2010年7月15日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Londonderry named first British city of culture (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 04:54 PM PDT

Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness arrives in Downing Street, in central London, in 2009. A Northern Irish city which endured years of unrest during the province's troubled past was Thursday selected to be Britain's first city of culture.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - A Northern Irish city which endured years of unrest during the province's troubled past was Thursday selected to be Britain's first city of culture.

Facebook page praising Moat removed after row (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 02:15 PM PDT

The creator of a Facebook tribute to the killer who shot himself dead after a standoff with police removed the page Thursday after it sparked condemnation, including from the prime minister.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - The creator of a Facebook tribute to the killer who shot himself dead after a standoff with police removed the page Thursday after it sparked condemnation, including from the prime minister.

Mistake to free Lockerbie bomber: British ambassador (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 01:12 PM PDT

Freed Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi at a hospital in Tripoli in 2009. The British government believes that the decision by Scotland to free the Lockerbie bomber was a mistake, London's envoy to the United States said Thursday.(AFP/File/Mahmud Turkia)AFP - The British government believes that the decision by Scotland to free the Lockerbie bomber was a mistake, London's envoy to the United States said Thursday.

Londonderry to be first UK City of Culture (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 12:04 PM PDT

A woman walks past 'Free Derry Corner' in the Bogside area of Londonderry, Northern Ireland, November 22, 2004. REUTERS/Paul McErlaneReuters - Londonderry was named on Thursday as the first UK City of Culture and will take on the role in 2013.

Rooney emerges unscathed from court battle (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 11:09 AM PDT

England's striker Wayne Rooney arrives for a training session at the Royal Bafokeng Sports Campus near Rustenburg in June 2010. Rooney will pay just nominal damages to his former agents Proactive after an attempt to sue him for £4.3 million (6.6 million dollars).(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Manchester United star Wayne Rooney will pay just nominal damages to his former agents Proactive after an attempt to sue him for 4.3 million pounds.

Mandelson defends timing of memoirs (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 10:44 AM PDT

Copies of AFP - Labour politician Peter Mandelson Thursday defended the timing of the publication of his memoirs weeks before the opposition party elects a new leader, as the book went on sale.

Australian conductor dies aged 84 after cancer battle (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 10:42 AM PDT

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (L) presents the inaugural Queen's Medal For Music to Australian musician Sir Charles Mackerras (R) at Buckingham Palace in London in 2005. Mackerras, the Australian symphony and opera conductor who was one of Britain's best-loved classical musicians, has died aged 84 after suffering from cancer, it was announced on Thursday.(AFP/POOL/File/Matthew Fearn)AFP - Sir Charles Mackerras, the Australian symphony and opera conductor who was one of Britain's best-loved classical musicians, has died aged 84 after suffering from cancer, it was announced on Thursday.

British diplomacy to prioritise business: Hague (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 09:03 AM PDT

British Foreign Secretary William Hague (R) is welcomed by his Japanese counterpart Katsuya Okada (L) prior to their talks in Tokyo. Hague said Thursday that the new coalition government would prioritise boosting British business through a diplomatic drive, and called for closer ties with Japan.(AFP/Toru Yamanaka)AFP - Britain's foreign secretary William Hague said Thursday that the new coalition government would prioritise boosting British business through a diplomatic drive, and called for closer ties with Japan.

McIlroy seizes two-stroke Open lead with historic 63 (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 01:21 PM PDT

Northern Irish golfer Rory McIlroy (R) and US golfer Lucas Glover on the 17th tee during his opening round on the first day of the British Open Golf Championship at St Andrews in Scotland. Rory McIlroy fired the lowest first round in British Open history, a nine-under par 63, to seize a two-stroke lead on Thursday and outshine top-ranked Tiger Woods at the famed Old Course.(AFP/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Rory McIlroy fired the lowest first round in British Open history, a nine-under par 63, to seize a two-stroke lead on Thursday and outshine top-ranked Tiger Woods at the famed Old Course.

Crime drops to lowest level since 1981 (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 08:23 AM PDT

The number of crimes committed in England and Wales has dropped nine percent in the last year to the lowest level since records began in 1981, official figures show.(AFP/File/Odd Andersen)AFP - The number of crimes committed in England and Wales has dropped nine percent in the last year to the lowest level since records began in 1981, official figures show.

