AFRICA News, Dec 04, 2011

S. African chain drops 'last dictator' commercial The Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A South African fast food and restaurant chain said Thursday it has withdrawn advertising that depicts the aging, authoritarian president of Zimbabwe as "the last dictator standing." Nando's South Africa said in an announcement ... See all stories on this topic »

UNITED KINGDOM News, Dec 04, 2011

Shocking figures reveal there are 3000 honour attacks a year in the UK Scottish Daily Record ALMOST 3000 people were victims of so-called Muslim honour attacks in theUnited Kingdom last year. Statistics obtained by a charity revealed that there were at least 2823 violent honour-related incidents investigated by police inEngland and Wales. ... See all stories on this topic »

Bank of England: Brace for Eurozone Collapse NewsMax.com The banks may have more difficulty lending, which would slow down the UKeconomy. Plus, trade will be restricted if eurozone members returned to their own currencies. As a major exporter to the eurozone, the United Kingdom would be in trouble. ... See all stories on this topic »

U.K. Gets First Pandas in 17 Years Daily Beast From China, with love: the first giant pandas to live in the United Kingdom in 17 years have arrived in Edinburgh, Scotland, sending the region into pandamania. Tian Tian and Yang Guang touched down after a nine-hour specially-chartered flight from ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Beast

UK Warns Iran About Supply Drawbacks Benzinga (press release) With the United Kingdom evacuating some of its staff from Iran after protestors stormed the UK embassy in Tehran and the United States imposing additional sanctions due to Iran's nuclear program, there is an international effort to tighten an economic ... See all stories on this topic »

UK to invest in Pakistan's IT sector Pakistan Observer Karachi—The United Kingdom has shown interest in investing in Pakistan's information technology and communication sectors, a statement said. The understanding emerged in London during a meeting between Ed Vaizey, the UK'sminister for culture, ... See all stories on this topic »

Cheaper Postal Solutions in the United Kingdom Available Through TNT Post Emailwire (press release) COM, December 04, 2011 ) London, United Kingdom -- With a growing number of businesses in the United Kingdom failing to post impressive sales figures in recent months, it makes sense for every commercial enterprise to investigate all the cost-cutting ... See all stories on this topic »

UK body stresses end to political meddling in Sindh police DAWN.com KARACHI, Dec 3: A four-member review team from the National Policing Improvement Agency of the United Kingdom's International Policing Academy, Bramshill, has found inappropriate political influence and interference at every level of policing in Sindh. ... See all stories on this topic »

So whose oil is it anyway? Shetland Times Online In a couple of years or so we will have a fundamental choice to make: whether to restore Scotland's independence after 300 years, or to remain part of the United Kingdom. Will there be just one question, or more? Some Labour politicians are advocating ... See all stories on this topic »

Same-sex marriage Bizarre? Human rights? • The debate continues Nigerian Tribune John Atta-Mills of Ghana spoke glowing of the sovereignty of African nations which the United Kingdom had no right to infringe upon. For him, 'The UK has no right to direct other sovereign nations as to what they should do as their society's norms were ... See all stories on this topic » Nigerian Tribune

Cheap Theatre Tickets Have Been Available for Thirty Years at TKTS Emailwire (press release) COM, December 04, 2011 ) London, United Kingdom -- With the UK's tourist industry gearing up for a bumper 2012 thanks to the Olympic effect, the entertainment sector is expecting an increase in London stage show audiences. The prospects for the coming ... See all stories on this topic »

UK's office of fair trading to launch Groupon probe TODAYonline The United Kingdom Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) revealed on Friday that it has referred Groupon to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), after "repeated breaches" by the online business sparked "serious concerns". The OFT will investigate whether ... See all stories on this topic »

Iran's response to Britain, a message for other EU states Tehran Times ... bill downgrading ties with the United Kingdom. The idea to reduce diplomatic ties with London was proposed by members of the parliament last year, but it was not approved by the Majlis Presiding Board, in the hope that the British government would ... See all stories on this topic »

Economic crisis: The pain in Spain The Guardian This is Orihuela Costa, the town with the largest percentage ofBritish people anywhere in the world outside the United Kingdom. In the town hall office, flanked by a framed photograph of King Juan Carlos and the flags of Spain and the European Union, ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

UK Pak community homage to Mohmand Agency martyrs Kashmir Watch It is the first formal homage paying event being held outside of Pakistan in UK, a member-country of the European parliament. Lord Nazir Ahmed has been very active in forging closer ties between Pakistan and the United Kingdom. ... See all stories on this topic »

