2011年10月6日星期四

Yahoo! News: World - Britain

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - Britain


British prosecutor blocks warrant for Israeli (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 11:35 AM PDT

AP - Britain's chief prosecutor on Thursday blocked an attempt to serve visiting Israeli opposition leader Tzipi Livni with an arrest warrant.

Michelin awards two stars to UK pub for first time (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 07:59 AM PDT

Reuters - The Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2012 awarded two stars to a pub for the first time at its launch on Thursday.

Britain blocks attempt to arrest Israel's Livni (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 07:35 AM PDT

Israel's opposition leader and former Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni speaks at the annual general meeting of the Foreign Press Association in Jerusalem April 28, 2011. REUTERS/Baz RatnerReuters - Britain's top prosecutor on Thursday blocked an attempt to seek the arrest of visiting Israeli opposition leader Tzipi Livni for alleged war crimes, officials said.


Bank of England offers more stimulus to UK economy (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 05:31 AM PDT

AP - The Bank of England surprised markets Thursday by sanctioning another 75 billion pounds ($116 billion) injection into a British economy that's suffering from the shockwaves of Europe's debt crisis and the British government's austerity program.

Instant view: BOE launches QE2 with 75 billion pound boost (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 04:40 AM PDT

Reuters - The Bank of England will spend 75 billion pounds more of newly-created money to shield Britain's economy from the euro zone debt crisis and keep a faltering recovery going, opting for an early, dramatic move to maximize the impact.

UK curry competition proves too hot to handle (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 03:15 AM PDT

AP - Some like it hot, but contestants at a curry eating contest in Scotland collapsed in agony after biting off more than they could chew at a self-styled "world's hottest chili" competition.
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