2010年11月27日星期六

Yahoo! News: World - Britain

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - Britain


Miliband launches review of Labour policy (AFP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 02:13 PM PST

Labour party leader Ed Miliband on Saturday launched a wholesale review of the Labour Party's policies, saying it was starting with a clean slate.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Opposition leader Ed Miliband on Saturday launched a wholesale review of the Labour Party's policies, saying it was starting with a clean slate.


Chinese artist in London protest on Ai's 'Sunflower Seeds' (AFP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 01:47 PM PST

Members of the media walk on ceramic seeds, during the launch of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei's AFP - A man breached security Saturday at the Tate Modern to stage a demonstration on fellow Chinese artist Ai Weiwei's "Sunflower Seeds" exhibition.


Heavy snow hits roads, airports (AFP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 11:08 AM PST

Snow falls over a farmhouse near Hexham, in north-east England, on November 25. Parts of Britain were on Saturday blanketed in up to 35 centimetres of snow, causing air and road disruption, in the earliest widespread snowfall for 17 years.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - Parts of Britain were on Saturday blanketed in up to 35 centimetres of snow, causing air and road disruption, in the earliest widespread snowfall for 17 years.


Astute submarine chief loses command (AFP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 07:08 AM PST

British Royal Navy's nuclear submarine, HMS Astute, is en-route to her new base Faslane, on the Firth of Cylde south-west Scotland after running aground. The naval chief in charge of the submarine has been relieved of his command, a Royal Navy spokesman said.(AFP/File/Andy Buchanan)AFP - The naval chief in charge of a nuclear-powered submarine that ran aground last month off the coast of Scotland has been relieved of his command, a Royal Navy spokesman said on Saturday.


UK funds medical staff for Haiti cholera epidemic (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 02:26 AM PST

Reuters - Britain said on Saturday it would help pay for more than 1,000 medical staff to fight a raging cholera epidemic in Haiti.

Tony Blair, Christopher Hitchens debate religion (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 10:48 PM PST

AP - Former British prime minister Tony Blair said Friday his religious beliefs did not play a role in his decision to support the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq during a debate about the merits of religion in Toronto.

F1 boss Ecclestone kicked unconscious in mugging (AFP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 07:43 PM PST

Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone, shown in a file picture, told how he had been knocked to the floor and kicked unconscious by a gang of muggers who attacked the diminutive 80-year-old in London, a newspaper reported Saturday.(AFP/File/Don Emmert)AFP - Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone told how he had been knocked to the floor and kicked unconscious by a gang of muggers who attacked the diminutive 80-year-old in London, a newspaper reported Saturday.


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