2010年10月18日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

UK foreign secretary says military to stay strong (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 04:43 PM PDT

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (left) and British Foreign Secretary William Hague (right) take part in meeting Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010 at NATO Headquarters in Brussels. (AP Photo/Mandel Ngan/Pool)AP - Britain's foreign secretary said Sunday that he believes the United States has been reassured about his country's commitment to a strong military force even as it cuts spending.

Terror, cyber attacks 'biggest security threats' in Britain (AFP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 02:49 PM PDT

Skull and crossbones reflected in a computer screen. International terrorism and cyber attacks pose the biggest threat to British security, a new government strategy published said, ahead of a major shake-up of the defence budget.(AFP/File)AFP - International terrorism and cyber attacks pose the biggest threats to security, a new government strategy said Monday, just before deep cuts to the defence budget are unveiled.

Cybersecurity may be winner despite Britain's cuts (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 02:13 PM PDT

A police boat patrols on the River Thames near the building of British Secret Intelligence Service, SIS, also known as MI6, in London, Monday, Oct. 18, 2010. Britain unveils a package of spending cuts this week, the harshest since World War II, but counterterrorism and cyber attack prevention are among areas expected to get funding boosts. Terrorism and cyber warfare have been identified as the two most serious threats facing Britain, and a higher priority than preparing for another international military conflict, according to Britain's national security strategy, a detailed plan that will spell out the country's security priorities Monday.(AP Photo/Lennart Preiss)AP - Britain unveils a package of spending cuts this week — the harshest since World War II — but counterterrorism and cyber attack prevention were among areas expected to get funding boosts.

Chilean leader to give rock from mine to queen (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 12:42 PM PDT

In this photo released Sunday Oct. 17, 2010, by Britain's Imperial War Museum (IWM), showing the granddaughter of former British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill, Celia Sandys and Chilean President Sebastian Pinera, as he sits in Sir Winston's chair and holds a display cigar, while he tours the Map Room inside the Cabinet War Rooms in central London Sunday Oct. 17, 2010. (AP Photo / IWM) ** NO SALES **AP - Chilean President Sebastian Pinera on Monday gave Britain's queen and prime minister each a rock taken from the bottom of the collapsed San Jose mine — a symbol of his effort to turn the disaster-turned-success story into an international image makeover.

London bombers 'posed as A-Team characters' in texts (AFP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 12:02 PM PDT

Suicide bombers Germaine Lindsay(C) and Mohammed Sidique Khan(R), seen here in this London Metropolitan Police(LMT) framegrab taken from a CCTV footage and who were involved in the 2005 London bombings, posed as characters from 1980s cult TV show AFP - Two suicide bombers involved in the 2005 London bombings posed as characters from 1980s cult TV show "The A-Team" in jokey text messages in the days before the attacks, it was revealed Monday.

British schoolboy exposes phony drug through Twitter (AFP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 11:39 AM PDT

A 15-year-old teenager from Wales has prompted a global Internet campaign against a phony AFP - A 15-year-old teenager from Wales has prompted a global Internet campaign against a phony "miracle drug" after posting warnings about it on the social networking website Twitter.

Fluor sees wind project delays hitting 3Q results (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 10:35 AM PDT

AP - Shares of Fluor Corp. slid more than 5 percent Monday after the company announced cost increases at a wind project off the coast of the United Kingdom.

Terrorism, cyber attacks top UK security threats (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 10:25 AM PDT

A notice on an underground tube train advises passengers to report 'unattended items or suspicious behaviour' in London, October 18, 2010. REUTERS/Luke MacGregorReuters - Cyber attacks, terrorism, inter-state conflict and natural disasters are the top threats to British security, officials said on Monday, before a major military review expected to usher deep defense spending cuts.

Govt sinks tidal scheme, names eight future nuclear sites (AFP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 10:04 AM PDT

Power lines near a Nuclear Power Station are pictured in north-west England in 2008. The British government confirmed on Monday it will drop plans for a multi-billion-pound tidal energy project, as it identified eight sites suitable for building new nuclear power stations.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - The government confirmed on Monday it will drop plans for a multi-billion-pound tidal energy project, as it identified eight sites suitable for building new nuclear power stations.

