Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• Political row over BA strike heats up amid travel chaos (AFP)
• Clancy wins omnium to boost British gold tally (AFP)
• British protesters demand Pope quits over abuse (AP)
• Zimbabwe newspaper apologizes to Britain's Queen (AP)
• Britain worried over Afghan police standards (AP)
• Battle lines drawn as nation waits for election date (AFP)
• End nears for 'special relationship' of UK and US (AP)
• Strikes pose election risk for Brown (AFP)
• British concern over Afghan police: report (AFP)

Political row over BA strike heats up amid travel chaos (AFP) Posted: 28 Mar 2010 02:22 PM PDT AFP - A strike by British Airways cabin crew threw travel plans for thousands of passengers into disarray Sunday, as the political battle over the walkout heated up just weeks before an election.

Clancy wins omnium to boost British gold tally (AFP) Posted: 28 Mar 2010 11:43 AM PDT AFP - Olympic champion Ed Clancy said he would consider giving up his place in Britain's pursuit team for the London Games after winning the omnium gold at the world track cycling championships on Sunday.

British protesters demand Pope quits over abuse (AP) Posted: 28 Mar 2010 10:51 AM PDT AP - British protesters called on Pope Benedict XVI to resign Sunday as they staged a demonstration over the Catholic Church's handling of clerical sex abuse cases.

Zimbabwe newspaper apologizes to Britain's Queen (AP) Posted: 28 Mar 2010 08:48 AM PDT AP - An independent Zimbabwe Sunday newspaper apologizes to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II for publishing a computer-doctored photograph showing the 83-year old monarch pregnant during news reports on a state visit earlier this month by the South African president.

Britain worried over Afghan police standards (AP) Posted: 28 Mar 2010 03:51 AM PDT AP - Britain's Foreign Office says the U.K. has deep concerns over progress in building an Afghan national police force.

Battle lines drawn as nation waits for election date (AFP) Posted: 28 Mar 2010 03:04 AM PDT AFP - Britain is braced for the starting gun to be fired on a general election within days, after Gordon Brown's government drew the battle lines with a budget designed to woo voters.

End nears for 'special relationship' of UK and US (AP) Posted: 28 Mar 2010 02:31 AM PDT AP - The "special relationship" is not so special any more.

Strikes pose election risk for Brown (AFP) Posted: 27 Mar 2010 10:21 PM PDT AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown is facing a wave of strikes that threaten to hurt his chances at an upcoming election, including a second round of walkouts by BA staff this weekend.

British concern over Afghan police: report (AFP) Posted: 27 Mar 2010 07:54 PM PDT AFP - Serious concerns over the Afghan National Police are voiced in leaked British documents published Sunday which warn that building an effective force will take "many years".

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