2011年4月9日星期六

Yahoo! News: World - Britain

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - Britain


Sienna Miller: still suing over tabloid phone hack (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2011 05:10 PM PDT

FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 15, 2010 file picture, Sienna Miller arrives at the Esquire House LA Opening Night Event and International Medical Corps Benefit in Beverly Hills, Calif. Prominent Britons who accuse a tabloid newspaper of hacking into their phone messages said Saturday, April 9, 2011 they were not satisfied with the paper's apology and offer of compensation. A lawyer for Sienna Miller — one of several celebrities suing the paper — said the actress has not dropped her lawsuit against the News of the World, which she accuses of 'outrageous violations of privacy.' (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)AP - Prominent Britons who accuse a tabloid newspaper of hacking into their phone messages said Saturday they were not satisfied with the paper's apology and offer of compensation.


News of the World prints phone-hack apology (AFP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2011 04:16 PM PDT

Britain's News of the World tabloid on Sunday publicly apologised to victims of phone hacking, as the Rupert Murdoch-owned newspaper sought to draw a line under the scandal.(AFP/File)AFP - Britain's News of the World tabloid on Sunday publicly apologised to victims of phone hacking, as the Rupert Murdoch-owned newspaper sought to draw a line under the scandal.


British soldier dies year on from Afghan blast (AFP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2011 11:28 AM PDT

A British soldier has died of wounds sustained in Afghanistan nearly a year ago, the Ministry of Defence here said Saturday.(AFP/File/Yuri Cortez)AFP - A British soldier has died of wounds sustained in Afghanistan nearly a year ago, the Ministry of Defence here said Saturday.


British Army defuses 500-pound van bomb in Ulster (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2011 10:24 AM PDT

AP - A 500-pound (225-kilogram) van bomb defused Saturday near the Irish border probably was destined to strike a town center or landmark building in a bid to undermine Northern Ireland's election campaign, police and political leaders said.

Senior officer killed in UK nuclear sub shooting (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2011 09:44 AM PDT

The Royal Navy's newest and most advanced submarine, HMS Astute  is docked in Southampton, England, Friday April 8,  2011.  One person has been killed and a second has life threatening wounds following a shooting on Friday aboard a British nuclear submarine, police said.   Police said the incident on the nuclear-powered HMS Astute, currently docked in Southampton, was not terrorism related.  (AP Photo / Chris Ison, PA)     UNITED KINGDOM OUTAP - A Royal Navy officer in charge of the weapons on a nuclear-powered submarine was shot dead by a fellow sailor who opened fire with an assault rifle aboard the vessel, Britain's defense ministry said Saturday.


Officer killed in shooting on nuclear submarine (AFP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 06:01 PM PDT

HMS Astute sails up Gareloch on the Firth of Cylde to her new base at Faslane, in western Scotland, in November 2009. One person was killed and another has life-threatening injuries after a shooting on board the nuclear submarine docked in Southampton, according to police.(AFP/File/Andy Buchanan)AFP - A Royal Navy officer was killed and another seriously injured in a shooting on a British nuclear-powered submarine, police said, which was only halted when a visiting politician tackled the gunman.


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