2011年5月4日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Obama sends 'best wishes' to British royal newlyweds (AFP)

Posted: 04 May 2011 05:44 PM PDT

Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, kiss on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in London, following their wedding at Westminster Abbey on April 29. US President Barack Obama congratulated Prince Charles on the royal wedding, sending AFP - US President Barack Obama congratulated Prince Charles on the British royal wedding, sending "best wishes" to his son Prince William and Kate Middleton, according to the White House.

Israeli PM takes Hamas fight to Europe (AFP)

Posted: 04 May 2011 04:37 PM PDT

British Prime Minister David Cameron (R) welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at 10 Downing street in London. Netanyahu said Wednesday a unity pact between Fatah and Hamas was a AFP - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday a unity pact between Fatah and Hamas was a "tremendous blow to peace" and vowed to press the point in his talks with British and French leaders.

Britain says still seeking U.N. condemnation of Syria (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2011 04:36 PM PDT

Reuters - Britain said on Wednesday it was still seeking condemnation at the United Nations of Syria's crackdown on protests despite being rebuffed in an attempt last week.

16-year old indicted in British tourists' murder (AFP)

Posted: 04 May 2011 12:12 PM PDT

Shawn Tyson, shown in an April 20 booking photo obtained on May 4 courtesy of the Sarasota Police Department in Sarasota, Florida, will be tried as an adult on two charges of murder for allegedly killing two British tourists last month.(AFP/Sarasota Police Department/File/Ho)AFP - The US teenager who allegedly killed two British tourists last month as they wandered near a government-subsidized housing development, has been indicted on two counts of first-degree murder and will be tried as an adult.

Dirt artist among 4 finalists for UK Turner Prize (AP)

Posted: 04 May 2011 12:05 PM PDT

AP - A sculptor who molds dirt, flour and other everyday detritus is the favorite to win this year's Turner Prize, Britain's best-known and most provocative art award.

Manhunt over Northampton family murders (AFP)

Posted: 04 May 2011 11:17 AM PDT

A police handout picture of Anxiang Du, 52. Detectives investigating the killing of a family of four found stabbed to death at their Northampton home have named Du as a suspect they want to question.(Northamptonshire Police)AFP - Police pursued a nationwide manhunt Wednesday for a herbal medicine businessman suspected of killing a Chinese university lecturer and his family over a court dispute.

Wildfires strike Balmoral after record April heat (AFP)

Posted: 04 May 2011 10:48 AM PDT

Fireman are pictured in London in 2005. Britain was battling rare wildfire outbreaks on Wednesday following the warmest April on record, with Queen Elizabeth II's Balmoral country estate among the areas hit.(AFP/File/Joshua Roberts)AFP - Britain was battling rare wildfire outbreaks on Wednesday following the warmest April on record, with Queen Elizabeth II's Balmoral country estate among the areas hit.

Suspects arrested at nuclear plant released (AFP)

Posted: 04 May 2011 10:13 AM PDT

The Sellafield nuclear plant is pictured in 2002. British police said Wednesday they had released five men arrested under anti-terrorism legislation near a nuclear plant earlier this week, adding that they had not been charged.(AFP/File/Odd Andersen)AFP - British police said Wednesday they had released five men arrested under anti-terrorism legislation near a nuclear plant earlier this week, adding that they had not been charged.

Camilla watched royal wedding again on TV (AFP)

Posted: 04 May 2011 10:00 AM PDT

Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall, is pictured after the wedding of Britain's Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, in central London, on April 2011. Camilla said Wednesday she watched her step-son's wedding again on the television to catch up on the bits she missed.(AFP/Odd Andersen)AFP - Prince Charles' wife Camilla said Wednesday she watched her step-son Prince William's wedding again on the television to catch up on the bits she missed.

Palestinian unity pact a blow to peace: Israeli PM (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2011 09:26 AM PDT

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the official ceremony opening Holocaust Remembrance Day, at Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem May 1, 2011. REUTERS/Baz RatnerReuters - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned a Palestinian unity pact on Wednesday as a "tremendous blow to peace."

FTSE 100 shares end weaker (AFP)

Posted: 04 May 2011 09:07 AM PDT

London shares closed weaker as investors reacted to company announcements and regional economic data.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - London shares closed weaker on Wednesday as investors reacted to company announcements and regional economic data.

Britain's Other Marriage (The Daily Beast)

Posted: 04 May 2011 09:06 AM PDT

The Daily Beast - With the royal couple’s wedding over, all eyes are on Britain’s tense Coalition government as the two sides of the once happy coupling battle over electoral reform. Pete Hoskin reports from London.

