2010年2月10日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Freud self-portrait fetches 2.8 million pounds (AFP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 05:27 PM PST

A painting entitled 'Self-Portrait with a Black Eye' by artist Lucian Freud is displayed at Sotheby's auction house in central London, in January. The self-portrait of Freud has sold for more than 2.8 million pounds at a London auction.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - A self-portrait of Lucian Freud nursing a black eye after a fight with a taxi driver sold for more than 2.8 million pounds (3.2 million euros, 4.4 million dollars) at a London auction.

UK govt forced to publish U.S. torture allegations (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 04:07 PM PST

Reuters - The British government lost a legal battle Wednesday to prevent the disclosure of secret U.S. intelligence material relating to allegations of "cruel and inhuman" treatment involving the CIA.

Britain discloses secret data on detainee abuse (AP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 03:34 PM PST

In this file photo dated 2000 and released by the human rights and legal defense organization Reprieve, Guantanamo detainee Binyam Mohamed is pictured in London. The British government on Wednesday Feb. 10, 2010 disclosed once-secret information on the treatment of former Guantanamo Bay detainee Binyam Mohamed. The information, contained in seven paragraphs, summarizes an American account of Mohamed's treatment by U.S. authorities before he was interviewed by an MI5 agent in May 2002. Judges rejected the government's claim that revealing the information would damage U.S.-British intelligence cooperation. (AP Photo/Reprieve, File)AP - Britain was forced by an appeals court Wednesday to reveal a long-secret description of how a former terrorism suspect was beaten, shackled and deprived of sleep during interrogations by U.S. agents.

British chef quits in burger and chips row (AFP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 01:52 PM PST

A copy of the very first edition of the prestigious Michelin Restaurant Red Guide.The head chef of a Michelin starred British restaurant has walked out after the owner demanded he change his menu from haute cuisine to burger and chips.(AFP/File/Eric Cabanis)AFP - The head chef of a Michelin starred British restaurant has walked out after the owner demanded he change his menu from haute cuisine to burger and chips.

Secret British files reveal US abuse of detainee (AFP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 01:04 PM PST

Binyam Mohamed, a former Guantanamo Bay inmate, seen here in August 2009, was shackled and warned he would AFP - A former Guantanamo Bay inmate was shackled and warned he would "disappear" if he refused to cooperate with US interrogators, Britain revealed Wednesday after losing a lengthy court battle.

US: British disclosure may affect intelligence sharing (AFP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 12:25 PM PST

Binyam Mohamed, a former Guantanamo Bay inmate, seen here in 2009. The White House warned Wednesday that a British court's order releasing once-secret details of the harsh interrogation of a terrorism suspect could affect US-British intelligence sharing.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - The White House warned Wednesday that a British court's order releasing once-secret details of the harsh interrogation of a terrorism suspect could affect US-British intelligence sharing.

Birmingham cuts up to 2,000 local government jobs (AFP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 10:22 AM PST

A police officer patrolling in Birmingham. The local government in Birmingham announced Wednesday it planned to cut up to 2,000 jobs to reduce costs amid a fragile economic recovery.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - The local government in Birmingham announced Wednesday it planned to cut up to 2,000 jobs to reduce costs amid a fragile economic recovery.

Hindu wins right to traditional cremation in UK (AFP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 09:37 AM PST

Davender Ghai arrives at the High Court in London. Ghai won the right to be cremated on a traditional funeral pyre in Britain, after a ruling by the Court of Appeal in London.(AFP/Carl de Souza)AFP - An elderly Hindu man on Wednesday won the right to be cremated on a traditional funeral pyre in Britain, after a ruling by the Court of Appeal in London.

FTSE 100 shares end higher (AFP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 09:35 AM PST

The London stock market has closed higher, thanks to raised hopes for an EU bailout for debt-ridden Greece, analysts said.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - The London stock market closed higher on Wednesday, thanks to raised hopes for an EU bailout for debt-ridden Greece, analysts said.

