2011年4月26日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Cameron's 'huge admiration' for people of Christchurch (AFP)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 03:47 PM PDT

British Prime Minister David Cameron, pictured on April 7, on Tuesday expressed his AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday expressed his "huge admiration" for the people of earthquake-hit Christchurch as he met with his New Zealand counterpart in London.

Britain, U.S. see limits to foreign role in Syria (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 03:07 PM PDT

Reuters - U.S. and British defense chiefs played down on Tuesday the possibility of a Libya-style intervention in Syria, with Britain's Liam Fox saying there were "practical limitations" to Western military power.

Rain threatens to dampen royal wedding (AFP)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 01:59 PM PDT

Kate Middleton, fiancee of Prince William, shakes hands with well-wishers on a visit with William to Darwen, north-west England, on April 11. The world's first glimpse of Middleton at her wedding on Friday could be under an umbrella after forecasters said it may rain and even thunder on the big day.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - The world's first glimpse of Kate Middleton at her wedding to Prince William on Friday could be under an umbrella after forecasters said it may rain and even thunder on the big day.

British defense chief cites 'momentum' in Libya war (AFP)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 01:57 PM PDT

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates (R) and United Kingdom Secretary of Defense Liam Fox make remarks following their meeting at the Pentagon in Washington, DC. Fox on Tuesday said that Libya's rebels had gained AFP - British Defence Secretary Liam Fox on Tuesday said that Libya's rebels had gained "momentum" on the battlefield and that Moamer Kadhafi's regime was on the "back foot."

Fifth package found in Celtic bomb investigation (AFP)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 01:36 PM PDT

Police investigating parcel bombs sent to Celtic Football Club manager Neil Lennon, pictured in 2007, and two other well-known fans said Tuesday a suspect package had been found at a mail office in Northern Ireland.(AFP/File/Paco Serinelli)AFP - Police investigating parcel bombs sent to Celtic Football Club manager Neil Lennon and two other well-known fans said Tuesday a suspect package had been found at a mail office in Northern Ireland.

'Weirdos' camp on London streets for royal wedding (AFP)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 01:14 PM PDT

Royal fan John Loughrey is surrounded by media as he camps outside London's Westminster Abbey, as he awaits the Royal Wedding of Britain's Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton on Friday April 29. Loughrey, 56, said he was never going to be anywhere else ahead of Friday's big day for Prince William and Kate Middleton.(AFP/Carl Court)AFP - An elite band of Diana fanatics, knitting grandmothers and self-confessed "weirdo" students camped out Tuesday opposite Westminster Abbey, bagging a prime spot to watch the royal wedding.

UK, US dismiss comparison of Libya, Syrian crises (AP)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 12:06 PM PDT

AP - The U.S. and British defense chiefs are dismissing the idea that because the international community responded to unrest in Libya with military force, the same should be done in Syria, where a government crackdown on protesters has reportedly killed hundreds.

Snubbed: the royal wedding diplomatic edition (The Envoy)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 11:58 AM PDT

The Envoy - Are the British monarchs Tories? My colleague Zachary Roth reports from the city of the upcoming nuptials you might have been hearing about that the royal couple have invited the United Kingdom's two former Conservative Party Prime Ministers to the big day, while leaving former Labor Party Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown off [...]

Excited Bucklebury gears up for Kate's big day (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 10:27 AM PDT

Visitors leave The Old Boot Inn to board their bus during a whistlestop tour of the Berkshire childhood haunts of Kate Middleton, fiancee of Britain's Prince William, in Bucklebury February 20, 2011. REUTERS/Kieran DohertyReuters - As Britain prepares to celebrate the royal wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton, one place is making sure it pulls out all the stops.

FTSE closes higher after break (AFP)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 09:48 AM PDT

London shares closed higher on Tuesday, extending last week's gains after the Easter break, with technology and banking shares offsetting mining losses.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - London shares closed higher on Tuesday, extending last week's gains after the Easter break, with technology and banking shares offsetting mining losses.

