2011年2月28日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

HSBC profits more than double to $13.16 bln (AFP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 12:43 PM PST

Asia-focused banking giant HSBC said Monday that its net profit more than doubled to $13.16 billion (9.56 billion euros) last year as bad debts plunged to the lowest level since 2006.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - Asia-focused banking giant HSBC said Monday that its net profit more than doubled to $13.16 billion (9.56 billion euros) last year as bad debts plunged to the lowest level since 2006.

British Airways worker guilty of plane terror plot (AFP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 12:39 PM PST

A British Airways aircraft taxis past other parked British Airways aircraft at Terminal 5 of Heathrow Airport in west London in 2010. A Bangladeshi Islamic militant working for British Airways was found guilty Monday of plotting to blow up a plane after conspiring with radical US-Yemeni cleric Anwar al-Awlaki.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - A Bangladeshi Islamic militant working for British Airways was found guilty Monday of plotting to blow up a plane after conspiring with radical US-Yemeni cleric Anwar al-Awlaki.

British security contractor Danny Fitzsimons gets life in prison for murder in Iraq (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 11:14 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - In a test of Iraq’s judicial sovereignty, an Iraqi court sentenced a British contractor who killed two co-workers to life in prison but spared him the death penalty.

British guard gets life for killing colleagues in Iraq (AFP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 11:04 AM PST

British security guard Danny Fitzsimons (C) arrives under Iraqi police escort at the Karkh Criminal Court in Baghdad. An Iraqi court on Monday sentenced the British security guard to life in jail for killing a fellow Briton and an Australian in Baghdad, the first conviction of a Western contractor since the 2003 invasion.(AFP/Sabah Arar)AFP - An Iraqi court on Monday sentenced a British security guard to life in jail for killing a fellow Briton and an Australian in Baghdad, the first conviction of a Western contractor since the 2003 invasion.

Israel PM meets Blair as Quartet pushes peace (AFP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 10:57 AM PST

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting at his Jerusalem offices. Netanyahu held talks with Quartet envoy Tony Blair, as international peace negotiators sought to coax Israel and the Palestinians back into some form of peace dialogue.(AFP/POOL/Oliver Weiken)AFP - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Monday with Quartet envoy Tony Blair, as negotiators sought to coax Israel and the Palestinians into dialogue.

Couple lose foster care right over anti-gay stance (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 10:34 AM PST

AP - A British court has ruled that a Christian couple cannot care for foster children because they disapprove of homosexuality.

UK investigates fish spa pedicures on health issues (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 10:32 AM PST

Reuters - Fish spa pedicures have become a popular alternative to exfoliation in recent years but health officials say they are now investigating the pampering treatment on concerns it may spread infection.

British Airways worker guilty of plane bomb plot (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 08:33 AM PST

This undated photo released by the British Metropolitan Police shows Rajib Karim who was found guilty Monday Feb. 28, 2011 at Woolwich Crown Court in London of plotting to blow up a plane while working as a computer specialist with British Airways. A jury has convicted a former British Airways computer specialist of plotting with U.S.-born extremist cleric Anwar al-Awlaki to blow up an airplane. Rajib Karim, a 31-year-old Bangladeshi man, was convicted of four counts of engaging in preparation for terrorist attacks. He had already pleaded guilty to three terrorism offenses. AP provides access to this publicly distributed HANDOUT photo to be used only to illustrate news reporting or commentary on the facts or events depicted in this image. (AP Photo/ Metropolitan Police, HO/PA Wire) EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - A jury convicted a former British Airways computer specialist on Monday of plotting with U.S.-born extremist cleric Anwar al-Awlaki to blow up an airplane in an attack intended to kill hundreds of people.

Cameron: UK planning for no-fly zone over Libya (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 08:18 AM PST

AP - Prime Minister David Cameron said Monday he's ordered his top brass to work with Britain's allies on a plan to establish a military no-fly zone over Libya.

Young, married, childless UK couples seen happiest (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 05:26 AM PST

Reuters - Young, married couples who had not started a family had the happiest relationships, according to a study of British attitudes published Monday.

HSBC 2010 profit up, but disappoints investors (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 04:45 AM PST

AP - HSBC Holdings PLC increased its dividend Monday as it reported that profits more than doubled last year, but the bank disappointed investors by falling short of analysts' forecasts and cutting its future profitability predictions.

Financial Times publisher Pearson profits up 20% (AFP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 02:42 AM PST

A spoof copy of the Financial Times is held by a human rights protester. Media and education group Pearson, owner of the Financial Times, says its 2010 net profit rose 20 percent to £670 million.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Media and education group Pearson, owner of the Financial Times newspaper, said on Monday that its 2010 net profit rose 20 percent to £670 million.

Bell pledges support for gay cricketer Davies (AFP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 02:32 AM PST

England's Steven Davies bats during a One Day International cricket match against Pakistan in September. Davies has publicly announced that he is gay, becoming, it is believed, the first active professional cricketer to out himself.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - England wicketkeeper Steven Davies will have the full support of his team-mates after publicly announcing he is gay, batsman Ian Bell told reporters on Monday.

Briton gets life in prison for killings in Iraq (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 02:17 AM PST

Reuters - A British security contractor was sentenced Monday to life in prison by an Iraqi court for the killing of two colleagues in 2009, a court official said.

Adele tightens grip on UK charts (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 01:53 AM PST

Reuters - Adele strengthened her domination of the British charts this week, still boosted by her show-stopping performance at this month's BRIT awards, the Official Charts Company said. The Grammy-winning British singer scored a one-two in the albums chart, with her new album "21" holding on to top spot while her debut record "19" moved up two places to number two.

Police to quiz Chelsea over claims Cole shot student (AFP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 12:44 AM PST

Police say they are to question staff from Chelsea football club over reports that star defender Ashley Cole accidentally shot a work placement student at the club's training ground.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)AFP - Police say they will question staff from Chelsea football club over reports that star defender Ashley Cole accidentally shot a work placement student at the club's training ground.

Butcher, grocer and postman get royal wedding invite (AFP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 12:42 AM PST

Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton wave during a visit to the University of St Andrews in Scotland last week. The grocer, butcher and postman from Middleton's village will rub shoulders with the world's great and good after being invited to the royal wedding, it has been reported.(AFP/POOL/File/Andrew Milligan)AFP - The grocer, butcher and postman from Kate Middleton's village will rub shoulders with the world's great and good after being invited to the royal wedding, it has been reported.

British plane 'shot at' during Libya rescue (AFP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 12:12 AM PST

British evacuees from Libya are escorted by British embassy staff while disembarking from a Greek ferry in the port of Piraeus near Athens. A military plane involved in Sunday's mission to rescue 150 foreign nationals stranded at camps in the Libyan desert sustained damage AFP - A military plane involved in Sunday's mission to rescue 150 foreign nationals stranded at camps in the Libyan desert sustained damage "consistent with small arms fire," the Defence Ministry has said.

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