2010年6月15日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Bloody Sunday report blames British soldiers fully (AP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 03:11 PM PDT

An unidentified man reacts while marching through Londonderry, Northern Ireland to the Guildhall where relatives of those killed on Bloody Sunday saw the first copies of the Saville Inquiry report Tuesday June 15, 2010. Thirteen civilians killed on Bloody Sunday died as a result of 'unjustifiable firing' by British soldiers, the long-awaited report found. More than 1,000 Londonderry residents applauded, hugged and cried outside city hall as the long-awaited verdict was announced live on a huge television screen. They had campaigned for 38 years for the victims — originally branded as Irish Republican Army bombers and gunmen — to have their good names restored and the guilt of the soldiers proved beyond doubt. (AP Photo/ Julien Behal/PA) ** UK OUT **AP - Relatives of 13 Catholic demonstrators shot to death by British troops on Northern Ireland's Bloody Sunday cried tears of joy Tuesday as an epic fact-finding probe ruled that their loved ones were innocent and the soldiers entirely to blame for the 1972 slaughter.

Sport combats conflict, change lives: Tony Blair (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 02:25 PM PDT

Then British Prime Minister Tony Blair plays cricket with children from the London Sports Clubs inside 10 Downing Street in London November 22, 2006. REUTERS/Alessia PierdomenicoReuters - Sport can change lives and help create social change in regions such as the Middle East, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Tuesday.

British PM apologizes for N.Ireland's Bloody Sunday (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 12:30 PM PDT

A seagull flies in front of a mural which shows a group of men, led by a Catholic priest, carrying the body of shooting victim Jackie Duddy during 1972's Bloody Sunday, in the bogside area of Londonderry June 10, 2010. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughtonReuters - Prime Minister David Cameron apologized on Tuesday for the 1972 killings by British troops of 13 protesters on Northern Ireland's Bloody Sunday after a long-awaited report said all those shot were unarmed.

Pope hopes to bridge image 'gap' when in the UK (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 11:20 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI, seen here on June 13, hopes to address a AFP - Pope Benedict hopes to address a "gap" in public perception of the Catholic Church after recent child sex scandals when he visits the country this year, aides said in plans for the trip unveiled Tuesday.

Israel reviewing Gaza blockade format: minister (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 11:00 AM PDT

In this Monday, May 31, 2010, photo taken by an unidentified person aboard the ship Mavi Marmara, an Israeli soldier is surrounded by people aboard the Turkish-flagged vessel. The photo was released by the Turkish activist group IHH, which is outlawed in Israel. According to IHH, the Israeli soldiers were hurt while storming the ship in confrontations with activists aboard, and were later returned to other Israeli troops who boarded the ship. An Israel government spokesperson said the series of images 'shows that our boarding party in fact did face deadly violence from the hardcore Islamist activists on the boat from the fundamentalist IHH movement.' (AP Photo/IHH) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTO; NO SALESReuters - Israel is examining ways to ease its Gaza blockade, a cabinet minister said on Tuesday, calling the current policy counterproductive and confirming remarks by Middle East envoy Tony Blair that change is likely.

American Retail Giants Make Fresh British Market Push (Time.com)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 08:55 AM PDT

Time.com - Try as they might, big-name U.S. retailers have always had a hard time breaking into the British market. With the Internet raising consumer awareness and the recession lowering rents, will American stores finally find success across the Atlantic?

Cruddas backs Livingstone as London Mayor candidate (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 08:54 AM PDT

Former mayor Ken Livingstone (right) speaks after the election of Boris Johnson (left) at London City Hall in May 2008. Livingstone's campaign to become Labour's candidate for the Mayor of London in 2012 has earned the backing of influential backbench MP Jon Cruddas.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Ken Livingstone's campaign to become Labour's candidate for the Mayor of London received a boost from the influential backbench MP Jon Cruddas on Tuesday.

