2010年5月27日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Secret papers show ballerina's role in Panama coup (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2010 04:01 PM PDT

AP - Previously secret papers declassified Friday revealed that British ballerina Margot Fonteyn was heavily involved in plotting a coup to overthrow Panama's government, detailing how her clandestine political activities both exasperated and amused officials on both sides of the Atlantic.

'Sex and the City 2' stars brave bad press for British premiere (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2010 03:24 PM PDT

From L: US actress Sarah Jessica-Parker, US actress Kristin Davis, English actress Kim Cattrall and US actress Cynthia Nixon pose as they arrive at the UK premiere of AFP - Actress Sarah Jessica Parker and her fellow stars from "Sex and the City 2" braved bad press reviews to step out Thursday for the movie's British premiere.

Fergie to appear on Oprah show after scandal (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2010 03:16 PM PDT

Sarah Ferguson, seen here in 2009, will appear on the Oprah Winfrey US television show, likely to be her first interview since a scandal in which she was filmed apparently selling access to her ex-husband Prince Andrew.(AFP/File/Prakash Mathema)AFP - Britain's Duchess of York will give her first interview about a cash-for-access scandal when she appears on Oprah Winfrey's US television show next week, it was confirmed Thursday.

Briton charged over killing of three prostitutes (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2010 01:07 PM PDT

A 40-year-old Stephen Griffiths, was charged with murder Thursday over the killing of prostitutes(L-R) Susan Rusworth, Suzanne Blamires and Shelley Armitage, seen here in this West Yorkshire Police(WYP) handout.(AFP/WYP-HO/File)AFP - A 40-year-old man was charged with murder Thursday over the killing of three prostitutes in northern England, a prosecutor said.

UK ships cross channel to mark Dunkirk evacuation (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2010 12:31 PM PDT

Small boats sets sail for Dunkirk, France, from Ramsgate harbour, England to mark the 70th anniversary of Operation Dynamo Thursday May 27, 2010. Boats set sail for France to commemoration the evacuation of more than 338,000 Allied troops from Dunkirk, France, during World War II. (AP Photo/Gareth Fuller/PA Wire) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT **AP - Dozens of World War II-era ships crossed the English Channel on Thursday to mark the 70th anniversary of the Dunkirk evacuation — an event that holds a special place of pride in the British memory.

Ships sail for Dunkirk 70 years after evacuation (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2010 10:44 AM PDT

People attend a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the AFP - A ragtag band of boats that helped rescue Allied soldiers from northern France in 1940 was due in Dunkirk on Thursday to mark the anniversary of the evacuation, a pivotal World War II moment.

Briton charged over killing of three prostitutes: prosecutor (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2010 10:34 AM PDT

A 40-year-old Stephen Griffiths, was charged with murder Thursday over the killing of prostitutes(L-R) Susan Rusworth, Suzanne Blamires and Shelley Armitage, seen here in this West Yorkshire Police(WYP) handout.(AFP/WYP-HO/File)AFP - A 40-year-old Stephen Griffiths, was charged with murder Thursday over the killing of three prostitutes in northern England, a prosecutor said.

UK police charge man with murders of 3 prostitutes (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2010 10:11 AM PDT

AP - British prosecutors say they have charged a 40-year-old man with the murders of three prostitutes in northern England.

Britain will stay out of India-Pakistan dispute: FM (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2010 09:10 AM PDT

Britain's new coalition government will not AFP - Britain's new coalition government will not "lecture" India and Pakistan over their relationship, Foreign Secretary William Hague said Thursday ahead of an upcoming trip to Islamabad.

Britain to scrap unpopular ID card program (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT

AP - Britain's home secretary said Thursday an unpopular national identity card program for U.K. citizens will be scrapped within 100 days — but many foreign nationals will still require one of the credit-card sized documents carrying biometric data.

Fashion aide succeeds late designer McQueen (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2010 08:28 AM PDT

Designer Alexander McQueen, wins the AFP - A long-time collaborator of the late British fashion designer Alexander McQueen, Sarah Burton, has been appointed creative director of his label, owners Gucci announced on Thursday.

Govt scraps ID card plans (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2010 08:21 AM PDT

Former home secretary Alan Johnson reveals the design of the National Identity Card in London, 2009. The new coalition government is to scrap the id card scheme introduced by former prime minister Gordon Brown's administration.(AFP/File/Stefan Rousseau)AFP - The new coalition government is to scrap a national identity card scheme introduced by former prime minister Gordon Brown's administration, it announced Thursday.

Camerons move into Downing Street (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2010 07:58 AM PDT

Samantha Cameron leaves the family home in London. British Prime Minister David Cameron moved into his official residence on Downing Street exactly three weeks after the election that won him power as head of a coalition government.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron moved into his official residence on Downing Street on Thursday, exactly three weeks after the election that won him power as head of the coalition government.

Trump's Scottish golf 'masterpiece' faces opposition (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2010 07:48 AM PDT

US tycoon Donald Trump (left) poses for photographers during a visit to the construction site of his golf course on the Menie Estate near Aberdeen, Scotland. Trump insisted his project to build a luxury golf course in Scotland will go ahead, despite a bid to block it by opponents buying land at the heart of the site.(AFP/Derek Blair)AFP - US tycoon Donald Trump insisted his project to build a luxury golf course in Scotland will go ahead, despite a bid to block it by opponents buying land at the heart of the site.

Libya hails return of ancient treasures from Britain (Reuters)

Posted: 27 May 2010 06:54 AM PDT

Roman glass tesserae which were returned to Libya are displayed at the Tripoli Museum May 26, 2010. REUTERS/Ismail ZitounyReuters - A British woman has handed back to Libya a collection of ancient artefacts which her father, an amateur archaeologist, took from the north African country when it was administered by Britain after World War Two.

Coalition partners fight in last poll race (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2010 05:27 AM PDT

Prime Minister David Cameron (left), and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg wait attend the State Opening of Parliament on May 25. The coalition partners went head-to-head again on Thursday in a last poll race left over from May 6 ballots, which produced their historic power-sharing government.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - The coalition partners went head-to-head again on Thursday in a last poll race left over from May 6 ballots, which produced their historic power-sharing government.

UK government faces internal dissent over tax hike plan (Reuters)

Posted: 27 May 2010 05:24 AM PDT

A video grab image shows Britain's Prime Minister, David Cameron, speaking after the Queen's Speech during the State Opening of Parliament, in the House of Commons in central London May 25, 2010. REUTERS/Parbul TV via Reuters TVReuters - British Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday there was an international consensus on the need for urgent deficit cuts, but faced dissent from within his own party over plans to raise taxes on asset sales.

British marine killed in Afghan blast (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2010 12:36 AM PDT

Soldiers patrol Afghanistan's Helmand Province in February 2010. A British marine has been killed in a blast in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has announced.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)AFP - A British marine has been killed in a blast in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence announced on Thursday.

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