2010年8月14日星期六

Yahoo! News: World - Britain

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - Britain


UK's Cameron hails World War II veterans (AP)

Posted: 14 Aug 2010 04:01 PM PDT

AP - Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron and the country's military chief on Sunday hailed the bravery of World War II veterans as they commemorated the anniversary of the surrender of Japan.

N. Ireland bomb blast injures three children: police (AFP)

Posted: 14 Aug 2010 02:01 PM PDT

Police forenics officers inspect an area around the Model Primary School in Lurgan, Northern Ireland. A bomb exploded in a bin in Northern Ireland on Saturday and left three children with minor injuries, police said, amid a surge of unrest blamed on republicans seeking to destabilise the peace process.(AFP/Peter Muhly)AFP - A bomb exploded in a bin in Northern Ireland on Saturday and left three children with minor injuries, police said, amid a surge of unrest blamed on republicans seeking to destabilise the peace process.


South American rhythm sets beat at Edinburgh fest (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Aug 2010 06:46 AM PDT

Reuters - The throb and rhythm of Latin America helped launch this year's Edinburgh International Festival, with a sell-out performance of American composer John Adams's Nativity oratorio "El Nino."

Boy, 13, struck by lightning -- on Friday the 13th (AFP)

Posted: 14 Aug 2010 04:46 AM PDT

Friday the 13th proved suitably unlucky for one 13 year-old boy who was struck by lightning before being taken to hospital -- at 13:13 on the dreaded date.(AFP/File/Mustafa Ozer)AFP - Friday the 13th proved suitably unlucky for one 13 year-old boy who was struck by lightning before being taken to hospital -- at 13:13 on the dreaded date.


Soldier killed in Afghanistan (AFP)

Posted: 14 Aug 2010 02:04 AM PDT

British soldiers conduct a patrol outside Kandahar Air Field in 2006. A British soldier has been shot dead in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence in London said.(AFP/File/John D Mchugh)AFP - A British soldier has been shot dead in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence announced on Saturday.


bnzv