2011年2月13日星期日

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Military to lose equipment worth £12 billion: report (AFP)

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 05:38 PM PST

File photo of a Royal Navy Harrier jump-jet, taking off the British aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious. The armed forces will lose equipment worth more than 12 billion pounds as part of wide-ranging government cuts targeting the country's public deficit, the Times newspaper reported Monday.(AFP/File/Mohammed Mahjoub)AFP - The armed forces will lose equipment worth more than 12 billion pounds as part of wide-ranging government cuts targeting the country's public deficit, the Times newspaper reported Monday.

BAFTAs 2011 - Live Report (AFP)

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 10:23 AM PST

Welcome to our live report of this years frocks and shocks at the BAFTAs, Britain's prestigious warm-up for the Oscars in Los Angeles in two weeks time. British actor Colin Firth, seen here picking up an award for outstanding performance by a male actor for 'The King's Speach' at the Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on January 30, is tipped for more success at the BAFTAs tonight.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Kevin Winter)AFP - 1821 GMT: This from Ruth outside the venue in Covent Garden:

Egypt revolt could be pivotal for region: Blair (AFP)

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 06:24 AM PST

Former British prime minister and peace envoy to the Middle East Tony Blair talks during a panel on the theme of global risk at the the fifth Global Competitiveness Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on January 24, 2011. The fall of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak could be a pivotal moment in the spread of democracy across the Middle East, Blair said Sunday.(AFP/File/Fayez Nureldine)AFP - The fall of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak could be a pivotal moment in the spread of democracy across the Middle East, peace envoy and former British prime minister Tony Blair said Sunday.

Britain under pressure to trace Mubarak's money (AP)

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 05:44 AM PST

AP - Britain's government is under pressure to trace and freeze the assets of deposed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak

S. Africa airline to offer cows for royal wedding (AFP)

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 04:32 AM PST

Souvenir key fobs for the royal wedding of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton are pictured in a shop in central London. South African discount airline kulula.com has said it wants give Kate Middleton's family a gift of cows ahead of her nuptials, following the African tradition of AFP - South African discount airline kulula.com said on Sunday it wants give Kate Middleton's family a gift of cows ahead of her nuptials with Prince William, following the African tradition of "lobola".

Gov't considering 'gay marriage' in churches (AFP)

Posted: 12 Feb 2011 11:44 PM PST

Prime Minister David Cameron (L) addressing guests as Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg watches at a Gay Pride reception in the garden at 10 Downing Street. The government said Sunday it was planning to change the law and allow same-sex couples to have civil partnership ceremonies in places of worship(AFP/Pool/File/Andrew Winning)AFP - The government said Sunday it was planning to change the law and allow same-sex couples to have civil partnership ceremonies in places of worship.

Downing Street on defensive over cuts unease (AFP)

Posted: 12 Feb 2011 11:38 PM PST

A protestor holds a placard during a demonstration against bonuses outside the Royal Bank of Scotland offices in London in January. Most voters think the austerity spending cuts are unfairly hitting the poor, according to a poll out Sunday, as the government admitted it was struggling to get its message across.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - Most voters think the austerity spending cuts are unfairly hitting the poor, according to a poll out Sunday, as the government admitted it was struggling to get its message across.

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