2011年2月26日星期六

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

UK military planes rescue 150 from Libyan desert (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 12:11 PM PST

Britain Royal Navy HMS Cumberland carrying British citizens evacuating from Benghazi, arrives at the harbor in Valletta, Malta, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)AP - British military planes entered Libyan air space in a daring rescue of more than 150 civilians from desert locations, officials said Saturday. The C-130 Hercules planes, carrying Britons and other nationals, safely landed in Malta after picking up the civilians from desert locations south of Benghazi, Defense Secretary Liam Fox said.

Military planes in daring Libya desert rescue (AFP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 12:34 PM PST

Libyan anti-Kadhafi protesters wave the old Libyan flag and flash the V for AFP - Two British military aircraft swooped into strife-torn Libya on Saturday and evacuated more than 150 foreign nationals from remote camps in the desert, the defence minister said.

Cameron, other leaders back urgent action on Libya: UK (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 07:10 AM PST

Reuters - British Prime Minister David Cameron and other European leaders agreed the United Nations and European Union should take urgent action to deal with the Libyan crisis, including tough sanctions, Britain said on Saturday.

Government in funding warning to UN agency (AFP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 04:56 AM PST

Indian farmer Janigala Jangaiah stands in his paddy field that has dried up due to a lack of rain. The British government will cut funding or withdraw from UN Food and Agriculture Organisation unless it improves performance, International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell will warn next week.(AFP/File/Noah Seelam)AFP - The government will cut funding or withdraw from UN Food and Agriculture Organisation unless it improves performance, International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell will warn next week.

British warship ferries Benghazi evacuees to Malta (AFP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 02:32 AM PST

British Navel HMS Cumberland is docked in the main port of Valletta on February 26. The warship with evacuees from Libya docked in Malta as governments raced to pull thousands of foreign nationals away from turmoil in the oil-rich North African state.(AFP/Ben Borg Cardona)AFP - A British warship with evacuees from Libya docked in Malta on Saturday as governments raced to pull thousands of foreign nationals away from turmoil in the oil-rich North African state.

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