2009年6月12日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Miliband nearly quit last week: report (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 04:35 PM PDT

Foreign Secretary David Miliband, seen here on June 9, 2009, indicated in an interview Saturday he nearly quit in a wave of resignations which left Prime Minister Gordon Brown fighting for his job last week.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Foreign Secretary David Miliband indicated in an interview Saturday he nearly quit in a wave of resignations which left Prime Minister Gordon Brown fighting for his job last week.

Arise, Sir Dracula! Queen knights Christopher Lee (AP)

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 04:06 PM PDT

AP - The Lord of the Undead is now a knight of the British Empire.

British oil hostage freed in Nigeria: armed group (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 02:04 PM PDT

This undated photo, released by MEND militants, shows British oil worker Matthew Maguire. Maguire, held hostage for over nine months in Nigeria's oil rich south, was Friday handed over to Nigerian government officials, the region's main armed group said.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - A British man held for nine months in Nigeria's oil-rich south was finally released Friday, months after his abductors claimed they had rescued him from another armed group.

British soldier among three dozen killed in Afghanistan (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 12:56 PM PDT

A British soldier from the Helmand Task Force provides security as a convoy transports unexploded ordinance through the Afghan province in 2006. A British soldier was among three dozen people killed in a surge of attacks in Afghanistan, authorities said Friday, with violence at record levels two months ahead of presidential elections.(AFP/File/John D Mchugh)AFP - A British soldier was among three dozen people killed in a surge of attacks in Afghanistan, authorities said Friday, with violence at record levels two months ahead of presidential elections.

Barclays sells investment arm to BlackRock (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 11:02 AM PDT

A Barclays branch in north London. Barclays' sale of its investment arm to US asset manager BlackRock for 13.5 billion dollars (8.2 billion pounds) marks the bank's latest bid to shore up its finances without government help.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Barclays' sale of its investment arm to US asset manager BlackRock for 13.5 billion dollars (8.2 billion pounds) marks the bank's latest bid to shore up its finances without government help.

Barclays shares down after sale of investment unit (AP)

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 09:13 AM PDT

AP - Shares in Barclays PLC fell in London Friday following the announcement that it had sold its Global Investment unit to U.S. fund manager BlackRock Inc. for $13.5 billion.

Blears 'regrets' timing of resignation (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 09:11 AM PDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown and former communities secretary Hazel Blears at 10 Downing Street in London on May 13. Blears said Friday she regretted the timing of her resignation from the cabinet, on the eve of local and European elections(AFP/File/Stefan Rousseau)AFP - Former communities secretary Hazel Blears said on Friday that she regretted the timing of her resignation from the cabinet, on the eve of local and European elections.

Britain's Thatcher breaks arm in new health scare (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 08:39 AM PDT

Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, seen here on June 2, has been kept in hospital for observation after breaking her arm in a fall.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher is recovering in hospital on Friday after breaking her arm in a fall, the latest health scare for the ailing 83-year-old.

Schoolboy's killers jailed for at least 19 years (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 08:25 AM PDT

A photo from the Metropolitan Police of Ben Kinsella. Three youths were jailed for at least 19 years on Friday for stabbing to death the London schoolboy in an attack the judge branded AFP - Three youths were jailed for at least 19 years on Friday for stabbing to death a London schoolboy in an attack the judge branded "brutal, cowardly and totally unjustified".

Prince Charles victorious over army barracks plan (AP)

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 08:11 AM PDT

Golf legend Nick Faldo and veteran horror actor Christopher Lee, seen here in 2008, were both made knights in Queen Elizabeth II's birthday honours list released Saturday.(AFP/File/Abdelhak Senna)AP - Developers who wanted to build a glass-and-steel tower on the site of a former army barracks in London said Friday they have abandoned their plans in the face of opposition from Prince Charles.