Heavy snow showers Cold and windy WeatherOnline After a dry morning with sunny spells, outbreaks of rain are expected to spread into most parts of the United Kingdom through the day and will falls as snow through the day across Scotland. As that area of rain clears into the North Sea during the... See all stories on this topic »

LONDON 2012: Games ceremonies will be worth over £4 billion in global exposure More Than The Games Sir Martin Sorrell, the head of global communications giant WPP, claims the cultural showpieces will be a once-in-a-lifetime chance to showcase London and the United Kingdom and help generate a lasting tourism legacy from the Games. ... See all stories on this topic » More Than The Games

Lazy Dog Gallery Introduces New Line of Millefiori Jewellery PR.com (press release) West Sussex, United Kingdom, December 04, 2011 --(PR.com)-- UK's leading handmade craft specialist Lazy Dog Gallery has recently announced that they have introduced a new line of millefiori jewellery to their comprehensive product catalogue. ... See all stories on this topic »

Putting Some Caffeine Kick in Your Portfolio Town Hall Coffee drinkers in the United Kingdom are demanding better-tasting coffee in their daily lives, not just on special occasions. ”Starbucks Coffee UK (Nasdaq: SBUX) announced today its intent to create thousands of new jobs as it significantly steps up ... See all stories on this topic »

Bikers in Cyprus the focus of road safety seminar Famagusta Gazette The seminar was organised by the Ministry of Communications and the British High Commission in Nicosia, and various successful practices and programmes implemented in European countries were presented, along with the United Kingdom's experience, ... See all stories on this topic » Famagusta Gazette

UK supermarket chain weighs into NZ dispute Radio New Zealand The Council of Trade Unions says a major supermarket chain in the United Kingdom is weighing into a pay dispute at the CMP Rangitikei meat processing plant. Since negotiations over proposed pay cuts broke down on 19 October, 111 workers at the plant ... See all stories on this topic »

Bearish Stocks Observed as Filled Black Candles - ATW, AV, AVB, AVX, AVY Retirement Planning The four regions function as six operating segments as both the United Kingdomand Europe regions are split into two operating segments. The UK region is split into the UK Life and UK General Insurance segments, which undertake long-term insurance and ... See all stories on this topic »

Robert Trussell | Brits back in KC for another invasion of one-actor plays Kansas City Star She said she has contacts with 1500 theaters in the United Kingdom and Ireland. “There are obviously a lot of companies in theUK that have big arts council funding, but recently with government cuts there've been massive changes in the ways theaters ... See all stories on this topic » Kansas City Star

Blast near UK embassy in Bahrain Press TV The development comes as Bahraini security forces continue to have a heavy presence across the kingdom amid the widespread anti-government protests against the Western-backed despotic rulers of the Persian Gulf state. Thousands of protesters have been ... See all stories on this topic » Press TV

Association of British Insurers says that cyclists are unaware of the severity ... Live Insurance News Data from the Department for Transport – which releases casualty statistics about cyclist casualties – showed that there had been 111 cyclists killed in 2010 on the roads of the United Kingdom, and that the rural roads have the highest risk of injury ... See all stories on this topic » Live Insurance News

Unlikely origins The Express Tribune While mosques are quite a common sight in the United Kingdom, what sets this one apart is not only the fact that it is the oldest purpose-built mosque in the country but also that it was commissioned by a Jewish man, Dr Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner. ... See all stories on this topic » The Express Tribune

UK to review restrictions The Zimbabwean “Only a small number of companies and businesses are not allowed to do business with the United Kingdom and the rest of the European Union. In fact, trade figures between London and Harare have grown by 85 percent” she said. ... See all stories on this topic »

Australia's Labor party votes to support gay marriage ATV Today The United Kingdom government will hold a public consultation on the issue next year. The Scottish government, which has devolved powers from the UKgovernment, is already holding a consultation on gay marriage and is “inclined” to legalise it. ... See all stories on this topic »

Fozmula – Taking Fuel Measurement to a New Level PR.com (press release) Leamington Spa, United Kingdom, December 04, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Having no moving components, capacitance level sensors are popular with designers of liquid storage tanks who generally find them more accurate, reliable and cost effective than the ... See all stories on this topic »

TNT Post Helping the Business Community to Save Money Emailwire (press release) COM, December 04, 2011 ) London, United Kingdom -- With the crippling recession continuing to have a hold all across Europe, the effects on the commercial sector are likely to last for some time to come. Experts are forecasting further difficulties in ... See all stories on this topic »

JF-17 Thunder: UK Mission (2010) | Military Videos at DefenseTalk JF-17 Thunder: UK Mission (2010) Pakistan Air Force's JF-17 Thunder at the Farnborough Air Show in United Kingdom in 2010. ... DefenceTalk | Defense & Military News – Forums – Pictures – Weapons · About us · Write for us · Disclaimer ... DefenceTalk News and Videos

UK'S EMPTY THREAT ON GAY MARRIAGE – Ghanaians ... By Nigerian Best Forum Environmental news · Technology · Media ... Against this background, the BritishPrime Minister, David Cameron, recently came out full blare, insisting that those receiving aid from the United Kingdom should “adhere to proper human rights.” ... Ghanaians Homepage, Breaking,...

