2010年7月13日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Turncoat Afghan soldier kills 3 British troopers (AP)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 05:43 PM PDT

Afghan people cover their faces as a dust storm hit the old city of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, July 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)AP - An Afghan soldier killed three British service members with gunfire and a rocket-propelled grenade in the dead of night, a betrayal that highlights the difficulties in rapidly building up Afghan security forces so that foreign troops can go home.

'Thuggery' slammed as N.Ireland riots flare (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 04:05 PM PDT

Cars burn during Nationalist rioting in the Ardoyne area of North Belfast, Northern Ireland on July 12. Northern Ireland's leaders on Tuesday condemned rioting by Catholics opposed to Protestant marches in Belfast, which left 82 police officers injured.(AFP/File/Stephen Wilson)AFP - Northern Ireland's leaders on Tuesday condemned rioting by Catholics opposed to Protestant marches in Belfast, which left 82 police officers injured.

Rogue Afghan soldier kills three British Gurkhas (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 11:35 AM PDT

Soldiers of A Company from the 1st Battalion of Royal Gurkha Rifles patrol at dawn in Nahr e Saraj village, in Helmand, in June 2010. A renegade Afghan soldier remains at large after killing three British army Gurkha troops in a AFP - A renegade Afghan soldier remains at large after killing three British army Gurkha troops in a "suspected premeditated attack" on Tuesday, officials said, pledging a full investigation.

British author Hannah slams anti-crime novel snobbery (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 10:30 AM PDT

Reuters - Best-selling British writer Sophie Hannah has no qualms about being labeled a crime novelist, but rejects charges the genre is inferior to mainstream literature.

Ever sent a racy text to the wrong person? (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 09:46 AM PDT

A competitor types a text message into a mobile phone during a competition in Singapore November 12, 2006. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash/FilesReuters - Twenty percent of Britons have managed to send racy texts to the wrong person, and nearly one in 10 has been caught red-handed "sexting," according to a poll on Tuesday.

UK revokes citizenship of Russia's Chapman (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 09:35 AM PDT

Reuters - Britain has stripped Russian Anna Chapman of her British citizenship following her deportation from the United States in a spy swap last week, the home office said on Tuesday.

UK: Anna Chapman's citizenship, passport revoked (AP)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 09:21 AM PDT

FILE - This undated file image taken from the Russian social networking website 'Odnoklassniki', or Classmates, shows a woman journalists have identified as Anna Chapman. Chapman, along with 10 others, was arrested on charges of conspiracy to act as an agent of a foreign government without notifying the U.S. attorney general. The caption on Odnoklassniki reads 'Russia, Moscow. London, Stone age.' (AP Photo, File) NO SALESAP - A redheaded sleeper agent who became the most high-profile figure in the U.S.-Russia spy case has had her British citizenship revoked, the government announced Tuesday.

Brits stay home as economic downturn bites (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 09:19 AM PDT

Tourists on a beach in Valencia, Spain. The number of trips abroad by UK residents has fallen at the fastest rate since the 1970s, official data showed, as cash-strapped Britons increasingly opt for 'staycations' instead of overseas travel.(AFP/File/Diego Tuson)AFP - The number of trips abroad by UK residents has fallen at the fastest rate since the 1970s, official data showed Tuesday, as cash-strapped Britons increasingly opt for 'staycations' instead of overseas travel.

Parents say £200,000 headteacher 'worth every penny' (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 07:48 AM PDT

Parents at a London school have defended a headteacher who has come under fire for earning more than £200,000 last year, saying he AFP - Parents at a London school on Tuesday defended a headteacher who has come under fire for earning more than £200,000 last year, saying he "deserves every penny".

Three more arrests in fugitive gunman case (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 07:35 AM PDT

British fugitive Raoul Moat is seen in a shop in Newcastle in this combination of CCTV images. Police have arrested three more people on suspicion of helping Moat evade capture, as an inquest opened three days after a stand-off with police ended in his death.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - Police on Tuesday arrested three more people on suspicion of helping gunman Raoul Moat evade capture, as an inquest opened three days after a stand-off with police ended in his death.

