Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• Obama first leader to congratulate UK's Cameron (AP)
• Al-Qaeda splinter group claims attack on British ambassador (AFP)
• Cameron finally PM after cliffhanger polls (AFP)
• Belize leaves British Privy Council appeals system (AP)
• Obama invites new British prime minister to visit (AP)
• Brown leaves Downing street into uncertain future (AP)
• UK's Cameron brings party in from the cold (Reuters)
• Harper welcomes Britain's new conservative PM (AFP)
• Conservative Cameron takes over as British PM (Reuters)
• Obama calls new British PM Cameron (AFP)
• UK's Cameron: privileged, but with common touch (AP)
• Blair pays tribute to departing PM Brown (AFP)
• Britain PM Brown says to tender resignation to Queen (AFP)
• British PM arrives at Buckingham Palace to resign (AFP)
• Pound breaches 1.50 dollars on hopes of new government (AFP)
• ATC Technology sells UK business (AP)
• England fan to be extradited to Portugal - supporters (AFP)
• How Britain's handover of power will unfold (AP)

Obama first leader to congratulate UK's Cameron (AP) Posted: 11 May 2010 05:02 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama became the first world leader to congratulate new British Prime Minister David Cameron on his appointment — offering an invite to visit Washington this summer in telephone talks.

Al-Qaeda splinter group claims attack on British ambassador (AFP) Posted: 11 May 2010 04:56 PM PDT AFP - Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for the April 26 attack on Britain's envoy to Yemen Timothy Torlot in a statement posted Tuesday on jihadist forums, the US monitoring group SITE said.

Cameron finally PM after cliffhanger polls (AFP) Posted: 11 May 2010 03:58 PM PDT AFP - David Cameron finally took office as premier Tuesday, ending his Conservative party's 13 years in opposition and vowing to form a "strong and stable" coalition after cliff-hanger polls.

Belize leaves British Privy Council appeals system (AP) Posted: 11 May 2010 03:51 PM PDT AP - The government of Belize says it will stop sending appeals cases to the colonial-era British Privy Council starting June 1.

Obama invites new British prime minister to visit (AP) Posted: 11 May 2010 03:24 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama on Tuesday congratulated Britain's new prime minister, David Cameron, on his election victory and promptly invited the U.S. ally's newest leader to visit Washington this summer.

Brown leaves Downing street into uncertain future (AP) Posted: 11 May 2010 03:18 PM PDT AP - In his last moments as prime minister, Gordon Brown revealed a human side to the stiff and glowering demeanor the world has become accustomed to.

UK's Cameron brings party in from the cold (Reuters) Posted: 11 May 2010 03:02 PM PDT Reuters - David Cameron, appointed as British Prime Minister on Tuesday after days of uncertainty, will lead his Conservative Party back to power after 13 years in opposition but not with the overwhelming victory they hoped for.

Harper welcomes Britain's new conservative PM (AFP) Posted: 11 May 2010 02:58 PM PDT AFP - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Tuesday welcomed the appointment of David Cameron, a fellow Tory, as Britain's next prime minister.

Conservative Cameron takes over as British PM (Reuters) Posted: 11 May 2010 02:51 PM PDT Reuters - David Cameron led Britain's centre-right Conservative Party back to power after 13 years on Tuesday, but the new prime minister still needed to finalise a coalition with the smaller Liberal Democrat Party to govern.

Obama calls new British PM Cameron (AFP) Posted: 11 May 2010 02:50 PM PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama reached out to British Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday, minutes after the Conservative Party leader took up his duties in 10 Downing Street.

UK's Cameron: privileged, but with common touch (AP) Posted: 11 May 2010 01:43 PM PDT AP - Upper-class David or down-to-earth Dave? Perceptions of David Cameron, the man who led the Conservatives back to power after a generation, all depend on the eye of the beholder.

Blair pays tribute to departing PM Brown (AFP) Posted: 11 May 2010 01:35 PM PDT AFP - Former premier Tony Blair paid tribute Tuesday to his successor Gordon Brown's "dignity, courage and leadership," following his resignation after losing close-run elections.

Britain PM Brown says to tender resignation to Queen (AFP) Posted: 11 May 2010 11:51 AM PDT AFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Tuesday he intends to tender his resignation to Queen Elizabeth II and will recommend that Conservative leader David Cameron replace him as premier.

British PM arrives at Buckingham Palace to resign (AFP) Posted: 11 May 2010 11:37 AM PDT AFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrived Tuesday at Buckingham Palace to tender his resignation to Queen Elizabeth II after saying he was stepping down to allow a new government to be formed.

Pound breaches 1.50 dollars on hopes of new government (AFP) Posted: 11 May 2010 11:09 AM PDT AFP - The pound bounced above 1.50 dollars on Tuesday as the main opposition Conservatives and third-place Liberal Democrats appeared to edge closer to a coalition government, analysts said.

ATC Technology sells UK business (AP) Posted: 11 May 2010 10:56 AM PDT AP - ATC Technology has sold a drivetrain business in the United Kingdom, a move that will lead to a $5.5 million loss, the vehicle remanufacturing and logistics company said Tuesday.

England fan to be extradited to Portugal - supporters (AFP) Posted: 11 May 2010 10:37 AM PDT AFP - An England football fan sentenced to jail in Portugal for rioting at the Euro 2004 finals will be extradited on Wednesday to serve a two-year sentence after a legal fight, his campaigners said.

How Britain's handover of power will unfold (AP) Posted: 11 May 2010 10:16 AM PDT AP - If Britain's Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties make an agreement to govern, the pageantry of a British government handover begins:

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