2009年5月29日星期五

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Britain's Brown heading for electoral disaster: poll (Reuters)

Posted: 29 May 2009 04:57 PM PDT

Reuters - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is on course for a drubbing at European elections next week after a scandal over politicians' expenses damaged him far more than his rivals, an opinion poll showed on Saturday.

US weighs in on Anglo-French D-Day kerfuffle (AFP)

Posted: 29 May 2009 03:04 PM PDT

The United States waded into the murky waters of an Anglo-French diplomatic ruckus Friday, supporting the presence of Britain's Queen Elizabeth at an upcoming D-Day remembrance event in Normandy.(AFP/POOL/File/Phil Noble)AFP - The United States waded into the murky waters of an Anglo-French diplomatic ruckus Friday, supporting the presence of Britain's Queen Elizabeth at an upcoming D-Day remembrance event in Normandy.

Expenses scandal claims 13th victim (AFP)

Posted: 29 May 2009 02:38 PM PDT

Former government minister Elliot Morley, seen here in 2008, on Friday became the 13th lawmaker to announce he would stand down at the next general election in the wake of revelations about expenses.(AFP/File)AFP - A former government minister on Friday became the 13th lawmaker to announce he would stand down at the next general election in the wake of revelations about expenses.

Will she crack? Susan Boyle faces final showdown (AP)

Posted: 29 May 2009 01:48 PM PDT

FILE - In this Thursday April 16, 2009 file photo Susan Boyle, whose performance on the television show 'Britain's Got Talent' wowed the judges, poses singing with a hairbrush at her home in Blackburn, Scotland. It's always a bad hair day for Susan Boyle until she starts to sing. Then the physical flaws seem to disappear. The Scottish songbird with the frizzed-out hair doesn't look like a star. She is a bit chubby, with plain features, and no thousand watt show biz smile. But her golden voice has made her the overwhelming favorite in the final of Britain's Got Talent on Saturday May 30, 2009, which expected to draw millions of viewers in Britain, where it's broadcast live, and tens of millions throughout the world, with the help of YouTube and other online sites. (AP Photo, File) EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - Can she do it? Or will she crack?

Greece to release Briton who killed son off Crete balcony (AFP)

Posted: 29 May 2009 11:01 AM PDT

Briton John Hogan(C), seen here being escorted by police in 2008, and who killed his son by throwing him off a hotel balcony on Crete can return home after a Greek court approved his release from a psychiatric unit in Athens, a clinic official said.(AFP/File/Giorgos Papadakis)AFP - A British man who killed his son by throwing him off a hotel balcony on Crete can return home after a Greek court approved his release from a psychiatric unit in Athens, a clinic official said.

Magna takeover of GM Europe 'pretty likely': British minister (AFP)

Posted: 29 May 2009 10:22 AM PDT

British Business Secretary Peter Mandelson, seen here outside 10 Downing Street in central London, said on Friday that Canadian auto parts maker Magna is AFP - Canadian auto parts maker Magna is "pretty likely" to reach a deal to take over General Motors' European operations Opel and Vauxhall, Business Secretary Peter Mandelson said on Friday.

2 Greek students catch swine flu in UK (AP)

Posted: 29 May 2009 09:42 AM PDT

AP - Two Greek students caught swine flu in Scotland last week, proof that the virus is circulating more widely than European authorities admit.

Facts about Big Ben (AP)

Posted: 29 May 2009 09:07 AM PDT

The Big Ben clock tower at the Houses of Parliament is seen next to a sculpture, in Westminster, in central London May 15, 2009. REUTERS/Toby Melville/FilesAP - Some facts about Big Ben, the celebrated London clock that celebrates its 150th anniversary Sunday.

Bong! Big Ben rings in its 150th anniversary (AP)

Posted: 29 May 2009 08:51 AM PDT

Clock maker Paul Roberson, poses in the 334-step winding limestone staircase inside St. Stephens tower of the Houses of Parliament, housing the Big Ben bell, in central London, Thursday April 30, 2009. Defiantly low-tech yet accurate to the second, Big Ben is having its 150th birthday Sunday May 31, 2009, its Victorian chimes carrying the sound of Britain into the 21st Century. It's a birthday the world can share in. The 314-foot-high tower, roughly 16 stories, is the city's most famous landmark. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - Defiantly low-tech yet accurate to the second, Big Ben is having its 150th birthday Sunday, its Victorian chimes carrying the sound of Britain into the 21st century.

A timeline of Big Ben's history (AP)

Posted: 29 May 2009 08:43 AM PDT

The Big Ben clock tower at the Houses of Parliament is seen next to a sculpture, in Westminster, in central London May 15, 2009. REUTERS/Toby Melville/FilesAP - Highlights of Big Ben's history.

Climate-change disasters kill 300,000 a year (AP)

Posted: 29 May 2009 07:29 AM PDT

A Bangladeshi family use a makeshift raft to move across flood waters north of Dhaka in 2004. A report said that climate change is responsible for the deaths of 300,000 people every year and costs 125 billion dollars (90 billion euros) annually.(AFP/File/Farjana K. Godhuly)AP - Climate-change disasters kill around 300,000 people a year and cause about $125 billion in economic losses, mainly from agriculture, a think-tank led by former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan reported Friday.

EasyJet's wedding plans fail to take off (AFP)

Posted: 29 May 2009 07:29 AM PDT

An easyjet Airbus A319 pictured flying over Germany. An EasyJet plan to conduct weddings in the sky crash landed on Friday after local officials turned down the airline's application for a licence.(AFP/EADS/File)AFP - An EasyJet plan to conduct weddings in the sky crash landed on Friday after local officials refused permission to go ahead with the scheme.

Jury retires in French student murder trial (AFP)

Posted: 29 May 2009 07:20 AM PDT

Gabriel Ferez (L) and Laurent Bonomo, the two French students who were murdered last year in a brutal attack. The jury has retired to consider a verdict in the trial of two men accused of killing the students.(AFP/File/Ho)AFP - The jury in the trial of two men accused of stabbing to death two French students in London on Friday retired to consider their verdicts.

House prices climb in May: survey (AFP)

Posted: 29 May 2009 05:44 AM PDT

House prices increased by 1.2 percent in May from April, a survey by home-loans provider Nationwide has shown.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - House prices increased by 1.2 percent in May from April, a survey by home-loans provider Nationwide showed on Friday.

French designer Farhi strangled during robbery (AFP)

Posted: 29 May 2009 04:17 AM PDT

French-born fashion designer Nicole Farhi, seen here in London last year, was strangled to the point of blacking out during a robbery outside her home in Hampstead, a court has heard.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - French-born fashion designer Nicole Farhi was strangled to the point of blacking out during a robbery outside her London home, a court heard.

Britons see French as sexier, but less witty: poll (AFP)

Posted: 29 May 2009 12:22 AM PDT

People mill around in front of the Eiffel tower in Paris. British expatriates living in France find French people sexier and better dressed -- particularly French women -- but not as witty or good company, a poll has found.(AFP/File/Jean Ayissi)AFP - British expatriates living in France find French people sexier and better dressed -- particularly French women -- but not as witty or good company, according to a poll published on Friday.

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