British author tells of medieval Romanian moonshot (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 06:25 AM PDT

Reuters - Ian Watson, the doyen of British science fiction writing, has made what he terms "transgressive" interpretations of history in his most recent book of short stories, "The Beloved of my Beloved."

UK inflation rate dips to 3.2 pct (AP)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 06:00 AM PDT

AP - Consumer price inflation in Britain slowed to 3.2 percent in June from 3.4 percent in May due to lower prices for car fuel, clothing and shoes, official statisticians said Tuesday.

Ethnic minorities to make up 20% of UK by 2051: study (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 05:56 AM PDT

Shoppers in central London. Forty years from now, Britain will be a much more diverse society, researchers said, with ethnic minorities set to make up one fifth of the population.(AFP/File)AFP - Forty years from now, Britain will be a much more diverse society, researchers said Tuesday, with ethnic minorities set to make up one fifth of the population.

Afghan soldier kills three British troops (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 04:49 AM PDT

British soldiers conduct a patrol outside Kandahar airbase in southern Afghanistan. An Afghan soldier has killed three British troops in a volatile region of the country, officials in Kabul said while pledging a full investigation into the shooting.(AFP/File/John D Mchugh)AFP - An Afghan soldier killed three British troops in a volatile region of the country on Tuesday, officials in Kabul said, pledging a full investigation into the shooting.

Three new arrests in fugitive gunman case (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 04:32 AM PDT

British fugitive Raoul Moat is seen in a shop in Newcastle in this combination of CCTV images. Police have arrested three more people on suspicion of helping Moat evade capture, as an inquest opened three days after a stand-off with police ended in his death.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - Three more men were arrested on Tuesday in connection with the hunt for the late gunman Raoul Moat, as a police inquiry into the case was due to start.

Inflation dips to 3.2%, still above target (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 04:22 AM PDT

Shoppers in central London. Annual inflation eased in June, dragged down by falling petrol costs and heavy discounting by retailers, but remained above the government's target level, official data showed.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Annual inflation eased in June, dragged down by falling petrol costs and heavy discounting by retailers, but remained above the government's target level, official data showed on Tuesday.

Fat's disgusting: London sewer clean-up begins (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 04:20 AM PDT

Thames Water employee Danny Brackley takes part in a clean-up of sewers under Leicester Square. A team of workers sporting breathing apparatus and carrying shovels has started clearing around 1,000 tonnes of fat from sewers around London's Leicester Square.(Thames Water/Stewart Turkington)AFP - A team of workers sporting breathing apparatus and carrying shovels has started clearing around 1,000 tonnes of fat from sewers around London's Leicester Square, a water company said Tuesday.

Chinese consortiums eye AIA takeover: report (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 03:01 AM PDT

The logo of insurance firm American International Group is seen at the company's offices in New York. At least four consortiums made up of private Chinese investors have approached the US business in a bid to acquire its Asian unit AIA, a Hong Kong newspaper has reported.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)AFP - At least four consortiums made up of private Chinese investors have approached US insurance giant AIG to acquire its Asian unit AIA, a Hong Kong newspaper reported Tuesday.

MoD unveils unmanned fighter jet 'of the future' (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 02:39 AM PDT

This handout photo from the Ministry of Defence shows the Taranis, an unmanned jet capable of striking long-range targets has been dubbed the AFP - An unmanned jet capable of striking long-range targets has been dubbed the "combat aircraft of the future" by the Ministry of Defence.

Afghan soldier on the run after killing 3 Gurkhas (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 09:14 AM PDT

Reuters - A renegade Afghan soldier is on the run after killing three British Gurkha soldiers in the Taliban's heartland, testing the trust of foreign and local troops fighting together as the war intensifies.

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