2009年12月15日星期二

Yahoo! News: World - Britain

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Two British soldiers killed in Afghanistan (AFP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2009 03:59 PM PST

British soldiers on patrol in Afghanistan. Two British soldiers were killed Tuesday in a suicide bomb blast in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said, taking the total number of deaths this year to 102.(AFP/File/John D McHugh)AFP - Two British soldiers were killed Tuesday in a suicide bomb blast in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said, taking the total number of deaths this year to 102.

Britain vows to end arrest threats to Israeli VIPs (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2009 01:42 PM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 31, 2008 file photo, then Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, center, looks at the damage to the classroom of a school, caused by a rocket fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza, in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba. Israel says Britain had issued an arrest warrant for former Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni. A foreign ministry statement on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009 provided no details but urged Britain to make such legal actions impossible.(AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill, Files)AP - Britain pledged Tuesday to reform a peculiar legal power that lets judges order the arrest of visiting politicians and generals — a threat currently focused on Israeli visitors that, one day, might be invoked against Barack Obama or Vladimir Putin.

Israel protests threat of UK war crime prosecution (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Dec 2009 01:38 PM PST

Reuters - Israel demanded Britain change its law on Tuesday after reports that ex-foreign minister Tzipi Livni would have risked arrest on war crimes charges over last year's Gaza offensive, had she not canceled a visit to London.

Britain urgently seeks changes after Livni arrest warrant (AFP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2009 01:30 PM PST

Israel slammed on Tuesday a British arrest warrant for former foreign minister Tzipi Livni, pictured on December 3, warning Britain would not be able to play a key role in the peace process unless it curbed such actions.(AFP/File/Gerard Cerles)AFP - Britain is "urgently" looking at changing the legal system after an arrest warrant was issued in London for former Israeli foreign minister Tzipi Livni, sparking outrage Tuesday from Israel.

British nursery worker jailed for child sex abuse (AFP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2009 11:21 AM PST

AFP - A nursery worker in southwest England was jailed indefinitely Tuesday for sexually assaulting children in her care and swapping pictures of her abuse via the Internet in a case that has shocked Britain.

Passengers bear brunt of BA strike battle (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2009 11:12 AM PST

FILE - This is a Friday, Nov. 13, 2009 file photo of the tail-fins of two British Airways planes are seen at London's Heathrow Aiport. Results were expected Monday Dec. 14, 2009 of a vote by 14,000 British Airways cabin crew on a Christmas walkout that could disrupt holiday travel and make the money-losing airline's financial state even worse. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)AP - Recession-weary passengers lashed out at British Airways PLC workers Tuesday as the carrier began last-ditch legal action to avert a Christmas cabin-crew strike that threatens to ruin holiday plans for about a million travelers.

British confectioner Cadbury blasts Kraft over bid (AFP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2009 11:05 AM PST

A man dressed as a John Bull character holds a placard during a protest at the Cadbury factory in Birmingham. British chocolate maker Cadbury on Tuesday blasted Kraft again over its AFP - British chocolate maker Cadbury on Tuesday blasted Kraft again over its "derisory" and "unwelcome" takeover bid, arguing that the US food giant had run out of ideas.

Noisy lover admits anti-social sex (AFP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2009 10:01 AM PST

AFP - A British woman admitted Tuesday breaching an anti-social behaviour order by having noisy sex.

FTSE 100 slips on Austria, Greece concerns (AFP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2009 09:40 AM PST

The FTSE 100 index built on early week gains Tuesday in the face of mixed economic news amid concerns in Europe over the Greek debt crisis and the stability of Austrian banks.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - The FTSE 100 index slipped lower on Tuesday in the face of mixed economic news amid concerns in Europe over the Greek debt crisis and the stability of Austrian banks.

BA launches legal action to stop Christmas strike (AFP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2009 09:36 AM PST

British Airways has launched legal action to stop cabin crew striking for 12 days over the extremely busy Christmas and New Year period in a row over working conditions.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - British Airways launched legal action on Tuesday to prevent cabin crew striking for 12 days over Christmas and the New Year, with up to one million travellers facing festive travel chaos.

