2010年3月18日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Argentina claims progress for Falkands talks with Britain (AFP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 05:48 PM PDT

Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana (pictured in February) said in radio interview that there has been progress in creating the conditions for Britain to discuss the ownership of the potentially oil-rich Falkland Islands.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)AFP - Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana said that there has been progress in creating the conditions for Britain to discuss the ownership of the potentially oil-rich Falkland Islands.

British boy arrives home after Pakistan kidnap ordeal (AFP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 04:33 PM PDT

Sahil Saeed (L), the five-year-old British boy kidnapped in Pakistan arrives back at the family home in Shaw, Oldham, with his mother Akila Naqqash. The boy, whose 12-day kidnap ordeal in Pakistan sparked an international police operation to recover a ransom payment in Europe, arrived home Thursday.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - A five-year-old British boy whose 12-day kidnap ordeal in Pakistan sparked an international police operation that led to arrests in Europe arrived home Thursday.

UK delays new guidelines for spies, soldiers (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 03:54 PM PDT

AP - New British guidelines on handling terrorism suspects held overseas have been delayed over a dispute about how to deal with potentially life-saving information from detainees who may be at risk of torture by allies.

British boy kidnapped in Pakistan returns to UK (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 02:20 PM PDT

British child Sahil Saeed kisses his father Raja Naqqash Saeed during their reunion at the British High Commission in Islamabad, Pakistan on Thursday, March 18, 2010. Kidnappers released Saeed, a 5-year-old British boy, unharmed on Tuesday almost two weeks after abducting him from his grandparents' house in central Pakistan. (AP Photo)AP - A 5-year-old British boy who was kidnapped and held in Pakistan for two weeks arrived safely back in Britain on Thursday.

Ex-Scotland Yard detective jailed for cocaine plot (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 12:15 PM PDT

AP - A former Scotland Yard drug squad detective was jailed Thursday for his role in a botched attempt to smuggle hundreds of millions of dollars worth of cocaine into Ireland.

British boy leaves Pakistan with dad after kidnap (AFP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 10:40 AM PDT

Sahil Saeed (L), the five-year-old British boy kidnapped in Pakistan arrives back at the family home in Shaw, Oldham, with his mother Akila Naqqash. The boy, whose 12-day kidnap ordeal in Pakistan sparked an international police operation to recover a ransom payment in Europe, arrived home Thursday.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Smiling and in high spirits, a five-year-old British boy boarded a flight home from Pakistan on Thursday after being reunited with his father following a 12-day kidnapping ordeal.

BA, union in last-ditch strike talks (AFP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 10:02 AM PDT

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. British Airways and the country's biggest trade union were in last-ditch talks Thursday in a bid to avert a planned strike this weekend by BA cabin crew.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - British Airways and the country's biggest trade union were in last-ditch talks Thursday in a bid to avert a planned strike this weekend by BA cabin crew.

London hospital to treat Internet-addicted teens (AFP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 09:01 AM PDT

A psychiatrist talks to a patient who is addicted to the Internet at a hospital in Rome in 2009. British teenagers who cannot tear themselves away from the Internet, computer games or their mobile phone can get help from a new addiction service in London, a spokeswoman has said.(AFP/File/Andreas Solaro)AFP - Teenagers who cannot tear themselves away from the Internet, computer games or their mobile phone can get help from a new addiction service, a spokeswoman said Thursday.

Bullock cancels London trip, film premiere called off (AFP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 08:57 AM PDT

Oscar-winning actress Sandra Bullock, seen here March 7, has cancelled her upcoming trip to the capital for AFP - Oscar-winning actress Sandra Bullock has cancelled her upcoming trip to the capital for "personal reasons", forcing organisers to call off the London premiere of "The Blind Side".

Firm rapped over 'Indian origin' job ad (AFP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 07:56 AM PDT

A job seeker looks at job vacancies. The equality watchdog has accused a US firm of breaking British laws when it advertised for job applicants who were AFP - The equality watchdog accused a US firm Thursday of breaking British laws when it advertised for job applicants who were "preferably of Indian origin."

