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 | Thousands protest at French immigrant clampdown: PARIS (Reuters) - Tens of thousands protested across France on Saturday against a clampdown on immigrants, launching a week of action over policies on which President Nicolas Sarkozy has staked his political reputation. Read more... Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:55:00 -0400 |
| Curfew declared after 7.1 quake hits New Zealand: WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Authorities declared an overnight curfew for Saturday after a major earthquake hit New Zealand's second biggest city, Christchurch, bringing down power lines and bridges and wrecking roads and building facades. Read more... Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:20:22 -0400 |
| Bomb kills 54 in Pakistan, Taliban threatens U.S.: QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber struck a rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing at least 54 people in the second major attack this week and piling pressure on a U.S.-backed government overwhelmed by a flood crisis. Read more... Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:47:05 -0400 |
| Clinton: time ticking for Israel-Palestinian peace: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday urged Israel and the Palestinians to overcome the final obstacles to peace, saying their new talks may be a last chance to end the conflict. Read more... Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:28:38 -0400 |
| Blair pelted with eggs at Dublin book signing: DUBLIN (Reuters) - Three people were arrested after protesters threw eggs and shoes at former British Prime Minister Tony Blair when he arrived to sign copies of his memoir at a bookshop in Dublin on Saturday, national broadcaster RTE said. Read more... Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:48:52 -0400 |
BBC News - UK
 | Six million facing new tax bills: HM Revenue and Customs says some 1.4 million people each owe about £1,500 in tax, while 4.3 million will get an average rebate of £418. Read more... Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:40:43 GMT |
 | Two killed as aeroplanes collide: Two people are killed when their plane crashes to the ground after a collision with another aircraft on the Isle of Wight. Read more... Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:02:02 GMT |
 | Pakistan rocked by fresh claims: A fourth Pakistan cricketer is being investigated by cricket's governing body, claims the News of the World. Read more... Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:44:28 GMT |
 | Briton killed in NZ crash named: The Foreign Office confirms that 24-year-old Briton Brad Coker was among nine killed in a light aircraft crash in New Zealand. Read more... Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:55:52 GMT |
 | Tory defects over schools scheme: A Tory councillor defects to Labour over cuts to the government's schools building programme, saying she was "ashamed to be a Conservative". Read more... Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:56:22 GMT |
BBC News Media reports UK Edition
 | World's press guarded as Middle East peace talks begin: US-brokered peace talks between Israel and Palestinian negotiators has been met with a mixed response from the world's media. Read more... Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:25:05 GMT |
| Mideast press split on direct talks: The US invitation for the resumption of direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians next month provoked a mixed response from the press on both sides. Read more... Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:51:49 GMT |
 | Press: Israel-Lebanon clash could spread: Commentators in the Middle East have expressed fears that a clash on the Israeli-Lebanese border could further undermine the region's stability. Read more... Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:52:24 GMT |
 | Papers divided on Cameron comments: Pakistani commentators pour scorn on comments by British Prime Minister David Cameron which have sparked a diplomatic row. Read more... Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:31:00 GMT |
 | Press criticises US-S Korea drill: Newspapers across Asia join the Chinese press in a chorus of disapproval about the US-South Korea military drill taking place in the Sea of Japan. Read more... Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:41:08 GMT |
Financial Times - UK Homepage
| Walsh hints at Indian investment after BA and Iberia complete their merger: A newly merged British Airways and Iberia would be “very interested” in investing in an Indian airline, BA chief Willie Walsh said on Saturday as he announced a groundbreaking code-share deal with India’s Kingfisher Airlines Read more... Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:05:05 GMT |
| New homes data spell declining market: The recovery in house building appears to have halted as an industry survey, which measures the number of people reserving new homes to buy, dropped to its lowest level on record Read more... Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:30:40 GMT |
| Beijing eyes counterbid for PotashCorp: The Chinese government has backed Sinochem, the state-owned chemicals giant, to pursue a counterbid that could trump BHP Billiton’s $39bn hostile offer for PotashCorp Read more... Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:14:26 GMT |
| Investors buoyed by better US jobs data: Traders are piling into risky bets after a better than expected US labour market report reinforced hopes that the US economy can avoid sliding back into recession. Read more... Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:34:06 GMT |
| Petrobas prepares to raise up to R$55bn: Petrobras, Brazil’s national oil company, is preparing to raise as much as R$55bn from minority shareholders in what would be the world’s biggest share sale Read more... Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:11:10 GMT |
WN.com - International English News
Mexico arrests 6 in deadly Cancun bar blaze : CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — Mexican police have arrested six suspects in a bar fire that killed eight in the resort city of Cancun. Quintana Roo state Attorney General Francisco Alor says the suspects told police a drug gang hired them to throw gasoline bombs at the bar, presumably in an attempt at extortion. Businesses throughout Mexico are often hit up for protection money, and sometimes set on fire if they refuse. Alor did not say Friday who might have been targeted or which gang may have been involved. Six women and two men died in Tuesday's pre-dawn blaze at the Castillo del Mar... Read more... Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:04 GMT |
Official: Honduran helped massacre survivor flee : TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - A Honduran who survived the massacre of 72 migrants in Mexico helped untie the only other survivor - a wounded Ecuadorean - and the two fled together, an official said Friday. In an interview with El Heraldo newspaper, Honduran Deputy Foreign Minister Alden Rivera revealed details for the first time about the escape. Mexican officials had previously said there was only one survivor of the massacre - the Ecuadorean who stumbled wounded to a military checkpoint and alerted marines. The... Read more... Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:33 GMT |
Pakistan cricket trio released by police : Pakistan's scandal-hit cricket team sought to focus on the next stage of its England tour after British police questioned three of its star players over an alleged betting scandal. Bowlers Mohammad Aamer and Mohammad Asif and Test captain Salman Butt were all released without charge Friday after the interviews at a police station near the "home of cricket", Lord's in north London. But the trio-who protest their innocence-are still battling charges under the International Cricket Council's (ICC) anti-corruption code and have been barred from playing any further matches pending the outcome of their case. Aamer, at 18 one of the game's... Read more... Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:33 GMT |
Fall in US jobs is far less than expected : US EMPLOYMENT fell for a third straight month in August, but the drop was far less than expected and private hiring surprised on the upside, easing pressure on the Federal Reserve to prop up economic growth. Non-farm payrolls fell 54,000, the Labor Department said yesterday, helping assuage fears of a... Read more... Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:32 GMT |
Taxpayers 'should not pay for Pope' : More than three quarters of Britons think the taxpayer should not contribute to the cost of Pope Benedict XVI's forthcoming visit to Scotland and England, according to a survey. An online poll of 2,005 adults has shown 77% do not agree that the taxpayer should help shoulder the bill for the four-day trip even though it is a state visit. A similar proportion - 76% - rejected taxpayer funding for the visit on the grounds that he is a religious figure. The findings were issued by Theos, the public theology think tank, as the Pope is due to arrive in Edinburgh on September 16, the first Papal visit to Britain since Pope John Paul II's 1982 trip. The survey, conducted in August, shows widespread... Read more... Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:07 GMT |