2010年2月11日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Blair to "intensify" work on Mideast peace: Clinton (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 04:46 PM PST

Reuters - Middle East envoy Tony Blair will "intensify" his work with U.S. negotiator George Mitchell to broker peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday.

Intelligence ties between UK and US in jeopardy (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 04:32 PM PST

Ethiopian born former terror suspect Binyam Mohamed is pictured in central London in August, 2009. The former Guantanamo Bay inmate was shackled and warned he would AP - Intelligence ties between London and Washington have been jeopardized by a British court's disclosure that a terrorism suspect was beaten and shackled in U.S. custody, diplomats and security officials said Wednesday.

Designer McQueen dies at 40 (AFP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 02:37 PM PST

The body of British fashion designer Alexander McQueen is carried into a private ambulance from his apartment in London. The flamboyant McQueen was found dead at his London home on Thursday, after apparently committing suicide, police and reports said.(AFP/Carl Court)AFP - Flamboyant fashion designer Alexander McQueen was found dead at his London home Thursday, after apparently committing suicide barely a week after his mother died, police and reports said.

British fashion designer McQueen found dead at 40 (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 02:17 PM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 29, 2008 file photo, British fashion designer Alexander McQueen acknowledges applause at the end of his fall winter 2008-2009 ready-to-wear collection presented in Paris. McQueen was found dead at his London home on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, his spokeswoman said. He was 40 years old. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)AP - His runway shows were often like performance pieces: One featured models with headwear made of trash. Another showed off 10-inch heels shaped like lobster claws.

Clinton says Blair to play bigger role in Mideast (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 02:13 PM PST

Elders of the community walk near the flag-draped coffin of Israeli soldier Ihab Chattib during his funeral in the northern Druze-Arab village of Maghar February 11, 2010. A Palestinian police officer stabbed and killed Chattib in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, the military said, in an attack that could place more strain on U.S. efforts to revive Middle East peace talks. REUTERS/Gil Cohen Magen (ISRAEL - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST IMAGES OF THE DAY)AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is going to play a bigger role in efforts to get Israel and the Palestinians back to peace talks by intensifying his partnership with special U.S. Mideast envoy George Mitchell.

Argentina blocks supply ship in Falklands dispute (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 01:47 PM PST

AP - Argentina has escalated its dispute with Britain over oil and gas exploration in the South Atlantic, blocking a ship from leaving with equipment it said would have been used to support drilling around the Falkland Islands.

McQueen: beloved bad boy of British fashion (AFP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 12:51 PM PST

The body of British fashion designer Alexander McQueen is carried into a private ambulance from his apartment in London. The flamboyant McQueen was found dead at his London home on Thursday, after apparently committing suicide, police and reports said.(AFP/Carl Court)AFP - Alexander McQueen was the quintessential bad boy made good, rising from London's East End via couture house Givenchy to his own label to become one of Britain's best known and most unique designers.

Most women prefer dinner and a dance on Valentine's (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 12:01 PM PST

A couple embrace each other at the Love Park to mark Valentine's Day in Lima February 14, 2009. REUTERS/Pilar OlivaresReuters - The invitation most women would like to hear this Valentine's Day is: "Would you like to dance?"

British woman jailed for killing lover with poisoned curry (AFP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 11:34 AM PST

AFP - A British woman was jailed for a minimum of 23 years on Thursday for murdering her former lover by lacing his curry with poison.

Fashion world's provocateur McQueen dead at 40 (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 11:25 AM PST

British fashion designer Alexander McQueen, seen here in Los Angeles in 2008, has been found dead at his London home, after apparently committing suicide, aged 40, police and reports have said.(Getty Images/AFP/File/Frazer Harrison)Reuters - British fashion designer Alexander McQueen, whose provocative collections made him a global star, was found dead at his London home on Thursday in what media said appeared to be suicide. He was 40.

