2010年6月21日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Afghan envoy takes extended leave 'amid tensions' (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 03:57 PM PDT

Sherard Cowper-Coles arrives at the Foreign Ministry for a meeting in Islamabad in 2009. Britain's special envoy to Afghanistan has taken AFP - The special envoy to Afghanistan has taken "extended leave," officials said Monday, amid reports that he clashed with NATO and US officials over strategy to tackle the Taliban insurgency.

British death toll in Afghanistan reaches 300 (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 01:17 PM PDT

Soldiers of the British Royal Airforce walk down a main road at Kandahar airfield on June 16. Ten NATO soldiers were killed in militant attacks and a helicopter crash in Afghanistan Monday, the second deadliest day this year as US-led troops build an ambitious campaign against the Taliban.(AFP/File/Ed Jones)AP - Britain marked the 300th fatality of its nine-year campaign in Afghanistan on Monday, a mournful milestone in a country struggling with its role on the front line of the NATO-led war.

BP CEO cancels appearance at major oil conference (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 12:46 PM PDT

The Discoverer Enterprise burning off gas at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. BP has spent about two billion dollars in its response to the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the company announced in a statement to the London Stock Exchange.(AFP/US Coast Guard)AP - BP chief executive Tony Hayward has canceled his appearance at a London oil conference on Tuesday, citing his commitment to the Gulf of Mexico relief effort.

UK envoy to Afghan-Pakistan taking extended leave (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 12:35 PM PDT

** CORRECTS TO TAKING LEAVE ** FILE- British Foreign Secretary David Milliband, right, is greeted by British Ambassador in Afghanistan Sherard Cowper Coles, at the military airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, in this file photo dated Tuesday, July 24, 2007. Britain's outspoken special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Sherard Cowper Coles, is taking leave according to Britain's Foreign Office on Monday June 21, 2010, following reports of rifts between the former ambassador and his U.S. colleagues in the region, but the Foreign Office refused to give further details. (AP Photo/Farzana Wahidy, file)AP - Britain's outspoken special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan has taken an extended leave of absence following reports of rifts between the former ambassador and his U.S. colleagues in the region, Britain's Foreign Office confirmed Monday.

UK toddler killer charged with child porn offenses (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 09:44 AM PDT

FILE - This is police handout photo dated Feb. 20, 1993 shows Jon Venables one of the killers of toddler James Bulger. Venables convicted of murdering toddler James Bulger in 1993, when he himself was 10 years old, has been charged with child pornography offenses. Prosecutors say 27-year-old Jon Venables is charged with downloading and distributing indecent photographs of children. Venables was indicted earlier, but the charges could only be reported Monday June 21, 2010 after a judge ordered restrictions lifted. (AP Photo/PA, File) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT **AP - British prosecutors said Monday that a man convicted of murdering a toddler in 1993, when he himself was just 10 years old, has been charged with child pornography offenses.

New McQueen collection proves 'show must go on' (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 09:28 AM PDT

The memory of British fashion designer Alexander McQueen lives on but his talents can never be replicated, according to critics at Milan's men's fashion week.(Getty Images/AFP/File/Frazer Harrison)AFP - The memory of British fashion designer Alexander McQueen lives on but his talents can never be replicated, according to critics at Milan's men's fashion week.

Campaign calls for longer days to cut C02 emissions (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 07:49 AM PDT

Revellers celebrate the pagan festival of 'Summer Solstice' at Stonehenge in Wiltshire. Environmental campaigners have used the summer solstice to call for an end to Britain's clock changes in an effort to cut carbon emissions and lighten the dark days of winter.(AFP/Carl Court)AFP - Environmental campaigners on Monday used the summer solstice to call for a shift in Britain's clock changes, in an effort to cut carbon emissions and lighten the gloomy days of winter.

Britons brace for tough emergency budget (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 06:57 AM PDT

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, right, and Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander attend a meeting at 10 Downing Street, London, Monday June 21, 2010, ahead of the coalition government's first budget. (AP Photo/Dominic Lipinski)AP - After dire warnings, Britons will find out Tuesday how much pain they have to bear in the government's plans to cut the oversized deficit, which has soared amid the global banking crisis.

