2009年5月27日星期三

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Miliband appeals for release of kidnapped in Iraq (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 05:43 PM PDT

Foreign Secretary David Miliband in Athens. Foreign Secretary David Miliband called for the immediate and unconditional release of five British men held hostage in Iraq, ahead of the second anniversary of their capture.(AFP/Louisa Gouliamaki)AFP - Foreign Secretary David Miliband called for the immediate and unconditional release of five British men held hostage in Iraq, ahead of the second anniversary of their capture.

Palace: No invitation to queen for D-Day ceremony (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 10:53 AM PDT

FILE -- In this June 6, 2004 file photo Britain's Queen Elizabeth meets with British veterans at the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery at Bayeux in northern France. Indignant British veterans complained Wednesday, May 27, 2009, because Queen Elizabeth II has been left off the guest list for next week's ceremonies to mark the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings in France. Britain played a key role in the Normandy naval landings, which accelerated the liberation of Europe from Germany. Prime Minister Gordon Brown will be there for the anniversary ceremonies — as will President Barack Obama. But the queen, Britain's head of state, apparently won't be. Neither she, nor any member of the royal family was invited to attend the ceremony at the American Cemetery overlooking Omaha Beach on June 6, a Buckingham Palace spokesman said while speaking on condition of anonymity in line with policy.( AP Photo/Jeff Mitchell/file)AP - Indignant British veterans and outraged commentators complained Wednesday over the omission of Queen Elizabeth II from the guest list for next week's ceremonies to mark the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings in France.

BNP leader pulls out of royal garden party (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 07:55 AM PDT

A British National Party (BNP) badge. The leader of the far-right British National Party has pulled out of a royal garden party at Buckingham Palace after a furore over his plans to attend the annual event.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - The leader of the far-right British National Party on Wednesday pulled out of a royal garden party at Buckingham Palace after a furore over his plans to attend the annual event.

Queen welcome at D-Day memorial, France says (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 07:52 AM PDT

Queen Elizabeth II, seen here in Wigan earlier this month, is more than welcome to attend a commemoration of the D-Day landings, the French government has said, denying reports that she had been snubbed.(AFP/File/Phil Noble)AFP - France insisted on Wednesday that the queen would be welcome to attend a commemoration of the D-Day landings, denying reports that she had been snubbed.

MI5 faces Bangladesh torture claims: report (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 05:37 AM PDT

A demonstration against torture in Washington, DC last year. A Briton who claims he was tortured in Bangladesh with the complicity of MI5 intelligence agents is to take legal action against the Home Office, a newspaper has reported.(AFP/File/Tim Sloan)AFP - A Briton who claims he was tortured in Bangladesh with the complicity of MI5 intelligence agents is to take legal action against the Home Office, The Guardian reported on Wednesday.

Queen 'snubbed' over WWII anniversary: report (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 05:35 AM PDT

Queen Elizabeth II, seen here in Wigan earlier this month, is more than welcome to attend a commemoration of the D-Day landings, the French government has said, denying reports that she had been snubbed.(AFP/File/Phil Noble)AFP - Queen Elizabeth II has not been invited to celebrations marking the 65th anniversary of D-Day in World War II, Buckingham Palace said on Wednesday, after a newspaper report that France had snubbed her.

Corpse found in London freezer after 20 years (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 05:33 AM PDT

AP - London police discovered a woman's corpse in a home freezer 20 years after death and were questioning her 83-year-old daughter, Britain's Press Association reported.

Abbey, Alliance & Leicester, B&B to be rebranded (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 04:48 AM PDT

A cashpoint machine at Abbey Bank in central London. Spain's biggest bank Santander has said it had injected one billion pounds into its Abbey National arm in support of the government's banking bailout.(AFP/File/Bertrand Langlois)AFP - Spanish bank Santander said on Wednesday it will merge Abbey, Alliance & Leicester and Bradford & Bingley under the Santander brand next year.

Acupuncture should be available on NHS: watchdog (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 02:51 AM PDT

A Korean doctor inserts acupuncture needles into the lower back of a patient in Manila. Acupuncture should be made available on the NHS to people suffering from persistent back pain, a health watchdog said on Wednesday.(AFP/File/JAY DIRECTO)AFP - Acupuncture should be made available on the NHS to people suffering from persistent back pain, a health watchdog said on Wednesday.

UK energy giant Shell unveils major restructuring (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 02:38 AM PDT

British energy group Royal Dutch Shell on Wednesday unveiled a drastic overhaul of the company's structure but gave no details on potential job losses.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - British energy group Royal Dutch Shell on Wednesday unveiled a drastic overhaul of the company's structure but gave no details on potential job losses.

Telegraph columnist may run against tarnished MP (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 12:24 AM PDT

The sun sets on the Houses of Parliament in London. The scandal over MPs' expenses took a new twist when the associate editor of The Daily Telegraph, which broke the story, said he might run against one of the exposed MPs at the next election.(AFP/File/Jim Watson)AFP - The scandal over MPs' expenses took a new twist on Tuesday when the associate editor of The Daily Telegraph, which broke the story, said he might run against one of the exposed MPs at the next election.

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