2010年3月10日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Govt seeks Afghan push to find political solution to war (AFP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 04:11 PM PST

Afghan's President Hamid Karzai inspects a guard of honour of Pakistani troops at Chaklala airbase upon his arrival in Rawalpindi. The British government on Wednesday called on the Afghan government to intensify efforts and find a political solution with the Taliban to bring the conflict there to an end.(AFP)AFP - The government on Wednesday called on the Afghan government to intensify efforts and find a political solution with the Taliban to bring the conflict there to an end.

British Airways strike looms as last-ditch talks fail (AFP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 03:34 PM PST

British Airways cabin crew arrive for the start of a union meeting to discuss a strike ballot at Sandown Racecourse in Esher, Surrey, in 2009. Talks to avert a strike by British Airways cabin crew over working conditions failed on Wednesday, raising the threat of a walkout as early as next week.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Talks to avert a strike by British Airways cabin crew over working conditions failed on Wednesday, raising the threat of a walkout as early as next week.

Britain confronts debt of Greek proportions (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 02:46 PM PST

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown makes a major economical speech in London Wednesday March 10, 2010. Britain's economic recovery remains fragile, Brown warned Wednesday, as he paved the way for a national election by announcing the government's budget would be published in two weeks. (AP Photo/ Charlie Bibby/Financial Times/Pool)AP - Government debt is growing, as is the deficit. The economy is struggling to get out of recession and there is talk of spending cuts or higher taxes. The unions are on edge. And the currency is plummeting.

Talks between BA, cabin crew reach no agreement (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 12:50 PM PST

FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2009 file photo, a British Airways Boeing 747 taxis away from Terminal 5 at London's Heathrow Airport. British Airways said Wednesday, March 10, 2010, talks with a cabin crew union aimed at averting a strike have broken down with no agreement.(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)AP - Talks between British Airways and a cabin crew union aimed at averting a strike have broken down with no agreement, the airline said Wednesday, again raising the possibility of a walkout by thousands of employees.

UK minister urges push for Afghan peace settlement (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 10:38 AM PST

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband is seen at a public forum at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston, Massachusetts, March 9, 2010. REUTERS/Adam HungerReuters - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband urged Afghans on Wednesday to push energetically for a peace settlement with Taliban insurgents and said Afghanistan's Neighbors must support such an agreement.

Sisters tortured by rapist dad get official apology (AFP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 09:12 AM PST

A row of newspapers reporting the story of Austria's Josef Fritzl who was jailed for life last year for holding his daughter as a sex slave for 24 years. Two women who were raped and abused by their father for over 25 years, becoming pregnant 18 times, have won an apology from local authorities for failing to prevent the serial incest. The horrific abuse has been compared the Fritzl case.(AFP/File/William West)AFP - Two women who were raped and abused by their father for over 25 years, becoming pregnant 18 times, on Wednesday won an apology from local authorities for failing to prevent the serial incest.

Brown to unveil budget on March 24 (AFP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 08:53 AM PST

The government will unveil a pre-election budget on March 24, Prime Minister Gordon Brown, pictured, has said, fuelling expectations of a general election in May.(AFP/File/Olivier Morin)AFP - The government will unveil a pre-election budget on March 24, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Wednesday, fuelling expectations of a general election in May.

Gorillaz tops UK album chart in first midweek show (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 08:15 AM PST

Reuters - Virtual band Gorillaz was leading the race for top spot in Britain's weekly album chart on Wednesday in the inaugural midweek update of music sales broadcast on BBC's Radio 1.

Russian tycoon wins libel case over radiation murder (AFP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 07:29 AM PST

Exiled Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky, seen here leaving the High Court in central London, has won £150,000 ($220,000, 165,000 euros) in libel damages over a claim he was linked to the murder of ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - Exiled Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky won £150,000 ($220,000, 165,000 euros) in libel damages on Wednesday over a claim he was linked to the murder of ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko.

