2010年1月30日星期六

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Govt. takes action after student visa surge (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2010 05:00 PM PST

A general view of the University College London. Britain has temporarily suspended student visa applications from northern India, Nepal and Bangladesh after a sharp rise in numbers, the UK Border Agency (UKBA) said Sunday.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - Britain has temporarily suspended student visa applications from northern India, Nepal and Bangladesh after a sharp rise in numbers, the UK Border Agency (UKBA) said Sunday.

N.Ireland parties 'make progress' towards power-sharing deal (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2010 01:32 PM PST

Northern Ireland's deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness waves as he enters the front gates of Hillsborough Castle in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland's parties said on Saturday they were making progress towards a deal to save their fragile power-sharing administration after six days of tense negotiations.(AFP/Peter Muhly)AFP - Northern Ireland's parties said on Saturday they were making progress towards a deal to save their fragile power-sharing administration after six days of tense negotiations.

UK court lifts media ban on soccer star's life (AP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2010 12:29 PM PST

FILE - In this file photo dated June 5, 2006, England's soccer player John Terry as he boards the plane at Luton Airport, England. On Friday Jan. 29, 2010, a High Court judge lifted a court order that had prevented the media from reporting allegations about Terry's private life, his wife and his alleged links with an unidentified woman. Much of the media speculation Saturday Jan. 30, 2010, focused on how the allegations could affect Terry's position on the England team and their run at the World Cup this summer in South Africa. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP - As captain of England's national team, John Terry is used to appearing in the sports pages. But on Saturday, his picture was splashed across the front pages of Britain's newspapers, and not because of his skill on the field.

Zimbabwe PM criticizes British envoy on sanctions (AP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2010 10:09 AM PST

Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai looks on during a panel discussion on 'Meeting the Millennium Development Goals', at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)AP - Zimbabwean officials have sharply criticized Britain's foreign minister for what one called his "very patronizing" remarks on sanctions, saying those comments could hurt the African nation's power-sharing negotiations.

Jordan's cage-fighter boyfriend wins Big Brother (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2010 04:43 AM PST

British cage fighter Alex Reid gestures as he arrives at the Celebrity Big Brother house, January 3. Reid, the cage-fighting boyfriend of glamour model Jordan, has beaten off competition from her former partner Dane Bowers to become this year's Celebrity Big Brother champion.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - Alex Reid, the cage-fighting boyfriend of glamour model Jordan, has beaten off competition from her former partner Dane Bowers to become this year's Celebrity Big Brother champion.

Blair says no regrets for removing Saddam (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 11:59 PM PST

TV sets show Tony Blair giving evidence to the Iraq War Inquiry. Blair said he had no regrets about removing Saddam Hussein after delivering a robust defence of the 2003 invasion of Iraq at a public inquiry into the war.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - Tony Blair said he had no regrets about removing Saddam Hussein after delivering a robust defence of the 2003 invasion of Iraq at a public inquiry into the war.

Judge lifts media gagging order on John Terry (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 10:15 PM PST

Chelsea's English defender John Terry during the English Premier League football match between Burnley and Chelsea at Turf Moor in Burnley. Terry's future as England captain was called into question on Saturday when British newspapers responded to reports about his infidelity by demanding he be stripped of the role.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - England and Chelsea defender John Terry was named on Friday as the sportsman behind a gagging injunction involving his private life.

Tony Blair Iraq inquiry: Hussein was risk worth trying to contain (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 07:17 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair invoked the terror of 9/11 as he defended his support for the invasion of Iraq during an appearance Friday at Britain's inquiry into the war. With his legacy overshadowed by the 2003 intervention, Mr. Blair argued that while the 2001 attacks on the US had not changed the threat from Iraq, they completely shifted his perception of the risk posed from terrorists acquiring weapons of mass destruction.

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