2010年11月9日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

British PM to urge more political freedom in China (AFP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 04:32 PM PST

British Prime Minister David Cameron reviews the honour guard during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Cameron on Wednesday will call for AFP - British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday will call for "greater political opening" in China as its economy surges forward, as he ends a visit designed to drum up trade, his office said.

Three soldiers investigated for alleged Iraqi abuse (AFP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 04:26 PM PST

British soldiers patrol a street in the southern Iraqi city of Basra in 2007. Three British soldiers have been referred to the country's senior military prosecutor over allegations that they abused Iraqi detainees, the High Court heard Tuesday.(AFP/File/Essam al-Sudani)AFP - Three British soldiers have been referred to the country's senior military prosecutor over allegations that they abused Iraqi detainees, the High Court heard Tuesday.

Thinning ozone could be leaving whales sunburned (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 04:08 PM PST

AP - The thinning ozone layer could be leaving the world's whales scarred from severe sunburn, experts said Wednesday.

Bush under fire over waterboarding claims (AFP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 02:51 PM PST

Former US President George W. Bush waves while signing copies of his new memoir AFP - Former US president George W. Bush on Tuesday faced a barrage over criticism over his defence of simulated drowning or "waterboarding" to interrogate terrorist suspects.

Ex-CEO says BP was unprepared for oil spill (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 02:44 PM PST

BP's outgoing Chief Executive Tony Hayward (R) and newly appointed CEO Bob Dudley attend a meeting with Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin in Moscow, in this August 4, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Sergei KarpukhinAP - Former BP PLC chief Tony Hayward has acknowledged that the company was unprepared for the disastrous Gulf of Mexico oil spill and the media frenzy it spawned, and said the firm came close to financial disaster as its credit sources evaporated.

3 UK soldiers could face war crimes trial (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 01:09 PM PST

AP - Three British soldiers have been referred to a senior military prosecutor over allegations that they abused Iraqis in the aftermath of the U.S.-led invasion, the Ministry of Defense said Tuesday.

Teen huntress and victim win 2010 UK photo prize (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 12:50 PM PST

Reuters - A photograph of a teenaged American girl astride a horse with a dead antelope slung over it after a hunt in South Africa won the 2010 photographic prize awarded by Britain's National Portrait Gallery Tuesday.

Zulqarnain seeks asylum, quits internationals (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 01:54 PM PST

Pakistan's Zulqarnain Haider celebrates after their victory over South Africa in the fourth one-day international cricket match in Dubai November 5, 2010. REUTERS/Nikhil MonteiroReuters - Pakistan wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider is seeking asylum in Britain after fleeing from Dubai because he feared for his safety after being ordered to cooperate with match-fixers.

Falklands must not stop Britain ramping up LatAm ties: Hague (AFP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 10:58 AM PST

British Foreign Secretary William Hague, seen here on November 4, said on Tuesday that the Falkland Islands dispute must not get in the way of Britain boosting its relations with Latin America.(AFP/File/Khaled Desouki)AFP - The Falkland Islands dispute must not get in the way of Britain boosting its relations with Latin America, Foreign Secretary William Hague said Tuesday.

Terror watchdog to probe pope visit arrests (AFP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 09:42 AM PST

Pope Benedict XVI waving to wellwishers following a visit in Vauxhall, south-west London in September 2010. The government's terrorism legislation watchdog is to probe the arrests of six men over an alleged threat to Pope Benedict XVI during his visit to Britain, the interior minister said Tuesday.(AFP/POOL/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - The government's terrorism legislation watchdog is to probe the arrests of six men over an alleged threat to Pope Benedict XVI during his visit to Britain, the interior minister said Tuesday.

S.Leone orders British mining company to halt operations (AFP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 09:33 AM PST

Sierra Leone ordered Britain-based London Mining to halt operations at one of its sites while it is probed for violating environmental standards, an official said on Tuesday.(LondonMining)AFP - Sierra Leone ordered Britain-based London Mining to halt operations at one of its sites while it is probed for violating environmental standards, an official said on Tuesday.

