2009年5月17日星期日

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

British Airways to fly Las Vegas-London direct (AP)

Posted: 17 May 2009 02:20 PM PDT

AP - More Britons may be heading to Las Vegas this fall.

Speaker under pressure to quit in expenses row (AFP)

Posted: 17 May 2009 12:16 PM PDT

The speaker of the House of Commons was in danger of becoming the biggest victim of a row over lawmakers' expenses as the leader of one of the main parties joined calls Sunday for him to resign. Michael Martin, pictured in 2008, has been accused of being an obstacle to reform of the expenses system, whose failures have been highlighted in embarrassing detail in recent days.(AFP/File/Matt Dunham)AFP - The speaker of the House of Commons was in danger of becoming the biggest victim of a row over lawmakers' expenses as the leader of one of the main parties joined calls Sunday for him to resign.

Lawmakers call for British speaker's resignation (AP)

Posted: 17 May 2009 09:52 AM PDT

FILE -- This is a Dec. 3, 2008 file photo of the Speaker of the House of Commons Michael Martin walking in a procession during the State Opening of Parliament in the Member's Lobby of the Palace of Westminster in London. In a sharp break with tradition, the leader of a British political party on Sunday urged the speaker of the House of Commons to resign due to his handling of the expenses scandal that has rocked Britain. Citing a lack of leadership, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg, Sunday, May 17, 2009, said speaker Michael Martin should step down from the powerful post. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham/file)AP - In a sharp break with tradition, the leader of a British political party on Sunday urged the speaker of the House of Commons to resign due to his handling of the expenses scandal that has rocked Britain.

Portuguese investigator to counter-sue McCanns (AFP)

Posted: 17 May 2009 07:17 AM PDT

A combination of two pictures released by Madeleine McCann's family shows Maddie McCann at the age of 3 and an 'age progression' image of her at the age of 6. The police officer who formerly led the Portuguese investigation into the disappearance of McCann said he would counter sue the missing girl's parents.(AFP)AFP - The police officer who formerly led the Portuguese investigation into the disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann said he would counter sue the missing girl's parents Sunday.

Report: Lloyds chairman to step down (AP)

Posted: 17 May 2009 04:21 AM PDT

AP - Sir Victor Blank, the chairman of Lloyds Banking Group PLC, will step down amid criticism over the purchase of struggling bank HBOS, a British newspaper reported Sunday.

Militants move British hostage to Niger camp (AFP)

Posted: 17 May 2009 04:03 AM PDT

A Nigerian separatist militant in southern Nigeria. Armed militants in Nigeria's oil delta have implied that a British hostage, held since September, would now be used as a human shield in one of its camps.(AFP/File/Dave Clark)AFP - Armed militants in Nigeria's oil delta on Sunday implied that a British hostage, held since September, would now be used as a human shield in one of its camps.

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