2011年3月5日星期六

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Rebels hold British special forces in Libya: report (AFP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PST

A Libyan rebel fighter mans a check point in the stronghold oil town of Ras Lanuf. A British special forces unit was being held by rebels in eastern Libya following a bungled mission to put a diplomat in touch with them, The Sunday Times newspaper said, citing sources.(AFP/Marco Longari)AFP - A British special forces unit was being held by rebels in eastern Libya following a bungled mission to put a diplomat in touch with them, The Sunday Times newspaper said, citing sources.

Budget to kick-start growth: chancellor (AFP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 01:19 PM PST

The Chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne, pictured in January 2011, said in a speech Saturday his forthcoming budget would be AFP - The Chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne said in a speech Saturday his forthcoming budget would be "unashamedly pro-growth, pro-enterprise".

Prince entertained Ben Ali son-in-law at palace: report (AFP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 10:59 AM PST

Prince Andrew, pictured in 2010, played host to the son-in-law of ousted Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali at Buckingham Palace, just months before he was toppled, the Guardian newspaper reported on Saturday.(AFP/File/Saeed Khan)AFP - Prince Andrew played host to the son-in-law of ousted Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali at Buckingham Palace, just months before he was toppled, the Guardian newspaper reported on Saturday.

England 'eyed royal ties for 2018 World Cup bid' (AFP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 02:58 AM PST

Britain's Prince Andrew, the Duke of York (R) and Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani (C, L) at the inauguration ceremony of the Qatargas 2 plant in the northern Ras Laffan industrial zone on April 2009. England's failed 2018 football World Cup bid tried to use Prince Andrew's relationship with the Qatari royal family to secure a voting alliance, a report said Saturday.(AFP/File)AFP - England's failed 2018 football World Cup bid tried to use Prince Andrew's relationship with the Qatari royal family to secure a voting alliance, a report said Saturday.

Arab unrest could double oil price: British minister (AFP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 02:43 AM PST

The price of a barrel of crude could double if the unrest in the Arab world deteriorates, oil trader turned British international development minister Alan Duncan (seen here in 2004) warned Saturday.(AFP/File/Jim Watson)AFP - The price of a barrel of crude could double if the unrest in the Arab world deteriorates, oil trader turned British international development minister Alan Duncan warned Saturday.

Britain risks another crisis: bank chief (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 10:04 PM PST

File picture shows police guarding the entrance of the Royal Bank of Scotland during a protest in London against bank bonuses. Britain risks another financial crisis unless banking reforms are pushed through, the Bank of England governor said in an interview.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - Britain risks another financial crisis unless banking reforms are pushed through, the Bank of England governor said in an interview.

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