2010年3月1日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Jesse Jackson backs tax on financial transactions (AFP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 03:39 PM PST

US civil rights leader Reverend Jesse Jackson, pictured in 2009, threw his weight Monday behind international calls for a tax on financial transactions to recoup losses from the economic crisis.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Jason Kempin)AFP - US civil rights leader Reverend Jesse Jackson threw his weight Monday behind international calls for a tax on financial transactions to recoup losses from the economic crisis.

AIG to sell Asian life insurer to repay bailouts (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 03:22 PM PST

FILE - In this March 19, 2009 file photo, people walk past the building of Prudential PLC in central London. British insurer Prudential PLC said Monday, March 1, 2010, it will buy the Asian unit of bailed out American International Group Inc. in a deal worth $35.5 billion that will allow AIG to pay back some of the money it owes U.S. taxpayers.(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, file)AP - American International Group Inc. is selling a cornerstone of its business, Asia-based life insurer AIA Group, in a government-approved $35.5 billion deal. The sale to British insurer Prudential PLC could reduce by nearly one-fifth the amount of federal bailout money still invested in struggling AIG.

Ex-Bosnian leader arrested at London airport (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 02:28 PM PST

FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 11 1998 file photo, then Bosnian Federation President Ejup Ganic gestures during a news conference after talks about the fate of the northern Bosnian town of Brcko in Vienna. British police arrested a former senior Bosnian leader in London Monday, March 1, 2010, on a Serbian warrant alleging he committed war crimes, to the outrage of Bosnian leaders who said the move undermined Bosnian sovereignty. Ejup Ganic, 63, was arrested at London's Heathrow airport following an extradition request from Serbia that alleges he conspired to murder wounded soldiers, in breach of the Geneva Convention, British police said. The former Bosnian vice president was trying to leave the U.K. when he was detained. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak, File)AP - British police arrested a former senior Bosnian leader in London Monday on a Serbian warrant alleging he committed war crimes, to the outrage of Bosnian leaders who said the move undermined Bosnian sovereignty.

Clinton offers to help resolve Falklands spat (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 01:43 PM PST

AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday offered to help Argentina and Britain resolve a festering dispute over a vast swath of the southern Atlantic Ocean where Britain has begun drilling for oil.

British soldier shot dead in Afghanistan: ministry (AFP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 12:12 PM PST

A British soldier in Afghanistan. Another British serviceman was shot dead in souther Afghanistan on Monday bringng number of British troops who have died in Afghanistan to 267 since the 2001 invasion.(AFP/File/Massoud HOSSAINI)AFP - A British soldier was shot dead in southern Afghanistan on Monday, defence officials said.

Mandelson calls for tougher takeover rules (AFP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 11:44 AM PST

Business Secretary Peter Mandelson, seen here on February 22, called Monday for British rules governing takeovers by foreign companies to be substantially tightened in the wake of US giant Kraft's acquisition of Cadbury.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - Business Secretary Peter Mandelson called Monday for British rules governing takeovers by foreign companies to be substantially tightened in the wake of US giant Kraft's acquisition of Cadbury.

UK arrests Bosnian ex-leader wanted by Serbia (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 11:35 AM PST

Former member of the Bosnian wartime presidency Ejup Ganic in a 1998 photo. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Former member of the Bosnian wartime presidency Ejup Ganic was arrested at London's Heathrow airport on Monday on behalf of Serbian authorities, British police said.

HSBC boss pledges bonus to charity after profits rise (AFP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 10:52 AM PST

A customer leaves the banking hall at HSBC headquarters in Hong Kong. The head of global banking titan HSBC pledged to donate his bonus to charity on Monday amid an outcry over bankers' pay in Britain, as the Asia-focused group announced rising annual net profits.(AFP/Mike Clarke)AFP - The head of global banking titan HSBC pledged to donate his bonus to charity on Monday amid an outcry over bankers' pay in Britain, as the Asia-focused group announced rising annual net profits.

Man arrested over murder of partner and baby (AFP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 09:41 AM PST

A 21-year-old man suspected of killing his girlfriend and their baby girl in Hampshire has been arrested, police said. The man believed to be Anthony Marsh was detained in the Hampshire town of Fareham at 11.15 am after a police officer recognised his description.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - A 21-year-old man suspected of killing his girlfriend and their baby girl in Hampshire has been arrested, police said on Monday.

