2010年11月28日星期日

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

London Underground train workers begin new strike (AFP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 05:49 PM PST

London buses queue along New Oxford Street in central London in early November. Commuters in the city are facing travel chaos in Monday's early rush-hour as workers on the Underground train system began the latest in a string of 24-hour strikes over staffing cuts.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - London commuters are facing travel chaos for Monday's early rush-hour as workers on the Underground train system began the latest in a string of 24-hour strikes over staffing cuts.

Guardian defends publishing WikiLeaks memos (AFP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 03:26 PM PST

Australian founder of whistleblowing website 'WikiLeaks', Julian Assange, holds a copy of the Guardian newspaper during a press conference in London in July 2010. The Guardian on Sunday defended its decision to publish hundreds of secret US memos released by whistleblowing website WikiLeaks.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - The Guardian on Sunday defended its decision to publish hundreds of secret US memos released by whistleblowing website WikiLeaks.

Govt warns WikiLeaks release could put 'lives at risk' (AFP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 10:40 AM PST

WikiLeaks released 250,000 diplomatic cables to The New York Times Sunday, most from the last three years, detailing the candid conversations between Washington and embassies around the world.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Joe Raedle)AFP - The government condemned Sunday the release of classified US documents by whistle-blower website WikiLeaks, echoing US concerns that it "may put lives at risk".

BP agrees to sell Pan American Energy to Bridas (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 10:21 AM PST

AP - BP said Sunday it has agreed to sell its share of Pan American Energy, an Argentina-based oil and gas company, to Bridas Corporation as part of its plan to divest $30 billion of assets by the end of next year.

Blair: Israel must do more to ease Gaza blockade (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 09:51 AM PST

Former British Prime Minister and Mideast envoy Tony Blair talks during an Interview in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010. Israel needs to do more to ease its blockade of Gaza and allow exports from the Hamas-ruled territory, international Mideast envoy Tony Blair said in an interview Sunday, after meeting with the Israeli and Palestinian prime ministers. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)AP - Israel needs to do more to ease its blockade of Gaza and allow exports from the Hamas-ruled territory, international Mideast envoy Tony Blair said in an interview Sunday, after meeting with the Israeli prime minister.

BP sells stake in Pan American Energy to Bridas (AFP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 06:43 AM PST

BP said it has agreed to sell its 60 percent stake in Pan American Energy to Argentina-based oil and gas firm Bridas Corporation, as part of asset sales to pay for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - BP said on Sunday it has agreed to sell its 60 percent stake in Pan American Energy to Argentina-based oil and gas firm Bridas Corporation, as part of asset sales to pay for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Record lows as freeze continues (AFP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 05:15 AM PST

The landmark 'Angel of the North' sculpture by British artist Antony Gormley pictured in the snow near Gateshead, north-east England, on November 28. Parts of the country experienced record low temperatures overnight -- including minus 17 centigrade in Wales -- as the Met Office on Sunday warned of more severe weather for Scotland.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Parts of the country experienced record low temperatures overnight -- including minus 17 centigrade in Wales -- as the Met Office on Sunday warned of more severe weather for Scotland.

Britain's Prince William happy to wait for crown (AFP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 11:27 PM PST

Prince William (pictured) feels there is no question of him becoming king ahead of his father Prince Charles, a report said, following a rash of polls in Britain showing subjects favouring such a move.(AFP/Pool/File/Carl Court)AFP - Prince William feels there is no question of him becoming king ahead of his father Prince Charles, a report said, following a rash of polls in Britain showing subjects favouring such a move.

BA, Iberia face last hurdle over landmark merger (AFP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 09:03 PM PST

Shareholders in British Airways and Iberia vote Monday on whether to approve a multi-billion-euro merger creating Europe's second biggest airline as the sector recovers after a severe economic downturn(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Shareholders in British Airways and Iberia vote Monday on whether to approve a multi-billion-euro merger creating Europe's second biggest airline as the sector recovers after a severe economic downturn.

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