Most British Jews want Israel-Hamas talks: survey (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 08:19 AM PDT

A demonstrator holds aloft an Israeli flag during a rally in Trafalgar Square in London, in January. A majority of British Jews think Israel should negotiate with the militant Palestinian movement Hamas in a bid for peace, a survey found.(AFP/Adrian Dennis)AFP - A majority of British Jews think Israel should negotiate with the militant Palestinian movement Hamas in a bid for peace, a survey out Thursday said.

British aid worker's killer 'may have fled Iraq' (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 06:50 AM PDT

An Iraqi engineer convicted of kidnapping and killing British aid worker Margaret Hassan in 2004 has failed to show up in court and is thought to have escaped, a lawyer for her family has told reporters in Baghdad.(AFP/Care International/File)AFP - An Iraqi engineer convicted of kidnapping and killing British aid worker Margaret Hassan in 2004 failed to show up in court on Thursday and is thought to have escaped, a lawyer for her family said.

Britain bars Iroquois lacrosse team in passport dispute (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 06:27 AM PDT

Percy Abrams, Iroquois Nationals lacrosse team board of directors executive directors, shows his Haudenosaunee, or Iroquois Confederacy, passport during a news conference in New York, Wednesday, July 14, 2010. The U.S. government on Wednesday agreed to let the Native American lacrosse team travel to England for a tournament under Iroquois Confederacy passports, but their travel plans were still on hold because they lacked visas from Britain and because some players needed clearance from Canada. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)Reuters - A Native American team forfeited their opening match of the men's lacrosse world championship on Thursday after being denied entry to Britain on tribal passports.

Frustration for Korea's Noh at British Open (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 05:55 AM PDT

Rising South Korean star Noh Seung-yul watches his drive from the second tee during his opening round on the first day of the British Open golf championship at St. Andrews in Scotland on July 15. Noh was kicking himself after battling to an even par 72 in perfect scoring conditions in the first round on Thursday.(AFP/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Rising South Korean star Noh Seung-yul was kicking himself after battling to an even par 72 in perfect scoring conditions in the first round of the British Open on Thursday.

EasyJet founder gets damages for 'Pinocchio' ads (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 05:32 AM PDT

Chief executive of Irish budget airline Ryanair Michael O'Leary takes part in a press conference in Paris on May 20. O'Leary has apologised to easyJet's Stelios Haji-Ioannou for depicting him as a Pinocchio figure in photographs in four adverts and suggesting he was lying about easyJet's punctuality.(AFP/File/Eric Piermont)AFP - The founder of British low-cost airline easyJet accepted undisclosed libel damages from Irish rival Ryanair on Thursday over adverts which accused him of lying.

Ryanair pays libel damages to easyJet founder (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 04:20 AM PDT

AP - Irish budget airline Ryanair said Thursday it has agreed to pay libel damages to the founder of rival carrier easyJet for falsely accusing him of suppressing reports about the company's performance.

Graduate tax to replace tuition fees: Cable (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 03:08 AM PDT

Business and skills Secretary Vince Cable is to propose a graduate tax linked to post-university earnings, replacing the current system of tution fees, as part of major reforms to higher education.(DDP/AFP/File/Philipp Guelland)AFP - Business Secretary Vince Cable is to propose a graduate tax linked to post-university earnings, replacing the current system of tuition fees, as part of major reforms to higher education.

BSkyB in talks over 24-hour Arabic news channel (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 01:46 AM PDT

A 'Sky' remote control is pictured in central London. British pay-TV giant BSkyB said Wednesday it was in talks with an Abu Dhabi-based private investor about setting up a 24-hour Arabic language satellite news channel.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - British pay-TV giant BSkyB has said it is in talks with an Abu Dhabi-based private investor about setting up a 24-hour Arabic language satellite news channel.

Cameron slams public sympathy for Moat (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 01:44 AM PDT

The creator of a Facebook tribute to a British killer who shot himself dead after a standoff with police removed the page Thursday after it sparked condemnation, including from the prime minister.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron has slammed the cult building up around fugitive killer Raoul Moat, who shot himself dead after a six-hour armed stand-off with police.

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