Out With A Bang » D Starkman vs The FON 'news gurus' – and all ... By Rick Waghorn The last time I bumped into Emily Bell was at The Guardian's Oxford Media Convention in January, 2010, when I sat on a panel discussing the future of localnews in the UK alongside H Boaden (BBC), S Purvis (then OfCom), S Bailey ...Just as it was an open question a hundred years ago whether a man like Rockefeller was more powerful than the United States president, it was far from clear only a hundred days ago who was more powerful in the United Kingdom, Rupert Murdoch or ... Out With A Bang

BBC News - CBI Scotland demands answers on independence plans "It means Scotland leaving the United Kingdom and the rest of the UK becoming a ... "But that begs the question - would the rest of the United Kingdom permit an... www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-15878391

Movember United Kingdom - News - The Craft & The Pride Series ... Every gentleman should take the time to befriend an authentic and genuine barber; a man who upholds and honours a craft steeped in history, watch this clip to ... uk.movember.com/news/view/id/2794/category/local/

Iran attack 'had state support' | United Kingdom News Map United Kingdom news: December 2nd 2011. This page is devoted to the particular event named above. You may use the navigation bar below to see what ... www.maplandia.com/.../iran-attack-had-state-support-2011-de...

Iranian diplomats set to leave United Kingdom | Sympatico.ca News The deadline is approaching for Iranian diplomats to leave Britain following their expulsion by the U.K. government after protesters attacked the British embassy ... news.sympatico.ctv.ca/world/iranian...set_to.../41775a8d

Fujifilm X-S1: The bridge camera, reinvented | Fujifilm United Kingdom Fujifilm X-S1: The bridge camera, reinvented. The Fujifilm X series of premium cameras has a third model – the X-S1 – and just like the two before it, this latest ... www.fujifilm.eu/.../fujifilm-x-s1-the-bridge-camera-reinvente...

Airlines cancel flights to United Kingdom over strike in Britain - News ... As many as 2 million public workers in Britain are expected to join a one-day walkout on Wednesday — from immigration officials to teachers to garbage ... www.lsureveille.com/.../airlines-cancel-flights-to-united-kingd...

UNITED KINGDOM : Gatwick Airport grants Ł3 million ... - Tenders Info UNITED KINGDOM : Gatwick Airport grants Ł3 million improvements contract to ...adapting the existing search and retail area to form a new 4-lane facility, and ... www.tendersinfo.com/procurement-tendernews.php?id=476

Weekly Zaman | United Kingdom | UK, Turkey World Wide News Last week the US, the UK, Canada and France undertook a coordinated action to apply further sanctions against the Iranian regime. These countries were ... en.zaman.com.tr/en/mainAction.action

United Kingdom News - Brits Cutting Back on Motoring Safety ... UK drivers taking risks to reduce expenditure - car hire comparator warns of increased road danger in icy weather. www.uknewsarticles.com/.../brits-cutting-back-on-motoring-sa...

Newt Gingrich facing GOP backlash over 'humane' immigration ... The Guardian, UK and World news, User comments, Web ... This article was published on guardian.co.uk at 19.10 GMT on Wednesday 23 November 2011 . ...During the debate, Gingrich said: "I do not believe that the people of the United States are going to take people who've .... London, United Kingdom | £ Competitive ... www.guardian.co.uk/.../newt-gingrich-republican-backlash-im...

2012 United Kingdom Proof Set Now Available | Coin Update News The Royal Mint have launched (29th November) the United Kingdom proof set for 2012, which will include no less than 10 coins in the standard set. The year ... news.coinupdate.com/united-kingdom-proof-sets-now-availab...

Decreasing ties, serious Majlis answer to United kingdom | Online ... The Iranian lawmaker has stated the actual legislation passed through the nation's Majlis (parliament) in order to downgrade diplomatic connects to London is in ... www.stockcitynews.com/decreasing-ties-serious...to.../6461

Hugh Grant testifies as phone-hacking inquiry opens - UNITED ... UK. James Murdoch returns to face questions from MPs · News Corp scandal spreads as Sun reporter arrested. UNITED KINGDOM. News Corp scandal ... www.france24.com/.../20111121-phone-hacking-inquiry-ope...

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