UK police vow tough action against wedding protests (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 09:21 AM PDT

Armed police officers patrol a side street near Westminster Abbey ahead of this weeks' Royal Wedding in central London, April 26, 2011. British police promised they would crack down Reuters - British police promised they would crack down "robustly" on anyone trying to disrupt Friday's royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton, appealing to the public to help them spot any troublemakers.

Kate's organic flowers to be best of British (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 09:02 AM PDT

Royalty fan John Loughrey poses for journalists outside Westminster Abbey ahead of this week's Royal wedding, in central London, April 26, 2011. Loughrey plans to camp outside the Abbey to get a good view of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton on their wedding day. REUTERS/Andrew WinningReuters - London's Westminster Abbey will be adorned with seasonal British flowers, shrubs and trees mainly sourced from royal estates for the wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton.

Fans flock, flags flap at royal wedding locale (AP)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 06:48 AM PDT

As part of security preparations for the upcoming royal wedding, British police officers inspect tubes to be used to built a scaffolded stage reserved for media, outside the Westminster Abbey, background, in central London, Tuesday, April 26, 2011. Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton will get married on Friday, April 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - Flags are going up, cleaning crews are scrubbing down and two die-hard fans are already camping out. Welcome to Westminster Abbey, ground zero for Britain's royal wedding frenzy.

First royal wedding fan camps out by London abbey (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 06:36 AM PDT

Reuters - The first royal fan has reserved himself a spot outside London's Westminster Abbey to watch the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.

London Olympics ticket applications 'hit roof' (AFP)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 06:07 AM PDT

The countdown clock for the London Olympics (R) is unveiled in Trafalgar Square in central London in March 2011. The London 2012 Olympic Games website crashed on Tuesday, just an hour before the six-week window to apply for the 6.6 million tickets available to the public was due to close.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Ticket applications for next year's London Olympics have "hit the roof" ahead of tonight's initial deadline, according to London 2012 chief executive Paul Deighton.

Doctor Who star is 1st-time Bafta TV awards nominee (AFP)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 05:55 AM PDT

Doctor Who actors Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Alex Kingston and Arthur Darvill a screening at the Village East Cinema in New York City earlier this month. Matt Smith, who plays the lead role, has picked up his first Bafta nomination.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Ben Gabbe)AFP - Doctor Who star Matt Smith has picked up his first Bafta nomination.

'No intelligence' of threat to royal wedding (AFP)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 05:02 AM PDT

Police officers carry out security checks on the media stand outside the Queen Elizabeth 2 Centre in central London last week ahead of the royal wedding on Friday.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - British police said Tuesday they have no specific intelligence about a security threat to Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding but vowed "robust" action against planned Muslim protests.

BBC journalist reveals gagging order over affair (AFP)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 03:47 AM PDT

Andrew Marr (right) interviews Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Barvikha, Russia, in 2009. The BBC journalist took out a gagging order to suppress reports of an affair, fuelling a debate over a string of injunctions in Britain banning the naming of celebrities.(AFP/File/Vladimir Rodionov)AFP - A top BBC journalist admitted Tuesday he took out a gagging order to suppress reports of an affair, fuelling a debate over a string of injunctions in Britain banning the naming of celebrities.

"Grey Escort" shortlisted for royal wedding parade (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 03:08 AM PDT

Reuters - They've been put through their paces, had their patience tested and made it through to the final eleven.

Hike in bankers' wages 'offsets bonus cuts' (AFP)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 02:35 AM PDT

A mannequin dressed as a city worker is tied to a traffic light near the Bank of England in April 2009. Sizeable increases to wages for workers in London's key financial district, the City, have helped to offset cuts to their controversial bonuses, a study shows.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Sizeable increases to wages for workers in London's key financial district, the City, have helped to offset cuts to their controversial bonuses, an independent study showed on Tuesday.

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