2010年1月20日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Britain suspends direct flights to Yemen (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 11:27 AM PST

AP - Britain's government said Wednesday it would create a new terrorist no-fly list, target specific airline passengers for tougher security checks and suspend some international flights in response to a growing terrorism threat posed by Yemen and Somalia.

New adoptions in Haiti must stop: British charities (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 10:23 AM PST

Young children at an orphanage near Port au Prince on January 17. All new adoptions of children separated from their families by the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti must be halted immediately, three leading British charities said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Julien Tack)AFP - All new adoptions of children separated from their families by the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti must be halted immediately, three leading British charities said Wednesday.

Buffett still opposed to Kraft takeover of Cadbury (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 09:59 AM PST

Billionaire Warren Buffett, seen here in 2008, said Wednesday he remained opposed to the Kraft Foods takeover of Britain's Cadbury, saying it may hurt the value of shares he owns in the US food giant.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Michael Buckner)AFP - Billionaire Warren Buffett said Wednesday he remained opposed to the Kraft Foods takeover of Britain's Cadbury, saying it may hurt the value of shares he owns in the US food giant.

British engineers slam home wind turbines as 'eco-bling' (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 09:42 AM PST

Installers for Namaste Solar connect solar panels to the roof of a home on in 2009 in Boulder, Colorado. In Great Britain, installing wind turbines and solar panels in people's homes is AFP - Installing wind turbines and solar panels in people's homes is "eco-bling" that will not help meet Britain's targets on cutting carbon emissions, engineers warned Wednesday.

Security timetable tops Afghanistan conference (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 09:29 AM PST

Omar bin Laden, son of Osama bin Laden, talks during an interview with Reuters in a Cairo suburb, in this January 23, 2008, file photo. Omar believes the al Qaeda leader has achieved his aim of humbling the United States but warns his death could unleash AP - An international conference on Afghanistan next week will aim to set a tentative timetable to switch security duties from foreign troops to local forces, and seek to spur efforts to reconcile Taliban fighters with the government, Britain's ambassador to Kabul said Wednesday.

Mother jailed for killing son with heroin jab (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 08:54 AM PST

This handout photo from Hertfordshire Constabulary shows Tom Inglis who was given a lethal injection of heroin by his mother. Frances Inglis -- who gave her brain-damaged son the injection to end his suffering -- has been jailed for life for his murder.(Hertfordshire Constabulary)AFP - A mother who gave her brain-damaged son a lethal injection of heroin to end his suffering was jailed for life for his murder on Wednesday.

Extra jail time for 'Facebook fugitive' (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 08:37 AM PST

Craig AFP - An on-the-run British convict who tormented police on Facebook for four months before being recaptured was sentenced to extra time behind bars Wednesday for escaping from custody.

Early queen's remains unearthed in Germany (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 08:34 AM PST

Archaeologists examine an archaeological site in Magdeburg, Germany in 2003. The remains of one of an early queen and member of the English royal family are believed to have been unearthed in Germany, archaeological experts said.(AFP/DDP/File/Jens Schlueter)AFP - The remains of one of an early queen and member of the English royal family are believed to have been unearthed in Germany, archaeological experts said Wednesday.

Unemployment data sparks hopes of recession exit (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 08:27 AM PST

Job seekers search for employment opportunities at a graduate recruitment fair at the ExCeL Centre in London last year. Jobless claims fell in December at the fastest pace for two and a half years, data showed, fuelling hopes that the economy emerged from a record recession in the fourth quarter of 2009.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Jobless claims fell in December at the fastest pace for two and a half years, data showed Wednesday, fuelling hopes that the economy emerged from a record recession in the fourth quarter of 2009.

Six rugby players held over rape claim (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 08:02 AM PST

Six Huddersfield Giants players have been arrested on suspicion of the rape of a young woman, police and the rugby league team say.(afp.com)AFP - Six Huddersfield Giants players have been arrested on suspicion of the rape of a young woman, police and the rugby league team said on Wednesday.

Laos drug smuggling Londoner loses appeal (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 07:43 AM PST

Londoner Samantha Orobator is pictured with British ambassador to Laos Quinton Quale at Vientiane's Wattay airport in August 2009. Orobator -- jailed in Laos for drug trafficking and transferred home to finish her sentence -- has lost an appeal against her continued detention.(AFP/File/Str)AFP - A London woman who was jailed in Laos for drug trafficking and transferred home to finish her sentence lost an appeal against her continued detention on Wednesday.

Sick torture exposed as Yorkshire boys face sentence (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 07:35 AM PST

A policeman seals off the scene of a crime. Two young boys were pelted with bricks, stabbed, strangled and burned with lit cigarettes during a savage attack by two brothers in Yorkshire last year, Sheffield Crown Court has heard.(AFP/File/Geoff Caddick)AFP - Two young boys were pelted with bricks, stabbed, strangled and burned with lit cigarettes during a savage attack by two brothers in Yorkshire last year, Sheffield Crown Court heard on Wednesday.

Jobless claims in biggest drop since April 2007 (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 07:24 AM PST

Job seekers search for employment opportunities at a graduate recruitment fair at the ExCeL Centre in London last year. Jobless claims fell in December at the fastest pace for two and a half years, data showed, fuelling hopes that the economy emerged from a record recession in the fourth quarter of 2009.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Unemployment claims fell again in December at the fastest pace for two and a half years, data showed on Wednesday, fuelling hope the economy emerged from recession in the fourth quarter of 2009.

Brown vows fight for Cadbury jobs amid fury at deal (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 06:41 AM PST

A Cadbury worker dressed up in a Santa Claus costume at a protest at the Cadbury factory in Birmingham. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has pledged to AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Wednesday pledged to "do everything we can" to secure jobs at at Cadbury a day after the chocolate giant accepted a takeover bid from US giant Kraft Foods.

UK's Brown confirms suspension of flights from Yemen (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 05:06 AM PST

Reuters - Britain has suspended direct flights from Yemen until security is improved, Prime Minister Gordon Brown confirmed on Wednesday.

Police rapped over rapist cabbie probe (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 04:57 AM PST

Five police officers are facing disciplinary action for AFP - Five police officers have been disciplined for "serious errors of judgement" during an investigation into a London taxi driver who raped one woman and sexually assaulted multiple others.

Boozy British skiers hit slopes worse for wear (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 03:39 AM PST

Reuters - More than half a million British skiers and snowboarders will hit the slopes this year impaired by alcohol, according to a survey.

Angry boss radio ad ruled "offensive to Germans" (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 03:10 AM PST

Reuters - Britain's advertising watchdog has banned a radio ad featuring a man speaking loudly in German and which asked: "Is your boss a bit of a tyrant?"

UK jobless rate eases to 7.8 pct (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 02:52 AM PST

AP - Unemployment in the United Kingdom fell to 7.8 percent in the three months ending in November, down from 7.9 percent in the quarter through October as more people got part-time work — but full-time employment fell in a sign of continued economic weakness.

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