2010年1月26日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Economy staggers out of record recession (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 04:17 PM PST

Sunlight reflects from buildings in London's Canary Wharf. Britain limped out of its longest ever recession in the fourth quarter of 2009, official data showed on Tuesday, but massive debt is set to stunt recovery beyond a looming general election.(AFP/File/Alessandro Abbonizio)AFP - Britain narrowly escaped from recession in the fourth quarter of 2009, official data has shown, joining other countries including the United States and Japan in breaking free from the downturn.

Yemen's faltering economy key in terrorism fight (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 04:12 PM PST

AP - World powers will use talks Wednesday to offer pledges to bolster Yemen's faltering economy and strengthen attempts to tackle a rising threat from al-Qaida in wake of the failed Christmas Day airliner attack in the United States.

British, Irish seek to save NIreland government (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 01:19 PM PST

Democratic Unionist Party Leader Peter Robinson, centre, speaks to the media at Hillsborough Castle, Northern Ireland, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, and Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen held a second day of talks with political parties in Northern Ireland as they struggled to keep the fractious Catholic-Protestant government there from collapsing. Negotiators from the opposite sides of Northern Ireland's unraveling government - the British Protestants of the Democratic Unionists and the Irish Catholics of Sinn Fein - denounced each others' positions as they arrived for separate talks with the two premiers, who launched a surprise diplomatic effort Monday.(AP Photo/Peter Morrison)AP - The prime ministers of Britain and Ireland presented rival Catholic and Protestant leaders with last-ditch proposals Tuesday designed to keep their power-sharing government from unraveling.

US seeks progress on N.Ireland (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 01:07 PM PST

Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams (L), Northern Ireland politicians Martin McGuinness (C) and Peter Robinson (R) attends at a plenary session with the British and Irish goverments at Hillsborough Castle, in Northern Ireland. The United States called for rival leaders in Northern Ireland to complete a deal on devolution of powers as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton prepared to fly to London.(AFP/POOL)AFP - The United States called Tuesday for rival leaders in Northern Ireland to complete a deal on devolution of powers as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton prepared to fly to London.

British invasion of Iraq was illegal: ex-govt lawyer (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 11:47 AM PST

Former chief legal advisor to Britain's Foreign Office, Sir Michael Wood, leaves the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in central London, after giving evidence at the Iraq Inquiry.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - The invasion of Iraq in 2003 was illegal, a former top British government lawyer told a public inquiry into the war Tuesday, three days before the appearance of ex-prime minister Tony Blair.

UK government lawyer said Iraq war was illegal (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 10:59 AM PST

A British military helicopter lands during an operation in central Basra, May 21, 2005. REUTERS/Atef HassenReuters - One of Britain's top legal advisers during the run up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq said on Tuesday he believed the military action was illegal.

Leaders scramble to save N.Ireland executive (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 09:40 AM PST

Two security guards standing outside the Stormont Parliament building in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his Irish counterpart Brian Cowen are battling to save Northern Ireland's fragile power-sharing administration as emergency talks enter a second day.(AFP/File/Peter Muhly)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Irish counterpart Brian Cowen scrambled Tuesday to save Northern Ireland's fragile power-sharing administration, as emergency talks dragged into a second day.

Britain crawls out of recession but Q4 disappoints (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 09:20 AM PST

Reuters - Britain only just crept out of an 18-month recession at the end of 2009, suggesting any monetary tightening remains a long way off and raising fears about the prospects for recovery ahead of an election due by June.

FTSE 100 finishes stronger (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 09:12 AM PST

The FTSE 100 ended the session stronger boosted by US consumer confidence figures while official data showed that the British economy only just escaped recession.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The FTSE 100 ended the session stronger on Tuesday boosted by US consumer confidence figures while official data showed that the British economy only just escaped recession.

