2011年3月2日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Britain releases UFO sighting and policy files (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 04:24 PM PST

Reuters - Britain Thursday released 35 previously classified files documenting sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) by the military and members of the public dating back to the 1950s.

Top lawmaker meets Mideast envoy Blair (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 03:45 PM PST

The Palestinians have yet to show that they can be Israel's partners in peace, a top US lawmaker said after talks with Middle East diplomatic Quartet envoy Tony Blair. AFP - The Palestinians have yet to show that they can be Israel's partners in peace, a top US lawmaker said Wednesday after talks with Middle East diplomatic Quartet envoy Tony Blair.

Report: BSkyB to sell Sky News as part of buyout (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 01:31 PM PST

AP - British broadcaster BSkyB plans to sell its Sky News division to clear the path for a full takeover by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., the BBC reported Wednesday.

Murdoch offers to sell Sky News channel: report (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 11:36 AM PST

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has offered to sell its Sky News TV channel to clear the way for the media giant's proposed bid to gain full control of British pay-TV giant BSkyB, the BBC reported on Wednesday.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)AFP - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has offered to sell its Sky News TV channel to clear the way for the media giant's proposed bid to gain full control of pay-TV giant BSkyB, the BBC reported on Wednesday.

UK lawmaker calls for prince to reform monarchy (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 10:10 AM PST

Britain's Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton listen to speeches during their visit St. Andrews University in Fife, Scotland February 25, 2011. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleReuters - An opposition lawmaker has called on Prince William to support a campaign to modernize the British monarchy to give any daughters he has with future bride Kate Middleton the same rights as any sons.

UK climatologists seek bubble blowers, cloud watchers (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 09:38 AM PST

A man walks across Parliament Square in central London in 2009. Meteorologists launched a new campaign Wednesday to get people in England involved in measuring climate change by using a mirror, soap bubbles or simply looking up at the sky.(AFP/File/SHAUN CURRY)AFP - Meteorologists launched a new campaign Wednesday to get people in England involved in measuring climate change by using a mirror, soap bubbles or simply looking up at the sky.

Cameron's Libya no-fly zone plan draws flak (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 08:33 AM PST

British Prime Minister David Cameron adresses a news conference on March 1. Cameron's rapid about-turn on his vow that Britain would spearhead a military no-fly zone in Libya has drawn heavy flak and highlights his limited options on the crisis.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - David Cameron's rapid about-turn on his vow that Britain would spearhead a military no-fly zone in Libya has drawn heavy flak and highlights his limited options on the crisis.

Man arrested over attack on royal convoy (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 07:53 AM PST

Demonstrators clash with police during a protest over tuition fees in Whitehall in central London on November 24, 2010. British police have arrested a 34-year-old man over the attack on Prince Charles' convoy during a student riot.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - British police on Wednesday arrested a 34-year-old man over the attack on Prince Charles' convoy during a student riot.

Too many dating choices can leave singles lonely (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 07:27 AM PST

AP - In the dating world, having too many options may leave you in the lonely hearts club.

Karzai opens London show of rescued Afghan treasures (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 07:22 AM PST

A museum employee poses for photographers behind a gold crown circa first century AD, from Tillya Tepe, during a preview of the exhibition Reuters - Even in the chaos and violence of war there is hope. That is the message running through a new British Museum exhibition of Afghanistan's ancient treasures thought lost, destroyed, or looted over the past 30 years.

Suspect arrested in attack on Prince Charles' car (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 07:22 AM PST

FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010 file photo Britain's Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall react as their car is attacked, in London. Police in London have arrested a man suspected of participating in an attack on a car carrying Prince Charles and his wife Camilla in December. Metropolitan Police said they arrested a 34-year-old man on Wednesday March 2, 2011 on suspicion of violent disorder and criminal damage in connection during a student protest on Dec. 9. The suspect was not identified and he was not immediately charged. The couple's car was surrounded by protesters who hit the car with stocks and bottles. It was the most serious security breach involving the royal family in recent years. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, file)AP - Police in London have arrested a man suspected of participating in an attack on a car carrying Prince Charles and his wife Camilla in December.

ITV trebles profits as ad revenue soars (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 04:44 AM PST

AFP - Broadcaster ITV said on Wednesday its 2010 profits trebled, thanks to soaring advertising revenues and cost-cutting, adding it will restore the shareholder dividend later this year.

Standard Chartered 2010 net profit soars (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 04:25 AM PST

British-based emerging markets bank Standard Chartered said that its 2010 net profit soared by almost a third, delivering a record performance for an eighth successive year.(AFP/File/Ted Aljibe)AFP - British-based emerging markets bank Standard Chartered said Wednesday its 2010 net profit soared by almost a third as it delivered a record performance for an eighth successive year.

Police pay cuts needed to keep jobs: Home Secretary (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 03:56 AM PST

British police surround Parliament Square as students protest against govenment education cuts in central London, on November 30, 2010. Police officers must accept cuts to their pay packets to avoid losing thousands of jobs, Home Secretary Theresa May has said.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Police officers must accept cuts to their pay packets to avoid losing thousands of jobs, Home Secretary Theresa May has said.

Standard Chartered profit up 29 pct in 2010 (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 03:43 AM PST

AP - Standard Chartered bank reported a record profit for the eighth straight year on Wednesday, largely on the back of the bank's operations in Hong Kong and India.

London's mudlarks retrieve history from the Thames (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 03:20 AM PST

An undated photot od a skeleton of a child who died in the 18th century found on the Thames foreshore. REUTERS/Nick StevensReuters - It's seven in the morning and we kneel in black mud on the freezing banks of London's River Thames in the shadow of St Paul's Cathedral, where a church has dominated the ancient city since the 7th century.

William and Kate's wedding website launched (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 03:11 AM PST

Prince William (left) and his fiancee Kate Middleton smile during a visit to the University of St Andrews in Scotland on February 25. The official website for their wedding has gone online, a hub of information on the upcoming nuptials including eagerly anticipated details of the bride's dress.(AFP/Pool/File/Andrew Milligan)AFP - The official website for the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton went online Wednesday, a hub of information on the upcoming nuptials including eagerly anticipated details of the bride's dress.

Germany's EON to sell British power grid to US firm (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 02:36 AM PST

EON, Germany's biggest power group, said that it will sell its British electric grid business Central Networks to the US group PPL for 4.7 billion euros ($6.5 billion).(AFP/File/Pierre-Philippe Marcou)AFP - EON, Germany's biggest power group, said Wednesday that it will sell its British electric grid business Central Networks to the US group PPL for 4.7 billion euros ($6.5 billion).

Standard Chartered bank net profit soars 29% (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 02:18 AM PST

British-based emerging markets bank Standard Chartered said that its 2010 net profit soared by almost a third, delivering a record performance for an eighth successive year.(AFP/File/Ted Aljibe)AFP - British-based emerging markets bank Standard Chartered said Wednesday that its 2010 net profit soared by almost a third, delivering a record performance for an eighth successive year.

British ship heads to Libyan port for evacuation (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 12:05 AM PST

British Royal Navy frigate HMS Cumberland is seen docked at the Benghazi harbour in Libya on February 24, after it arrived to evacuate more than 100 British nationals. Any remaining Britons still in Libya have been urged to make their way to Benghazi to board a British navy destroyer on its way to the port, as Prime Minister David Cameron steps up pressure on Moamer Kadhafi.(AFP/File/Gianluigi Guercia)AFP - Any remaining Britons still in Libya have been urged to make their way to Benghazi to board a British navy destroyer on its way to the port, as Prime Minister David Cameron steps up pressure on Moamer Kadhafi.

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