2009年7月12日星期日

Yahoo! News: World - Britain

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - Britain


Brown's climate change adviser has swine flu: reports (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jul 2009 03:48 PM PDT

A lab technician prepares samples for a swine flu test. A key adviser to Prime Minister Gordon Brown has contracted swine flu and was banned from attending the G8 summit in Italy, reports said late Sunday.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - A key adviser to Prime Minister Gordon Brown has contracted swine flu and was banned from attending the G8 summit in Italy, reports said late Sunday.


Chambers pulls out of 200m at British trials (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jul 2009 12:18 PM PDT

Controversial British sprinter Dwain Chambers, pictured in June 2009, withdrew from the 200m at Sunday's British trials for the World Athletics Championships.(AFP/File/Miguel Riopa)AFP - Controversial British sprinter Dwain Chambers withdrew from the 200m at Sunday's British trials for the World Athletics Championships.


Obama: British help in Afghan war effort vital (AP)

Posted: 12 Jul 2009 09:13 AM PDT

Soldiers from The Princess of Wales's Regiment march through Worthing, England,  to mark their return from Afghanistan and Iraq,  Saturday July 11, 2009. Foreign Secretary David Miliband defended Britain's role in Afghanistan on Saturday after fighting claimed eight soldiers' lives in 24 hours. (AP Photo/Steve Parsons, PA)AP - President Barack Obama waded into Britain's debate over the war in Afghanistan, calling Britain's contribution critically important in the struggle to prevent terrorists from establishing a stronghold in Pakistan and Afghanistan.


Report: LaToya Jackson says Michael was murdered (AP)

Posted: 12 Jul 2009 04:58 AM PDT

A mounted police officer sits near a monitor showing a picture of Michael Jackson outside the Staples Center following a memorial service for Jackson in Los Angeles July 7, 2009. Mariah Carey, Stevie Wonder and Usher led an emotional public memorial for Michael Jackson on Tuesday as the music world, the Jackson family and thousands of fans bid farewell to the AP - Two British tabloids quote LaToya Jackson as saying she believes her brother Michael Jackson was murdered as part of a conspiracy to steal his fortune.


British, Afghan troops battle insurgents in Helmand (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jul 2009 04:03 AM PDT

British soldiers stand guard during a patrol in the town of Musa Qala in Helmand province, 2007. Mainly British and Afghan troops have killed up to 200 insurgents in a major assault on Taliban strongholds in southern Afghanistan launched three weeks ago.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)AFP - Mainly British and Afghan troops have killed up to 200 insurgents in a major assault on Taliban strongholds in southern Afghanistan launched three weeks ago, the Afghan interior ministry said Sunday.


London Games ahead of schedule: Blair (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jul 2009 03:56 AM PDT

The 2012 Olympic site in east London, March 2009. Former Prime Minister Tony Blair insisted that preparations for the 2012 Olympics in London are ahead of schedule.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Former Prime Minister Tony Blair insisted Sunday that preparations for the 2012 Olympics in London are ahead of schedule.


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