UK's Brown paves way for election with budget date (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 07:06 AM PST

AP - Britain's economic recovery remains fragile, Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned Wednesday, as he paved the way for a national election by announcing the government's budget would be published in two weeks.

Oligarch wins suit against Russian broadcaster (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 06:27 AM PST

Exiled Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky (pictured in February) has won 150,000 pounds libel damages over a claim he was linked to the murder of ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AP - Self-exiled Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky has won his libel case against a Kremlin-owned broadcaster that aired allegations he masterminded the murder of a former KGB agent in London.

Brown says UK to maintain AAA credit rating (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 06:25 AM PST

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown gestures as he bids farewell to Jordan's King Abdullah (not pictured) on the steps of 10 Downing Street central London March 9, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew WinningReuters - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Wednesday he believed Britain would maintain its coveted top credit rating and announced a pay freeze for senior civil servants and military officers to help tame a record deficit.

Max Clifford 'accepts £1 mln to drop phone-hacking case' (AFP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 04:38 AM PST

Publicist Max Clifford (pictured in 2007) has accepted more than £1 million from the News of the World in return for ending legal action over a phone-hacking scandal, according to the Guardian.(AFP/File/Edmond Terakopian)AFP - Publicist Max Clifford accepted more than £1 million from the News of the World in return for ending legal action over a phone-hacking scandal, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.

Northern Rock says annual losses lower (AFP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 03:25 AM PST

A Northern Rock bank branch in London. State-owned bank Northern Rock, which came close to collapse three years ago, has said that losses narrowed to 257.5 million pounds last year.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - State-owned bank Northern Rock, which came close to collapse three years ago, said Wednesday that losses narrowed to 257.5 million pounds last year.

Do more to rehabilitate costly offenders: watchdog (AFP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 03:04 AM PST

View of a prison corridor. Not enough is being done to rehabilitate serial offenders who are costing taxpayers up to £10 billion a year, the public spending watchdog has said.(AFP/File/Mehdi Fedouach)AFP - Not enough is being done to rehabilitate serial offenders who are costing taxpayers up to £10 billion a year, the public spending watchdog said on Wednesday.

Chinese medicine 'no help to get pregnant' (AFP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 02:54 AM PST

An acupuncturist inserts a needle into a patient's back. Couples who use acupuncture and Chinese medicine to try and increase their chances of having a baby were warned there was no evidence it worked by fertility experts.(AFP/File/Jean-Pierre Muller)AFP - Couples who use acupuncture and Chinese medicine to try and increase their chances of having a baby were warned there was no evidence it worked by fertility experts Wednesday.

Manufacturing output drops in January (AFP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 02:28 AM PST

A coal mine in the village of Cwmgwrach in south Wales. Manufacturing output sank by 0.9 percent in January from December, official data showed, denting hopes of a speedy economic recovery.(AFP/File/Pierre Pratabuy)AFP - Manufacturing output sank by 0.9 percent in January from December, official data showed on Wednesday, denting hopes of a speedy economic recovery.

PM warns of risks for economy, confirms budget date (AFP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 01:46 AM PST

The government will unveil a pre-election budget on March 24, Prime Minister Gordon Brown, pictured, has said, fuelling expectations of a general election in May.(AFP/File/Olivier Morin)AFP - The government will unveil a pre-election budget in two weeks' time, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Wednesday, fuelling expectations of legislative ballots in May.

U.S. and UK patent offices plan work sharing deal (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 01:02 AM PST

Reuters - The U.S. and British patent offices are working on a plan to have patent examiners in the two countries share research as a way to reduce a several-years backlog of applications, the two agencies said on Wednesday.

UK proposes tougher steps on disclosing bankers' pay (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 12:55 AM PST

Reuters - Britain will on Wednesday propose to force banks to reveal how many of their staff earn top wages, in steps that go further than previous proposals, financial services minister Paul Myners said.

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