2010年8月6日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Senators demand more info from UK on Lockerbie (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 04:18 PM PDT

Reuters - Four U.S. senators have written to Britain's Foreign Secretary curtly demanding more information to help clear up the "public pall" over the release of the Lockerbie bomber to Libya.

Britain, Pakistan pledge unity in 'anti-terror' fight (AFP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 03:28 PM PDT

British Prime Minister David Cameron (R) and Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari, address the media after their meeting at his Chequers residence in southern England. The leaders of Britain and Pakistan on Friday smoothed over a row about tackling terrorism in the South Asian republic as they agreed to step up cooperation in fighting extremism.(AFP/POOL/Peter Macdiarmid)AFP - The leaders of Britain and Pakistan on Friday smoothed over a row about Islamabad's response to terrorism as they agreed to step up cooperation in the fight against violent extremism.

Mother charged with murder of three children (AFP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 03:12 PM PDT

Crime scene tape. The mother of three young children found dead at their home in Britain was charged with their murder Friday.(AFP/Illustration)AFP - The mother of three young children found dead at their home was charged with their murder Friday.

American mom charged with murdering 3 children (AP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 02:47 PM PDT

This undated image made available by Grampian Police in Aberdeen, Scotland, shows Gianluca Riggi, 8, Cecilia Riggi, 5 and Augustino Riggi, 8. Pasquale Riggi, 46, an oil executive from Colorado, described his grief Friday Aug. 6, 2010, after police launched an inquiry into the mystery death of his three children at a town house in Edinburgh. The children were discovered following a gas explosion, but are not thought to have died as a result of the blast. Their mother is in a serious but stable condition in hospital after apparently falling from an upper story of the Edinburgh house. Police said they are investigating the circumstances of the deaths and have interviewed the children's father, but confirmed he is not a suspect in the case. (AP Photo/Grampian Police) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALESAP - Scottish police on Friday charged the American mother of three children who were found dead in an Edinburgh town house with their murder.

AP Interview: Zardari open to Taliban talks (AP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 01:46 PM PDT

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, shakes hands with Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari before talks at Chequers, his official country residence, Friday Aug. 6, 2010. President Zardari has been criticised at home for his diplomatic visit to France and Britain, as the worst flooding in Pakistan's history has killed over around 1,500 people and affected four million.(AP Photo/Peter Macdiarmid, pool)AP - Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari said Friday he's willing to consider reopening negotiations with the Taliban in his country — a statement that came amid a flurry of criticism that some elements within Pakistan remain sympathetic to the extremist movement.

Former foreign minister quits frontline politics (AFP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 09:33 AM PDT

Former foreign secretary Jack Straw, seen here in January 2010, announced on Friday he was stepping down from frontline politics after 30 years, saying the Labour party needs new leaders to help it move on.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Former foreign secretary Jack Straw announced on Friday he was stepping down from frontline politics after 30 years, saying the Labour party needs new leaders to help it move on.

Four jailed in London for record jewellery heist (AFP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 09:19 AM PDT

A view of the Graff Diamonds' store in London. Four men were jailed on Friday for between 23 and 16 years for their part in a record 40 million pound robbery from the Graff jewellers in London's West End.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Four men were jailed on Friday for between 23 and 16 years for their part in a record 40 million pound robbery from an exclusive London jewellery store.

Tariq Aziz: Obama is 'leaving Iraq to the wolves' (AP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 08:40 AM PDT

FILE - In this May 24, 2006 file photo, former Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz testifies for the defence during former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's trial held in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone. Aziz accused the United States of abandoning Iraq and leaving the country to die, according to a British newspaper interview to be published Friday, Aug. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Marco Di Lauro, Pool)AP - The man who once served as Saddam Hussein's leading lieutenant has appealed to the United States to extend its presence in Iraq, saying that President Barack Obama is abandoning the country, according to a British newspaper interview published Friday.

Cameron, Obama push for Middle East peace talks (AP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 08:39 AM PDT

AP - British Prime Minister David Cameron's office says he and President Barack Obama agreed on the need for urgency on Middle East peace talks in a telephone conversation.

State-rescued bank RBS scrapes into profit (AFP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 07:53 AM PDT

Royal Bank of Scotland, rescued in the world's biggest bank bailout during the financial crisis, scraped into a first-half profit, it said on Friday, capping a strong recovery for Britain's key lenders.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Royal Bank of Scotland, rescued in the world's biggest bank bailout during the financial crisis, scraped into a first-half profit, it said on Friday, capping a strong recovery for Britain's key lenders.

