2010年11月15日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

UK to compensate Guantanamo ex-detainees: report (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 06:31 PM PST

Demonstrators dressed as prisoners, protest against the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, outside the Ministry of Defence in London, February 6, 2010. REUTERS/Luke MacgregorReuters - Britain is set to pay out millions of pounds in compensation to former detainees held in the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, British media said Tuesday.

Guantanamo detainees to be paid compensation: report (AFP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 05:27 PM PST

A group of detainees kneels in prayer at the US military prison for AFP - The government is expected to announce Tuesday that it will pay more than a million pounds' (1.6 million dollars, 1.1 million euros) compensation to former Guantanamo Bay detainees.

UK agrees settlement with ex-Guantanamo detainees (AP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 04:55 PM PST

AP - Britain's government will announce details Tuesday of settlements agreed with a group of ex-Guantanamo Bay detainees who were suing the U.K. for alleged complicity in their torture overseas.

Paraguay nixes British expedition to remote tribal region (AFP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 04:46 PM PST

Part of an ethnic group known as AFP - Paraguay on Monday suspended a British scientific expedition into the remote Chaco woodlands after indigenous rights groups raised concerns over the welfare of protected tribes in the region.

Police arrest student over extinguisher attack (AFP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 04:03 PM PST

Demonstrators throw papers from the roof of 30 Millbank on November 10. Police arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder Monday over a fire extinguisher thrown off a roof during last week's student protest at Prime Minister David Cameron's party headquarters.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - Police arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder Monday over a fire extinguisher thrown off a roof during last week's student protest at Prime Minister David Cameron's party headquarters.

Paraguay cancels British science expedition (AP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 02:18 PM PST

AP - Paraguay denied authorization Monday for a British-led scientific expedition to catalog plants and animals in the country's remote northern corner, saying there isn't enough time to consult with relatives of nomadic Indians who try to remain isolated as they pass through the area.

Cameron: UK still a world power, despite cuts (AP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 01:42 PM PST

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron arrives for the Lord Mayor's Banquet at the Guildhall in the City of London, Monday, Nov. 15, 2010. (AP Photo / Tim Ireland, pa) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT **AP - Britain can hold onto its position as a leading world power if it fixes its sluggish economy, reaches out to emerging capitals and learns lessons from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Prime Minister David Cameron said Monday.

PM plans trade-boosting Brazil visit in 2011 (AFP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 01:33 PM PST

Prime Minister David Cameron said Monday he hopes to visit Brazil and Russia next year as part of a broader mission to boost his country's global economic standing.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron said Monday he hopes to visit Brazil and Russia next year as part of a broader mission to boost his country's global economic standing.

British hostage couple learn of father's death (AP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 11:20 AM PST

British couple Paul and Rachel Chandler gesture, at the British High Commission residence, in Nairobi, Kenya, Sunday Nov. 14, 2010. A British couple kidnapped off their private yacht by Somali pirates more than a year ago were set free Sunday, ending one of the most drawn-out and dramatic hostage situations since the rash of piracy began off East Africa. Paul and Rachel Chandler looked relaxed and smiled through a small ceremony held in the Somali town of Adado after their morning release. They arrived in Kenya's capital of Nairobi by nightfall, landing at the military wing of the main international airport. Rachel Chandler told The Associated Press by phone: 'We are happy to be alive.' (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)AP - Paul and Rachel Chandler — the British couple held hostage by Somali pirates for 388 days — have been given the news that Paul Chandler's father died while the pair was in captivity, the couple said Monday.

London accused of trying to 'entrap' Mongolian official (AFP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 10:03 AM PST

AFP - A lawyer for a top Mongolian official arrested in London accused British authorities Monday of trying to "entrap" his client by inviting him to visit the country only to detain him for alleged kidnap.

UK Parliament warns staff over Mumbai-style attack (AP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 09:26 AM PST

AP - Britain's Houses of Parliament says it is developing plans to respond to a Mumbai-style gun attack by terrorists.

Supermarket blasted for selling reindeer meat in UK (AFP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 08:47 AM PST

A reindeer walks on snow on in the Svalbard archipelago. The Lidl supermarket chain is under fire for selling reindeer meat in its British stores in the run-up to Christmas.(AFP/File/Martin Bureau)AFP - A supermarket chain was under fire on Monday for selling reindeer meat in its British stores in the run-up to Christmas.

Get Happy! UK government to measure well-being (AP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 08:38 AM PST

AP - Feeling fine? Frustrated? Fantastic? The British government really wants to know.

Lifestyle keeps Beckham in LA (AFP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 08:04 AM PST

David Beckham, #23 of the Los Angeles Galaxy, smiles on his way to the locker room after the Galaxy defeated Seattle Sounders FC in the MLS Western Conference Semifinal match second leg at The Home Depot Center on November 7. The Football icon has said his love of the Californian lifestyle meant he was happy to stay in Los Angeles despite disappointment on the pitch and homesickness for Britain.(AFP/File/Victor Decolongon)AFP - Football icon David Beckham said Monday his love of the Californian lifestyle meant he was happy to stay in Los Angeles despite disappointment on the pitch and homesickness for Britain.

Manchester Police to lose nearly 3,000 jobs (AFP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 07:55 AM PST

Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police, Peter Fahy, speaks to the media outside of Police Headquarters in Manchester in 2009. Greater Manchester Police is to lose almost a quarter of its staff, shedding 2,944 jobs over the next four years, Fahy has announced.(AFP/File/Stringer)AFP - One of Britain's largest police forces is to lose almost a quarter of its staff, shedding 2,944 jobs over the next four years, its head announced on Monday.

CBI appoints new head (AFP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 07:15 AM PST

Director-General Designate of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), John Cridland, poses for a photograph following the announcement of his appointment during a press conference in central London. Cridland will become the CBI's leader when Richard Lambert steps down from the post in January.(AFP/Carl Court)AFP - The Confederation of British Industry (CBI), Britain's biggest employers' body, announced on Monday that its current deputy head John Cridland will become its new leader.

American charged with stealing stuffed birds in UK (AP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 06:44 AM PST

AP - British police say they have arrested and charged an American man for stealing hundreds of rare bird skins from a British museum outside London.

Banks in talks to reduce bonus pot: BBC (AFP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 06:37 AM PST

This file picture taken in 2008 shows London's financial district at Canary Wharf. Britain's biggest banks are in talks about reducing this year's bonus pot that is currently set to total about 7 billion pounds, after coming under government pressure, the BBC has reported.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Britain's biggest banks are in talks about reducing this year's bonus pot that is currently set to total about 7 billion pounds, after coming under government pressure, the BBC reported on Monday.

British man's wife 'murdered on S.Africa honeymoon' (AFP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 04:55 AM PST

An aerial view of Cape Town. A 28-year-old British tourist was found dead after being abducted by armed men in Cape Town just days after she and a friend arrived in South Africa for a holiday, police said Sunday.(AFP/File/Dean Treml)AFP - Officials said Monday they were offering consular assistance to a British man whose wife was abducted and killed while they were on their honeymoon in South Africa.

Record number of beaches meet European standards (AFP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 04:42 AM PST

Gunnners take their horses of The King?s Troop Royal Horse Artillery, into the sea on the beach near Blackpool in 2009. A record number of English and Welsh beaches have met Europe's highest water quality standards this year, figures released by the Environment Agency have revealed.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - A record number of English and Welsh beaches have met Europe's highest water quality standards this year, figures revealed on Monday.

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