2009年5月30日星期六

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Dream over: Boyle finishes reality show in second (AP)

Posted: 30 May 2009 03:56 PM PDT

Locals gather at Blackburn, Scotland, community center to watch Susan Boyle on TV during the final of 'Britain's Got Talent' on Saturday May 30, 2009. (AP Photo/PA, David Cheskin)AP - She gave a final curtsey, a shimmy of her hips, and walked off stage, leaving the winners to perform an encore.


Singer Susan Boyle loses British talent show (AFP)

Posted: 30 May 2009 02:07 PM PDT

This image obtained in April 2009 from ITV shows Scottish charity worker Susan Boyle appearing on Britain's Got Talent television show during the auditions in Glasgow. Boyle, who won a worldwide audience after her rendition of AFP - Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle, who won a worldwide audience after her rendition of "I Dreamed A Dream" became a hit on YouTube, came second Saturday in the British talent show that made her famous.


Labour party slips to third place in poll (AFP)

Posted: 30 May 2009 01:33 PM PDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown leaves 10, Downing Street in central London as he prepares to attend the weekly Prime Minister's Question time in the House of Commons, on May 20, 2009. Brown's Labour party is heading for third place at the next general election for the first time in 22 years, according to a poll published Saturday.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Labour party is heading for third place at the next general election for the first time in 22 years, according to a poll published Saturday.


Boyle 'dreams a dream' in British talent show final (AFP)

Posted: 30 May 2009 01:02 PM PDT

This image obtained in April 2009 from ITV shows Scottish charity worker Susan Boyle appearing on Britain's Got Talent television show during the auditions in Glasgow. Boyle belted out the song that brought her worldwide fame when she appeared in the final of the show Saturday, and anxiously awaited the public verdict.(AFP/ITV/File)AFP - Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle belted out the song that brought her worldwide fame when she appeared in the final of Britains got talent Saturday, and anxiously awaited the public verdict.


Two British soldiers killed in Afghanistan: ministry (AFP)

Posted: 30 May 2009 12:30 PM PDT

British soldiers are silhouetted against the sky in Lashkar Gah. Two British soldiers serving in Afghanistan were killed by an explosion on Saturday while on patrol in Helmand Province in the south of the country, the Ministry of Defence in London announced.(AFP/File/John D McHugh)AFP - Two British soldiers serving in Afghanistan were killed by an explosion on Saturday while on patrol in Helmand Province in the south of the country, the Ministry of Defence in London announced.


British Lions made to sweat for victory (AFP)

Posted: 30 May 2009 11:32 AM PDT

Lions flyhalf Ronan O'Gara, seen here in training on May 19, 2009, opened the scoring after eight minutes with a close-range penalty as the British and Irish Lions ran in three late tries to edge the Royal XV 37-25 in their South African tour opener.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - The British and Irish Lions ran in three late tries to edge the Royal XV 37-25 in their South African tour opener here Saturday.


Former Greek king has heart operation in London (AP)

Posted: 30 May 2009 09:02 AM PDT

File - Former King Constantine of Greece and his wife Queen Anne Marie pass press photographers on their way to the Royal Theater in Copenhagen in this Thursday, May 13, 2004 file photo. The family of former King Constantine of Greece says the deposed royal has undergone a successful heart bypass operation in London. In a statement posted on the former royal family's Web site Saturday May 30 2009, former Queen Anne-Marie said her husband was successfully operated upon at a private hospital in north London.   (AP Photo/Heribert Proepper, file)AP - Former King Constantine, the deposed monarch of Greece, has undergone a successful heart bypass operation in London, his wife says.


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

Posted: 30 May 2009 08:40 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.


Greek ex king has heart surgery in London (AFP)

Posted: 30 May 2009 08:13 AM PDT

The former king Constantine of Greece, seen here in 2002, has had heart surgery in a London hospital,(AFP/File/Gerry Penny)AFP - The former king Constantine of Greece has had heart surgery in a London hospital, his doctor said Saturday.


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