Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• Russian tycoons' marathon London legal battle ends (Reuters)
• Interpol chief says countries not using databases (AP)
• Russian billionaires' huge legal battle closes (AP)
• Paul McCartney hints at role in 2012 Olympics (AP)
• UK's Cameron says bank bonuses "out of control" (Reuters)
• Ex-UK official: Spies did use fake rock in Moscow (AP)
• Real-life James Bonds used fake rock to spy on Russia (Reuters)
• Wounded UK veteran fighting for gold at Paralympics (Reuters)

Russian tycoons' marathon London legal battle ends (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jan 2012 03:49 PM PST Reuters - A $6 billion lawsuit between two of Russia's best-known tycoons ended in London on Thursday after a four-month High Court hearing that provided a sometimes deeply unflattering insight into the ruthless business world of post-Soviet Russia.

Interpol chief says countries not using databases (AP) Posted: 19 Jan 2012 02:57 PM PST AP - Interpol's chief sounded an alarm Thursday that countries are still failing to check identity documents against its database — a warning that comes just months before the 2012 Olympics.

Russian billionaires' huge legal battle closes (AP) Posted: 19 Jan 2012 11:04 AM PST AP - A legal battle between two feuding Russian billionaires has ended in a London court.

Paul McCartney hints at role in 2012 Olympics (AP) Posted: 19 Jan 2012 11:01 AM PST AP - Paul McCartney says he is in talks to play a role in the London 2012 Olympic celebrations.

UK's Cameron says bank bonuses "out of control" (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jan 2012 08:35 AM PST Reuters - Bonuses in Britain's financial services sector have been "out of control" in recent years, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday, unveiling plans to cap cash rewards again at state-backed banks.

Ex-UK official: Spies did use fake rock in Moscow (AP) Posted: 19 Jan 2012 04:51 AM PST AP - It was the spy saga that sounded too implausible to be true — British intelligence officers communicating with Russian agents using equipment hidden inside a fake rock left in a Moscow park.

Real-life James Bonds used fake rock to spy on Russia (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jan 2012 04:17 AM PST Reuters - What would James Bond do without the ingenious Q, who provides him with all sorts of improbable gadgets for his espionage adventures?

Wounded UK veteran fighting for gold at Paralympics (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jan 2012 02:15 AM PST Reuters - Jon-Allan Butterworth served with the British armed forces in Afghanistan and Iraq, where he lost an arm, but says getting on a bicycle makes him most nervous.

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