2009年4月2日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Search ends for missing eight in North Sea crash (AFP)

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 02:07 PM PDT

A map locating where the Super Puma helicopter crashed in the North Sea. Coastguards called off the search late Thursday for eight people missing after a helicopter crash off the northeast coast of Scotland, from which eight bodies had already been recovered.(AFP/Graphic)AFP - Coastguards called off the search late Thursday for eight people missing after a helicopter crash off the northeast coast of Scotland, from which eight bodies had already been recovered.

Michelle Obama urges British girls to take future in hand (AFP)

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 12:58 PM PDT

US First Lady Michelle Obama speaks during a visit to the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Language School in London. Obama urged the girls to follow her example and take their futures into their own hands.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)AFP - Michelle Obama, the wife of US President Barack Obama, visited a girls' high-school in London on Thursday where she urged them to follow her example and take their futures into their own hands.

16 killed in helicopter crash in North Sea (AP)

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 09:31 AM PDT

A hearse carries the bodies of some of the men who died when a helicopter crashed late Wednesday in the North Sea off Scotland after they were taken off the Caledonian Victory vessel (pictured rear) at Aberdeen Harbour, Thursday April 2, 2009. An extensive search for the remaining eight people missing started again at first light, Aberdeen Coastguard said. (AP Photo/Andrew Milligan, PA)AP - Energy company BP PLC said Thursday it was suspending flights with a company that runs transport to offshore oil rigs after one of the firm's Super Puma helicopters crashed in the North Sea, killing all 16 people aboard.

French 'Spiderman' scales Lloyd's Building (AFP)

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 09:14 AM PDT

French climber Alain Robert, also known as 'Spiderman,' scales the outside of the Lloyds Insurance building in central London. The climber scaled the outside of the building in a protest about climate change.(AFP)AFP - A French urban climber nicknamed "Spiderman" scaled the outside of the Lloyd's Building in central London on Thursday in a protest he claims is about climate change.

Royal protocol breach as Mrs Obama gets hands on (AFP)

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 08:37 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama (left) and his wife Michelle meet Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (2nd right) and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh at Buckingham Palace in central London, April 1. Michelle Obama dared touch Queen Elizabeth II, but the US first lady has made such an impact that she was spared the media savaging that has gone with previous breaches of royal protocol.(AFP/File/John Stillwell)AFP - Michelle Obama dared touch Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, but the US first lady has made such an impact that she was spared the media savaging that has gone with previous breaches of royal protocol.

British insurer Aviva 'to axe 1,100 staff' (AFP)

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 06:41 AM PDT

Insurance giant Aviva is to axe 1,100 staff as it battles the financial crisis, Britain's biggest union Unite said Thursday.(Aviva)AFP - Insurance giant Aviva is to axe 1,100 staff as it battles the financial crisis, Britain's biggest union Unite said Thursday.

Britain's Sir Reresby Sitwell dies at 81 (AP)

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 05:59 AM PDT

AP - Sir Sacheverell Reresby Sitwell, who restored the stately home of his famously eccentric family to its former glory, has died at age 81.

UK house prices 'rise unexpectedly in March' (AFP)

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 03:56 AM PDT

A row of houses in north London, November 2008. British house prices rose for the first time in 17 months during March, a survey by home-loans provider Nationwide showed on Thursday.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - British house prices rose for the first time in 17 months during March, a survey by home-loans provider Nationwide showed on Thursday.

Teen arrested over British soldier killings (AFP)

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 03:28 AM PDT

A Northern Irish policeman carries the coffin of murdered colleague Stephen Carroll in Banbridge, Northern Ireland, March 2009. A 19-year-old man as has been arrested over the murders of two British soldiers in Northern Ireland which sparked fears of a return to violence in the province.(AFP/File/Peter Muhly)AFP - A 19-year-old man was arrested Thursday over the murders of two British soldiers in Northern Ireland which sparked fears of a return to violence in the province.

Sixteen feared dead in North Sea helicopter crash (AFP)

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 02:39 AM PDT

A map locating where the Super Puma helicopter crashed in the North Sea. Sixteen people were feared dead after a helicopter transporting them from an offshore oilfield crashed off the northeast coast of Scotland.(AFP/Graphic)AFP - Sixteen people were feared dead Thursday after a helicopter transporting them from an offshore oilfield crashed off the northeast coast of Scotland.

Man arrested over murder of N.Ireland soldiers (AFP)

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 01:54 AM PDT

A Northern Irish policeman carries the coffin of murdered colleague Stephen Carroll in Banbridge, Northern Ireland, March 2009. A 19-year-old man as has been arrested over the murders of two British soldiers in Northern Ireland which sparked fears of a return to violence in the province.(AFP/File/Peter Muhly)AFP - A teenager was arrested on Thursday over the murder of two British soldiers outside their barracks in Northern Ireland, police said.

All 16 feared dead in British helicopter crash (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2009 06:00 PM PDT

Reuters - A helicopter crashed into the North Sea while returning from an offshore oil rig on Wednesday, and all 16 people on board were feared to have been killed, British officials said.

British police clash with G20 protesters (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2009 05:25 PM PDT

A demonstrator scuffles with police during protests outside the Bank of England in London April 1, 2009. Riot police staged baton charges to try to disperse several hundred protesters gathered around the Bank of England in the heart of London's financial centre on Wednesday after a day of protest against the G20 summit. REUTERS/Andrew WinningReuters - Police clashed with demonstrators gathered around the Bank of England in the heart of London's financial centre on Wednesday during a day of protest against the G20 summit.

Obamas greet British queen, trade gifts (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2009 05:12 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle, talk with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip during an audience at Buckingham Palace in London, Wednesday April 1, 2009.(AP Photo/John Stillwell, pool)AP - It's not every day the American president's driver is told to move his bulletproof car.

At least eight dead in North Sea helicopter crash (AFP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2009 03:11 PM PDT

A map locating where the Super Puma helicopter crashed in the North Sea. At least eight people died when a helicopter carrying 16 people from an offshore oilfield crashed off the northeast coast of Scotland on Wednesday, police said.(AFP/Graphic)AFP - At least eight people died Wednesday and another eight were missing after a helicopter carrying them from an offshore oilfield crashed off the northeast coast of Scotland, police said.

British chef serves up local fare to G-20 leaders (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2009 10:51 AM PDT

AP - Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver's meal for G-20 leaders at Downing Street features seasonal, local produce.

British official calls on Hamas to reject violence (AFP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2009 09:34 AM PDT

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem (R) meets with Bill Rammell, British minister of state for foreign and commonwealth affairs, under a portrait of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus. Rammell Wednesday called on the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas to reject violence, during a visit to Damascus where the group's leader has his base in exile.(AFP)AFP - A senior British official on Wednesday called on the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas to reject violence, during a visit to Damascus where the group's leader has his base in exile.

Obama turns on charm to smooth ruffled British feathers (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 01 Apr 2009 09:05 AM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - LONDON — With a salute, a smile and maybe just a little sucking up, President Barack Obama worked hard Wednesday to make up for any diplomatic rift he may have caused several weeks ago in the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom.

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