2009年12月21日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Britain to press China on looming execution for Briton (AFP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 08:13 PM PST

Britain will intensify pressure on China to show clemency for British man Akmal Shaikh, seen here in an October handout from Reprieve, and who is set to he executed this month for drug smuggling, voicing alarm over his case, officials said Monday.(AFP/REPRIEVE-HO/File/Handout)AFP - Britain will step up pressure on China in coming days to show clemency for a Briton set to be executed for drug smuggling, with ties already strained over a spat on the climate conference.

Brown closes gap on opposition ahead of election (AFP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 07:27 PM PST

File photo of Prime Minister Gordon Brown, whose party continued to inch closer to the opposition, a poll showed Tuesday, handing the premier some hope of victory just months ahead of a general election.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown's party continued to inch closer to the opposition, a poll showed Tuesday, handing the premier some hope of victory just months ahead of a general election.

British army accused of 'waterboarding' in 1970s (AFP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 06:27 PM PST

A little girl looks at British soldiers as they stand guard at a checkpoint in Belfast in 1976. Evidence is emerging that the British army used waterboarding during interrogations on prisoners in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, according to a report Tuesday.(AFP/File)AFP - Evidence is emerging that the British army used waterboarding during interrogations on prisoners in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, according to a report Tuesday.

China blasts claim it 'hijacked' climate talks (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 06:08 PM PST

Britain's Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Ed Miliband listens to a question during a Q&A event on the Copenhagen Summit at a conference center in London, Monday, Dec. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Akira Suemori)AP - China dismissed Tuesday a British editorial accusing it of "hijacking" the U.N.-sponsored climate talks in Copenhagen as baseless and politically motivated.

UK parties agree to unprecedented live TV debates (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 02:15 PM PST

AP - Britain's three major political parties have agreed to participate in an unprecedented series of U.S.-style television debates, a coalition of broadcasters said Monday.

Party leaders to hold TV election debates (AFP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 01:52 PM PST

Prime Minister Gordon Brown(R) with Conservative Party Leader David Cameron in November 2009. The leaders of Britain's three main political parties will take part in a series of televised debates before next year's general election, broadcasters and politicians said Monday.(AFP/POOL/File/Peter Macdiarmid)AFP - The leaders of Britain's three main political parties will take part in a series of televised debates before next year's general election, broadcasters and politicians said Monday.

British soldier killed in Afghanistan, possibly friendly fire (AFP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 01:11 PM PST

A British soldier with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) stands guard as a helicopter lands at Musa Qala in Helmand province in 2007. A British soldier has been shot and killed in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence in London announced Monday.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)AFP - A British soldier has been shot and killed in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said Monday, in what officials said could have been the result of friendly fire.

UK officials: China sets execution date for Briton (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 11:24 AM PST

AP - China plans to execute a British man convicted of drug smuggling before the end of the year, officials said Monday, ignoring a personal appeal from Prime Minister Gordon Brown to spare the man's life.

FTSE 100 jumps 1.87% (AFP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 09:21 AM PST

The leading stock exchange posted strong gains as traders digested news the London Stock Exchange had agreed to take over its loss-making rival Turquoise.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - The leading stock exchange posted strong gains on Monday as traders digested news the London Stock Exchange had agreed to take over its loss-making rival Turquoise.

Sarkozy orders Eurostar to end rail chaos (AFP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 08:45 AM PST

A passenger rests on her luggage at St Pancras International station in London, December 21. French President Nicolas Sarkozy has ordered Eurostar to get its trains back on track by Tuesday after a shutdown blamed partly on AFP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy has ordered Eurostar to get its trains back on track by Tuesday after a shutdown blamed partly on "fluffy" snow caused misery for tens of thousands of travellers.

Hit-and-run killer detained in hospital (AFP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 08:42 AM PST

This handout photo from Avon and Somerset Police shows Hannah Saaf. Saaf -- who spent nine days on the run after knocking down and killing 11-year-old boy -- has been detained indefinitely under the Mental Health Act.(Avon and Somerset Police)AFP - A woman who spent nine days on the run after knocking down and killing 11-year-old boy has been detained indefinitely under the Mental Health Act.

"Get me home for Christmas" say Eurostar passengers (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 07:03 AM PST

Passengers wait at the Eurostar terminal at St. Pancras Station in London December 21, 2009. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleReuters - A stream of frustrated Eurostar passengers turned up at stations in London and Paris on Monday, desperate for information on how to get home for Christmas.

Rage Against Simon Cowell? A British Pop Charts Upset (Time.com)

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 06:45 AM PST

Time.com - Tired of the Christmas dominance of the British pop charts by CowellprotÉgÉs, a couple launched a Facebook campaign to drive a single by RageAgainst the Machine to the top -- and won

Eurostar may resume Tuesday 'if tests go well' (AFP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 05:31 AM PST

Passengers wait at St Pancras Eurostar terminal in London on December 19 after freezing conditions in northern France caused the breakdown of five trains in the Channel's undersea tunnel. Eurostar said its passenger rail service between Paris and London may partially resume on Tuesday morning if test runs on trains AFP - Eurostar said its passenger rail service between Paris and London may partially resume on Tuesday morning if test runs on trains "go well" but that normal service would not resume before Christmas.

BAA wins appeal against sell-off ruling (AFP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 05:17 AM PST

A British Airways passenger plane comes in to land at Gatwick Airport in April. Spanish-owned British airports operator BAA won part of its appeal on Monday against a ruling by competition authorities that it should sell three of its seven airports in Britain.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Spanish-owned British airports operator BAA won part of its appeal on Monday against a ruling by competition authorities that it must sell three of its seven airports in Britain.

LSE takes 60 percent stake in Turquoise (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 04:54 AM PST

AP - The London Stock Exchange PLC said Monday it has agreed to take a 60 percent stake in rival loss-making trading platform Turquoise and plans to create a new pan-European trading venture by merging it with its own "dark pool" platform.

London Stock Exchange buys rival Turquoise (AFP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 03:49 AM PST

Newly appointed chief executive of the London Stock Exchange (LSE) Xavier Rolet pictured during a photocall outside the London Stock Exchange in London in February. The LSE said Monday it had agreed to take over its loss-making rival Turquoise, as Rolet seeks to stamp his mark on Europe's biggest stock market.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - The London Stock Exchange said Monday it had agreed to take over its loss-making rival Turquoise, as new LSE chief executive Xavier Rolet seeks to stamp his mark on Europe's biggest stock market.

BAA successfully appeals airport breakup ruling (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 03:22 AM PST

AP - Airport operator BAA Ltd. won its appeal Monday against a U.K. government ruling that it must sell three of its airports, successfully arguing that a conflict of interest had biased the investigation into its business.

Some states held climate talks 'to ransom:' British PM (AFP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 02:33 AM PST

Greenpeace actvists carry a globe during a mock funeral procession in Delhi. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has accused countries of holding the UN climate summit to ransom as bitter recriminations swirled over the outcome of the negotiations.(AFP/Raveendran)AFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday that UN climate talks in Copenhagen were "held to ransom" by a small group of countries, in comments released by his Downing Street office.

Eurostar trains still suspended (AFP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 02:27 AM PST

Passengers wait with their luggage as further disruption affects the Eurostar service at Saint Pancras station in London. Eurostar train services between Britain and Europe were suspended for a third straight day due to the freezing weather, throwing the Christmas plans of thousands more people into chaos.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - Eurostar train services between Britain and Europe were suspended for a third straight day Monday due to the freezing weather, throwing the Christmas plans of thousands more people into chaos.

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