2011年4月11日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Libya's Koussa speaks for first time since fleeing (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 04:14 PM PDT

AP - The highest profile insider to break with Moammar Gadhafi's regime since Libya's conflict began warned on Monday that the country risked becoming engulfed in civil war like Somalia.

Authorities halt anti-royal wedding party (AFP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 12:28 PM PDT

A souvenir placemat for the royal wedding of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton at a shop in central London. Campaign group Republic said it was initially given permission to close off a street in London's historic Covent Garden to stage the AFP - A republican group on Monday accused authorities of imposing a "politically motivated ban" on its anti-royal wedding street party.

British Petrofac signs deal to develop Algerian gas fields (AFP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 09:51 AM PDT

British oil and gas group Petrofac signed a £730-million deal in Algiers Monday with In Salah Gas for the development of gas fields in the Sahara, the Algerian press agency said.(Petrofac)AFP - British oil and gas group Petrofac signed a £730 million deal in Algiers Monday with In Salah Gas for the development of gas fields in the Sahara, the Algerian press agency said.

Wills, Kate to NW England in last pre-wedding trip (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 09:26 AM PDT

Britain's Prince William accompanied by his fiancee Kate Middleton, arrives at Witton Country Park, Darwen, England, Monday April 11, 2011. Prince William and Kate Middleton will marry on April 29. (AP Photo/Tim Hales)AP - Prince William and fiancee Kate Middleton brought their electric smiles to northwest England on Monday for the last trip in their pre-wedding tour of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Last pre-wedding engagement for William and Kate (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 09:26 AM PDT

Britain's Prince William (R) and Kate Middleton (C) arrive at the Darwen Aldridge Community Academy (DACA), in Darwen, northern England April 11, 2011. Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton were there to officially open the Academy. REUTERS/Phil NobleReuters - A large crowd of well-wishers braved a downpour in northern England on Monday to cheer Prince William and Kate Middleton as they took part in their final official engagement before their wedding.

London shares close steady (AFP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 09:17 AM PDT

A Barclays Bank branch in London. Shares in Barclays rose after recommendations for banking sector reform contained nothing seen as too drastic.(AFP/Adrian Dennis)AFP - London shares closed steady on Monday, suppported by gains in banks after recommendations for banking sector reform proved to contain nothing too drastic, dealers said.

Cameron: Just say yes to UK royal wedding parties (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 09:11 AM PDT

British Prime Minister David Cameron makes royal bunting with pupils at the English Martyrs RC Primary School in Manchester, England Monday April 11, 2011. Prince William and fiancee Kate Middleton plan to marry April 29 at Westminster Abbey in London. (AP Photo/Owen Humphreys/PA Wire, Pool)AP - Britons: your country needs you to party.

MPs repaid £1.46m of expenses (AFP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 09:11 AM PDT

Boats go past the Houses of Parliament. MPs repaid a total of £1.46 million before last year's general election but some of them were handed money back, it has emerged.(AFP/File/Max Nash)AFP - MPs repaid a total of £1.46 million before last year's general election but some of them were handed money back, it emerged on Monday.

Italy, France and UK to meet on Libyan operations (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 08:55 AM PDT

Reuters - The defense ministers of Italy, Britain and France will meet on Tuesday to discuss increasing the military pressure on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said on Monday.

William and Kate brave rain for last pre-wedding visit (AFP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 08:40 AM PDT

Kate Middleton, fiancee of Prince William, arrives at Darwen Aldridge Community Academy in Darwen, Lancashire, on April 11. Hundreds of well-wishers braved heavy rain to see William and Kate on their last official engagement before their wedding.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - Hundreds of well-wishers braved heavy rain to see Prince William and Kate Middleton on Monday on their last official engagement before their wedding.

Boy, 15, stabbed to death 'protecting brother' (AFP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 06:53 AM PDT

Police have launched a murder investigation after a 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death in north London while reportedly trying to protect his younger brother.(AFP/Geoff Caddick)AFP - Police have launched a murder investigation after a 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death in north London while reportedly trying to protect his younger brother.