Rolls-Royce shares up after new engine order (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 08:32 AM PST

AP - Shares in Rolls-Royce Group PLC are up slightly after the company won a $1.2 billion order from China Eastern Airlines for Trent 700 engines to power 17 Airbus aircraft.

Furore over manual labour plans for unemployed (AFP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 07:53 AM PST

A woman enters a jobcentreplus in Westminster, central London on August 11. The government faces a furore over plans to force people claiming unemployment benefits into unpaid manual labour in an effort to get them back into work.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - The government faced a furore Tuesday over plans to make the long-term unemployed do unpaid manual labour or lose their benefits as part of efforts to get them back into work.

Prince Harry opens memorial for Afghan casualties (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 07:37 AM PST

Britain's Prince Harry plants a cross, during the opening of the Royal British Legion Field of Remembrance, at Wootton Bassett, England, Tuesday Nov. 9, 2010. The cross was dedicated to his friend Lance Corporal of Horse Jonathan Woodgate, 26, who was in the Household Cavalry Regiment with Prince Harry, and who was killed on foot patrol in Afghanistan earlier this year,(AP Photo/David Parker, pool)AP - Britain's Prince Harry on Tuesday dedicated a memorial to honor the 342 British soldiers who have been killed in Afghanistan since 2001.

Lloyds bank to cut 420 more jobs (AFP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 07:25 AM PST

A homeless man rests in the doorway of a branch of a Lloyds Bank in central London, on October, 13. State-rescued Lloyds Banking Group, which last week appointed a new chief executive, says it plans to cut 420 jobs on top of of thousands announced since last year.(AFP/Carl Court)AFP - State-rescued Lloyds Banking Group, which last week appointed a new chief executive, said Tuesday it planned to cut 420 jobs on top of of thousands announced since last year.

Barclays profits slump in third quarter (AFP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 06:42 AM PST

British bank Barclays said Tuesday that net profits stood at 2.48 billion pounds (2.88 billion euros, 3.99 billion dollars) in the first nine months of 2010, almost unchanged from last year's figure.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Barclays bank said Tuesday that underlying profits slumped 76 percent in the third quarter, hit by its poorly-performing investment unit and despite a sharp drop in bad debts.

Straight British couple seeks 'gay' partnership (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 06:28 AM PST

Tom Freeman and Katherine Doyle, a heterosexual couple, outside Islington Register Office, in London after failing to get a civil partnership Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010. Tom Freeman and Katherine Doyle are in love and want to tie the knot, but they don't want to get married. The 26-year-old Londoners think they should be allowed to have a civil partnership, a form of legal union available in Britain only to same-sex couples. Gay rights activists are backing the couple's bid in an attempt to legalize gay marriage. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - Tom Freeman and Katherine Doyle are in love and want to tie the knot — but they don't want to get married.

Post Office adds services to 'end decline' (AFP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 06:20 AM PST

The Post Office will become a AFP - The Post Office will become a "front office" for local and national government and offer customers access to financial services under plans announced on Tuesday aimed at securing its future.

Prince Harry opens Afghan memorial field (AFP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 05:46 AM PST

Britain's Prince Harry, salutes after laying a cross of remembrance in memory of his friend Lance Corporal of Horse, Jonathan Woodgate, from the Household Cavalry, during a ceremony to open first remembrance field dedicated solely to British military personnel who have been killed in Afghanistan since 2001, in Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire on November 9.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - Prince Harry on Tuesday opened a field of remembrance to Britain's war dead in Afghanistan, planting a cross in memory of a friend killed while fighting Taliban insurgents.

Cameron focuses on business ties on big China trip (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 05:32 AM PST

AP - British Prime Minister David Cameron focused on expanding business ties as his country's largest ever official delegation visited China on Tuesday in the latest European drive to win foreign contracts and spur sluggish home economies.

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