2010年10月6日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Zimbabwean TV talent show star faces UK deportation (AFP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 03:14 PM PDT

A Zimbabwean singer who won the hearts of Britons with her performance on TV talent show AFP - A Zimbabwean singer who won the hearts of Britons with her performance on a TV talent show faces being deported from Scotland after her visa expired, immigration officials said Wednesday.

Britain must 'pull together' in face of cuts: PM (AFP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 01:37 PM PDT

Prime Minister David Cameron addresses delegates on the final day of the Conservative party conference at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham, on October 6. Cameron defended plans for stinging public sector cuts in a major speech, saying there was AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron urged Britons on Wednesday to "pull together" ahead of stinging public sector cuts, adding that there was no other way to firm up the economy.

UK grocer Tesco's H1 profit up 15 percent (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 12:31 PM PDT

AP - Tesco PLC, the world's third-largest retailer, said Tuesday that its first-half profit rose by 15 percent as the grocery company benefited from recovering economies, particularly in Asia.

Britain No. 2 diplomat unharmed in Yemen attack (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 11:15 AM PDT

Yemeni policemen attend the scene where an attack took place on a convoy carrying a senior British diplomat in San'a, Yemen Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010. Gunmen fired a rocket against a convoy carrying a senior British diplomat in Yemen's capital on Wednesday, damaging a car and wounding people amid heightened fears about growing al-Qaida influence in the impoverished Arab nation. (AP Photo)AP - Assailants fired a rocket at a convoy carrying Britain's No. 2 diplomat in Yemen and a separate attack Wednesday by a security guard killed a French oil worker, heightening fears over the safety of Westerners in a country facing a growing militant threat.

UK leader seeks wartime spirit in austerity drive (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 09:52 AM PDT

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron gestures during his keynote speech at the Conservative party conference in Birmingham, England, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - Prime Minister David Cameron appealed for a wartime spirit from the British public Wednesday, urging them to show restraint amid the hardship of sharp spending cuts and respond with new ideas to spur the economy to future prosperity.

British embassy car attacked, Frenchman shot dead in Yemen (AFP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 09:18 AM PDT

Yemeni soldiers stand guard outside the British embassy in Sanaa. A British embassy car has come under rocket attack in Yemen while a Frenchman working for an Austrian oil firm was shot dead, highlighting the growing dangers in the Arabian peninsula's poorest nation.(AFP/File/Khaled Fazaa)AFP - A British embassy car came under rocket attack in Yemen on Wednesday and a Frenchman working for an Austrian oil firm was shot dead, highlighting the growing dangers in the Arabian peninsula's poorest nation.

'No other way' to fix economy, says Cameron (AFP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 07:41 AM PDT

Prime Minister David Cameron addresses delegates on the final day of the Conservative party conference at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham, on October 6. Cameron defended plans for stinging public sector cuts in a major speech, saying there was AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron defended plans for stinging public sector cuts in a major speech Wednesday, saying there was "no other responsible way" of sorting out the nation's finances.

Film simulates Afghan capture of Prince Harry (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 05:39 AM PDT

Reuters - A documentary film to be aired on British television this month will examine what might happen if Prince Harry, Queen Elizabeth's grandson, were kidnapped while on military duty in Afghanistan.

Special report: In Britain's cities, the pain begins (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 05:12 AM PDT

Reuters - Inside Birmingham's council chamber, a red-carpeted semi-circular room with Italian walnut-clad walls, the leader of Europe's largest local government authority is preparing his colleagues for pain.

British embassy official injured in Yemen attack (AFP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 04:59 AM PDT

Three people including a diplomat were hurt in an rocket-propelled grenade attack on a British embassy car in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, police and the Foreign Office said.(AFP/Graphic)AFP - A British embassy staff member and two bystanders were injured in an attack on a diplomatic car in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Wednesday, the Foreign Office here said.