British youngsters prefer online advice to parents (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 07:51 AM PDT

Reuters - Young people in Britain turn to the internet to look for help with personal problems rather than seek advice from their parents or friends, according to a survey released on Thursday.

UK artist calls for postage stamps of Iraq war dead (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 06:58 AM PDT

Roger Bacon, father of British Army Major Matthew Bacon, who was killed in Basra, Iraq in 2005, poses with images of his son in a project by artist Steve McQueen at a press preview at the National Portrait Gallery in London March 18, 2010. REUTERS/Luke MacGregorReuters - British artist Steve McQueen, a Turner Prize winner and acclaimed filmmaker, has called for portraits of soldiers killed in the Iraq conflict to be turned into postage stamps.

British Airways, union back in talks (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 06:44 AM PDT

AP - British Airways Chief Executive Willie Walsh met Thursday with the union representing cabin crew staff, who are poised to strike on Saturday, the union said.

Queen's corgi-friendly car on sale (AFP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 06:41 AM PDT

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is seen looking out of a car window in this 2006 photo. A top-of-the-range Daimler formerly owned by the queen is up for sale, with unique features including a handbag holder and corgi-friendly fittings.(AFP/Pool/File/Mark Dadswell)AFP - A top-of-the-range Daimler formerly owned by Queen Elizabeth II is up for sale, with unique features including a handbag holder and corgi-friendly fittings.

McLaren to build high-performing sports cars in UK (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 06:34 AM PDT

The new Mclaren MP4-12C Automotive is seen at it's unveiling at the Mclaren Technology Centre in Woking, England, Thursday, March 18, 2010. Manufacturing of the car will begin in spring 2011, and the car will cost between 125,000- 175,000 Pounds (190,000-270,000 US Dollars).(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - Formula One car maker McLaren unveiled plans on Thursday to build a range of commercial sports cars in Britain, using race technology to take on other high-end European manufacturers such as Ferrari and Porsche on the highways.

Northern England town planning Luddite anniversary (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 06:18 AM PDT

Reuters - The people of Huddersfield are rising up again, but this time it's to celebrate the city's 19th century local weavers rather than smash modern technology.

Cornish fishermen land a whopper of a record deal (AFP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 06:10 AM PDT

A group of sailors from Cornwall has landed a major record deal after a music executive heard them singing sea shanties in a local pub. The Fisherman's Friends, whose members are mostly in their fifties, have signed with Universal Music -- whose roster includes Lady Gaga, Amy Winehouse and Take That -- for an estimated one million pounds, news reports said.(Fisherman's Friends/Steve Schofield)AFP - A group of sailors from Cornwall has landed a major record deal after a music executive heard them singing sea shanties in a local pub.

Abramovich wins damages over gambling claims (AFP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 05:48 AM PDT

Russian tycoon Roman Abramovich, seen here in 2004, has accepted AFP - Russian tycoon Roman Abramovich accepted "substantial" damages and a public apology in the High Court in London on Thursday over claims that he had a serious gambling problem.

For sale: Nice little runabout fit for a queen (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 05:47 AM PDT

Britain's Queen Elizabeth arrives to attend a service of commemoration to mark the end of combat operations in Iraq, at St Paul's Cathedral in London October 9, 2009. REUTERS/Luke MacGregorReuters - At first sight it seems just another second-hand luxury car for sale but this Jaguar included some special extras in its day such as emergency convoy lights and a direct radio link to the British Prime Minister.

British troops to march on Moscow's Red Square (AFP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 05:44 AM PDT

Russian soldiers clad in replica WWII uniforms take part in a military parade on Moscow's Red Square in 2009. British troops will in May march on the Red Square to mark the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II, the first time they have marched on the historic square.(AFP/File/Dmitry Kostyukov)AFP - British troops will in May march on Moscow's Red Square to mark the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II, the first time they have marched on the historic square, the British embassy said.

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