2010年7月7日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Pakistani accused in court over 'Al-Qaeda plot' (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 03:59 PM PDT

An armed police officer stands guard outside the Houses of Parliament in London. A Pakistani man accused of being an Al-Qaeda operative was AFP - A Pakistani man accused of being an Al-Qaeda operative was "deeply involved" in a plot targeting Britain and the United States, a lawyer told an extradition hearing in London Wednesday.

US: NYC subway bomb plot linked to British cell (AP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 02:14 PM PDT

Thus undated handout photo provided by the FBI shows Adnan Shukrijumah. Authorities believe that Shukrijumah met with one of the would-be suicide bombers in a plot to strike the New York subway system last year. Intelligence officials believe Shukrijumah, 34, is one of the top candidates to be al-Qaida's next head of external operations, the man in charge of planning attacks worldwide. The U.S. has offered up to $5 million for information leading to his capture. (AP Photo/FBI)AP - A failed plot to set off bombs in the New York subway system last year was part of a larger al-Qaida terrorist conspiracy that included a similar attack planned in England, U.S. prosecutors said Wednesday.

Judge suspends British activist's ouster from Peru (AP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 02:03 PM PDT

In this photo taken July 2, 2010, British brother Paul McAuley talks to reporters in Iquitos, Peru. A British religious activist is fighting an expulsion order from Peru's government for allegedly inciting unrest among indigenous peoples protesting environmental damage from oil drilling in the Amazon rainforest. (AP Photo/Rosa Cardenas, La Republica Newspaper)AP - A Peruvian judge halted the expulsion Wednesday of a British religious activist accused by the government of inciting unrest among indigenous groups protesting environmental damage to the Amazon rain forest.

Turner painting of Rome sells for record 29.7 million pounds (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 01:39 PM PDT

A Sotheby's employee positions the JMW Turner masterpiece entitled 'Modern Rome - Campo Vaccino'. The masterpiece sold for for 29.7 million pounds in London on Wednesday, setting a new record for the sale of one of his works at auction.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - A masterpiece by British painter JMW Turner sold for 29.7 million pounds in London on Wednesday, setting a new record for the sale of one of his works at auction.

Britain to hand over violent Afghan area to US troops (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 01:24 PM PDT

A British soldier takes his position during a patrol in Qari Saheb village, in the Helmand province in February 2010. British troops will hand over control of the violence-wracked Sangin area of southern Afghanistan to US forces by the end of the year, Defence Secretary Liam Fox announced on Wednesday.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)AFP - British troops will hand over control of the violence-wracked Sangin area of southern Afghanistan to US forces by the end of the year, Defence Secretary Liam Fox announced on Wednesday.

London bombings remembered five years on (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 10:41 AM PDT

People lay flowers at a memorial dedicated to the victims of the July 7, 2005 London bomb attacks, in Hyde Park in London. Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday said those killed in the 2005 London bombings would AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday said those killed in the 2005 London bombings would "never be forgotten", as low-key ceremonies marked the fifth anniversary of the attacks.

UK to withdraw troops from violent Afghan district (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 10:39 AM PDT

British soldiers patrol the Sangin district of Helmand Province. British troops will hand over control of the violence-wracked Sangin area of southern Afghanistan to US forces by the end of the year, Defence Secretary Liam Fox has told MPs.(AFP/File/Abdul Malik)Reuters - Britain is to withdraw its 1,000 troops from the Sangin region of Afghanistan where they have suffered heavy losses and allow U.S. forces to take charge there, Defense Secretary Liam Fox said on Wednesday.

Early humans settled in England 800,000 years ago: study (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 10:04 AM PDT

Reuters - Flint tools found in an English village show ancient humans settled northern Europe 800,000 years ago, far earlier than previously thought, which could prompt scientists to reassess the capabilities of early humans.

British climate scientists cleared of dishonesty (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 09:23 AM PDT

NASA image of planet Earth. Scientists at a top British research unit embroiled in a row over climate research were cleared of dishonesty but their lack of openness was criticised.(AFP/NASA/File/Michael Benson)AFP - Scientists at a top British research unit embroiled in a row over climate research were cleared of dishonesty on Wednesday but their lack of openness was criticised.

Alleged al-Qaida plotter held in UK on US warrant (AP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 09:20 AM PDT

AP - Police in Britain on Wednesday arrested the alleged ringleader of an al-Qaida bomb plot after the United States issued a warrant for his arrest on terrorism charges.