British official wounded in Yemen rocket attack (AFP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 04:10 AM PDT

Yemeni soldiers stand guard outside the British embassy in Sanaa. A British embassy car has come under rocket attack in Yemen while a Frenchman working for an Austrian oil firm was shot dead, highlighting the growing dangers in the Arabian peninsula's poorest nation.(AFP/File/Khaled Fazaa)AFP - A British official was among at least three people wounded in a rocket attack on a diplomatic car in Sanaa on Wednesday, less than six months after a bomber targeted Britain's ambassador.

Militants attack two Western targets in Yemen (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 09:27 AM PDT

Reuters - Suspected al Qaeda militants attacked two Western targets in Yemen on Wednesday, firing a rocket at a senior British diplomat's car and killing a Frenchman at a gas and oil installation.

Car sales slide 8.9% in September (AFP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 02:13 AM PDT

New Nissan vehicles are pictured parked at Tyne docks in South Shields, in northeast England, in 2009. New car sales in Britain fell by 8.9 percent in September on a 12-month comparison, trade data showed, hit by the ending earlier this year of a government subsidy scheme.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - New car sales fell by 8.9 percent in September on a 12-month comparison, trade data showed on Wednesday, hit by the end of a government subsidy scheme earlier this year.

France warns travelers against UK terror threat (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 01:16 AM PDT

Reuters - The French government has warned citizens traveling to Britain to exercise caution due to a very high risk of terrorist action in the country that could target public transport and tourist sites.

Bank of England to examine need for fresh stimulus (AFP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 12:52 AM PDT

A man walks past the Bank of England in the City of London on September 30. Bank of England policymakers will this week consider pumping more new money into Britain's fragile economy, following fresh stimulus measures taken by the Bank of Japan to bolster a weak recovery.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Bank of England policymakers will this week consider pumping more new money into Britain's fragile economy, following fresh stimulus measures taken by the Bank of Japan to bolster a weak recovery.

Small firms wary of growth calls as cuts loom (AFP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 12:30 AM PDT

A man is seen in a job centre in central London. With the sharpest cuts in decades on the horizon, the government is hoping small and medium-sized businesses can kickstart its fragile economy - but bosses seem less sure.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - With the sharpest cuts in decades on the horizon, the government is hoping small and medium-sized businesses can kickstart its fragile economy -- but bosses seem less sure.

Briton killed by drone in Pakistan 'was to be terror chief' (AFP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 12:15 AM PDT

A US 'Predator' drone passes overhead near Kandahar, Afghanistan, in 2009. A British terror suspect killed in a drone strike in Pakistan last month was being groomed to head a new Al-Qaeda splinter group in Britain tasked with attacking Europe, the BBC has reported.(AFP/File/Joel Saget)AFP - A British terror suspect killed in a drone strike in Pakistan last month was being groomed to head a new Al-Qaeda splinter group in Britain tasked with attacking Europe, the BBC reported Tuesday.

British embassy vehicle targeted in Yemen explosion: source (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 12:05 AM PDT

Reuters - An explosion in the Yemeni capital Sanaa targeted a vehicle carrying the deputy chief of the British mission in Yemen, a security source said on Wednesday.

Explosion near British embassy in Yemen (AFP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 11:59 PM PDT

Three people were wounded on Wednesday by a rocket-propelled grenade which targeted a British diplomatic vehicle in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, witnesses said.(AFP)AFP - An explosion occurred Wednesday near the British embassy in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, Al-Jazeera television said, adding that casualties had been reported.

Saudi prince killed servant, London court told (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 10:57 PM PDT

Saud Abdulaziz bin Nasser al Saud (L) is seen with his servant Bandar Abdulaziz in an elevator in London's Landmark hotel on January 22, 2010, in closed circuit television footage which was shown during a murder trial in London on October 5, 2010. REUTERS/Metropolitan Police/handoutReuters - A Saudi prince killed his servant in their room at a luxury London hotel in a ferocious beating which had a sexual element, a British court was told Tuesday.

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