McQueen ashes scattered on Skye (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 06:40 AM PDT

Flowers lay outside the London Boutique of British fashion designer Alexander McQueen in central London on February 11 following his death. McQueen's ashes have been scattered on the Isle of Skye off Scotland's west coast, in line with his final wishes, his family said.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The ashes of late British fashion designer Alexander McQueen have been scattered on the Isle of Skye off Scotland's west coast, in line with his final wishes, his family said on Monday.

Unions warn budget cuts will hit the poor (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 06:17 AM PDT

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne attends a meeting at 10 Downing Street in London, ahead of the coalition government's first budget on Tuesday. Osborne faced a backlash from trade unions on Monday ahead of an emergency budget expected to unveil hard-hitting tax rises and spending cuts.(AFP/Dominic Lipinski)AFP - Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne faced a backlash from trade unions on Monday ahead of an emergency budget expected to unveil hard-hitting tax rises and spending cuts.

British death toll in Afghanistan hits 300 (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 04:38 AM PDT

A British marine has died of injuries sustained in Afghanistan, taking the country's total military death toll in the conflict to 300.(AFP/Bay Ismoyo)AFP - Britain announced its 300th death in Afghanistan on Monday, prompting Prime Minister David Cameron to pledge he will withdraw troops as soon as the war-torn state can handle its own security.

Govt to sell off Channel Tunnel rail link (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 04:32 AM PDT

A Eurostar train arrives at Kings Cross St Pancras station in London. The 68-mile high speed rail link which connects London and the Channel Tunnel is being sold off by the government as part of a programme of asset sales.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - The 68-mile high speed rail link which connects London and the Channel Tunnel is being sold off by the government as part of a programme of asset sales, the Department for Transport confirmed on Monday.

New Agers, neo-pagans see Stonehenge solstice (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 03:22 AM PDT

The sun is rising behind the Stonehenge monument in England, during the summer solstice shortly after 04:52 am, early Monday, June 21, 2010. Druids, pagans and partygoers crammed into the mystic stone circle to cheer, bang drums and shake tambourines in an effort to greet the sun on the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, the summer solstice. Stonehenge, on the Salisbury Plain about 140 kilometers (90 miles) southwest of London, was built over three phases between 3,000 B.C. and 1,600 B.C. It is one of Britain's most popular tourist attractions; more than 750,000 people visit every year. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - Thousands of New Agers and neo-pagans danced and whooped in delight Monday as a bright early morning sun rose above the ancient stone circle Stonehenge, marking the summer solstice.

Two Britons on board missing plane in African jungle (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 02:00 AM PDT

Photo illustration of the vast skies over the jungle of western Africa. Australia vowed to leave AFP - One British passenger and a British pilot were on board a plane which went missing over dense jungle in western Africa, it emerged on Monday.

UK's Prince William celebrates 28th birthday (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 01:40 AM PDT

Britain's Prince William, center, and Britain's Prince Harry, right, speak with an unidentified person during the World Cup group C soccer match between England and Algeria in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, June 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Roberto Candia)AP - Britain's Prince William is celebrating his 28th birthday in training with the country's Royal Air Force.

Facebook removes pic of N.Irish MP with bullet wound (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 01:27 AM PDT

A man carries a copy of the long-awaited Saville Inquiry report into Bloody Sunday, outside the Guildhall in Londonderry on June 15. A unionist Northern Irish MP said Facebook had removed an image of him with a bullet hole through his head, which was put up after he criticised the Bloody Sunday report.(AFP/File/Paul Faith)AFP - A unionist Northern Irish MP said on Monday Facebook had removed an image of him with a bullet hole through his head, which was put up after he criticised a recent report on Bloody Sunday.

UK to dodge Greek fate with tough budget: Osborne (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 01:03 AM PDT

Britain's Finance Minister, George Osborne (L), speaks to BBC journalist Andrew Marr during a televised interview in London June 20, 2010. REUTERS/Jeff Overs/HandoutReuters - The biggest threat to Britain's economy is its huge budget deficit, and an emergency budget on Tuesday will save the country from the fate of debt-stricken Greece, British finance minister George Osborne said on Sunday.

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