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• Slumdog,’ ‘Hunger’ sweep British film awards
LONDON - Director Danny Boyle's "Slumdog Millionaire," about a poor Indian boy who gets a shot at winning millions in a television game show, swept the British Independent Film Awards on Sunday with three prizes. "Hunger," artist Steve McQueen's ...
• Militant Groups Attack, Kill British And American People
INDIA - A little-known militant group has claimed responsibility for a series of attacks in the City of Mumbai. Teams of heavily armed men stormed targets across the city killing at least 82 people and another 900 people were wounded in the attacks ...
• British Airways in merger talks with Qantas
LONDON - British Airways PLC said Tuesday it is in talks with Australia’s Qantas Airways Ltd. about a potential merger, sending its shares soaring as it confirmed expectations of consolidation in the hard-hit aviation industry. BA, which is already ...
• British charities no haven for laid-off bankers
LONDON - People laid off from finance jobs who hope to find employment in the voluntary sector may have to reconsider, because as Britain slips into recession, ailing charities are struggling to absorb the unemployed. So far 180,000 financial ...
• As economy reels, queen opens Parliament
Banks are reeling, venerable retail chains are shutting down and jobs are being lost, but these harsh truths did not impinge on the most important ceremonial event of the British calendar on Wednesday. There was the beautifully coifed queen, purple ...