2010年3月4日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Brown resists S.Africa pressure on Zimbabwe sanctions (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 01:44 PM PST

Prime Minister Gordon Brown(L) and South African President Jacob Zuma arrive for a press conference at 10 Downing Street. Brown insisted that Zimbabwe should make more progress before sanctions can be lifted, resisting pressure from Zuma.(AFP/Peter Macdiarmid)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Thursday insisted that Zimbabwe should make more progress before sanctions can be lifted, resisting pressure from South African President Jacob Zuma.

British boy kidnapped in Pakistan (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 01:33 PM PST

Akila Naqqash holds a picture of her five-year-old son Sahil Saeed in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. Robbers have kidnapped a five-year-old British boy in Pakistan demanding a ransom of 100,000 pounds, prompting his mother to make a tearful plea for the return of her AFP - Robbers kidnapped a five-year-old British boy in Pakistan on Thursday demanding a 100,000-pound ransom, prompting his mother to make a tearful plea for the return of her "sweet little boy".

UK: Man arrested in Pakistan for boy's kidnap (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 12:32 PM PST

This is undated family handout photo made available on Thursday March 4, 2010 of Sahil Saeed, who has been kidnapped whilst in Pakistan with his father. Robbers kidnapped Sahil Saeed a 5-year-old British boy from a house in central Pakistan on Thursday and demanded a large ransom for his return, according to British officials and the boy's family. The robbers entered the house late Wednesday night in Jhelum city in Punjab province and terrorized the family for several hours before leaving with the boy, whose father is Pakistani, said George Sherriff, the press attache at the British High Commission in Islamabad. (AP Photo/PA, Saeed Family, Ho)AP - A man was arrested in Pakistan on Thursday in connection with the kidnapping of a 5-year-old British boy there, Britain's Foreign Office said.

Blair's memoirs to be published in September (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 10:14 AM PST

This handout image from The Random House Group shows the front cover of the memoirs of former Prime Minister Tony Blair. Blair's memoirs will be published in September, the publishers said.(AFP/Random House/HO)AFP - Tony Blair's memoirs of 10 years as British prime minister will be published in September entitled "The Journey", the publishers said Thursday.

Archive films capture British Empire in S.Asia (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 09:57 AM PST

This photograph from 1947 shows Mahatma Gandhi (centre) visiting Muslim refugees in New Delhi as they prepare to leave for Pakistan. A collection of 300 films capturing the final days of the British Empire in India and other parts of south Asia has been released by the University of Cambridge.(AFP/File/Str)AFP - A collection of 300 films capturing the final days of the British Empire in India and other parts of south Asia was released by the University of Cambridge on Thursday.

PM urged to make Vatican pay for papal visit (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 09:52 AM PST

Secular campaigners handed a petition to Prime Minister Gordon Brown's office on Thursday protesting the planned visit of Pope Benedict XVI, seen here on March 3, saying taxpayers should not foot the bill.(AFP/File/Andreas Solaro)AFP - Secular campaigners handed a petition to Prime Minister Gordon Brown's office on Thursday protesting Pope Benedict XVI's planned visit and saying taxpayers should not foot the bill.

UK to restrict prosecution for war crimes abroad (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 09:20 AM PST

AP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Thursday he would block private groups from launching war crimes prosecutions against visiting foreign dignitaries, following a controversy inflamed by an arrest warrant for former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni.

SAfrican leader lobbies UK on Zimbabwe sanctions (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 09:04 AM PST

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, right, and South African President Jacob Zuma, react, at the start of the State Banquet at Buckingham Palace, in London, Wednesday March 3, 2010. Queen Elizabeth II gave South African President Jacob Zuma a ringing welcome at a state visit Wednesday, greeting him at Horse Guards Parade before a carriage procession to Buckingham Palace. (AP Photo/ Lewis Whyld, Pool)AP - South African President Jacob Zuma pressed Britain on Thursday to loosen European Union sanctions on Zimbabwe, which he said are limiting the effectiveness of that country's power-sharing government.

