2011年1月15日星期六

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Gazza to sue over phone-hacking scandal: report (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 03:51 PM PST

Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne (R) arrives at Newcastle Magistrates court in December 2010. Gascoigne is planning to sue a top British newspaper alleging that he was a victim of a major phone-hacking scandal, a report said Saturday.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne is planning to sue a top British newspaper alleging that he was a victim of a major phone-hacking scandal, a report said Saturday.

British actress Susannah York dies aged 72: report (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 03:13 PM PST

British actress Susannah York is pictured during a rehearsal for a Tennessee Williams' play at the New End Theatre in north London in 2009. York, a 1960s beauty who was nominated for an Oscar for the 1969 film AFP - British actress Susannah York, a 1960s beauty who was nominated for an Oscar for the 1969 film "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?", has died at the age of 72, a newspaper reported Saturday.

London Olympic Games tickets go on sale March 15 (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 01:19 PM PST

Tickets for the London 2012 Olympic Games will go on sale on March 15, chairman of the organising committee Sebastian Coe, pictured in 2008, announced on Saturday.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Tickets for the London 2012 Olympic Games will go on sale on March 15, chairman of the organising committee Sebastian Coe announced on Saturday.

BP embarks upon Russian Arctic energy exploration deal (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 12:19 PM PST

BP Chief Executive Bob Dudley (L) and Rosneft's President Eduard Khudainatov (R) sign an agreement to form a global and arctic strategic alliance at the BP headquarters in central London on January 14. BP is embarking upon a huge Russian Arctic exploration deal with Rosneft, as it seeks to move on from the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster, but was slammed Saturday by the green lobby.(AFP/file/Leon Neal)AFP - British oil giant BP has agreed a huge Arctic exploration deal and share-swap with Russian state firm Rosneft, but the green lobby Saturday slammed the move so soon after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Anglican bishops ordained as Catholic priests in London (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 07:38 AM PST

Reuters - Three former Church of England bishops who are opposed to the consecration of women bishops were ordained as Roman Catholic priests on Saturday, the first traditionalist Anglicans to take up an offer by Pope Benedict.

Former Anglican bishops ordained Catholics (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 07:02 AM PST

Three former Anglican bishops, John Broadhurst, left, Andrew Burnham, second left, and Keith Newton, right, stand with Archbishop Vincent Nichols, the leader of Catholics in England and Wales, after they were ordained as Catholic priests in Westminster Cathedral, London, Saturday Jan. 15, 2011. The three have become the first to take advantage of a program announced by the Vatican in 2009 to accommodate Anglicans unhappy about the direction their church is taking. (AP Photo/John Stillwell/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUTAP - Three former Anglican bishops were ordained as Catholic priests Saturday, becoming the first ex-bishops to take advantage of a new Vatican system designed to make it easier for Anglicans to embrace Roman Catholicism.

Ex-Anglican bishops become Catholic priests (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 06:59 AM PST

Three former Anglican Bishops (from left) Reverend John Broadhurst, Reverend Andrew Burnham and Reverend Keith Newton are pictured at Westminster Cathedral in London. The bishops were ordained into the Catholic Church, making history as the first converts under a scheme launched by Pope Benedict XVI to accept dismayed Anglicans.(AFP/Carl de Souza)AFP - Three former Anglican bishops were ordained into the Catholic Church on Saturday, making history as the first converts under a scheme launched by Pope Benedict XVI to accept dismayed Anglicans.

Greenpeace criticises BP over Artic deal with Rosneft (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 05:10 AM PST

BP Chief Executive Bob Dudley (L) and Rosneft's President Eduard Khudainatov (R) sign an agreement to form a global and arctic strategic alliance at the BP headquarters in central London on January 14. BP is embarking upon a huge Russian Arctic exploration deal with Rosneft, as it seeks to move on from the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster, but was slammed Saturday by the green lobby.(AFP/file/Leon Neal)AFP - Environmental campaigners Greenpeace slammed BP on Saturday after the British energy firm signed a huge Arctic exploration deal with Russia, just nine months after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster.

Hundreds of Britons due back from Tunisia (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 02:27 AM PST

A Tunisian millitary vehicle patrols a street in Tunis on January 14. Hundreds of British holidaymakers were being flown home on emergency flights from riot-torn Tunisia, where protests continued during the night despite a curfew.(AFP/Fethi Belaid)AFP - Hundreds of British holidaymakers were being flown home on emergency flights from riot-torn Tunisia, where protests continued during the night despite a curfew.

Blair had 'a wobble' over 1998 Iraq bombing campaign (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 08:23 PM PST

Tony Blair, pictured in December in Washington, had AFP - Tony Blair had "a bit of a wobble" at the start of a 1998 bombing raid against Iraq after a late-night session reading the Bible, his then communications chief revealed Saturday.

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