Body of British soldier returns to England (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2009 08:47 AM PST

Relatives of British soldier Lance Corporal Adam Drane, father Desmond, rear right, mother Jackie, rear left, and fiancee Sian Goodenough, right, react as his coffin is driven through Wootton Bassett, England, after his body was flown back from Afghanistan to Britain, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009. Drane, 23, was killed at a checkpoint in Afghanistan's restive Helmand Province on Dec. 7. He was the 100th British soldier to die this year in Afghanistan, a grim milestone that renewed debate over Britain's role in the country. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP - The road out of this quiet market town was strewn with red and yellow roses on Tuesday, flowers that fell from the hearse carrying the body of Lance Corporal Adam Drane — the 100th British soldier to die this year in Afghanistan.

Narrowing polls give Brown glimmer of hope (AFP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2009 08:44 AM PST

Prime Minister Brown got a boost from a poll Tuesday showing his Labour Party closing the gap on the opposition Conservatives, fuelling its hopes of avoiding total election wipeout next year.(AFP/POOL/Tim Ireland)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown got a boost from a poll Tuesday showing his Labour Party closing the gap on the Conservatives, fuelling its hopes of avoiding total election wipeout next year.

Banker lashes out at "political interference" (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2009 06:02 AM PST

AP - Royal Bank of Scotland PLC Chief Executive Stephen Hester lashed out at "political interference" in the partly nationalized bank as shareholders met to approve its participation in a government asset protection program on Tuesday.

Tesco apologises for 'ginger joke' card: reports (AFP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2009 05:52 AM PST

A Tesco supermarket in south London. Tesco has apologised after customers complained that one of its Christmas cards makes fun of people with red hair.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Tesco has apologised after customers complained that one of its Christmas cards makes fun of people with red hair.

RBS investors back another huge state bailout (AFP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2009 05:51 AM PST

A man carries an umbrella in central London bearing the Royal Bank of Scotland logo. Royal Bank of Scotland said Tuesday that investors had backed its plans to join a state insurance scheme for toxic assets and raise the government's stake to 84 percent in another huge bailout.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Royal Bank of Scotland said Tuesday that investors had backed its plans to join a state insurance scheme for toxic assets and raise the government's stake to 84 percent in another huge bailout.

Inflation jumps to 1.9% (AFP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2009 03:37 AM PST

Petrols pumps at a Shell petrol station in east London. Annual inflation in recession-hit Britain climbed to a higher-than-expected 1.9% in November owing to rising fuel prices, official data has shown.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Annual inflation in recession-hit Britain climbed to a higher-than-expected 1.9 percent in November owing to rising fuel prices, official data showed on Tuesday.

Campaign urges Britons to act on climate change (AFP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2009 02:15 AM PST

As the Copenhagen summit continues this week, the head of a campaign to get Britons to cut their carbon emissions insists we can all make a difference in the fight against climate change. 10:10 encourages individuals, companies and institutions to reduce their carbon footprints by 10 percent during 2010.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - As the Copenhagen summit continues this week, the head of a campaign to get Britons to cut their carbon emissions insists we can all make a difference in the fight against climate change.

Nursery paedophile Vanessa George to be sentenced (AFP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2009 12:44 AM PST

This handout photo from the Devon and Cornwall Police shows Vanessa George, the nursery worker charged with sexually abusing young children in her care, who is to face sentence at Bristol Crown Court.(HO/File)AFP - Vanessa George, the nursery worker charged with sexually abusing young children in her care, was on Tuesday to face sentence at Bristol Crown Court.

S.Lankan execution video authentic: British daily (AFP)

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 08:57 PM PST

This handout released on May 12, 2009 by the Sri Lankan Defence Ministry, shows what they claim are government troops in the northeastern Mullaittivu district after destroying Tamil Tiger defences. Video footage that allegedly shows Sri Lankan troops executing prisoners during the final stages of its battle against Tamil Tiger rebels was not fabricated, a British newspaper said Tuesday.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - Video footage that allegedly shows Sri Lankan troops executing prisoners during the final stages of its battle against Tamil Tiger rebels was not fabricated, a British newspaper said Tuesday.

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