Public to run National Trust 'FarmVille' online (AFP)

Posted: 04 May 2011 08:16 AM PDT

A farmer harvests a wheat field in 2009. The National Trust is looking for 10,000 people -- no previous experience required -- to become AFP - The National Trust is looking for 10,000 people -- no previous experience required -- to become "virtual farmers" who will help run a working farm from the Internet.

Prosecutor to review G20 evidence (AFP)

Posted: 04 May 2011 08:06 AM PDT

Police Constable Simon Harwood (centre) leaves an inquest into the death of newspaper seller Ian Tomlinson in central London, on April 4. Tomlinson, a man caught up in the 2009 London G20 protests, was unlawfully killed by a riot squad officer, an inquest jury has ruled, re-opening the possibility that the policeman could be prosecuted.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Britain's most senior prosecutor is to examine whether there is enough evidence to charge a Scotland Yard officer linked to the death of Ian Tomlinson during the G20 protests with manslaughter.

UK set to reject change to AV in referendum: poll (AFP)

Posted: 04 May 2011 07:14 AM PDT

A voter places his voting card in the ballot box at a polling station in Wandsworth, in south London, in 2006. Britain is set to decisively reject a change in the voting system in a referendum on Thursday, a poll revealed, sparking a final push by supporters on the last day of a bitter and divisive campaign.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - Britain is set to decisively reject a change in the voting system in a referendum on Thursday, a poll revealed, sparking a final push by supporters on the last day of a bitter and divisive campaign.

UK electoral reform set to fail, coalition divided (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2011 07:09 AM PDT

Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague delivers a speech as he campaigns against the adoption of the Alternative Vote (AV), in London May 3, 2011. Voters are expected to punish the coalition government parties in local elections on Thursday and reject plans to reform the voting system, but the one-year-old alliance is expected to survive the fallout. REUTERS/Stefan WermuthReuters - Britons appeared set to reject electoral reform in a referendum that has provoked angry exchanges within the year-old coalition government and raised doubts about its durability.

Britain divided over Oscars-style voting reform (AP)

Posted: 04 May 2011 07:01 AM PDT

Britain's Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg answers questions during a Q&A meeting at the Walker's Stadium, Leicester, Wednesday May 4, 2011. British voters must decide on a radical shake-up of the country's electoral system — choosing whether to ditch decades of ballot box tradition and embrace the same method used to select winners of the Academy Awards. The campaign ahead of Thursday's national referendum has thrown up elements of an Oscar-winning blockbuster — banding together sworn political foes, sparking stormy bust-ups across the Cabinet table and jeopardizing the country's most important romance: the alliance between Prime Minister David Cameron and his deputy Nick Clegg. (AP Photo/David Jones, PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUTAP - British voters must decide whether to ditch decades of ballot box tradition, or go Hollywood in parliamentary elections by adopting the same voting method used for the Academy Awards.

Palestinian deal ends rift, hurts peace prospects (AP)

Posted: 04 May 2011 04:37 PM PDT

In this photo released by the Hamas Media Office, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, center-left, and Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, center-right, shake hands at a ceremony in Cairo, Egypt Wednesday, May 4, 2011. Rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas on Wednesday proclaimed a landmark, Egyptian-mediated reconciliation pact aimed at ending their bitter four-year rift, at a declaration ceremony in the Egyptian capital Cairo. (AP Photo/Hamas Media Office) ** EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES **AP - Rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas signed a landmark reconciliation pact on Wednesday, ending a four-year rift that had divided the territory envisioned for a future Palestinian state. The deal plunged Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking deeper into uncertainty as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called it a "mortal blow to peace."

Scottish election: Alex Salmond favoured in polls (AFP)

Posted: 04 May 2011 05:58 AM PDT

Scotland's pro-independence First Minister Alex Salmond, seen here in 2010, is tipped to strengthen his position in elections on Thursday, on the same day as Britain votes in a referendum on whether to change the voting system.(AFP/File/DEREK BLAIR)AFP - Scotland's pro-independence First Minister Alex Salmond is tipped to strengthen his position in elections on Thursday, on the same day as Britain votes in a referendum on whether to change the voting system.

Weak UK economic data suggest rates to remain low (AP)

Posted: 04 May 2011 05:54 AM PDT

AP - Figures showing a slowdown in the construction sector and falling house price prices reinforced market expectations that the Bank of England will keep its benchmark interest rate at the record low of 0.5 percent for a few more months.

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