2009年11月12日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Iberia, British Airways agree basis for merger (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 04:40 PM PST

Iberia planes are seen at Barajas airport in Madrid, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. British Airways PLC and Spanish airline Iberia SA have announced that they have reached an agreement for a planned merger between the two companies. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)AP - Iberia and British Airways have approved an agreement establishing the basis for a merger, the Spanish carrier said late Thursday.

British Airways, Iberia agree to $7 billion merger (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 04:31 PM PST

Las Vegas Strip casinos are seen behind a British Airways' B777 passenger jet during the arrival of an inaugural flight at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada October 25, 2009. REUTERS/Las Vegas Sun/Steve MarcusReuters - British Airways and Spain's Iberia announced on Thursday a preliminary agreement for a $7 billion merger to create the world's third-largest airline by revenue.

Blair to face Iraq war inquiry (AFP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 04:21 PM PST

Former prime minister Tony Blair, pictured in October 2009, is to be called to give evidence to an inquiry into the Iraq war, officials announced Friday, six years after he controversially backed the US-led invasion.(AFP/Pool/File/Chris Jackson)AFP - Former prime minister Tony Blair is to be called to give evidence to an inquiry into the Iraq war, officials announced Friday, six years after he controversially backed the US-led invasion.

British ex-PM Blair faces Iraq inquiry next year (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 04:03 PM PST

Reuters - Former Prime Minister Tony Blair will face questioning next year about Britain's entry into the Iraq war from a committee which has heard the decision was illegal and based on deception, its chairman said on Friday.

Diary that helped expose Stalin's famine displayed (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 04:01 PM PST

In this photo released by Cambridge University is an extract from a 1933 diary by Gareth Jones, who was a student at Trinity College, Cambridge, in the late 1920's. The diaries of a British reporter who risked his reputation to expose the horrors of Stalin's murderous famine in Ukraine are to go on display on Friday Nov. 13 2009. Welsh journalist Gareth Jones snuck into Ukraine in March of 1933, at the height of an artificial famine engineered by Soviet dictator Josef Stalin. Millions were starving to death as the Soviet secret police emptied the countryside of grain and livestock, and Jones' reporting was one of first attempts to bring the disaster to the world's attention. Part of the text reads: 'In the Ukraine. A little later. I crossed the border from Great Russia into the Ukraine. Everywhere I talked to peasants who walked past – they all had the same story; AP - The diaries of a British reporter who risked his reputation to expose the horrors of Stalin's murderous famine in Ukraine are to go on display on Friday.

Tony Blair to give public evidence on Iraq war (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 04:01 PM PST

AP - Former Prime Minister Tony Blair will be publicly questioned about the Iraq war during Britain's long-awaited inquiry into mistakes made before and during the conflict, the inquiry chairman said Friday.

British Airways, Iberia approve merger agreement (AFP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 03:57 PM PST

Planes of Spain's national carrier Iberia at Barajas airport in Madrid. British Airways and Iberia of Spain approved Thursday a memorandum of understanding on a planned merger that would create a European aviation giant, the airlines said in a statement.(AFP/File/Dominique Faget)AFP - British Airways and Iberia of Spain approved Thursday a preliminary agreement on a planned merger that would create a European aviation giant, the airlines said.

150-year old pennies removed from London's Big Ben (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 02:31 PM PST

Reuters - A pile of old coins which have helped keep the clock mechanism of London's Big Ben accurate for the last 150-years were replaced on Thursday by a new five pound ($8.29) coin to mark the 2012 Olympics.

Labour set to hold seat in Scottish stronghold (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 02:22 PM PST

Marked polling papers for the Glasgow North East by election are counted in the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) in Glasgow, Scotland, November 12, 2009. REUTERS/David MoirReuters - Britain's ruling Labour Party was expected to hold on to a parliamentary seat in one of its Scottish strongholds after voters went to the polls on Thursday in probably the last such test before a general election.

As Obama ponders Afghanistan, so does Europe (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 12:44 PM PST

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen from Denmark gives a television interview as he leaves 10 Downing Street in London after meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown, not pictured, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP - President Barack Obama's delay in deciding U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan has found an echo chamber in Europe, where coalition leaders in NATO are weighing whether to send more help or bow to public demands for a speedy exit.