Prudential buys AIG Asia for record 35.5 billion dollars (AFP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 09:41 AM PST

British insurer Prudential said it had agreed to purchase AIA, the Asian arm of US insurance giant AIG, in a cash and shares deal worth 35.5 billion dollars (26 billion euros).(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Britain's Prudential on Monday agreed to buy the Asian arm of US peer AIG for 35.5 billion dollars in the insurance sector's biggest ever takeover but the share price crashed on concerns over funding.

Baxter to spend up to $330M on British company (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 09:14 AM PST

AP - Specialty drug and medical device maker Baxter International Inc. said Monday it will spend up to $330 million to acquire ApaTech, a privately held British concern that makes bone and soft tissue replacement material using biochemistry.

Govt names new ambassador to Afghanistan (AFP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 08:53 AM PST

William Patey, a former senior diplomat in Iraq, is seen here in Januar 2010. Britain has appointed Patey as its new ambassador in Afghanistan, the Foreign Office has announced.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Britain has appointed William Patey, a former senior diplomat in Iraq, as its new ambassador in Afghanistan, the Foreign Office announced Monday.

'Yorkshire Ripper' bids for freedom (AFP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 08:48 AM PST

A police forensics officer examines a crime scene in Leeds in 2003. One of the nation's most notorious serial killers, dubbed the Yorkshire Ripper, has begun a bid to be freed from prison.(AFP/File/Paul Barker)AFP - One of the nation's most notorious serial killers, dubbed the Yorkshire Ripper, on Monday began a bid to be freed from prison.

Gaza court extends detention of British reporter (AFP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 07:37 AM PST

An Israeli Government Press Office picture showing an ID picture of detained British journalist Paul Martin who was arrested in Gaza last month. A Hamas-run court has extended by 15 days Martin's detention.(AFP/File)AFP - A Hamas-run court on Monday extended by 15 days the detention of a British journalist, the first foreigner arrested in Gaza since the Palestinian Islamist group seized power in 2007, his lawyer said.

River Café co-founder Rose Gray dies (AFP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 07:26 AM PST

Rose Gray, pictured in 2008, who was the co-founder of the River Cafe, has died at the age of 71 after a long battle with breast cancer.(afp.com/Matteo Piazza)AFP - Rose Gray, chef and co-founder of London's iconic River Café has died at the age of 71. She had been battling breast cancer.

Donor tax disclosure embarrasses UK Conservatives (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 07:01 AM PST

Michael Ashcroft leaves Conservative Central Office in central London May 8, 2001. Reuters/Dan ChungReuters - A major donor to the opposition Conservatives said on Monday he was not based in Britain for tax purposes, an admission potentially damaging to the party at a time of declining poll ratings, with an election looming.

UK's Prudential buys AIG's Asian unit for $35.5B (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 06:56 AM PST

FILE - In this March 19, 2009 file photo, people walk past the building of Prudential PLC in central London. British insurer Prudential PLC said Monday, March 1, 2010, it will buy the Asian unit of bailed out American International Group Inc. in a deal worth $35.5 billion that will allow AIG to pay back some of the money it owes U.S. taxpayers.(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, file)AP - British insurer Prudential PLC said Monday it will buy the Asian unit of bailed out American International Group Inc. in a deal worth $35.5 billion that will allow AIG to pay back some of the money it owes U.S. taxpayers.

Lord Ashcroft admits non-dom tax status (AFP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 05:51 AM PST

Tory deputy party chairman Lord Ashcroft, seen here in Islamabad in 2006, has admitted he had held AFP - Tory deputy party chairman Lord Ashcroft on Monday admitted he had held "non-dom" tax status for the past 10 years, allowing the Conservatives' leading political donor to avoid paying UK taxes on his considerable overseas earnings.

Britain to ban Somali terrorist group al-Shabab (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 05:27 AM PST

AP - The British government said Monday it is banning Somali terrorist organization al-Shabab, an al-Qaida-linked Islamist group fighting the anarchic country's transitional government.

Pearson 2009 earnings beat forecasts (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 04:23 AM PST

AP - British publisher Pearson PLC, owner of the Financial Times newspaper and Penguin Books, reported a 45 percent rise in full year net profit on Monday, after strong growth in its U.S. higher education division outweighed tougher conditions at other units.

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