2009年6月4日星期四

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5th UK minister resigns, piling pressure on Brown (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 04:14 PM PDT

AP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown was dealt a devastating blow to his leadership late Thursday when one of his most ambitious ministers resigned — hours after Britain voted in European elections — and called on him to step down.

Brown on the brink as minister quits (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 03:47 PM PDT

Works and Pensions Secretary James Purnell arrives for a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in London, on June 2, 2009. Purnell has quit the government, urging Prime Minister Gordon Brown to step down, The Times newspaper reported Thursday.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown was under severe pressure to resign as one of his ministers quit Thursday, urging Brown to step down.

Brown 'disappointed' as minister quits (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 03:34 PM PDT

Works and Pensions Secretary James Purnell arrives for a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in London, on June 2, 2009. Purnell has quit the government, urging Prime Minister Gordon Brown to step down, The Times newspaper reported Thursday.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown was "disappointed" by the resignation Thursday of a Cabinet minister and was now focusing on "restructuring the government", a spokesman said.

UK's Brown digs in his heels as pressure to go mounts (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 02:01 PM PDT

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown leaves Downing Street on his way to Prime Minister's Questions at the Houses of Parliament in London June 3, 2009. REUTERS/Stefan WermuthReuters - Throughout his life, Gordon Brown has been a model of ambition checked by tragedy and the two may soon collide again for Britain's prime minister.

Britons convicted of murdering French students (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 12:37 PM PDT

AP - A judge sentenced two British men to life in prison Thursday for what he called the sadistic killing of two French students who were bound, tortured and stabbed to death in a London apartment last year.

Duo jailed for life for brutal French student murders (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 12:36 PM PDT

A combination of handout pictures obtained from the Metropolitan Police press office on June 4 shows Dano Sonnex (L) and Nigel Farmer. A judge handed down life sentences Thursday to two men convicted of stabbing to death two French students in an AFP - A British judge handed life sentences Thursday to two men convicted of stabbing to death two French students in an "orgy of bloodletting", in a case marked by errors in the justice system.

Dutch far right gains in EU vote: exit polls (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 03:20 PM PDT

A polling station sign is seen on a street in west London June 4, 2009. Britons voted Thursday in both local and European elections. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleReuters - Exit polls showed a Dutch anti-immigration party made gains on Thursday on the first day of a European Parliament election that is expected to punish governments struggling to cope with the global economic crisis.

Queen marks 500th anniversary of royal guards (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 10:21 AM PDT

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II inspects members of her bodyguard, the Honorable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, at St James's Palace in London, Thursday June 4, 2009, as part of a parade to mark the 500th anniversary of the founding of the corps as the Monarch's bodyguards by King Henry VIII in 1509. The corps consists of 5 officers and 27 gentlemen, all of whom, except for the captain, are retired officers of the army or Royal Marines, and are members of the royal household.(AP Photo/Dominic Lipinski-pa)AP - Queen Elizabeth II has marked the 500th anniversary of a troop of royal bodyguards.

European, British central banks keep rates steady (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 09:33 AM PDT

AP - The European Central Bank and the Bank of England both kept official interest rates at record lows on Thursday, adopting a cautious holding stance amid fledgling signs of an economic recovery across Europe.

Royal D-Day row reveals divide over WWII roles (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 08:46 AM PDT

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British naturalist wins prestigious Spanish prize (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 08:30 AM PDT

FILE - In this undated file photo from the Public Broadcasting Service, British naturalist David Attenborough faces a Golden Eagle. British naturalist Sir David Attenborough has been awarded, Thursday, June 4, 2009 one of Spain's prestigious Prince of Asturias prizes for his 'great contributions to the defense of life and conservation of our planet.' (AP Photo/Miles Barton/PBS/ File)AP - British naturalist Sir David Attenborough won Spain's prestigious Prince of Asturias social sciences prize Thursday for his "great contributions to the defense of life and conservation of our planet."

Poll: Right-wing party second in Dutch Euro vote (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 02:00 PM PDT

A small dog waits as its owner votes for the European elections, at a church in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Thursday June 4, 2009. About 375 million voters across the 27-nation European Union are voting Thursday through Sunday, appointing candidates to 736 seats on the assembly in the second-largest election in the world after India's. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)AP - A right-wing, stridently anti-Islam Dutch lawmaker's party won more than 15 percent of votes in the country's European Parliament elections Thursday, according to the national broadcaster's exit poll.

Chinalco 'set to scrap tie-up with Rio Tinto' (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 07:02 AM PDT

Two product stackers place processed bauxite onto the stockpiles at Lorim Point, Rio Tinto's Alcan Mining Operation at Weipa, northern Queensland, Australia.(AFP/Rio Tinto/File)AFP - Chinese state-owned aluminium giant Chinalco is set to scrap its 19.5-billion-dollar (13.7-billion-euro) tie-up with Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto, the FT reported Thursday.

Bank of England keeps interest rates at 0.5 pct (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 04:53 AM PDT

AP - The Bank of England kept official interest rates at a record low of 0.5 percent on Thursday and said it would press on with its policy of increasing the money supply — but did not expand that program further.

BoE leaves rates steady, keeps QE unchanged (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 04:31 AM PDT

Reuters - The Bank of England left interest rates unchanged at a record low of 0.5 percent for the third month running on Thursday, and said it would continue its 125 billion pound asset-buying program to tackle the recession.

Abu Dhabi sells another tranche of Barclays stake (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 04:24 AM PDT

A Barclays branch in north London. Singapore investment firm Temasek Holdings has sold its stake in Barclays bank at a loss of 500-600 million pounds.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Abu Dhabi's state-owned International Petroleum Investment Company has sold securities in Barclays worth 1.25 billion pounds, the FT said on Thursday.

House prices rise in May: survey (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 01:51 AM PDT

An estate agents window display in Epping, 2008. A key survey from home-loans provider Halifax showed that house prices jumped 2.6 percent in May following three months of falls.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - House prices jumped 2.6 percent in May following three months of falls, a key survey from home-loans provider Halifax showed on Thursday.

EU parliament, local polls open (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 12:11 AM PDT

A voter enters a polling station in Gray. Prime Minister Gordon Brown fought for his political life as the public voted in European and local elections that could push him closer to the brink.(AFP/Chris Ratcliffe)AFP - Voting began Thursday for European parliament and local authority elections, with Prime Minister Gordon Brown's unpopular Labour government braced for a poor result.

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