2010年7月10日星期六

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Church of England rejects women bishops proposal (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 04:01 PM PDT

Britain's Archbishop of Canterbury Dr. Rowan Williams addresses The General Synod of Church of England during a meeting at Church House in central London, in February 2010. The Church of England was in turmoil Saturday after plans by its top leaders designed to avoid a split over allowing women bishops were voted down.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The Church of England was in turmoil Saturday after plans by its top leaders designed to avoid a split over allowing women bishops were voted down.

Britain swelters as health risks rise (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 10:46 AM PDT

A street entertainer makes giant bubbles against a backdrop of the Houses of Parliament in London, on July 9. Many parts of Britain Saturday sweltered in temperatures which health authorities say may have already caused deaths, and a lack of rain has left parkland and gardens parched.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - Many parts of Britain Saturday sweltered in temperatures which health authorities say may have already caused deaths, and a lack of rain has left parkland and gardens parched.

British journalist pays World Cup locker-room breach fine (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 09:52 AM PDT

Pavlos Joseph arrives at the Magistrates Court in Cape Town in June 2010. Joseph was charged with two counts of trespassing after entering the England changing room. British tabloid newspaper journalist Simon Wright paid a nearly 100 dollar fine for giving a false name to the five-star hotel register where he put up Joseph to secure an 35,000 pound exclusive interview.(AFP/File/Rodger Bosch)AFP - A British journalist accused of harbouring a World Cup fan who entered the England team's locker-room paid a fine Saturday for fiddling a hotel register.

Vettel on pole for British Grand Prix (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 09:13 AM PDT

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel waves to the crowd at the Silverstone circuit after the German driver took pole position for Sunday's British Grand Prix.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Germany's Sebastian Vettel, in a Red Bull, will start Sunday's British Grand Prix in pole position after topping final qualifying.

Fugitive kills himself after week-long manhunt (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 07:45 AM PDT

A CCTV image released by England's Northumbria Police shows fugitive gunman suspect Raoul Moat in Newcastle on July 2. One of Britain's biggest ever manhunts ended dramatically when Moat shot himself dead after a six-hour stand-off with armed police.(Northumbria Police)AFP - One of Britain's biggest ever manhunts ended dramatically on Saturday when fugitive gunman Raoul Moat shot himself dead after a six-hour stand-off with armed police.

Clegg says coalition is permanent change to politics (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 04:54 AM PDT

Prime Minister David Cameron (left) addresses guests as deputy prime minister Nick Clegg watches at the Gay Pride reception in the garden at 10 Downing Street on June 16. Clegg says the coalition between his Liberal Democrat party and Cameron's Conservatives highlights a AFP - Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said on Saturday that the coalition between his Liberal Democrat party and Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives highlights a "permanent" change in British politics.

Sentamu urges end to 'spin' in Church of England (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 03:40 AM PDT

Dr John Sentamu, the Archbishop of York, addresses a meeting in London in 2008. As the Church of England prepares to discuss the thorny topic of women bishops, the Archbishop has called for an end to AFP - As the Church of England prepared on Saturday to discuss the thorny topic of women bishops, the Archbishop of York called for an end to "spin and propaganda" targeted at the Archbishop of Canterbury.

British envoy says regrets offence over cleric blog (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 02:31 AM PDT

Reuters - Britain's ambassador to Lebanon said she regretted any offence caused by her blog praising Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, an early spiritual mentor of Hezbollah who died on Sunday.

UK fugitive kills himself after police move in (AP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 12:50 AM PDT

Members of the public gather at the police cordon, on a street in Rothbury, England, as a man identified as fugitive Raoul Moat is known to be nearby and surrounded by armed police, Friday July 9 2010. British police said Friday they are negotiating with the murder suspect, after searching for Moat for a week, who is wanted for allegedly wounding his ex-girlfriend, killing her new boyfriend and shooting to wound a police officer. (AP Photo / Chris Radburn, PA) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVES **AP - A fugitive wanted for murder killed himself after police moved in to arrest him Saturday, ending a weeklong manhunt that had transfixed Britain.

UK envoy regrets offense over blog on late cleric (AP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 12:46 AM PDT

AP - Britain's ambassador to Beirut says she regrets any offense caused by a controversial blog post in which she praised Lebanon's late leading Shiite cleric.

Fugitive British gunman dead: source (AFP)

Posted: 09 Jul 2010 07:56 PM PDT

Armed British police stand guard in the centre of Rothbury. One of Britain's biggest-ever manhunts ended in dramatic scenes Saturday with fugitive gunman Raoul Moat shooting himself dead to end a tense armed stand-off with police.(AFP/Derek Blair)AFP - Raoul Moat, the fugitive gunman snared by British police after a massive manhunt, has died, a source told AFP, after apparently shooting himself Saturday in an armed siege.

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