2011年6月4日星期六

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

British, French helicopters strike Gadhafi troops (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 04:22 PM PDT

In this photo made available by French Army Saturday June 4, 2011, combat helicopters are prepared on the deck of French navy vessel BPC Tonnerre in the Mediterranean sea. British Apache and French attack helicopters struck targets for the first time in NATO's campaign in Libya, hitting Moammar Gadhafi's troops early Saturday near a key coastal oil town, the alliance said. Hours later, at least eight airstrikes were heard in Tripoli. (AP Photo/Arnaud Roine/ECPAD) NO SALES.AP - British and French attack helicopters struck for the first time inside Libya, giving the NATO campaign more muscle against Moammar Gadhafi's forces. Hours later, Tripoli was hit by another round of airstrikes and at least eight explosions sounded in the capital.

WikiLeaks chief says no one harmed by site's leaks (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 09:39 AM PDT

AP - No one has come to harm as a result of WikiLeaks' publication of thousands of classified documents, the site's founder said Saturday, accusing his critics of opposing the revelations because of "middle-class squeamishness."

British FM William Hague visits Benghazi (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 06:47 AM PDT

British Foreign Secretary William Hague, seen here in March 2011, has arrived in the Libyan rebel stronghold of Benghazi for talks with the opposition's leadership.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - British Foreign Secretary William Hague arrived in the Libyan rebel stronghold of Benghazi on Saturday for talks with the opposition's leadership, the Foreign Office said.

British soldier killed in Afghanistan (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 04:13 AM PDT

British soldiers are silhouetted against the sky as they provide security in the Lashkar Gah district of Helmand in 2006. A British soldier was killed by insurgent fire in Afghanistan, bringing to 369 the number of troops from the country to die since Afghan operations started in 2001.(AFP/File/John D Mchugh)AFP - A British soldier was killed by insurgent fire in Afghanistan, the defence ministry said Saturday, bringing to 369 the number of troops from the country to die since Afghan operations started in 2001.

Foreign Office urges British citizens to leave Yemen (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 01:22 AM PDT

Tens of thousands of Yemeni anti-regime protesters shout slogans against President Ali Abdullah Saleh during a demonstration calling for his ouster. Britain on Friday intensified calls for its citizens to immediately leave Yemen and warned of an AFP - Britain on Friday intensified calls for its citizens to immediately leave Yemen and warned of an "extremely serious escalation of violence" as the country teetered on the brink of civil war.

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