London meeting to seek ways to win Afghan war (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 08:50 AM PST

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, left, Pakistani State Minister for Foreign Affairs Nawabzada Malik Amad Khan, second from left, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, second from right, and Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Zalmay Rasoul, right, attend a working breakfast in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. Miliband joined his Turkish, Afghan and Pakistani counterparts in Istanbul for Turkish-sponsored talks aimed at reducing tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan. (AP Photo/Ibrahim Usta, Pool)AP - Will one more international conference help Western forces regain the upper hand in the desperate battle for Afghanistan?

Recession over, barely: UK grows 0.1 pct in Q4 (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 08:23 AM PST

Joe Grice, chief economist of Britain's Office for National Statistics, announces the GDP estimate for the fourth quarter of 2009, during a news conference in central London, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. Britain's worst recession since World War II is over, official statistics confirmed Tuesday, but the economy remains in the recovery room after managing only feeble growth of 0.1 percent in the fourth quarter. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - Britain's worst recession since World War II is officially over — but a less than convincing return to growth leaves British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Labour Party on shaky ground ahead of a general election.

The play's the thing on London's small stages (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 08:13 AM PST

Reuters - If you're scouring London for impressive theater to suit a budget reduced by the recession, chances are it's just around the corner.

UK government adviser: Iraq war was illegal (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 08:03 AM PST

AP - A former legal adviser to the Britain's Foreign Office told the country's Iraq inquiry Tuesday that the government ignored his warning that invading Iraq would be illegal.

UK "more tolerant" than most European countries (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 08:03 AM PST

Reuters - Britons have more liberal attitudes toward cohabitation and divorce than many of their European neighbors, though when it comes to cannabis they have become less permissive, an annual survey showed on Tuesday.

BoE's King calls for radical reform of banks (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 06:05 AM PST

Governor of the Bank of England Mervyn King arrives for the dinner of the G20 Finance Ministers' meeting at the Guildhall in the City of London in this September 4, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Chris Ratcliffe/PoolReuters - Radical reform is needed to make the banking system safer, Britain's top central banker said on Tuesday, adding U.S. President Barack Obama's plan to curb some activities would not fully solve the "too big to fail" problem.

Are we alone? We may soon find out (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 05:50 AM PST

While docked and onboard the International Space Station, a STS-123 Endeavour crew member captures the glowing green beauty of the Aurora Borealis March 21, 2008. REUTERS/NASAReuters - Rapid technological leaps forward in the last 10 years mean mankind is closer than ever before to knowing whether extra-terrestrial life exists in our galaxy, one of Britain's leading scientists said on Tuesday.

British envoy named NATO's Afghan rep (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 04:49 AM PST

Mark Sedwill, Britain's ambassador in Kabul, seen in Amman in 2002, is to be NATO's new civilian representative in Afghanistan, alliance diplomats have said ahead of a major international conference on the country.(AFP/Leila Gorchev)AFP - Britain's ambassador in Kabul will be NATO's new civilian representative in Afghanistan, alliance diplomats said on Tuesday, ahead of a major international conference on the country.

Man arrested under terrorism laws (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 04:47 AM PST

Police were searching the home of a man arrested under terrorism laws, days after the government raised its threat level to severe, suggesting an attack was AFP - Police were searching the home of a man arrested Tuesday under terrorism laws, days after the government raised its threat level to severe, suggesting an attack was "highly likely".

Britain narrowly exits record recession: official (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 02:43 AM PST

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown speaks to the media during his monthly press conference inside 10 Downing Street in central London. Britain limped out of its longest ever recession in the fourth quarter of 2009, official data showed, but massive debt is set to stunt recovery beyond a looming general election.(AFP/Pool/Leon Neal)AFP - Britain narrowly exited its longest recession on record in the fourth quarter of 2009 when its economy grew by a less-than-expected 0.1 percent, official data showed on Tuesday.

Britain exits record recession (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 01:57 AM PST

The sun rises over Canary Wharf in the heart of London's financial district. Britain exited its longest recession on record in the fourth quarter of 2009 when its economy grew by a less-than-expected 0.1%, official data has shown.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Britain exited its longest recession on record in the fourth quarter of 2009 when its economy grew by a less-than-expected 0.1 percent, official data showed on Tuesday.

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