2009年7月3日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Six die in London tower block blaze: emergency services (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 04:40 PM PDT

A burnt out tower block is pictured in Camberwell, south London. Six people including a newborn baby died Friday in a massive fire at a tower block in London, the city's emergency services said.(AFP)AFP - Six people including a newborn baby died Friday in a massive fire at a tower block in London, the city's emergency services said.

Iranian cleric: British Embassy staff to be tried (AP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 03:49 PM PDT

An Iranian worshipper chants anti-US and anti-Israel slogans during a Friday prayer's ceremony, at the Tehran University campus, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, July 3, 2009. A top Iranian cleric said Friday that some of the detained Iranian staffers of the British Embassy in Tehran will be put on trial, and he accused Britain of a role in instigating widespread protests that erupted over the country's disputed presidential election. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)AP - EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media.

6 people killed in London high-rise blaze (AP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 02:50 PM PDT

AP - Six people, including a 3-week-old baby, were killed and 30 people had to be rescued when fire ripped through a high-rise apartment building in London on Friday, emergency services said.

Airline BA to cut capacity, delay new planes (AP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 12:09 PM PDT

AP - British Airways PLC announced Friday it will ground aircraft, slash seat numbers and postpone taking delivery of a dozen new Airbus A380 superjumbos as it faces a recession-driven decline in passengers.

Pygmy hippo born at Edinburgh Zoo (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 11:41 AM PDT

One of London zoos' two pygmy hippo opens wide to have his teeth brushed and checked by a keeper in their enclosure at the zoo in 2006. A rare pygmy hippopotamus has been born at Edinburgh Zoo, officials said Friday.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - A rare pygmy hippopotamus has been born at Edinburgh Zoo, officials said Friday.

British Airways says will slash spending (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 10:44 AM PDT

A British Airways passenger plane comes in to land at Gatwick Airport in March 2009. BA said that it would slash capital expenditure by one fifth in the current financial year after posting another sharp drop in monthly passenger numbers.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Troubled British Airways said Friday that it would slash capital expenditure by one fifth in the current financial year after posting another sharp drop in monthly passenger numbers.

Iran cleric threatens trial for British embassy staff (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 10:33 AM PDT

Iranian worshippers chant anti US and Israel slogans during the weekly Friday prayers at Tehran University. A powerful Iranian cleric said on Friday that British embassy local staff arrested for allegedly stoking unrest after the June election will be put on trial, a move that prompted coordinated protests from European governments.(AFP/Behrouz Mehri)AFP - A powerful Iranian cleric said on Friday that British embassy local staff arrested for allegedly stoking unrest after the June election will be put on trial, a move that prompted coordinated protests from European governments.

Oil brokerage loses $10 mln on rogue trades (AP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 09:36 AM PDT

AP - PVM Oil Associates, the world's biggest over-the-counter oil brokerage, says it lost nearly $10 million this week because of unauthorized trades that caused a temporary spike in Brent crude markets.

British troops expand major Afghan operation (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 07:14 AM PDT

A U.S. soldier shakes hands with a local elder, Mohammad Akbar, in the village of Sorkhdoz in Helmand River Valley in Afghanistan July 2, 2009. Thousands of U.S. Marines stormed deep into Taliban territory in an Afghan valley on Thursday, marking the start of a major new effort by the Obama administration to regain the initiative in the war. Locals expressed cautious reactions to the arrival of the U.S. forces. REUTERS/Baris AtaymanReuters - Hundreds of British troops have seized key canal crossings in a Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan, military officials said on Friday, part of a new U.S.-led operation to wrest the initiative from insurgents.

Iranian cleric says UK embassy staff may face trial (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 07:03 AM PDT

An Iranian cleric prays during Friday prayers in Tehran July 3, 2009. A senior Iranian cleric suggested on Friday that detained local staff from the British embassy in Tehran would be put on trial in the Islamic Republic for their alleged role in post-election unrest. REUTERS/Morteza NikoubazlReuters - A senior Iranian cleric suggested on Friday that detained local staff from the British embassy in Tehran would be put on trial in the Islamic Republic for their alleged role in post-election unrest.

London teen dies from swine flu (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 06:55 AM PDT

Boxes of leaflets containing a public information announcement on swine flu. A teenager in London has died after contracting swine flu, becoming the fourth person in the country to succumb to the virus, a health official has said.(AFP/File/David Jones)AFP - A teenager from south London has died after contracting swine flu, becoming the fourth person in the country to succumb to the virus, a health official said on Friday.

Iran to put British embassy staff on trial (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 06:55 AM PDT

Iranian worshippers chant anti US and Israel slogans during the weekly Friday prayers at Tehran University. A powerful Iranian cleric said on Friday that British embassy local staff arrested for allegedly stoking unrest after the June election will be put on trial, a move that prompted coordinated protests from European governments.(AFP/Behrouz Mehri)AFP - A powerful Iranian cleric said on Friday that local British embassy staff arrested for allegedly stoking post-election unrest will be put on trial, a move set to plunge already strained ties to a new low.

Rare bust of George Washington to be auctioned (AP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 06:48 AM PDT

A bust of George Washington, is seen during a photo-op ahead of an auction in Sotheby's auction house in central London, Friday July 3, 2009. People looking for a keepsake to mark America's Independence Day might consider a rare bust of George Washington being auctioned by Sotheby's in London. The bust comes from the workshop of 18th-Century master sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon of France and will be sold on July 9. It is one of a series of famous busts of Washington produced after Houdon was commissioned by the US Congress and the Virginia Legislature to produce a life-sculpture of Washington. Officials expect the bust to be sold for more than 300,000 pounds (490,000 US dollars). (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - Art lovers looking for a way to mark U.S. Independence Day may want to consider a rare bust of George Washington being auctioned by Sotheby's in London.

FTSE extends losses, falls 0.25% (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 05:19 AM PDT

The FTSE 100 weakened further on Friday after sliding a day earlier on news of greater-than-expected job losses in the United States.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - The FTSE 100 weakened further on Friday after sliding a day earlier on news of greater-than-expected job losses in the United States.

BHP Billiton sells Australian nickel refinery (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 02:22 AM PDT

A BHP Billiton site in the Pilbara region of West Australia. BHP Billiton, the world's biggest miner, has agreed to sell an Australian nickel refinery to Australian businessman Clive Palmer for an undisclosed sum.(AFP/File/AFP)AFP - BHP Billiton, the world's biggest miner, on Friday said it had agreed to sell an Australian nickel refinery to Australian businessman Clive Palmer for an undisclosed sum.

RAF mourns dead pilots (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 01:03 AM PDT

A RAF Tornado fighter jet. The Royal Air Force (RAF) grieved the deaths of two pilots after their fighter jet crashed during a routine flight in Scotland.(AFP/File/Martin Hayhow)AFP - The Royal Air Force (RAF) on Friday grieved the deaths of two pilots after their fighter jet crashed during a routine flight in Scotland.

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