2009年4月1日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Ten feared dead in North Sea helicopter crash: reports (AFP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2009 08:51 AM PDT

Map locating where the Super Puma helicopter crashed in the North Sea. At least 10 people were feared to have died when a helicopter returning from an offshore oilfield crashed into the North Sea off Scotland.(AFP Graphic)AFP - At least 10 people were feared to have died when a helicopter returning from an offshore oilfield crashed into the North Sea off Scotland, media reports said on Wednesday.

Helicopter crashes in North Sea with 20 on board (AFP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2009 08:30 AM PDT

Map locating where the Super Puma helicopter crashed in the North Sea. At least 10 people were feared to have died when a helicopter returning from an offshore oilfield crashed into the North Sea off Scotland.(AFP Graphic)AFP - A helicopter carrying 20 people from an oil platform crashed on Wednesday in the North Sea, the defence ministry said.

Helicopter with 16 people down in North Sea (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2009 08:30 AM PDT

AP - A helicopter returning from an oil platform went down in the North Sea on Wednesday with 16 people on board, the U.K.'s coast guard agency said.

Helicopter carrying 16 crashes into North Sea (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2009 08:13 AM PDT

Reuters - A helicopter carrying 16 people from an offshore oil rig crashed into the North Sea off the northeast coast of Scotland on Wednesday and a rescue operation is under way, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said.

Ex-RBS chairman leaving BP board (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2009 07:32 AM PDT

AP - Tom McKillop, former chairman of the Royal Bank of Scotland, has decided to retire from the board of BP PLC, the oil company said Wednesday.

Gaganjeet Bhullar clinches British Open spot (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2009 07:22 AM PDT

Reuters - Gaganjeet Bhullar will play in this year's British Open after carding a four-under par 67 to win Asia's International Final Qualifying in Singapore, the Royal and Ancient said on Wednesday.

Blair: Mideast peace process in jeopardy. (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2009 06:23 AM PDT

AP - Middle East envoy Tony Blair said Wednesday the peace process was in jeopardy and Israel must fully support the goal of living in peace next to an independent Palestinian state.

Iraq govt in talks with kidnappers of Britons (AFP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2009 06:06 AM PDT

An image grab taken from a videotape broadcast by the Al-Arabiya news network in February 2008 shows hostage Peter Moore. An Iraqi government committee set up to encourage insurgent groups to abandon violence announced it was holding talks with Shiite dissidents who claimed the abduction of Moore and four other Britons.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - An Iraqi government committee set up to encourage insurgent groups to abandon violence announced on Wednesday it was holding talks with Shiite dissidents who claimed the abduction of five Britons.

Mideast envoy urges Israeli govt to take decisions (AFP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2009 05:37 AM PDT

Former British Prime Minister and Middle East envoy Tony Blair gives a press conference at EU headquartiers in Brussels. Blair urged Israel's new government to accept the idea of a Palestinian state and open up the Gaza Strip, warning that the next six months were critical.(AFP/John Thys)AFP - Middle East envoy Tony Blair urged Israel's new government Wednesday to accept the idea of a Palestinian state and open up the Gaza Strip, warning that the next six months were critical.

N.Ireland leaders call dissident attacks 'futile' (AFP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2009 05:29 AM PDT

A burning petrol lorry in Upper Springfield road in Belfast, Northern Ireland on March 30, 2009. Recent attacks by dissident Republican AFP - Recent attacks by dissident Republican "microgroups" in Northern Ireland are futile and do not threaten the unified government, the province's leaders assured Wednesday.

UK court rejects tycoon's bid to cut divorce deal (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2009 04:24 AM PDT

AP - Britain's Court of Appeal on Wednesday rejected a financier's bid to trim his divorce settlement because of his losses in the credit crunch.

Motoring groups slam petrol price hike (AFP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2009 03:49 AM PDT

Petrols pumps at a petrol station in east London on January 30, 2009. Millions of motorists will pay an extra 2.12 pence per litre of petrol after a much-criticised fuel tax hike came into effect on Wednesday.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Millions of motorists will pay an extra 2.12 pence per litre of petrol after a much-criticised fuel tax hike came into effect on Wednesday.

British troops begin Iraq pullout (AFP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2009 01:24 AM PDT

This photo released by the Ministry of Defence shows a convoy of British armoured vehicles pulling out from Basra Palace, 2007. British forces officially started to withdraw from Iraq, signalling the end of six years of military operations that began with the US-led invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein.(AFP/MOD-HO/File)AFP - British forces have officially started to withdraw from Iraq, signalling the end of six years of military operations that began with the US-led invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein.

Obama tries to rally world to cope with downturn (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2009 08:13 AM PDT

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown, second left, and his wife Sarah, left, wave as they greet U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle, right, outside 10 Downing Street in London, Wednesday April 1, 2009. World leaders are gathering in London for the Group of 20 summit amid an unprecedented security operation to protect the meeting from violent protests and terrorists. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP - On the eve of a global economic summit, President Barack Obama promised world leaders he would listen, not lecture, as they seek a common fix to the financial crisis. "We can only meet this challenge together," he said Wednesday as the U.S. and Russia spoke on the summit sidelines about nuclear warhead reduction.

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