British troops to withdraw from south Afghan area (AP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 08:31 AM PDT

Britain's Defence Secretary Liam Fox makes a statement regarding the conflict in Afghanistan in this TV image at the House of Commons, in London Wednesday July 7, 2010 as Prime Minister David Cameron, right, and International Development Minister Andrew Mitchell look on . British troops will withdraw from a volatile district in southern Afghanistan where they have sustained nearly 100 deaths, turning over responsibility to U.S. forces by the end of the year, the defence secretary said Wednesday. Fox told the House of Commons that U.S. Marines would replace British troops in the Sangin district of Afghanistan's southern Helmand province later this year. (AP Photo/PA) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT **AP - British troops will withdraw from a volatile district in southern Afghanistan where they have sustained nearly 100 deaths, turning over responsibility to U.S. forces, the country's defense secretary said Wednesday.

Police arrest Pakistani man on US terror charges (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 08:14 AM PDT

An armed police officer stands guard outside the Houses of Parliament in London. Police have arrested a Pakistani man suspected of being an Al-Qaeda operative in northeastern England after US authorities issued a warrant for his arrest.(AFP/File/Jim Watson)AFP - Police on Wednesday arrested a Pakistani man suspected of being an Al-Qaeda operative in northeastern England after US authorities issued a warrant for his arrest.

Lord Ashcroft gives up non-dom tax status (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 08:06 AM PDT

Lord Ashcroft, the Tory party's biggest donor, is seen here in 2006. Ashcroft has given up his non-domiciled tax status to keep his seat in the House of Lords, the Conservative Party confirmed.(AFP/File/Farooq Naeem)AFP - Lord Ashcroft, the Tory party's biggest donor, has given up his non-domiciled tax status to keep his seat in the House of Lords, the Conservative Party confirmed on Wednesday.

Britain marks 5th anniversary of terror attack (AP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 07:42 AM PDT

FILE - This is a Thursday July 7, 2005, file photo of Paul Dadge, right, as helps injured tube passenger Davinia Turrell away from Edgware Road tube station in London following an explosion. Britain is marking the fifth anniversary of the suicide bombings that killed 52 commuters on London's transport network without a formal ceremony. (AP Photo/Jane Mingay, File)AP - Britain's domestic spy agency MI5 is tracking a number of terrorism plots against the U.K., despite successes in curbing the threat from extremists since deadly attacks on London's transit network five years ago, an official said Wednesday.

UK inquiry finds emails do not undermine climate science (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 06:12 AM PDT

Reuters - Emails stolen from one of the world's leading climate change research centers contained no evidence to undermine the case for manmade global warming, a report found on Wednesday.

Teachers will be allowed to 'discipline unruly pupils' (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 05:17 AM PDT

Headteachers in England will be given wider powers to search pupils for alcohol, mobile phones and drugs, the government said, as it unveiled a raft of new measures aimed at restoring AFP - Head teachers in England will be given wider powers to search pupils for alcohol, mobile phones and drugs, the government said on Wednesday, as it unveiled a raft of new measures aimed at restoring "discipline in the classroom."

BP gets US demand for notice of asset sales (AP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 04:21 AM PDT

AP - BP says it has received a demand from U.S. authorities for advance notice of any asset sales or significant cash transfers.

Gay failed asylum seekers win deportation appeal (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 04:05 AM PDT

Two gay failed asylum seekers in Britain who said they faced persecution over their sexuality if they were sent home have won their Supreme Court appeals against their deportation.(AFP/File/Tony Karumba)AFP - Two gay failed asylum seekers in Britain who said they faced persecution over their sexuality if they were sent home won their Supreme Court appeals against their deportation on Wednesday.

Police offer £10,000 for information on gunman (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 03:47 AM PDT

Armed police officers continue their hunt for suspected gunman Raoul Thomas Moat in Rothbury, Northumberland. Police offered a £10,000 reward for information on the whereabouts of Moat, who was still at large despite a massive police operation in the Rothbury area.(AFP/Derek Blair)AFP - Police offered a £10,000 reward on Wednesday for information on the whereabouts of suspected gunman Raoul Moat, who was still at large despite a massive police operation in the Rothbury area.

Marks and Spencer reports rising sales (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 01:44 AM PDT

Retailer Marks and Spencer raised sales in its first quarter, but warned about the impact of the government's austerity budget measures, notably a rise in sales tax.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Retailer Marks and Spencer raised sales in its first quarter, but warned on Wednesday about the impact of the government's austerity budget measures, notably a rise in sales tax.

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