2010年9月17日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain


Pope calm after 6 nabbed in suspected terror plot (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 05:06 PM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI, left, raises his arms as he arrives to speak beside Britain's Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams at Lambeth Palace in London, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010.  Pope Benedict XVI is on a four-day visit, the first-ever state visit by a Pope to Britain.  (AP Photo/Matt Dunham-Pool)AP - Police raided a garbage depot and arrested street cleaners in a suspected terror plot against Pope Benedict XVI on Friday. Undeterred, the pontiff stuck to his message, reaching across Britain's religious and secular divide to demand a greater role for faith in public life.


Six men arrested in London during pope's visit (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 03:15 PM PDT

Queen Elizabeth walks with Pope Benedict XVI, followed by Prince Philip, in the Morning Drawing Room of the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, Scotland September 16, 2010. REUTERS/Dan Kitwood/PoolReuters - Anti-terrorism police, on high alert during a visit by Pope Benedict to the British capital, arrested six men on Friday on suspicion of preparing an attack.


Gangs riot in Pakistani city after London slaying (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 10:50 AM PDT

AP - Gangs torched vehicles and a shop in Pakistan's largest city on Friday after a senior politician from the local ruling party was stabbed to death in London.

Prince William qualifies as search and rescue pilot (AFP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 10:28 AM PDT

Prince Williams, seen here on September 3 at the controls of a Sea King helicopter in this handout photo, graduated as a search and rescue helicopter pilot on Friday and said it would be an honour to start work at the controls.(AFP/MoD-HO/File/Handout)AFP - Prince William graduated as a search and rescue helicopter pilot on Friday and said it would be an honour to start work at the controls.


Karachi shuts down after politician killed in London (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 09:30 AM PDT

Police stand near the home of Imran Farooq, who died after an attack outside his home in Edgware, north London September 17, 2010. REUTERS/Suzanne PlunkettReuters - Pakistan's biggest city Karachi shut down on Friday after a senior politician belonging to the city's dominant Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) was stabbed to death in London.


Karachi on alert after politician killed in London (AFP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 09:24 AM PDT

Pakistani soldiers stand guard in Karachi after a bus was torched by angry protesters. Karachi was on alert Friday braced for possible violence, as businesses ground to a halt after the killing in London of a leading politician exiled in Britain.(AFP/Asif Hassan)AFP - Pakistan's biggest city of Karachi was on alert Friday braced for possible violence, as businesses ground to a halt after the killing in London of a leading politician exiled in Britain.


Fashion's loveable rogue London kicks off shows (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 07:02 AM PDT

Models present creations from the PPQ 2011 spring/summer collection during London Fashion Week, September 17, 2010. REUTERS/Paul HackettReuters - London kicked off its leg of the catwalk calendar on Friday as journalists and buyers descended on the British capital to see what city known as the loveable rogue of fashion has in store for next spring.


MI5 chief highlights new terrorist threats (AFP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 05:58 AM PDT

Yemeni counter-terrorism force take part in a training session in Sureif, a suburb of the capital Sanaa, 2009. Extremists opposed to Northern Ireland's peace process could launch fresh attacks in Britain, the head of security service MI5 has said, adding that Al-Qaeda still poses a AFP - Extremists opposed to Northern Ireland's peace process could launch fresh attacks in Britain, the head of security service MI5 has said, adding that Al-Qaeda still poses a "real threat."


UK anti-terror police arrest five during Pope visit (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 05:45 AM PDT

Reuters - London police said on Friday anti-terrorism officers had arrested five men suspected of preparing an attack, the arrests coming while Pope Benedict was in London during a state visit to Britain.

UK's Manchester airport reopened after scare (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 04:23 AM PDT

Reuters - Flights at Britain's Manchester airport returned to normal on Friday after police gave the all clear following a bomb scare which had closed one of its terminals for the morning.

Prince William becomes search and rescue pilot (AFP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 03:18 AM PDT

Prince Williams, seen here on September 3 at the controls of a Sea King helicopter in this handout photo, graduated as a search and rescue helicopter pilot on Friday and said it would be an honour to start work at the controls.(AFP/MoD-HO/File/Handout)AFP - Prince William will on Friday become a fully-fledged RAF search-and-rescue pilot after passing a 19-month training course.


Cable criticises immigration cap (AFP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 02:42 AM PDT

Secretary of State for Business Vince Cable addresses a press conference in London, June 2010. The country's new immigration cap is hurting its economy, Cable said in an interview, highlighting tensions over the controversial policy.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - The country's new immigration cap is hurting its economy, Business Secretary Vince Cable said in an interview, highlighting tensions over the controversial policy.


Standard Chartered 'may move HQ to Far East' (AFP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 02:15 AM PDT

Standard Chartered chairman John Peace (left) hammers a gong to mark the listing of the bank on The Bombay Stock Exchange in Mumbai on June 11. Britain's Times newspaper says the bank has stepped up plans for a possible relocation to the Far East where it does most of its business.(AFP/File/Punit Paranjpe)AFP - Standard Chartered bank has stepped up plans for possible relocation to the Far East where it does most of its business, as it bids to escape tighter regulations in Britain, a report said on Friday.


Prescott to launch legal action over phone-hacking (AFP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 02:10 AM PDT

Former deputy prime minister John Prescott, seen here in 2003, will launch a claim for judicial review of the Metropolitan Police's handling of the News of the World phone hacking investigation.(AFP/File/Geoff Caddick)AFP - Former deputy prime minister John Prescott will launch a claim for judicial review of the Metropolitan Police's handling of the News of the World phone hacking investigation, he announced on Friday.


Prince William graduates as search and rescue pilot (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 12:31 AM PDT

Britain's Prince William leaves after the procession of the Order of the Garter in Windsor, London June 14, 2010. REUTERS/Steve Parsons/POOLReuters - Prince William will start work as a search and rescue helicopter pilot for Britain's Royal Air Force after graduating from training Friday, his office said.


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