2010年12月8日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

CBI picks new president (AFP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 04:20 PM PST

The Confederation of British Industry announced Thursday that it has appointed Roger Carr, pictured in 2009, former chairman of confectioner Cadbury, as its new president.(AFP/POOL/File/Anthony Devlin)AFP - The Confederation of British Industry announced Thursday that it has appointed Roger Carr, former chairman of confectioner Cadbury, as its new president.

South Africa blocks bail for UK murder suspect (AP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 10:11 AM PST

Undated handout photo of Shrien Dewani and Anni Dewani (right) made available by the Bristol Evening Post. Newlywed Anni Dewani was shot dead after gunmen hijacked her and her husband's taxi on November 13 as they traveled through Gugulethu township in Cape Town, South Africa. Her father, Vinod Hindocha, attended the Western Cape High Court Tuesday Dec. 7 to witness proceedings brought against Zola Tongo, one of three men charged with killing the 28-year-old from Bristol, England, who claimed Shrien Dewani approached him about killing his new wife the day the couple arrived in South Africa. (AP Photo/ Bristol Evening Post via PA ) EDITORIAL USE ONLY NO SALES NO ARCHIVEAP - A British man who allegedly arranged the killing of his wife during their South African honeymoon was in jail Wednesday following his first appearance in extradition proceedings.

Blair recalled for more evidence to Iraq inquiry (AFP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 08:52 AM PST

Former British premier Tony Blair has been recalled to give additional evidence to the Iraq inquiry.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Tony Blair, who took Britain into war in Iraq as prime minister, has been recalled to give additional evidence to the inquiry into the conflict, the inquiry team announced on Wednesday.

Rio Tinto and Ivanhoe reach deal on Mongolia mine (AFP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 08:31 AM PST

A 2009 handout photo from Ivanhoe Mines Mongolia shows the site of the Oyu Tolgoi mine, located about 80 kilometres (50 miles) north of the Chinese border in Mongolia. Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto and Canada's Ivanhoe Mines said Wednesday they had reached agreement on the joint development of the Mongolian copper and gold project.(AFP/HO/File/Ivanhoe Mines Mongolia)AFP - Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto and Canada's Ivanhoe Mines said Wednesday they had reached agreement on the joint development of the Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold project in Mongolia.

Prince William, fiancee get marital counseling (AP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 07:39 AM PST

Prince William, right with his father Prince Charles, centre arrive at ICAP, a city stock trading firm in London, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010. The Prince with his father Prince Charles, visited the 18th annual ICAP charity day. All global revenues from trading on ICAPÕs Charity Day will go to a number of charities around the world, including two of The Prince of Wales' charities, Youth Business International and The Prince's Teaching Institute and Skill Force, of which Prince William is Patron. In the background are some of the ICAP workers who on the charity day come to work in fancy dress. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - Palace officials say Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton are to receive counseling on how to handle marital pressures from senior British clergy.

TV's longest-running soap opera "Corrie" hits 50 (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 07:34 AM PST

Britain's Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (2nd L) pulls a pint of beer as she poses for a photograph with actors Beverly Callard, who plays landlady Liz McDonald (L), Anne Kirkbride, who plays Deirdre Barlow (3rd R) and Ryan Thomas, who plays Jason Grimshaw (R) during a visit to the Rovers Return Pub on the set of Coronation Street in Manchester, northern England February 4, 2010. The Duchess visited the set during the programme's 50th anniversary year. REUTERS/Andrew Yates/PoolReuters - A devastating tram crash and a violent explosion leaving major characters fighting for their lives are two of the nail-biting scenes marking the 50th birthday of television's longest-running soap opera.

Cable unveils student fees concessions (AFP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 07:18 AM PST

Business Secretary Vince Cable is pictured in October 2010. Cable has unveiled a series of concessions on student tuition fees aimed at averting a backbench rebellion ahead of a crucial Commons vote tomorrow.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - The coalition has unveiled a series of concessions on student tuition fees aimed at averting a backbench rebellion ahead of a crucial Commons vote tomorrow.

WikiLeaks: Libya threatened UK over bomber release (AP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 05:51 AM PST

FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2009 file photo, Libyan Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, who was found guilty of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, gestures on his arrival at an airport in Tripoli, Libya. Diplomatic cables revealed by WikiLeaks show that the British government feared Libya would take harsh action against it if the Lockerbie bomber died in prison.(AP Photo/File)AP - The British government feared a furious Libyan reaction if the convicted Lockerbie bomber wasn't set free and expressed relief when they learned that he would be released on compassionate grounds, leaked U.S. diplomatic cables show.

More drivers trapped on frozen roads (AFP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 02:29 AM PST

A woman walks across an icy road in Glasgow, Scotland, on December 7. Drivers were being warned to make only AFP - Drivers were being warned to make only "essential journeys" in some parts of Britain on Wednesday after hundreds of cars were stranded on snowbound roads for a second night in bitterly cold conditions.

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