2011年3月22日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Maine woman gets 15 more years in webcam sex abuse (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 04:02 PM PDT

AP - A week after being sentenced on federal child pornography charges, a woman who sexually abused a 2-year-old girl while a man in the United Kingdom watched live via webcam received an additional 15-year sentence from a state judge Tuesday.

Britain says Saudi supports U.N. action on Libya (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 02:43 PM PDT

Reuters - Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal expressed strong support for the goals of the U.N. resolution on Libya at a meeting with British Prime Minister David Cameron in London on Tuesday, Cameron's office said.

Britain tightens student visa system (AFP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 10:45 AM PDT

Home Secretary Theresa May, seen here on March 6, unveiled tough new visa rules Tuesday that will cut the number of foreign students and their dependents by 100,000 a year, as Prime Minister David Cameron seeks to slash immigration levels.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - London unveiled tough new visa rules Tuesday that will cut the number of foreign students and their dependents by 100,000 a year, as Prime Minister David Cameron seeks to slash immigration levels.

Kate to use car damaged in student riots (AFP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 09:33 AM PDT

Kate Middleton, the fiancee to Britain's Prince William, will travel to her wedding in a Rolls Royce limousine that was damaged when student protesters attacked Prince Charles and his wife Camilla in December, royal officials said.(AFP/Phil Noble)AFP - Kate Middleton will travel to her wedding in a Rolls Royce limousine that was damaged when student protesters attacked Prince Charles and his wife Camilla in December, royal officials said.

US Olympians to face British teams in Manchester (AFP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 09:09 AM PDT

Britain's women's and men's 2012 Olympic teams, which includes NBA standout, Luol Deng of the Chicago Bulls seen here in 2010, will host the defending champion US teams of NBA and Women's NBA stars in tuneup games at Manchester, USA Basketball said Tuesday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Christian Petersen)AFP - Britain's men's and women's 2012 Olympic teams will host the defending champion US teams of NBA and Women's NBA stars in tune-up games at Manchester, USA Basketball said Tuesday.

British inflation and borrowing surge (AFP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 08:55 AM PDT

British annual inflation has jumped to 4.4 percent in February, the highest level for more than two years and compared with a rate of 4.0 percent in January, official data showed.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Britain's finance minister George Osborne suffered a double blow on Tuesday, the eve of his annual budget presentation, as data showed inflation hit a 28-month high and state borrowing a monthly record.

Atlantic oil spill threatens endangered penguins (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 07:48 AM PDT

In this image made available by Britain's Royal Society for the Protection of Birds on Tuesday March 22, 2011 shows three oiled rock hopper penguins on the island chain of Tristan da Cunha. Thousands of endangered penguins have been coated with oil after a cargo ship ran aground and broke up on a remote British South Atlantic territory, officials and conservationists said Tuesday. The shipwreck also threatens the lobster fishery that provides a livelihood to one of the world's most isolated communities. The Malta-registered MS Olivia was grounded on Nightingale Island in the Tristan da Cunha chain last week. The ship had been traveling from Brazil to Singapore and contained 1,500 tonnes (1,650 tons) of crude oil (AP Photo/Trevor Glass,RSPB. Ho) EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - Thousands of endangered penguins have been coated with oil after a cargo ship ran aground and broke up on a remote British South Atlantic territory, officials and conservationists said Tuesday.

Mad Hatter mismatching crockery trend hits (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 06:52 AM PDT

Reuters - Britons have liberated themselves from Victorian taboos about orderly tea sets and are now serving up dinner on artistic arrangements of deliberately mis-matched crockery, a survey suggests.

Britain opts in to EU rules on human trafficking (AFP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 06:50 AM PDT

Britain has said it would opt in a European Union directive on human trafficking, days after the country saw its first case of AFP - The government said on Tuesday it would opt in a European Union directive on human trafficking, days after the country saw its first case of "modern-day slavery" involving a woman trafficked from Tanzania.

"Rango" back on top of UK box office (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 06:44 AM PDT

Cast member Johnny Depp, who voices the titular character Reuters - Johnny Depp's Wild West chameleon movie "Rango" is Britain's most popular film again after a quiet weekend at the box office, according to Screen International on Tuesday.

British rock stars to play Japan benefit concert (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 05:53 AM PDT

Reuters - British rock stars including Richard Ashcroft, Paul Weller and Liam Gallagher of Oasis fame will play a charity gig next month to raise funds for the British Red Cross Japan Tsunami Appeal.

Cairn net profits soar, upbeat on Vedanta deal (AFP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 04:40 AM PDT

Scottish oil and gas explorer Cairn Energy has said that annual net profits rocketed to $794.3 million (558 million euros) on record revenues and rising production in India.(Cairn Energy)AFP - Scottish oil and gas explorer Cairn Energy said on Tuesday that annual net profits rocketed to $794.3 million (558 million euros) on record revenues and rising production in India.

UK inflation up again, boosting case for rate hike (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 04:35 AM PDT

AP - Consumer price inflation in Britain rose to 4.4 percent in February, officials statistics showed Tuesday, higher than the market expected and putting more pressure on the Bank of England to raise interest rates.

Inflation surges to two-year high (AFP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 04:21 AM PDT

British annual inflation has jumped to 4.4 percent in February, the highest level for more than two years and compared with a rate of 4.0 percent in January, official data showed.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Annual inflation jumped to 4.4 percent in February, the highest level for more than two years and compared with a rate of 4.0 percent in January, official data showed on Tuesday.

State borrowing soars in February (AFP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 03:42 AM PDT

British Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, has been dealt a blow on the eve of his annual budget as official data revealed that the government's borrowing rocketed last month to a record level.(AFP/File/Max Nash)AFP - The government's borrowing rocketed last month to a record level, official data showed on Tuesday, dealing a blow to Chancellor George Osborne on the eve of his annual budget.

The spirited traveler: Tilting a glass in Shanghai (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 03:14 AM PDT

Reuters - Shanghai, the most populous city in China, is said to be giving Hong Kong a run for its money as China's leading financial center. One day, it may well rival other metro areas as a leading cocktail center.

Libya: live report (AFP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 03:38 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama speaks about Libya during a joint press conference with President Mauricio Funes of El Salvador at the National Palace in San Salvador, El Salvador.(AFP/Saul Loeb)AFP - AFP ends coverage on the Libyan crisis for Tuesday, March 22. Here is a recap of the main developments in the ongoing crisis:

Most Britons oppose action in Libya, poll finds (AFP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 01:52 AM PDT

A British RAF Tornado GR4 ground attack aircraft leaves RAF Marham in Norfolk on Monday. The majority of Britons believe their armed forces should not risk their lives to protect Libyans against Moamer Kadhafi's regime and 43 percent oppose military strikes, a poll has found.(AFP/Gavin Fogg)AFP - The majority of Britons believe their armed forces should not risk their lives to protect Libyans against Moamer Kadhafi's regime and 43 percent oppose military strikes, a poll has found.

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