BBC publishes bosses' pay and expenses (AFP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 10:20 AM PST

The BBC published details of the salaries and expenses of more than 100 of its top executives on Thursday, in what it called a AFP - The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) published details of the salaries and expenses of more than 100 of its top executives on Thursday, in what it called a "step change in openness."

Report to recommend free-to-air Ashes TV coverage (AFP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 10:02 AM PST

England captain Andrew Strauss holding the Ashes Urn trophy in August 2009. The England cricket team's home Ashes matches with Australia could be forced on to free-to-air television under a review of televised sport in Britain, reports said Thursday.(AFP/File/William West)AFP - The England cricket team's home Ashes matches with Australia could be forced on to free-to-air television under a review of televised sport in Britain, reports said Thursday.

Brown vows immigration clampdown (AFP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 08:40 AM PST

Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the government will tighten the rules on senior doctors and other workers from outside Europe taking jobs here, in a clampdown on immigration.(AFP/Pool/File/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AFP - The government will tighten the rules on senior doctors and other workers from outside Europe taking jobs here, in a clampdown on immigration announced by embattled Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Thursday.

Police drop bike guide after mockery (AFP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 07:35 AM PST

A policeman stands by his bike as he watches cyclists go by in central London. Police chiefs have come under fire over a 93-page guide telling officers how to ride their bikes, including how to brake and how to balance to avoid falling off.(AFP/File/Andrew Stuart)AFP - Police chiefs said Thursday they will not go ahead with a planned 93-page guide telling officers how to ride their bikes, after its simplistic advice was mocked and its expense criticised.

George Hamilton, Sam Fox in 'I'm a Celebrity' (AFP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 07:12 AM PST

Permatanned Hollywood actor George Hamilton will be joining ten other famous faces for a stint in the jungle as British broadcaster ITV kicks off the new series of AFP - Permatanned Hollywood actor George Hamilton and eighties glamour model Sam Fox will be joining nine other famous faces for a stint in the jungle as ITV kicks off the new series of "I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!", the broadcaster announced on Thursday.

BA confirms board talks on Iberia merger deal (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 07:10 AM PST

FILE - In this July 10, 2006 file photo, two Iberia pilots are seen at Barajas airport, Madrid. British Airways PLC and Spanish airline Iberia SA confirmed they are holding separate board meetings Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, about a long-awaited merger, responding to feverish speculation that has sent the companies' shares soaring.(AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)AP - British Airways PLC and Spanish airline Iberia SA confirmed they are holding separate board meetings Thursday about a long-awaited merger, responding to feverish speculation that has sent the companies' shares soaring.

'Call of Duty' game sells $310M in 24 hours (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 06:09 AM PST

FILE - In this file video game image released by Activision, a scene from 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2' is shown. (AP Photo/Activision, file)AP - Activision Blizzard estimates that it sold about 4.7 million copies of its "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" game worth $310 million in the first 24 hours in North America and the United Kingdom, making it the biggest-selling launch in the history of entertainment.

Glasgow by-election test for Brown (AFP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 02:43 AM PST

Glasgow voters have gone to the polls in what will likely be embattled Prime Minister Gordon Brown's final test at the ballot box before general elections next year.(AFP/File/Chris Ratcliffe)AFP - Glasgow voters went to the polls Thursday in what will likely be embattled Prime Minister Gordon Brown's final test at the ballot box before general elections next year.

Miliband snubs EU role for election battle at home (AFP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 02:17 AM PST

Foreign Secretary David Miliband, pictured on November 4, has firmly ruled himself out of the race for the European Union's new foreign affairs job, saying he wanted to AFP - Foreign Secretary David Miliband firmly ruled himself out of the race for the European Union's new foreign affairs job on Wednesday, saying he wanted to "stay and fight" an imminent election.

BT net profits drop in first half (AFP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 02:09 AM PST

A general view of the British Telecom (BT) tower in central London. BT Group said net profits and sales dipped in the first half of its financial year, and ramped up its aggressive cost-cutting plans.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Telecoms operator BT Group on Thursday said net profits and sales dipped in the first half of its financial year, and ramped up its aggressive cost-cutting plans.

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