2011年3月25日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Prince William self-confident as marriage looms (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 10:44 AM PDT

FILE - This is a Monday, March 21, 2011 file photo of Britain's Prince William, facing camera, as he greets Brad, left, and Leonie Wren during his visit to their property in Benjeroop, Victoria, Australia. Prince William is visiting a flood-hit farming region in southern Australia as he wraps up a visit to disaster zones in Australia and New Zealand. Prince William looks and sounds good, standing tall as he prepares for married life. But it is possible that the future king's easy self-assurance and quality tailoring masks some damage caused by his parent's failed marriage and his mother's death. (AP Photo/Paul Crock, Pool, File)AP - Prince William looks professional, speaks with easy self-confidence and interacts well with people from all walks of life. Experts say that's remarkable for someone whose childhood was marked by hugely public family turmoil.

Prince Harry to go on Arctic trek (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 09:23 AM PDT

Britain's Prince Charles (L) and Prince William leave a charity event at city company ICAP, in central London December 8, 2010. REUTERS/Suzanne PlunkettAP - Prince Harry said Friday he plans to show his support for wounded Afghanistan war veterans by joining a small group on a segment of their punishing expedition to the North Pole.

Britain honours Gurkha soldier for Afghanistan bravery (AFP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 09:11 AM PDT

Army Sergeant Dipprasad Pun, who single-handedly fought off up to 30 insurgents in Afghanistan, even using his gun tripod when he ran out of bullets, has been rewarded for bravery.(AFP/HO)AFP - A Gurkha soldier who single-handedly fought off up to 30 insurgents in Afghanistan, even using his gun tripod when he ran out of bullets, has been rewarded for bravery, British officials said Friday.

Prince Harry to join North Pole trek (AFP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 08:59 AM PDT

Prince Harry, seen here in 2010, will join wounded soldiers on a charity trek to the North Pole, his spokesman said Friday, but will be back in time to be best man for his brother Prince William's wedding next month.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Prince Harry will join wounded soldiers on a charity trek to the North Pole, his spokesman said Friday, but will be back in time to be best man for his brother Prince William's wedding next month.

Royal wedding snapshots: Charles for king, composer snubbed (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 08:41 AM PDT

Britain's Prince Charles (L) and Prince William leave a charity event at city company ICAP, in central London December 8, 2010. REUTERS/Suzanne PlunkettReuters - Following is a selection of stories related to the forthcoming April 29th royal wedding of Britain's Prince William that have appeared in newspapers and on websites in the last week.

UK rapist who preyed on elderly gets 27 years (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 07:19 AM PDT

An undated photo made available by Britain's Metropolitan Police of Delroy Grant one of Britain's most depraved sex attackers. A British judge sentenced a notorious serial rapist to at least 27 years in prison Friday, March 25, 2011, for a spate of attacks on elderly people that lasted almost two decades. Delroy Grant — dubbed the 'Night Stalker' — was convicted of attacks on 18 elderly men and women between 1992 and 2009 following a lengthy investigation. Police say the number of Grant's victims is thought to be substantially more than that. (AP Photo/Metropolitan Police) EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - A British judge sentenced a notorious serial rapist to at least 27 years in prison Friday for a spate of attacks on elderly people that lasted almost two decades.

'Night Stalker' jailed for life (AFP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 07:16 AM PDT

Former taxi driver Delroy Grant, known as the AFP - A former taxi driver dubbed the "Night Stalker" was jailed for life Friday for a 17-year campaign of sexual assaults on elderly men and women.

UK police investigating racist Obama signs (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 06:38 AM PDT

AP - Campus police at the University of Kentucky are investigating two incidents in which a sign was hung that used a racial slur to refer to President Barack Obama.

'Night Stalker' given 27 years jail sentence (AFP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 05:28 AM PDT

Former taxi driver Delroy Grant, known as the AFP - A former taxi driver described by police as one of the most prolific and twisted sex attackers in British history was jailed for a minimum 27 years on Friday.

BP shares down after Rosneft deal blocked (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 04:10 AM PDT

AP - Shares in BP traded lower Friday, a day after an arbitration panel ruled against the oil company's planned $8 billion share swap and Arctic exploration deal with Russia's OAO Rosneft.

Exhibition: Filthy London show digs up the dirt (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 04:09 AM PDT

An etching, with watercolour, of a figure dressed in a cholera safety suit, circa 1832. REUTERS/Wellcome Library, LondonReuters - Filth, fecal matter and grime in all its forms are the subject of a new exhibition in London.

Pakistani gets 60 years in British boy kidnapping (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 03:52 AM PDT

AP - A court in Pakistan has convicted a Pakistani man for his role in last year's kidnapping of a 5-year-old British boy and sentenced him to 60 years in prison.

Police probing O'Callaghan murder search for second body (AFP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 03:09 AM PDT

Police are searching for a second body after a man arrested on suspicion of kidnap and two murders, divulged the location of the remains of missing office worker Sian O'Callaghan, seen here.(AFP/WP-HO/File)AFP - Police on Friday are searching for a second body after finding the remains of missing office worker Sian O'Callaghan.

How Edward VIII wooed a mistress before Mrs Simpson (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 02:41 AM PDT

FILE - This is a May 7, 1937 file photo of Edward, The Duke of Windsor and Mrs. Wallis Simpson at the Chateau de Cande, near Touraine, France before they are married. Watch out, Kate Middleton. Another royal consort is in the limelight as the royal wedding approaches. Wallis Simpson, the American divorcee who scandalized Britain and brought down a king in the 1930s, is back in style.(AP Photo/Len Putnam, File)Reuters - A letter penned by the future King Edward VIII to his mistress depicts him as a starry-eyed, incurable romantic, years before his sensational decision to marry divorcee Wallis Simpson cost him the British throne.

Qatar becomes 1st Arab country to fly over Libya (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 03:10 PM PDT

In this image released Friday March 25, 2011, by the British military, taken from black and white video showing a group of Libyan T-72 Main Battle Tanks as they are targeted by British and allied forces from the air, as the tanks threaten the disputed town of Ajdabiya, Libya, late Thursday March 24, 2011. The MOD said that Seven Libyan tanks were hit during this air attack by allied forces and British Tornado GR4 warplanes using Brimstone missiles. While releasing this video Major General John Lorimer, the Chief of the Defence Staff's Strategic Communications Officer, said Friday in London, that 'It is clear that our operations have saved many innocent lives already, and I am confident that they will continue to do so.' (AP Photo/British MOD) CROWN COPYRIGHT - EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - Fellow Arab and African nations raised the international pressure Friday on Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, with tiny Qatar flying the Arab world's first combat missions over his country and the African Union imploring him to move toward democratic elections.

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