2009年6月20日星期六

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Pagans, partygoers gather for Stonehenge solstice (AP)

Posted: 20 Jun 2009 02:45 PM PDT

AP - Thousands of neo-Druids, New Age followers and the merely curious were flocking to Stonehenge on Saturday to await the sunrise over the prehistoric monument and celebrate the longest day of the year.

Two British hostages feared dead in Iraq (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jun 2009 02:39 PM PDT

Reuters - Two Britons taken hostage in Iraq in 2007 were feared dead after bodies were handed to British officials in Iraq and three others still missing were in "grave danger," the British government said on Saturday.

Official: 2 hostages' bodies handed over in Iraq (AP)

Posted: 20 Jun 2009 01:35 PM PDT

Foreign Secretary David Miliband arrives at Downing Street in central London for the weekly cabinet meeting, June 9, 2009. Miliband said Saturday two bodies had been handed over to British authorities in Iraq but it was too early to say if they were those of hostages seized in May 2007.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AP - The bodies of two British hostages kidnapped in Iraq in 2007 have been handed over to U.K. officials, Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Saturday. He said the government feared three other Britons taken hostage with them were in grave danger.

Bodies feared to be those of Iraq hostages recovered (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jun 2009 01:19 PM PDT

A handout photo from the Ministry of Defence shows a convoy of British armoured vehicles pulling out from Basra Palace, 2007. Two bodies feared to be those of British hostages were handed over to British authorities in Iraq as Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Saturday his thoughts were with their families.(AFP/MOD-HO/File)AFP - Two bodies feared to be those of British hostages were handed over to British authorities in Iraq as Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Saturday his thoughts were with their families.

British government spells end of 'i before e' rule (AP)

Posted: 20 Jun 2009 12:49 PM PDT

The clockface of Saint Stephen's Tower, commonly known as AP - It's a spelling mantra that generations of schoolchildren have learned — "i before e, except after c."

Britain's Thatcher to remain in hospital: son (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jun 2009 12:38 PM PDT

Former prime minister Margaret Thatcher, seen here on June 2, 2009, is likely to remain in hospital for several more days following an operation on her broken arm, her son said Saturday.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Former prime minister Margaret Thatcher is likely to remain in hospital for several more days following an operation on her broken arm, her son said Saturday.

Two bodies passed to UK officials in Iraq: Miliband (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jun 2009 10:15 AM PDT

A handout photo from the Ministry of Defence shows a convoy of British armoured vehicles pulling out from Basra Palace, 2007. Two bodies feared to be those of British hostages were handed over to British authorities in Iraq as Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Saturday his thoughts were with their families.(AFP/MOD-HO/File)AFP - Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on Saturday that two bodies feared to be those of British hostages had been handed over to British authorities in Iraq.

Zimbabwe PM urges diaspora to come home (AP)

Posted: 20 Jun 2009 08:39 AM PDT

AP - Angry protesters shouted Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai off stage Saturday when he appealed to exiles to return to the battered African nation.

Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai booed for "come home" plea (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jun 2009 08:25 AM PDT

Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai speaks during a press conference with his Swedish counterpart Fredrik Reinfeldt at government headquarters in Stockholm June 16, 2009. REUTERS/SCANPIX/Claudio BrescianiReuters - Zimbabwean expatriates in London jeered Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai when he urged them to return home to help rebuild the country's ruined economy after a decade of crisis.

Vettel claims British Grand Prix pole (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jun 2009 07:01 AM PDT

Red Bull's German driver Sebastian Vettel sits in his car in the pits of the Silverstone circuit in Northamptionshire during the third free practice session of the British Formula One Grand Prix. Vettel grabbed the fourth pole position of his career on Saturday when he survived a powerful challenge from his Red Bull team-mate Australian Mark Webber in qualifying for the British Grand Prix.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - German Sebastian Vettel grabbed the fourth pole position of his career on Saturday when he survived a powerful challenge from his Red Bull team-mate Australian Mark Webber in qualifying for the British Grand Prix.

Thatcher's son says surgery successful (AP)

Posted: 20 Jun 2009 04:51 AM PDT

AP - The son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher says she had a good night after a successful operation to insert a pin in her broken arm.

British PM vows to stay despite expense fallout (AP)

Posted: 20 Jun 2009 04:24 AM PDT

AP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said fallout over the recent lawmaker expense scandal has marked the worst time in his political life, but he has no immediate plans to step aside.

Rosberg leads British GP free practice (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jun 2009 03:57 AM PDT

Williams' German driver Nico Rosberg pictured behind the wheel at the Silverstone circuit during the first second practice session of the British Formula One Grand Prix, June 19. Rosberg maintained his habit of clocking fastest laps in practice when he and his Williams team-mate Kazuki Nakajima delivered the best times in final free practice.(AFP/Fred Dufour)AFP - German Nico Rosberg maintained his habit of clocking fastest laps in practice when he and his Williams team-mate Kazuki Nakajima delivered the best times in final free practice for Sunday's British Grand Prix.

British soldier killed in Afghanistan: ministry (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jun 2009 03:12 AM PDT

An undated handout shows a NATO-led coalition soldier in southern Helmand province in Afghanistan. Four foreign soldiers were killed and dozens of Afghans, mostly Taliban militants, have been killed in two days of violence across insurgency-hit Afghanistan, authorities said Saturday.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - A British soldier has died in an explosion in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said on Saturday.

Brown could 'walk away tomorrow' (AFP)

Posted: 19 Jun 2009 07:11 PM PDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown admitted in an interview he had been AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown admitted in an interview he had been "hurt" by criticism aimed at him and said he could easily "walk away from all of this tomorrow."

British police investigate lawmakers' expenses (AFP)

Posted: 19 Jun 2009 06:50 PM PDT

Police said that MPs would face criminal investigations into their expenses claims, in the latest twist of a scandal that has rocked the country's politics(AFP/File/John D McHugh)AFP - British police said that lawmakers would face criminal investigations into their expenses claims, in the latest twist of a scandal that has rocked the country's politics.

Police investigate MPs' expenses (AFP)

Posted: 19 Jun 2009 06:35 PM PDT

Police said that MPs would face criminal investigations into their expenses claims, in the latest twist of a scandal that has rocked the country's politics(AFP/File/John D McHugh)AFP - Police said that MPs would face criminal investigations into their expenses claims, in the latest twist of a scandal that has rocked the country's politics.

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