Gatwick prepares to handle A380 superjumbo (AFP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 10:00 AM PDT

An Airbus-380 taking off. London's Gatwick Airport will become only the third British airport to accommodate Airbus' huge A380 superjumbo after winning planning permission to house the carrier, the airport announced on Monday.(AFP/File/Leif R Jansson)AFP - London's Gatwick Airport will become only the third British airport to accommodate Airbus' huge A380 superjumbo after winning planning permission to house the carrier, the airport announced on Monday.

Rev. Jesse Jackson launches UK civil rights group (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 09:35 AM PDT

AP - American civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson is starting a group in the U.K. to oppose what he calls the abuse of police powers to stop and search people.

Instant View: Response to UK security strategy statement (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 08:54 AM PDT

Reuters - Cyber attacks, terrorism, inter-state conflict and natural hazards are the top threats to British security, officials said on Monday announcing a new National Security Strategy.

Charity pays UK drug addict to be sterilized (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 07:35 AM PDT

Reuters - An American charity is offering to pay British drug or alcohol addicts 200 pounds ($320) to be sterilized - and has already had its first taker.

UK defense boss calls for Harry drama to be dropped (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 06:19 AM PDT

Reuters - The head of Britain's armed forces has written to broadcaster Channel 4 to urge it not to show a "dramatized documentary" examining what might happen if Prince Harry were kidnapped on military duty in Afghanistan.

Charity offers addicts £200 to be sterilised (AFP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 05:38 AM PDT

A man shoots heroin in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. A US charity is offering drug and alcohol addicts in the UK 200 pounds to be sterilised in a controversial effort to prevent their addiction being passed on to future generations.(AFP/Ronaldo Schemidt)AFP - A US charity is offering drug and alcohol addicts in the UK cash to be sterilised as part of a controversial scheme to prevent their addiction being passed on to future generations.

Brewer SABMiller reinstates Zimbabwe in results (AFP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 05:04 AM PDT

A stylist poses with Peroni beer during the Spring 2009 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in California in 2008. Britain-based brewer SABMiller announced that its Zimbabwe division has been reinstated into the group's official results after a turnaround in the troubled nation's economy.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Getty Images)AFP - Britain-based brewer SABMiller announced on Monday that its Zimbabwe division has been reinstated into the group's official results after a turnaround in the troubled nation's economy.

Scientists move closer to early menopause test (AFP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 04:44 AM PDT

In what doctors described as a world first, a Danish woman has given birth to two children after her fertility was restored using ovarian tissue that was removed, frozen, thawed and then reimplanted after cancer treatment.(AFP/File/Robert Sullivan)AFP - New research into the genetics of early menopause may lead to a simple test that could allow women to make decisions sooner about having children, according to a British study published Monday.

Defence cuts spark questions on global status (AFP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 12:24 AM PDT

Queen Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip pose with the Grenadier Guards after presenting the regiment with their new colours, at Wellington Barracks in central London in May. The prospect of savage cuts to the defence budget as the government battles to cut a huge deficit has revived a decades-old debate in Britain -- is it losing its status as a global power?(AFP/Pool/File/Anthony Devlin)AFP - The prospect of savage cuts to the defence budget as the government battles to cut a huge deficit has revived a decades-old debate in Britain -- is it losing its status as a global power?

British hostage in Somalia is 'well' (AFP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 12:18 AM PDT

A British aid worker kidnapped by Somali gunmen is well and AFP - A British aid worker kidnapped by Somali gunmen is well and "in good spirits", the charity which employs him has said, again urging his safe release.

Business leaders back public spending cuts (AFP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 12:15 AM PDT

Sir Stuart Rose, CEO of Marks & Spencer, pictured in 2009. Leaders of some of the biggest businesses have thrown their weight behind the coalition government's plans to deeply cut public spending, in a letter to the Daily Telegraph.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Leaders of some of the biggest businesses have thrown their weight behind the government's plans to deeply cut public spending, in a letter published Monday.

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