Muslim women barred from flight for refusing scan (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 06:52 AM PST

Images from the body scanner at Manchester Airport. Two Muslim women were stopped from boarding a flight from Britain to Pakistan for refusing to go through new body scanners, citing religious and medical reasons, airport officials have said.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - Two Muslim women were stopped from boarding a flight from Britain to Pakistan for refusing to go through new body scanners, citing religious and medical reasons, airport officials said Thursday.

Mother appeals for British boy seized in Pakistan (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 05:43 AM PST

Akila Naqqash holds a picture of her five-year-old son Sahil Saeed in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. Robbers have kidnapped a five-year-old British boy in Pakistan demanding a ransom of 100,000 pounds, prompting his mother to make a tearful plea for the return of her AFP - The mother of a five-year-old British boy kidnapped in Pakistan wept Thursday as she appealed for the return of her "sweet little boy," as the family said it could not pay the ransom demanded.

Record low interest rate hits one-year anniversary (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 05:14 AM PST

People walk past the Bank of England in central London. The Bank of England said it has decided to freeze its key lending rate at a record low level of 0.50 percent, as Britain looks to strengthen its recovery from recession.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - The Bank of England froze its key lending rate on Thursday at a record low level of 0.50 percent, where it has been for a year, as Britain looks to strengthen its recovery from a record recession.

Blair's autobiography to be published in September (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 05:13 AM PST

AP - Will he expose the deal critics suspect carried Britain and the United States to war in Iraq? Take aim at those who dubbed him President George Bush's poodle? Describe his furious arguments with successor Gordon Brown?

British granny takes French party scene by storm (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 04:52 AM PST

British DJ Ruth Flowers, 69 year-old, mixes music at a recording studio in Paris March 3, 2010. REUTERS/Philippe WojazerReuters - The latest party circuit princess to wow the night clubs and festivals of France with her DJ skills is a British granny who took a shine to the decks after going to a birthday disco for her grandson.

Bank of England leaves rates, asset program alone (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 04:40 AM PST

AP - The Bank of England took a "wait and see" stance Thursday on the country's hesitant economic recovery, holding interest rates at a record low of 0.5 percent and keeping its asset-purchase program to boost the money supply on ice.

Bank of England holds interest rate at 0.50% (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 04:35 AM PST

People walk past the Bank of England in central London. The Bank of England said it has decided to freeze its key lending rate at a record low level of 0.50 percent, as Britain looks to strengthen its recovery from recession.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - The Bank of England decided to freeze its key lending rate at a record low level of 0.50 percent on Thursday, as Britain looks to strengthen its recovery from recession.

BoE keeps powder dry, adopts "wait and see" stance (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 04:23 AM PST

Reuters - The Bank of England held fire on both interest rates and quantitative easing on Thursday as it paused to assess the impact of the massive stimulus it has already injected into the economy.

Insurer Aviva bounces back into black in 2009 (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 04:11 AM PST

Insurer Aviva has posted a return to annual profits and said it would seek growth in Europe, in contrast to its larger rival Prudential which is chasing rapid expansion in Asia.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Insurer Aviva posted a return to annual profits on Thursday and said it would seek growth in Europe, in contrast to its larger rival Prudential which is chasing rapid expansion in Asia.

Potter tops poll of best books for next generation (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 04:08 AM PST

British author JK Rowling presents her novel AFP - The Harry Potter series has topped a poll for the books people would most recommend to the next generation, according to a survey on Thursday to mark World Book Day.

Tony Blair's memoirs to be published in September (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 03:03 AM PST

Then British Prime Minister Tony Blair leaves 10 Downing Street in London June 27, 2007. REUTERS/Kieran DohertyReuters - The memoirs of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair will appear in September, the Random House publishing group announced on Thursday.

Somali parliament urges British couple's release (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 03:00 AM PST

British hostage Rachel Chandler is pictured here in central Somalia in January 2010. The Somali parliament has called for the unconditional and immediate release of a British couple who have been held hostage by pirates since their yacht was hijacked in October. The Chandlers were sailing from the Indian Ocean archipelago of the Seychelles to Tanzania when their yacht was captured by pirates.(AFP/File/Mohamed Dahir)AFP - The Somali parliament on Thursday called for the unconditional and immediate release of a British couple who have been held hostage by pirates since their yacht was hijacked in October.

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