2010年1月27日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Top court overturns suspected terrorist asset freeze (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 02:08 PM PST

A general view of Court one at the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom in 2009. The Supreme Court Wednesday overturned an assets freeze on suspected terrorists, which was introduced in line with UN Security Council resolutions.(AFP/File/Gareth Fuller)AFP - The Supreme Court Wednesday overturned an assets freeze on suspected terrorists, which was introduced in line with UN Security Council resolutions.

Karzai says Afghans will take on defense burden (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 01:23 PM PST

US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke seen here in Washington, DC in January. Holbrooke said Monday that world powers meeting in London this week will back plans for a truce with local Taliban commanders in Afghanistan, provided the fighters renounce Al-Qaeda.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Alex Wong)AP - Afghanistan's president promised Wednesday to lift the defense burden from the U.S. and its allies, as senior officials gathered in London for a conference to bolster flagging support for the international mission there.

N.Ireland parties given 48-hour deadline (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 01:11 PM PST

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) and his Irish counterpart Brian Cowen (R) speak to the media at a press conference at Hillsborough Castle in Northern Ireland. The British and Irish governments have given Northern Ireland's bickering parties until Friday to agree a way forward on a key power-sharing dispute after three days of talks failed to clinch a deal.(AFP/POOL/Peter Morrison)AFP - The British and Irish governments have given Northern Ireland's bickering parties until Friday to agree a way forward on a key power-sharing dispute after three days of talks failed to clinch a deal.

Former attorney general denies Blair pressure over Iraq war (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 10:43 AM PST

Former British Attorney General Lord Peter Goldsmith, seen here leaving the QE2 building in central London, admitted Wednesday he had doubted the legal case for war -- but denied that Tony Blair's aides pressured him into changing his mind.(AFP/Carl Court)AFP - Former attorney general Peter Goldsmith, who approved the 2003 invasion of Iraq admitted Wednesday he had doubted the legal case for war -- but denied that Tony Blair's aides pressured him into changing his mind.

Former attorney general testifies in Iraq inquiry (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 10:00 AM PST

AP - Former Prime Minister Tony Blair's top legal adviser believed at first that it would be illegal for Britain to join the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq but ultimately changed his mind, he told the inquiry probing the conflict Wednesday.

UK Supreme Court strikes down govt terror measure (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 09:40 AM PST

AP - Britain's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the government overstepped its power when it froze the bank accounts of five terrorist suspects without a vote in Parliament. It said the special Treasury orders were unlawful.

London stocks closes weaker (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 09:12 AM PST

Shares in London ended weaker as investors remained jittery over the health of the global economy.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Shares in London ended weaker on Wednesday as investors remained jittery over the health of the global economy.

N.Ireland given 48-hour powersharing deadline (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 07:20 AM PST

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) and his Irish counterpart Brian Cowen (R) speak to the media at a press conference at Hillsborough Castle in Northern Ireland. The British and Irish governments have given Northern Ireland's bickering parties until Friday to agree a way forward on a key power-sharing dispute after three days of talks failed to clinch a deal.(AFP/POOL/Peter Morrison)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his Irish counterpart Brian Cowen on Wednesday gave the parties in Northern Ireland 48 hours to agree a way forward on a key power-sharing issue.

Britain to avoid double dip recession: BoE member (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 06:20 AM PST

Shoppers in central London. Britain will avoid a AFP - Britain will avoid a "double dip" recession, whereby the economy slides into another downturn, a member of the Bank of England's interest rate-setting panel forecast on Wednesday.

Rich and poor gulf 'widest for 40 years' (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 05:59 AM PST

A family is pictured outside a council estate in east London. The gap between rich and poor in Britain is the largest for 40 years, a government report said, with AFP - The gap between rich and poor in Britain is the largest for 40 years, a government report said Wednesday, with "significant" differences between men and women -- and among ethnic minority groups.

UK's top lawyer changed mind on Iraq War legality (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 05:16 AM PST

Reuters - The British government's former top lawyer said on Wednesday he initially believed a second United Nations resolution was necessary to justify invading Iraq in 2003, but later changed his mind.

Church offers a prayer for wedding day nerves (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 04:06 AM PST

A bouquet is seen in the snow as a bride poses for a photograph after a group wedding ceremony during the 26th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang province January 6, 2010. REUTERS/Aly SongReuters - The Church of England is offering to pray for lovestruck couples to help ease any jitters ahead of their wedding day.

Inequality in Britain 'worse now than 40 years ago' (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 03:34 AM PST

A family is pictured outside a council estate in east London. The gap between rich and poor in Britain is the largest for 40 years, a government report said, with AFP - The gap between rich and poor in Britain has increased over the past four decades, and has kept on rising even in the past decade, according to a "sobering" report into equality published on Wednesday.

Kraft lowers acceptance level for Cadbury bid (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 02:10 AM PST

US group Kraft Foods has said it requires only 50 percent support from Cadbury shareholders to ratify its takeover bid for the confectioner after slashing the threshold.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Scott Olson)AFP - US group Kraft Foods on Wednesday said it required only 50 percent support from Cadbury shareholders to ratify its takeover bid for the confectioner after slashing the threshold.

Brown stays in N.Ireland to seek power-sharing deal (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 01:56 AM PST

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) and his Irish counterpart Brian Cowen (R) speak to the media at a press conference at Hillsborough Castle in Northern Ireland. The British and Irish governments have given Northern Ireland's bickering parties until Friday to agree a way forward on a key power-sharing dispute after three days of talks failed to clinch a deal.(AFP/POOL/Peter Morrison)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown will remain in Northern Ireland on Wednesday to try to clinch a deal to save the province's power-sharing government, a spokesman said.

Blair to return for election campaign (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 01:10 AM PST

Tony Blair, seen when he was premier at the Labour Party spring conference in 2006, is to make his first return to politics since stepping down as PM, to campaign for Labour in the looming general election, the Daily Mirror has reported.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Tony Blair is to make his first return to politics since stepping down as PM, to campaign for the Labour party in the looming general election, the Daily Mirror reported on Wednesday.

Recession over but press laments 'sickly' recovery (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 12:49 AM PST

A couple enjoy a cup of coffee while watching the sunrise beyond Tower Bridge while a double decker bus drives across London Bridge. The press has bade farewell to the longest recession on record but remained unimpressed with the AFP - The press on Wednesday bade farewell to the longest recession on record but remained unimpressed with the "sickly" growth rate that hauled the country from its economic mire.

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