2011年12月21日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Judges: UK has 4 weeks to free US-held Pakistani (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 07:53 AM PST

In this undated photo provided by the Rahmatullah family on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011, Yunus Rahmatullah is seen at an unknown location. British judges have given the government four weeks to obtain the release of a Pakistani man held in U.S. custody in Afghanistan without charge for eight years. Yunus Rahmatullah, who was captured by the British and later handed over to American troops, is detained inside Bagram air base in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Rahmatullah family)AP - British judges Wednesday gave the government four weeks to obtain the release of a Pakistani man held in U.S. custody in Afghanistan — a ruling that could make for prickly discussions between Britain and the U.S.

Prince Harry says he is returning to Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 05:47 AM PST

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrive along with Prince Harry, right, at the Imperial War Museum for 'A Night of Heroes: The Sun Military Awards', in London, Monday Dec. 19, 2011. (AP Photo / Arthur Edwards, Pool)AP - Britain's Prince Harry was quoted Wednesday as confirming he will be deployed to Afghanistan for a second time — almost four years after his previous secret mission was cut short when details leaked.

UK rate setters unanimous in maintaining policy (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 04:16 AM PST

AP - The British government's plan to reduce its borrowings appeared to be on track in November, official figures showed Wednesday, even as the country's economy remains threatened from the debt crisis in Europe, rising unemployment and weak domestic growth.

Journalist: Morgan must have known about hacking (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 03:42 AM PST

Piers Morgan, host of CNN's 'Piers Morgan Tonight,' leaves the CNN building in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011. A tense and sometimes hostile Piers Morgan refuses to disclose details about the most damning link between himself and Britain's phone hacking scandal â€AP - CNN star Piers Morgan was an extremely hands-on tabloid editor who must have known that phone hacking was rife at his paper, a former employee alleged Wednesday.

British skier reaches Pole in solo Antarctic trek (AP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2011 07:32 PM PST

In this photo taken on Nov. 19, 2011 and provided by the Kaspersky ONE Trans-antarctic Expedition, Felicity Aston takes a picture of herself at Union Glacier days before she traveled to her starting point on the Ross Ice Shelf for a solo trek across Antarctica. For more than three weeks, since Nov. 25, Aston has been skiing toward the South Pole pulling two sledges packed with supplies. She is attempting to become the first woman to cross Antarctica alone, and has covered about one third of the journey of more than 1,700 kilometers (1,000 miles). (AP Photo/Kaspersky ONE Trans-antarctic Expedition/Kaspersky Lab)AP - British adventurer Felicity Aston has reached the South Pole, nearly halfway in her attempt to become the first human to ski solo using only muscle power across Antarcica.

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