2009年1月12日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Prince Harry apologises for racist language (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2009 03:34 AM CST

Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the public would give Prince Harry, seen here on January 8, the AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Monday the public would give Prince Harry the "benefit of the doubt" over his home movie showing him calling army colleagues "Paki" and "raghead."

Rent-a-crowd: Ukrainian bride seeks 'decent' guests (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2009 02:30 AM CST

A bride peers out of a window. A Ukrainian bride whose family and friends cannot make it to her wedding in Britain advertised Monday for AFP - A Ukrainian bride whose family and friends cannot make it to her wedding in Britain advertised on Monday for "decent" guests to attend the ceremony in their place. She even needs a bridesmaid.

Dead soldier to be named (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2009 02:25 AM CST

A British soldier with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) keeps watch as he sits on the top of their vehicle during a patrol on the outskirts of Kabul in July 2008. A British soldier who was killed in an explosion while on a routine patrol in Afghanistan is to be named.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)AFP - A British soldier who was killed in an explosion while on a routine patrol in Afghanistan is to be named, the defence ministry said.

Prince William trains as search-and-rescue pilot (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2009 02:13 AM CST

Prince William alights from an aircraft while training at RAF Cranwell near Sleaford, 2008. William will begin training to become a search and rescue helicopter pilot on Monday, embarking on a new stage of his military career that will bring him as close as possible to the action.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Prince William will begin training to become a search and rescue helicopter pilot on Monday, embarking on a new stage of his military career that will bring him as close as possible to the action.

Lawmakers, Muslims criticize prince over comments (AP)

Posted: 11 Jan 2009 04:21 PM CST

Britain's Prince Harry listens as his brother Prince William (not pictured) delivers a speech in west London Thursday Jan. 8, 2009. A British newspaper says it has video footage of Prince Harry allegedly using offensive and racist language. The Sunday tabloid The News of The World reported that Harry, third in line to the British throne, used offensive terms to refer to people from Pakistani and people of Arab descent. Britain's St. James's Palace — the office of Harry and his elder brother Prince William — said on Saturday that Harry was sorry for any offense caused. The newspaper said the video was recorded three years ago. It alleged he called one person a 'paki' and referred to others as 'ragheads.' (AP Photo/Toby Melville, pool)AP - Lawmakers, Muslim groups and the Pakistani public criticized Prince Harry on Sunday after a British newspaper published video footage of him using offensive and racist language.

Two British climbers die on Mont Blanc (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jan 2009 03:03 PM CST

France's highest peak, the Mont Blanc in the French Alps' Chamonix valley, eastern France. Two British climbers, including the youngest Briton to conquer Everest, fell hundreds of metres to their deaths on Mont Blanc, French police said Sunday.(AFP/File/Jean-Pierre Clatot)AFP - Two British climbers, including the youngest Briton to conquer Everest, fell hundreds of metres to their deaths on Mont Blanc, French police said Sunday.

British Jews rally for peace in Middle East (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jan 2009 10:07 AM CST

Maxwell Orchant, 18, a member of the Federation of Zionist Youth, stands amongst the crowd during a rally in Trafalgar Square in central London. Thousands of British Jews rallied to condemn the Islamist Hamas movement and call for peace for the citizens of both Israel and Gaza.(AFP/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Thousands of British Jews rallied in London on Sunday to condemn the Islamist Hamas movement and call for peace in both Israel and the Gaza Strip.

Leading British Jews seek end to Gaza conflict (AP)

Posted: 11 Jan 2009 08:46 AM CST

AP - Leading British Jews said Sunday that Israel's government must end its military action in Gaza to achieve security.

2 young British climbers killed on Mont Blanc (AP)

Posted: 11 Jan 2009 07:17 AM CST

AP - The family of a renowned British climber killed in an accident in the French Alps said Sunday they were devastated by the deaths of their son and his mountaineering companion.

Top British Jews urge immediate Gaza ceasefire (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jan 2009 05:23 AM CST

Israeli soldiers sleep on top of their armoured personnel carrier (APC) in a deployment area on the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border. A group of prominent British Jews have written to the Israeli government to urge an immediate ceasefire, saying only a negotiated solution could secure long-term security in the region.(AFP/Jack Guez)AFP - A group of prominent British Jews wrote to the Israeli government Sunday to urge an immediate ceasefire, saying only a negotiated solution could secure long-term security in the region.

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