointed a British lawyer to represent Radovan Karadzic if the former Bosnian Serb leader continues to boycott his trial when it resumes in March, according to a document released Friday.

Car output shows smallest drop in 2009: data (AFP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 02:53 AM PST

Car production dropped by the smallest monthly amount so far this year during October thanks to the government's old-for-new scheme(AFP/Pool/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - Car production dropped by the smallest monthly amount so far this year during October thanks to the government's old-for-new scheme, industry data showed on Friday.

MP quits post amid expenses claim probe (AFP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 12:23 AM PST

The Houses of Parliament in London. David Curry, a Conservative party MP, charged with probing expense claims of colleagues, has quit his position after the Daily Telegraph raised allegations about his own expenses worth thousands of pounds.(AFP/File/John D Mchugh)AFP - An MP, charged with probing expense claims of colleagues, quit his position as a newspaper on Friday raised allegations about his own expenses worth thousands of pounds.

Italy trial over murdered British student closing (AFP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 05:51 PM PST

US student Amanda Knox, accused of killing her British housemate two-years ago in Italy. Closing arguments are to begin in the high-profile case that sparked sensational headlines in Britain.(AFP/File/Tiziana Fabi)AFP - Closing arguments were to begin Friday in the trial of American student Amanda Knox for the 2007 murder of her British housemate in the Italian university town of Perugia.

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