2010年8月2日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Briton jailed over stolen Shakespeare text (AFP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 01:06 PM PDT

A portrait of William Shakespeare. A court jailed a British antiques dealer for eight years Monday for smuggling a stolen William Shakespeare manuscript to the United States and then trying to sell it to pay for his playboy lifestyle.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - A court jailed a British antiques dealer for eight years Monday for smuggling a stolen William Shakespeare manuscript to the United States and trying to sell it to pay for his playboy lifestyle.

Pakistan summons UK envoy over Cameron's comments (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 10:43 AM PDT

Supporters of Shabab-e-Milli, a youth wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, shout slogans and burn an effigy of British Prime Minister David Cameron during a protest in Karachi July 31, 2010. REUTERS/Akhtar SoomroReuters - Pakistan summoned Britain's envoy in Islamabad on Monday over comments by British Prime Minister David Cameron suggesting it was not doing enough to fight terrorism, officials from both countries said.

HSBC profits more than double as bad debts slide (AFP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 09:55 AM PDT

The logo of an HSBC bank in London. Asia-focused global banking giant HSBC said Monday its first-half net profits more than doubled to 6.76 billion dollars as it slashed US bad debt and raised earnings in emerging markets.(AFP/Geoff Caddick)AFP - Asia-focused global banking giant HSBC said Monday its first-half net profits more than doubled to 6.76 billion dollars as it slashed US bad debt and raised earnings in emerging markets.

Summary Box: HSBC posts surge in 1st-half profit (AP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 09:51 AM PDT

AP - PROFIT BOOM: HSBC Holdings PLC, Europe's largest bank in terms of deposits, says its net income more than doubled in the first half to $6.76 billion as it set aside sharply less money to cover bad debt.

UK's new security adviser to step down (AP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 09:34 AM PDT

FILE - This is a Friday April 2, 2004 file photo of British diplomat Peter Ricketts, at NATO headquarters in Brussels. Rickett's who became Britain's first national security adviser is to leave his post, the government confirmed Monday Aug. 2. 2010 less than three months after the official took up the newly created role. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, File)AP - Britain's first national security adviser is to leave his post, the government confirmed Monday — less than three months after the official took up the newly created role.

Food agency probes cloned cow milk claim (AFP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 08:58 AM PDT

A bottle of milk is pictured in London on August 2. Food safety officials in Britain are to investigate a claim that milk from the offspring of a cloned cow was on sale for public consumption, they said Monday.(AFP/Geoff Caddick)AFP - Food safety officials in Britain are to investigate a claim that milk from the offspring of a cloned cow was on sale for public consumption, they said Monday.

Private funeral held for gunman Moat (AFP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 08:53 AM PDT

A Northumbria Police handout photo of Raoul Moat. A small group of family and friends attended the funeral of Moat in Newcastle.(Northumbria Police)AFP - A small group of family and friends attended the funeral of gunman Raoul Moat in Newcastle on Monday.

Art fest champions British talent in Olympic shadow (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 07:59 AM PDT

Reuters - Just a shotput's throw from the perimeter of the Olympic site in east London, an event highlighting the strength and diversity of Britain's creative industries, took place over the weekend.

HSBC H1 profit more than doubles to $6.8 billion (AP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 07:05 AM PDT

A man walk past the corporate logo for the British Bank HSBC at a branch in central London, Monday, Aug. 2, 2010. HSBC Holdings PLC said Monday that its first-half profit more than doubled to $6.76 billion as provisions for bad loans fell by nearly half. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - HSBC said Monday its net income more than doubled in the first half, surprising investors and kicking off a week of earning reports from British banks in which even part-nationalized Lloyds Banking Group is expected to announce a return to profit.

Pakistan summons UK envoy following terror dispute (AP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 05:10 AM PDT

AP - Pakistan summoned the top British official in the country Monday amid a diplomatic spat over comments by Britain's leader suggesting the South Asian nation exports terrorism.

Pakistan summons British envoy over PM remarks (AFP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 05:08 AM PDT

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari delivers a speech after a meeting with France's President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Zardari will address Prime Minister David Cameron's AFP - The Pakistani government on Monday summoned Britain's high commissioner to Islamabad for a dressing down over remarks made by the British prime minister on the export of terror, officials said.

Rescue home puts down thousands of dangerous dogs (AFP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 05:02 AM PDT

A Bull-terrier is pictured at a rescue centre. A well-known animal charity says it had to put down a third of the dogs it took in last year because they were too dangerous to rehome.(AFP/File/Joel Saget)AFP - A long-established animal charity says it had to put down a third of the dogs it took in last year because they were too dangerous to be given new homes.

Man charged after MI6 suspect parcel find (AFP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 04:59 AM PDT

The headquarters of the MI6 intelligence agency are pictured in London in 2007. A man is to appear in court on drugs charges on Monday after one suspected parcel bomb was sent to the MI6 headquarters and another was intercepted.(AFP/File/Bertrand Langlois)AFP - A man is to appear in court on drugs charges on Monday after one suspected parcel bomb was sent to the MI6 headquarters and another was intercepted.

Sex job ads banned at UK employment offices (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 04:48 AM PDT

Reuters - Britain is to ban employers looking for lap dancers, strippers, topless barmaids or sexy web-cam performers from placing adverts at Jobcentres.

Antiques dealer jailed over Shakespeare book (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 04:40 AM PDT

Reuters - An unemployed antiques dealer, who had a taste for the high life and drove a Ferrari, was jailed for eight years on Monday for handling a stolen copy of a rare first collection of Shakespeare's plays.

Two British troops killed in Afghanistan (AFP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 12:41 AM PDT

British soldiers on patrol in Helmand Province in June, 2010. Taliban forces shot dead one British soldier and killed another in a bomb attack in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province over the weekend, the defence ministry said.(AFP/File/Bay Ismoyo)AFP - Taliban forces shot dead one British soldier and killed another in a bomb attack in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province over the weekend, the defence ministry said on Monday.

Cameron facing rough ride in Pakistan (AFP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 12:06 AM PDT

Pakistani activists of Shabab-e-Milli, a youth wing of hardline Islamic party Jamat-e-Islami, shout slogans beside a burning effigy of Prime Minister David Cameron during a demonstration in Karachi on July 31, 2010.(AFP/Rizwan Tabassum)AFP - David Cameron was facing tricky talks this week with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari after the prime minister's remarks on the export of terror triggered a diplomatic spat.

British campaigners in legal bid after US file leak (AFP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 08:15 PM PDT

The homepage of the WikiLeaks.org website. British rights campaigners have launched a bid to take defence officials to court over the alleged involvement of the country's soldiers in the shooting of Afghan civilians, a report said Monday.(AFP/Getty Images/Joe Raedle)AFP - British rights campaigners have launched a bid to take defence officials to court over the alleged involvement of the country's soldiers in the shooting of Afghan civilians, a report said Monday.

British lawnmower race trimmed by economic woes (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 06:33 PM PDT

Reuters - An annual lawnmower race has become a sporting victim of recession-hit Britain this summer, trimmed down to four hours from its usual 12 hours.

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