Posts Tagged ‘United Kingdom’

Rare Chinese Vase Sells For $85.5 Million In London Auction

AHN News Staff London, United Kingdom (AHN) – The provincial auction house, Bainbridges, on Thursday sold an 18th-century Chinese vase for world record-breaking $85.5 million at an auction in London. A brother and sister discovered the Qianlong porcelain vase while clearing out their parent’s house in northwest London suburb of Pinner. The siblings had recently [...]

Personal Loans: Financial Opportunity

Personal loans are regarded as one of the best loan programs which the financial market in Great Britain offers. Personal loans are very popular among the British people for years. Personal loans are available in considerable amount, and people can take this opportunity and use the loan amount for some lasting purposes. The financial market [...]

German Group Launches Petition To Save Ashtiani’s Life

AHN News Staff Tehran, Iran (AHN) – Just hours after reports claimed that Iranian authorities would execute Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the German-based International Committees against Stoning and Execution launched an urgent petition to save her life. Iranian court officials suspended the 43-year-old mother’s death sentence in July amid an international outcry. However, the committee reported [...]

Republican Victories Overshadow Obama’s Foreign Policy Control

Tom Ramstack – AHN News Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – A return of Republicans to a majority in the House of Representatives is weakening the foreign policy influence of President Barack Obama, according to political commentators. Obama pledged to rethink policies with foreign countries that traditionally have been U.S. adversaries after he was [...]

Developing: U.S. On Alert After Inbound Packages Contained Explosives

Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – American authorities say packages intercepted overseas contained explosives destined for the United States. President Barack Obama was alerted late Thursday night, according to the White House, and ordered security officials to be on alert. “Last night, intelligence and law enforcement agencies discovered potential suspicious packages on two planes in [...]

Researchers Say Some Countries Have Better Chance Of Eradicating Malaria

Linda Young – AHN News Writer London, Great Britain, United Kingdom (AHN) – An article in The Lancet journal by a team of international researchers examines efforts to eradicate malaria worldwide over the past 150 years and outlines some of the remaining financial, technical and operational challenges that malaria-eliminating countries still face. If not treated, [...]

Airlines Join Battle Against Britain’s Air Passenger Duty

AHN News Staff London, England, United Kingdom (AHN) – British airlines have warned of a dip in air travel because of the 50 percent rise in Air Passenger Duty on Nov. 1. The tax hike could cause passengers to pay up an extra $150 (100 pounds), making air travel no longer affordable for many Britons. [...]

111 Crewmen Saved After Ship Blaze Near English Coast

AHN News Staff London, United Kingdom (AHN) – The British coast guard immediately launched a rescue operation on Wednesday and rescued 111 crew members from a factory fishing ship. The ‘Athena’ caught fire 230 nautical miles southwest of the Isles of Scilly, England. Coast guard officials received help from a French communications plane. The vessel’s [...]

Coalition Government Freezes BBC License Fee For 6 Years

AHN News Staff London, England, United Kingdom (AHN) – The British coalition government froze on Tuesday the license fee of British Broadcasting Company for six years. In exchange, the publicly-owned broadcasting company will be responsible for the funding of its World Service. The TV license will be kept at $218.25 (145.50 pounds) a year until [...]

Britain Outlines Serious Military Cutbacks

AHN News Staff London, United Kingdom (AHN) – Britain is considering slashing its armed forces as well as scrapping a flagship aircraft carrier as part of an overall public sector cut. Prime Minister David Cameron disclosed his government’s plan to layoff a total of 17,000 service personnel from British Army, Royal Air Force and Royal [...]

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