Branson open to funding British America's Cup entry (AFP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 10:37 AM PST

Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson(R_, seen here with Alinghi's President Swiss Ernesto Bertarell in Valencia, said Thursday he would consider funding Britain's America's Cup outfit Team Origin in the future if it finds itself without a sponsor.(AFP/Jaime Reina)AFP - Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson, an avid sailor, said Thursday he would consider funding Britain's America's Cup outfit Team Origin in the future if it finds itself without a sponsor.

Britain, India sign civil nuclear pact: official (AFP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 10:33 AM PST

Britain and India signed a deal on civil nuclear cooperation on Thursday, an official said, as New Delhi continues to build its atomic energy programme following the end of a nuclear trade embargo. The British High Commission told AFP High Commissioner Richard Stagg and Srikumar Banerjee, chairman of India's Atomic Energy Commission, AFP - Britain and India signed a deal on civil nuclear cooperation on Thursday, an official said, as New Delhi continues to build its atomic energy programme following the end of a nuclear trade embargo.

Fashion world's provocateur McQueen dead at 40 (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 12:17 PM PST

British fashion designer Alexander McQueen is seen during Paris Fashion Week in this March 10, 2009 file photo. McQueen was found dead on Thursday. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/FilesReuters - British fashion designer Alexander McQueen, whose provocative collections made him a global star, was found dead at his London home on Thursday in what media said appeared to be suicide. He was 40.

Inquiry begins into leaked climate emails in Britain (AFP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 10:17 AM PST

AFP - An independent investigation began Thursday into leaked emails from a British climate research centre which appeared to show scientists trying to manipulate the data, and sparked a major global row.

FTSE ends higher on EU Greece pledge (AFP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 09:30 AM PST

The London stock market closed higher on Thursday following a European Union summit that pledged to help debt-laden Greece but announced no firm measures.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - The London stock market closed higher on Thursday following a European Union summit that pledged to help debt-laden Greece but announced no firm measures.

British fashion designer Alexander McQueen dead (AFP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 08:01 AM PST

British fashion designer Alexander McQueen, seen here in Los Angeles in 2008, has been found dead at his London home, after apparently committing suicide, aged 40, police and reports have said.(Getty Images/AFP/File/Frazer Harrison)AFP - British fashion designer Alexander McQueen was on Thursday found dead at his London home, after apparently committing suicide, aged 40, police and reports said.

British designer Alexander McQueen dead: publicist (AFP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 07:44 AM PST

British fashion designer Alexander McQueen, seen here in Los Angeles in 2008, has been found dead at his London home, after apparently committing suicide, aged 40, police and reports have said.(Getty Images/AFP/File/Frazer Harrison)AFP - British fashion designer Alexander McQueen has died in London, his press office in Paris said Thursday, after media reports said he had apparently committed suicide aged 40.

Guinness maker Diageo reports 10% profits fall (AFP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 07:07 AM PST

Diageo, the world's biggest maker of alcoholic drinks -- including Guinness -- on Thursday reported a 10-percent drop in net profits during the first half of the company's financial year, hit by a weak economic environment.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Diageo, the world's biggest maker of alcoholic drinks, on Thursday reported a 10-percent drop in net profits during the first half of the company's financial year, hit by a weak economic environment.

Prisoner Facebook pages wiped after victim abuse (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 06:40 AM PST

Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, delivers a keynote address at the company's annual conference in San Francisco, July 23, 2008. REUTERS/Kimberly WhiteReuters - Facebook has agreed to remove 30 pages from its social networking site after prisoners used them to taunt their victims, British Justice Minister Jack Straw said on Thursday.

Report blames Eurostar for Dec. train failures (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 06:36 AM PST

A Eurostar train arrives in northern French town Coquelles after coming out the Channel Tunnel, 2008. A damning study into the debacle will urge for extra locomotives to be kept at the ends of the Channel Tunnel to help prevent a repeat of a major Eurostar breakdown in December.(AFP/File/Philippe Huguen)AP - Eurostar's lack of winter preparations was responsible for the train breakdowns in December that left thousands of passengers trapped beneath the Channel Tunnel for hours and snarled holiday travel for days, a French newspaper reported Thursday.

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