AP - Britain's defense ministry says Prince Harry has qualified as an Apache attack helicopter pilot, graduating as the best co-pilot gunner in his class after 18 months of training.
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2012-02-09 21:29
Prince Harry qualifies as Apache helicopter pilot (AP)
2012-02-09 21:29
Tax changes send Diageo H1 profit down 20 pct (AP)
AP - A one-time tax hit sent profits at drinks company Diageo PLC's down 20 percent in the last six months of 2011, despite rising income following a strong performance in emerging markets.
2012-02-09 21:29
Bank of England backs another stimulus (AP)
AP - The Bank of England is to inject another 50 billion pounds ($79 billion) into the British economy, which contracted in the last three months of 2011 and is likely to face further difficulties as Europe struggles to contain its raging debt crisis.
2012-02-09 21:29
Bank of England pumps more cash into economy to support recovery (Reuters)
Reuters - The Bank of England voted to inject more cash into the economy to shore up a fragile recovery and shield the country from fallout from the unresolved euro zone debt crisis.
2012-02-09 21:29
UK's Cameron calls Jordan's king over extremist (AP)
AP - British Prime Minister David Cameron and Jordan's King Abdullah II on Thursday agreed to cooperate over thus-far unsuccessful attempts to deport extremist cleric Abu Qatada from London to Amman, the U.K. leader's office said.
2012-02-09 21:29
Surgery kit said to be Nazi's withdrawn from sale (AP)
AP - A surgical kit advertised as belonging to a Nazi concentration camp commandant has been withdrawn from sale, and questions have been raised about its origins.
2012-02-09 21:29
9 sentenced for London Stock Exchange terror plot (AP)
AP - A British judge on Thursday sent nine men to prison for al-Qaida inspired plots to bomb the London Stock Exchange and set up a terrorist training camp.
2012-02-09 21:29
Summary Box: Tax changes send Diageo profit down (AP)
AP - TAX NIP: A one-time tax hit sent profits at drinks company Diageo PLC's down 20 percent in the last six months of 2011, despite rising income following a strong performance in emerging markets.
2012-02-09 21:29
Summary Box: Vodafone Q3 revenue flat (AP)
AP - HOLD STEADY: Vodafone Group PLC, the world's largest mobile communications company, says revenue held steady in the final three months of 2011 as double-digit gains in India and Turkey were offset by slumps in Italy and Spain.
2012-02-09 21:29
British man wanted in '93 heist nabbed in Missouri (AP)
AP - A British armored car guard suspected of driving off with a fortune worth $1.5 million back in 1993 has been captured in rural Missouri, where he had been working as a cable guy and raising a son who apparently knew nothing of his father's past.
2012-02-09 04:51
Elderly Kenyans threaten UK colonial abuse lawsuit (AP)
AP - Thousands of elderly Kenyans are preparing to sue the British government over abuses — including torture, illegal detentions and rape — its forces allegedly committed during its suppression of a 1950s anti-colonial rebellion, a lawyer representing the group said Wednesday.
2012-02-09 04:51
UK minister to fly to Jordan to discuss Abu Qatada (AP)
AP - Britain's security minister will fly to Jordan to discuss ways to deport extremist cleric Abu Qatada, the government said Wednesday.
2012-02-09 04:51
Murdoch firm settles 9 more hacking lawsuits (AP)
AP - Rupert Murdoch's News International has settled nearly all the cases against the company in the first wave of lawsuits for phone hacking by its journalists, with a new round of apologies and payouts announced Wednesday in a London court.
2012-02-09 04:51
CoE takes step towards allowing women bishops (Reuters)
Reuters - The Church of England moved closer to the consecration of women bishops Wednesday when it voted against giving strengthened legal protection to traditionalists who favor an all-male clergy, a decision that could lead more to switch to Rome.
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