Bhutto's son says he's not yet ready for politics (AP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 06:18 AM PDT

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, right, poses for a photograph with Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari, second right, and his children Asifa Bhutto Zardari, left, and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, second left, as they arrive at Chequers near Princes Risborough in England, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, pool)AP - He was seen rubbing elbows with the leaders of France and Britain this week, but the son of slain Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto says he's not yet ready to follow in his mother's political footsteps.

Funeral for Moat gun victim (AFP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 06:17 AM PDT

Armed police stand guard in Rothbury for a meeting on July 8. Family and friends of the man killed by gunman Raoul Moat will gather for his funeral on Friday.(AFP/File/Derek Blair)AFP - Family and friends of the man killed by gunman Raoul Moat gathered for his funeral on Friday.

Britain and Pakistan gloss over diplomatic spat (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 06:17 AM PDT

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron (R) walks with Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari at Chequers, the official country residence of the Prime Minister, near Ellesborough in southern England August 6, 2010. REUTERS/Peter Macdiarmid/poolReuters - Britain and Pakistan agreed on Friday to do more together to fight Islamist militancy, brushing aside a diplomatic spat that followed British criticism of Pakistani efforts to counter extremism.

UK, Pakistan pledge unity in 'anti-terror' fight (AFP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 05:47 AM PDT

British Prime Minister David Cameron (R) and Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari, address the media after their meeting at his Chequers residence in southern England. The leaders of Britain and Pakistan on Friday smoothed over a row about tackling terrorism in the South Asian republic as they agreed to step up cooperation in fighting extremism.(AFP/POOL/Peter Macdiarmid)AFP - The leaders of Britain and Pakistan moved Friday to shelve a row over a British attack on Islamabad's security record, pledging to step up their cooperation in the fight against terrorism.

Protests over cloned animals in food chain (AFP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 05:47 AM PDT

Demonstrators from Compassion in World Farming wear masks depicting Prime Minister David Cameron. The animal welfare group has delivered a petition of 7,000 names calling on the government to prevent products from cloned animals entering the food chain.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - An animal welfare group on Friday delivered a petition of 7,000 names calling on the government to prevent products from cloned animals entering the food chain.

Gunman, 3 others, sentenced for huge jewel heist (AP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 05:44 AM PDT

FILE - This is a Aug. 7, 2009 file photo of Graff Diamonds store in New Bond Street, London. Four men have been given long prison sentences Friday Aug. 6, 2010 for their involvement in an armed robbery that netted 40 million pounds, more than US$60 million worth of gems from London jeweler Graff Diamonds . (AP Photo/Clive Gee/PA, File) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT **AP - The disguised gunman who burst into an upmarket London jewelry store and carried out one of Britain's biggest-ever robberies was sentenced to 23 years in jail Friday, a year to the day after the heist.

Royal Bank of Scotland makes Q2 profit of $409 mln (AP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 03:54 AM PDT

Reflections are seen in the windows of the Royal Bank of Scotland's London headquarters in The City of London, Friday, Aug. 6, 2010. Part-nationalized Royal Bank of Scotland said Friday it made a profit of 257 million pounds ($409 million) in the second quarter, due to large one-time gains, although losses from bad loans increased. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - Part-nationalized Royal Bank of Scotland said Friday it made a profit of 257 million pounds ($409 million) in the second quarter, due to large one-time gains, although losses from bad loans increased.

Manufacturing output rises in June (AFP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 02:57 AM PDT

Honda Jazz cars wait for the production line to be opened at the Honda plant in Swindon, in October 2009. Manufacturing output grew by 0.3 percent in June compared with May, official data showed on Friday -- a weaker rate than had been expected by analysts.(AFP/File/Max Nash)AFP - Manufacturing output grew by 0.3 percent in June compared with May, official data showed on Friday -- a weaker rate than had been expected by analysts.

Drug-driving tests to be trialled (AFP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 02:40 AM PDT

A motorcycle courier rides through the streets of central London. Equipment to test drivers for drugs is to be rolled our across the country within two years, the government announced on Friday.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Equipment to test drivers for drugs is to be rolled our across the country within two years, the government announced on Friday.

Britain's Cameron criticized for Iran nuke gaffe (AP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 02:15 AM PDT

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron gestures as he speaks to the audience during a visit to the Institution of Engineering and Technology in Birmingham, England, Tuesday Aug. 3, 2010. Cameron said he had no regrets over his controversial comments about Pakistan-based terrorism which have caused anger ahead of a visit by the country's president Asif Ali Zardari, who was scheduled to arrive in London for a five-day visit.(AP Photo/Darren Staples, pool)AP - Opposition politicians are needling British leader David Cameron for telling a town hall audience that Iran has a nuclear weapon.

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