Real `Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds' gravely ill (AP)

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 07:23 AM PDT

FILE- This is a 1967 handout image from Parlophone of The British group, The Beatles,. From left, are: Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Paul McCartney; and George Harrison. The woman who as a child was the basis for the Beatles song 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds' is gravely ill. It was thought by many at the time that the psychedelic song from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart Club Band was a paean to LSD because of the initials in the title, but it was actually based on a drawing that John Lennon's young son Julian brought home from school. He told his father the drawing was of Lucy in the sky with diamonds. Lucy Vodden, now living in Surrey just outside of London — drifted apart after schoolyard days, but they have gotten back in touch as Lennon has tried to help Vodden cope with Lupus, a life-threatening disease. (AP Photo/ho) NO SALESAP - They were childhood chums. Then they drifted apart, lost touch completely, and only renewed their friendship decades later, when illness struck.

British Museum to attend Greek launch despite marbles spat (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 06:08 AM PDT

The Elgin Marbles in the British Museum in 2002. British Museum officials will attend the inauguration of Greece's New Acropolis Museum next week, it said Friday but insisted its stance on the long-disputed Marbles remains unchanged.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - British Museum officials will attend the inauguration of Greece's New Acropolis Museum next week, it said Friday but insisted its stance on the long-disputed Parthenon Marbles remains unchanged.

Ex-British PM Margaret Thatcher breaks arm in fall (AP)

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 05:12 AM PDT

FILE -- This is a Saturday, March 8, 2008 file photo of Baroness Thatcher the former British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher. Baroness Thatcher is recovering after breaking her arm in a fall. Thatcher's office says the 83-year-old politician fractured a bone in her upper arm after tripping at home early Friday, June 12, 2009. She was treated at London's Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and released. Britain's first female prime minister, Thatcher led Britain from 1979 until 1990. (AP Photo/Sang Tan/file)AP - Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher broke her arm in a fall Friday and was being kept in hospital for observation, her office said.

Britons urged not to panic, as flu cases spike (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 04:41 AM PDT

A medical technician collects swine flu samples at a hospital in Hyderabad in India on June 11. Health Secretary Andy Burnham urged people not to panic on Friday after a AFP - Health Secretary Andy Burnham urged people not to panic on Friday after a "significant" spike in swine flu cases here, as a global pandemic was declared this week.

West Bromwich reaches debt deal (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 03:55 AM PDT

Sterling pound notes are pictured in London in 2008. West Bromwich Building Society said Friday it has reached an agreement with debt-holders to boost its financial strength after fears over the fate of the firm.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - West Bromwich Building Society said Friday it has reached an agreement with debt-holders to boost its financial strength after fears over the fate of the firm.

US commander vows to cut Afghan casualties (AP)

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 02:02 AM PDT

US General Stanley McChrystal answers questions during his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing on June 2. US Defense Secretary Robert Gates will reassure NATO allies over concerns about a possible AP - The commander of U.S. and allied forces in Afghanistan has said he will review military strategy in an effort to reduce civilian casualties.

British PM Brown's ratings fall again, Labour gains (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 01:10 AM PDT

Reuters - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's personal ratings have fallen again after he survived attempts to force him out of office, although his ruling Labour Party's standing has improved, an opinion poll said on Friday.

British soldier killed in Afghanistan explosion (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 01:06 AM PDT

A British soldier from the Helmand Task Force provides security as a convoy transports unexploded ordinance through the Afghan province in 2006. A British soldier was among three dozen people killed in a surge of attacks in Afghanistan, authorities said Friday, with violence at record levels two months ahead of presidential elections.(AFP/File/John D Mchugh)AFP - A British soldier was killed in an explosion during an operation in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence here said Friday.

Hell of Afghanistan brought home to British troops (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jun 2009 09:14 PM PDT

Afghan actors at a new AFP - The British Army has spent 14 million pounds (23 million dollars) on creating a replica Afghan village to get their soldiers used to life on duty in Helmand before they spend six months serving in the real Afghanistan.

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