2010年2月16日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Airliner plotter's wife denies withholding details (AP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 10:58 AM PST

AP - The wife of a man convicted of plotting to bomb trans-Atlantic flights and kill thousands of people was aware of his murderous plans but failed to alert police, a British prosecutor said Tuesday.

UK police to probe reporter's mercy killing claim (AP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 10:40 AM PST

AP - A veteran British TV reporter has claimed on the air that he used a pillow to smother a lover who was dying of AIDS, adding a startling contribution to the country's debate on mercy killing.

BP downbeat on oil refining margins (AP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 10:31 AM PST

AP - Oil refining margins — the profits made from turning a barrel of crude into gasoline, diesel and other fuels — are unlikely to improve substantially this year, a BP PLC executive said on Tuesday.

Rooney was 'exploited' court told (AFP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 09:55 AM PST

Wayne Rooney, seen here leaving on February 12, was AFP - Wayne Rooney was "exploited" when the now Manchester United and England striker burst on the football scene as a teenager, a court was told here on Tuesday.

1959 conviction still haunts gay man seeking work (AP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 09:51 AM PST

John Crawford, 70, poses for photograph at his home in central London, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010. Crawford was convicted for a crime, of having consensual sex with another man more than half a century ago in 1959, which is perfectly legal in 2010. He is campaigning to has his criminal record cleaned up for good so that he doesn't have to disclose his conviction when he seeks volunteer work. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP - He was convicted of a crime more than half a century ago, but what he did in 1959 — have consensual sex with another man — would be perfectly legal today.

FTSE climbs on Barclays earnings (AFP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 09:33 AM PST

The leading stock exchange posted solid gains on Tuesday as the banking sector traded higher in the wake of bumper earnings from Barclays.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - The leading stock exchange posted solid gains on Tuesday as the banking sector traded higher in the wake of bumper earnings from Barclays.

Give up your iPod for Lent, bishops urge (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 09:30 AM PST

Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs displays a redesigned iPod Nano at Apple's Reuters - British church leaders are encouraging people to give up their iPods for Lent, instead of more traditional vices such as chocolate, to help save the planet.

Home to Beatles hits Abbey Road up for sale by EMI (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 09:19 AM PST

Reuters - The London recording studio immortalized by the multi-million-selling Beatles album of the same name has been put up for sale by its owners.

Barclays chiefs shun bonuses despite soaring profits (AFP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 09:02 AM PST

The Barclays logo pictured at a branch of Barclays bank in south-east London. Barclays bank more than doubled net profit last year to almost 9.4 billion pounds, boosted by an asset sale, but said on Tuesday that its top executives would shun bonuses amid outrage over pay.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - Barclays bank on Tuesday reported a doubling of net profit last year to almost 9.4 billion pounds but said that its top executives would shun bonuses amid outrage over pay.

British bishops urge 'carbon fast' for Lent (AP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 08:05 AM PST

AP - Several prominent Anglican British bishops are urging Christians to keep their carbon consumption in check this Lent.

British financial watchdog fines Turkish chief executive (AFP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 07:30 AM PST

Heritage Oil Limited logo. The Financial Services Authority said that it had fined three senior executives of Genel Enerji for dealing in British-listed shares of Canadian company Heritage Oil AFP - Britain's financial watchdog on Tuesday said it had fined the head of a Turkish oil exploration company nearly one million pounds, in its biggest ever punishment against an individual for market abuse.

Dubai hit squad held fake UK passports: London (AFP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 08:31 AM PST

A picture posted on the website of Hamas' armed wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, of Mahmud al-Mabhuh, who was killed in Dubai in January. The Foreign Office said British passports used by six members of an 11-person hit team wanted for the killing are believed to be fake.(AFP/Al-Qassam Brigades /File)AFP - British passports used by six members of an 11-person hit team wanted for the killing of a top Hamas militant in Dubai are believed to be fake, the Foreign Office said on Tuesday.

Story of runners Coe and Ovett set for film treatment (AFP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 07:27 AM PST

Gold medalist Steve Ovett (centre) and silver winner Sebastian Coe, both from Great Britain, are seen on the podium following the 800m event at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. The fierce rivalry between middle-distance greats Coe and Ovett is set to be turned into a film.(AFP/EPU/File)AFP - The fierce rivalry between British middle-distance greats Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett is set to be turned into a film, it was announced on Tuesday.

Two Britons detained near Delhi airport (AFP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 06:28 AM PST

The airport in New Delhi. Two British nationals have been detained for questioning in the Indian capital for alleged suspicious behaviour near the international airport, police have said.(AFP/File/Raveendran)AFP - Two British nationals were detained for questioning in the Indian capital over suspicious behaviour near the international airport, police said Tuesday.

Thailand: British-made bomb detectors unreliable (AP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 06:15 AM PST

AP - Tests conducted by Thailand's government have found that British-made bomb detectors it bought for a total of $21 million have an accuracy rate of only 20 percent, but they will continue to be used, officials said Tuesday.

JP Morgan buys operations of RBS Sempra Commodities (AFP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 06:13 AM PST

A man walks past the JP Morgan Chase building in New York City. RBS Sempra Commodities, part-owned by Royal Bank of Scotland, has agreed to sell its European operations to US investment bank JP Morgan for 1.7 billion dollars, the bank has announced.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Hondros)AFP - RBS Sempra Commodities, part-owned by Royal Bank of Scotland, has agreed to sell its European and Asian operations to US investment bank JP Morgan for 1.7 billion dollars, the bank announced Tuesday.

Inflation hits 14-month high of 3.5% (AFP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 05:59 AM PST

Shoppers in central London. Twelve-month inflation surged to 3.5 percent in January -- the highest level for 14 months -- owing to a higher rate of tax on goods and services, official data showed.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Twelve-month inflation surged to 3.5 percent in January -- the highest level for 14 months -- owing to a higher rate of tax on goods and services, official data showed on Tuesday.

RBS sells some commodity businesses to J.P. Morgan (AP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 05:50 AM PST

AP - Royal Bank of Scotland PLC said Tuesday that its joint-venture commodities unit RBS Sempra Commodities has sold its metals, oil and European energy businesses to investment bank J.P. Morgan for $1.7 billion.

Oil industry looks to Iraq for boost (AP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 05:23 AM PST

AP - Oil industry leaders believe Iraq's resurgence as a major producer will change the face of the world's energy market, but they warn that the country — and the Middle East generally — still needs to improve infrastructure, security and export paths.

Watch out for that philandering friend (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 04:36 AM PST

Reuters - A British dating website revealed on Tuesday that half of the unfaithful men it polled for a survey on affairs admitted to having a fling with a friend's wife or girlfriend.

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