British Seaman Accused of Murder, Also Raps as 'Reggie Moondogg' (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 06:52 AM PDT

The Atlantic Wire - This is one of the weirder stories we're seeing this morning. Friday, a fatal shooting aboard the HMS Astute, a British nuclear submarine, left one naval officer dead and another wounded. Now, Able Seaman Ryan Samuel Donovan is to be tried in civilian courts for the murder of the one officer and the attempted murder of three others.

British banks 'need to ringfence retail operations' (AFP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 06:06 AM PDT

A picture taken in 2008 shows London's finance district at Canary Wharf. British banks should ringfence their retail operations from investment bank activities, the Independent Commission on Banking has said in a report launched after the global financial crisis.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Britain's banks need to ringfence their retail operations from investment bank activities, the Independent Commission on Banking urged Monday in a report aimed at preventing more state bailouts.

UK banks told to boost capital, shield taxpayers (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 06:03 AM PDT

A pedestrian passes a street sign in the Canary Wharf financial district, in east London March 7, 2011. Picture taken March 7, 2011. REUTERS/Toby Melville/FilesReuters - Britain's top banks should shield retail operations from riskier investment banking activities and boost capital levels to protect taxpayers from future crises, a government-commissioned report said.

Sailor charged with murder in nuclear sub shooting (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 05:54 AM PDT

Undated handout file photo issued by Britain's Ministry of Defence on Monday April 11 2011 of Royal Navy officer Lieutenant Commander Ian Molyneux, 36, from Wigan, who died after he was shot on board British nuclear-powered submarine HMS Astute as it was docked in Southampton on Friday. Able Seaman Ryan Samuel Donovan, 22, will appear in court Monday accused of the murder of his colleague and the attempted murders of three other crew. (AP Photo/ MoD/Crown Copyright) UNITED KINGDOM OUTAP - A Royal Navy sailor appeared in court Monday, charged with murdering an officer and shooting at three other crewmen in a gun spree aboard a British nuclear-powered submarine.

British author appeals six-week jail term (AFP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 05:07 AM PDT

British author Alan Shadrake, pictured, has launched an appeal against a six-week jail term for scandalising Singapore's judiciary, saying the charges against him were AFP - A British author launched an appeal on Monday against a six-week jail term for scandalising Singapore's judiciary, saying the charges against him were "bloody nonsense".

Sailor in court over submarine shootings (AFP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 04:22 AM PDT

HMS Astute, pictured in 2009. A British sailor has appeared in court accused of murdering a fellow seaman and the attempted murder of three other crew in a shooting on board a nuclear-powered submarine.(AFP/File/Andy Buchanan)AFP - A British sailor appeared in court on Monday accused of murdering a fellow seaman and the attempted murder of three other crew in a shooting on board a nuclear-powered submarine.

FTSE steadies but gold hits new high (AFP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 04:04 AM PDT

London shares steadied on Monday, as traders tracked the latest news over a possible EU-IMF bailout for Portugal, but safe-haven gold hit another record pinnacle.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - London shares steadied on Monday, as traders tracked the latest news over a possible EU-IMF bailout for Portugal, but safe-haven gold hit another record pinnacle.

Two dead in village shooting (AFP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 03:54 AM PDT

An investigation is under way after two people died in a shooting incident in a Somerset village, police have said.(AFP/File/John D Mchugh)AFP - An investigation is under way after two people died in a shooting incident in a Somerset village, police said on Monday.

Australia unveils royal wedding stamp (AFP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 03:14 AM PDT

Australia has launched a special stamp to commemorate Britain's pending royal nuptials, with a local and international issue featuring Prince William and his bride Kate Middleton.(null)AFP - Australia launched a special stamp to commemorate Britain's pending royal nuptials Monday, with a local and international issue featuring Prince William and his bride Kate Middleton.

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