2010年2月13日星期六

Yahoo! News: World - Britain

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - Britain


Economists urge Britain to cut deficit faster (AFP)

Posted: 13 Feb 2010 04:22 PM PST

Shoppers carry shopping bags in Covent Garden in January 2010. Leading economists warned Sunday that Britain lacks a credible plan to cut its budget deficit, in a damaging attack on Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government just months before a tough election fight.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Leading economists warned Sunday that Britain lacks a credible plan to cut its budget deficit, in a damaging attack on Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government just months before a tough election fight.


Soldier killed in major Afghanistan assault (AFP)

Posted: 13 Feb 2010 08:50 AM PST

In this handout photograph released by The Ministry of Defence (MOD), soldiers from the Afghanistan army combined with soldiers from the 1st Battalion the Royal Welsh (C) head over to the helicopter landing spot as they prepare for Operation Mushtarak at Camp Bastion in Helmand Province, in which a combined force of 15,000 troops are launching major assaults on Taliban strongholds.(AFP/MoD/Ssgt Will Craig)AFP - A British soldier was killed on Saturday in an explosion while on a vehicle patrol during a major NATO assault on Taliban-controlled areas of southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said.


EuroMillions produces biggest ever British lottery win (AFP)

Posted: 13 Feb 2010 03:57 AM PST

A person fills out an Euro Millions lottery ticket in Paris, 2008. A ticketholder has won 56 million pounds on the EuroMillions lottery, easily becoming the country's biggest ever lottery win.(AFP/File/Francois Guillot)AFP - A ticketholder has won 56 million pounds on the EuroMillions lottery, easily becoming the country's biggest ever lottery win.


British general says no casualties in offensive (AP)

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 11:17 PM PST

Map locates Marjah, Afghanistan, where U.S. and Afghan troops launced an offensive SaturdayAP - The British commander of the massive force of American, British and Afghan soldiers hammering at Taliban insurgents in the strategic south Afghanistan town of Marjah says his troops have made substantial progress without any casualties.


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