London to open 1st exercise area for older people (AP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 07:35 AM PST

Susan Edgar 65-years-old is seen on a piece of fitness machinery in a play area for older people at Dam Head Park in the Blackley inner-city suburb of Manchester, England, Wednesday Feb. 10, 2010. The playground promotes physical activity for those later in life and such exercise areas aimed at the elderly are popular in Europe and Asia . (AP Photo/Jon Super).AP - It may not be Swinging London — but the British capital's aging baby boomers may soon be flexing muscles that haven't gotten much use since the 1960s.

Woman guilty of killing lover with poisoned curry (AFP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 07:01 AM PST

Lakhvir Singh was found guilty of killing her former lover of 16 years by poisoning his curry(Metropolitan Police/Metropolitan Police)AFP - A woman was found guilty on Wednesday of killing her former lover of 16 years by poisoning his curry.

Secret UK info on ex-Gitmo detainee's treatment (AP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 06:54 AM PST

AP - Here are the seven once-secret paragraphs that summarize the U.S. account of the treatment of former Guantanamo Bay detainee Binyam Mohamed in Pakistan in 2002.

Maddie's parents return to Lisbon court (AFP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 06:21 AM PST

The parents of Madeleine McCann, seen here, returned to court for the last session of their libel case against the Portuguese police officer who led the initial probe in the case.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - The parents of Madeleine McCann returned to court on Wednesday for the last session of their libel case against the Portuguese police officer who led the initial probe in the case.

Does "thinking outside the box" drive you mad? (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 05:42 AM PST

Reuters - Grumpy colleagues, slow computers and office jargon are the things that annoy workers most, according to a survey on Wednesday.

Bank of England expects slow economic recovery (AP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 05:25 AM PST

AP - The Bank of England on Wednesday cut its forecast for economic growth and warned inflation is likely to slump in coming months, a downbeat assessment of Britain's recovery from its worst recession in decades.

Hindu wins battle for funeral pyre in Britain (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 05:14 AM PST

Davender Ghai gestures outside of Britain's High Court, January 18, 2010. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleReuters - A devout Hindu declared himself "overjoyed" Wednesday after winning a court fight to be allowed to be cremated in Britain on an open-air funeral pyre.

Heroin substitute drug lifts Reckitt profits (AFP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 05:12 AM PST

A picture taken in Paris of a Nurofen box, one of commonly used painkillers medicines based on Ibuprofen, an anti-inflammatory drug. Reckitt Benckiser, the Anglo-Dutch household products and drugs group, has posted healthy fourth-quarter and annual profits, lifted by heroin-substitute Suboxone and other key brands.(AFP/File/Jack Guez)AFP - Reckitt Benckiser, the Anglo-Dutch household products and drugs group, on Wednesday posted healthy fourth-quarter and annual profits, lifted by heroin-substitute Suboxone and other key brands.

Bank of England forecasts 'gradual' recovery (AFP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 04:48 AM PST

Construction cranes in central London, January 2009. Britain, which emerged from recession late last year, faces the prospect of a AFP - Britain, which emerged from recession late last year, faces the prospect of a "gradual" economic recovery this year, the Bank of England said on Wednesday in its latest quarterly assessment of the economy.

Forces 'at full stretch' as Afghan surge looms (AFP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 04:48 AM PST

British soldiers conduct a patrol outside Kandahar Air Field, 2006. The army is operating AFP - The army is operating "at full stretch" while military hospitals are under growing pressure, officials said on Wednesday ahead of a new Afghan offensive expected to test them further.

McCanns back in court to fight book ban (AFP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 03:47 AM PST

The parents of Madeleine McCann, seen here, returned to court for the last session of their libel case against the Portuguese police officer who led the initial probe in the case.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - The parents of Madeleine McCann returned to a court in Portugal on Wednesday for a libel trial against a former policeman who investigated their daughter's disappearance.

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