Britain's royal brothers spook snake (AP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 07:50 AM PDT

Britain's Prince Harry, left, and Prince William pose with a rock python during a visit to the Mokoloda Nature Reserve in Gabarone, Botswana Tuesday June 15 2010. William and Harry will be visiting charity projects they oversee in Botswana and Lesotho this week and South Africa, host of this year's football World Cup. William is president of England's Football Association, which is bidding for the 2018 World Cup. (AP Photo/Anthony Devlin/PA Wire ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT **AP - Britain's royal brothers were a bit nervous when game wardens asked them to hold an 8.5 foot (2.6 meter) African rock python.

British Afghanistan toll nears 300 as two more die (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 06:51 AM PDT

Soldiers patrol Afghanistan's Helmand Province in February. Two British soldiers have been shot dead in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said, taking the country's military death toll since the US-led invasion to nearly 300.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)AFP - Two British soldiers were shot dead Tuesday in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said, taking the country's military death toll since the US-led invasion to nearly 300.

BP shares hit new low after downgrade (AP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 06:49 AM PDT

AP - An influential ratings agency downgraded BP on Tuesday because of worries about the continuing Gulf of Mexico spill, sending the oil company's shares to a new low.

BSkyB rebuffs buyout bid from News Corp. (AP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 06:41 AM PDT

AP - British Sky Broadcasting on Tuesday rebuffed a buyout offer from Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. that values the company at 12 billion pounds ($17.7 billion), but said it was willing to back a sweeter bid.

British inflation softens in May (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 06:04 AM PDT

The Bank of England building in London. British annual inflation pulled away from a 17-month high point in May, official data has showed, but remains stubbornly above the Bank of England's target level.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - British inflation softened last month, official data showed Tuesday, dampening the threat of higher interest rates in an economy braced for emergency measures to curb the nation's record deficit.

Bloody Sunday relatives want justice for the dead (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 04:47 AM PDT

Pallbearers carry a coffin draped with a republican flag, during a mock funeral procession, before the march by relatives of Bloody Sunday victims in Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Britain braced on Tuesday for a long-awaited report into the killings of 13 people in one of the darkest days of Northern Ireland's three decades of violence, on so-called Bloody Sunday in 1972.(AFP/Peter Muhly)AFP - Clutching photos of their loved ones, relatives of the 13 men killed on Bloody Sunday marched silently through Londonderry on Tuesday, vowing to clear their names 38 years on.

"Sex" stays top of UK box office for third week (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 04:46 AM PDT

(From L-R) Actresses Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis, Kim Catrall and Cynthia Nixon pose for photographers at the premiere of their new film Reuters - "Sex and the City 2" held on to top spot at the British box office for a third week after last month's debut of their sequel notched up one of the year's biggest opening takes.

Alan Bennett falls victim to ice-cream scam (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 04:34 AM PDT

Playwright Alan Bennett is pictured at the royal film premiere of AFP - Playwright Alan Bennett was the victim of a known scam which left him smeared with ice-cream while pickpockets stole his wallet containing £1,500.

Vetting for children's workers to be reviewed (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 03:26 AM PDT

Theresa May is pictured at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester in October 2009. Laws which would require everyone who wants to work with children to be vetted will be reviewed to AFP - A scheme which required everyone working with children to register to be vetted will be reviewed and scaled back to "common sense levels", the Home Office announced on Monday.

Tesco reports 8.0-percent rise in sales (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 02:42 AM PDT

A Tesco Extra superstore in north London. The supermarket chain Tesco has said that group sales rose by 8.2 percent during its first quarter, adding that it was well-placed to to deliver further growth.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - The supermarket chain Tesco, said on Tuesday that group sales rose by 8.2 percent during its first quarter, adding that it was well-placed to to deliver further growth.

UK consumer price inflation down to 3.4 pct in May (AP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 02:08 AM PDT

AP - U.K. consumer price inflation fell to 3.4 percent in May, down from 17-month high of 3.7 percent in April, but remains well above the official target, official statistics showed Tuesday.

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