2011年6月22日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Cameron 'fully agrees' with Obama's Afghan strategy (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 05:09 PM PDT

Prime Minister David Cameron speaks at a reception in Downing Street, central London. Cameron AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron "fully agreed" with US President Barack Obama that "sustained pressure" could be applied to Afghan insurgents despite a troop cutback, his office said Thursday.

Schiele painting goes for record £25 million at London sale (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 03:57 PM PDT

A Sotheby's employee poses next to a painting entitled 'Hauser Mit Bunter Wasche (Vorstadt II) - Houses With Laundry (Suburb II)' by Austrian artist Egon Schiele at Sotheby's auction house in central London on June 17. A monumental cityscape painting by Austrian artist Egon Schiele on Wednesday smashed the world record after it was sold for £25 million at a London auction.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - A monumental cityscape painting by Austrian artist Egon Schiele on Wednesday smashed the world record after it was sold for £25 million at a London auction.

'Scarface' gun sells for £67,000 in London sale (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 12:38 PM PDT

A handout image obtained on June 21, from Christie's auction house press office shows a Colt .38 revolver formerly owned by notorious American gangster AFP - A revolver belonging to notorious US gangster "Al" Capone sold at a London firearms auction Wednesday for £67,250.

William and Kate in £1 million charity wedding gift (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 10:22 AM PDT

Britain's Prince William kisses his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. A fund set up by the newlywed royal couple to receive donations instead of wedding gifts has raised more than £1 million for charity, according to St James's Palace.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - A fund set up by Prince William and Catherine to receive donations instead of wedding gifts has raised more than £1 million for charity, palace officials said on Wednesday.

Police charge 19-year-old with hacking attacks (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 10:04 AM PDT

The house of Ryan Cleary, a 19-year-old man reported to have been arrested over alleged attacks by a hacker group on businesses and government agencies including the CIA and US Senate, is pictured in Wickford, southeast England.(AFP/Max Nash)AFP - Police charged a 19-year-old man with cybercrime offences on Wednedsay, Scotland Yard said, following his arrest in connection with an international hacking group.

Royal wedding charity gifts to be distributed (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 10:00 AM PDT

AP - More than 1 million pounds ($1.6 million) will be distributed to charities chosen by Prince William and the former Kate Middleton from donations made in place of wedding presents.

Online brawls may be fractious hackers' downfall (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 09:15 AM PDT

Reuters - The rogue hackers behind brazen cyber attacks are clever online technicians but have a critical human frailty -- petulant personalities prone to infighting that may spell disaster for their raids on spies, banks and companies.

FTSE 100 shares slip slightly (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 09:08 AM PDT

Brokers work on dealing floor in London, 2008. Stocks slipped slightly on Wednesday as investors waited for the end of a US Federal Reserve policy meeting.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Stocks slipped slightly on Wednesday as investors waited for the end of a US Federal Reserve policy meeting.

BA cabin crew approve deal: union (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 08:58 AM PDT

Unite members support striking British Airways cabin crews outside London's Heathrow Airport in March 2010. British Airways cabin crew have overwhelmingly backed an agreement to end a long-running dispute with the airline, according to the Unite union.(AFP/File/Max Nash)AFP - British Airways cabin crew have overwhelmingly backed an agreement to end a long-running dispute with the airline, the Unite union said on Wednesday.

Al Capone's handgun sells for $110,000 at auction (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 08:46 AM PDT

A handgun once owned by notorious gangster 'Al' Capone, is displayed at Christie's auction house, London, Tuesday, June 21, 2011. The Colt .38 revolver will be going up for auction this week, and is expected to sell for between 50,000 pounds ($80,899/56,650 euro) and 70,000 pounds ($113,258/79,315 euro). (AP Photo/Tim Hales)AP - A handgun once owned by gangster Al Capone sold for nearly $110,000 Wednesday at an auction in London.

Arrest of suspected UK hacker "significant": police (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 08:30 AM PDT

Members of the media gather outside the home of Ryan Cleary, a British teenager arrested in Wickford, eastern England, June 22 2011. REUTERS/Paul HackettReuters - Britain's top policeman said on Wednesday the arrest of a suspected teenage hacker was "very significant" in the international hunt for a group suspected of carrying out cyber attacks on global companies and law enforcement agencies.

UK royal wedding fund raises $1.62 million (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 07:49 AM PDT

Britain's Prince William and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge kiss on the balcony at Buckingham Palace, watched by bridemaids Grace van Cutsem (L) and Margarita Armstrong-Jones and pageboy Tom Pettifer, after their wedding in Westminster Abbey, in central London April 29, 2011. REUTERS/Dylan MartinezReuters - More than one million pounds ($1.62 million) has been contributed to a gift fund set up by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge ahead of their wedding, the couple's office said on Wednesday.

Shirley Bassey's life to made into TV film (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 05:14 AM PDT

Dame Shirley Bassey performs at Glastonbury in 2007. The BBC is to make a television film of the dramatic life of singer.(AFP/Carl de Souza)AFP - The BBC is to make a television film of the glamourous but dramatic life of singer Dame Shirley Bassey, who triumphed over muddy conditions to wow Glastonbury audiences a few years ago.

AstraZeneca sells dental unit for $1.8 bn (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 03:40 AM PDT

Anglo-Swedish pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca said Wednesday it had agreed to sell its dental unit Astra Tech to US dental implant manufacturer Dentsply for $1.8 billion (1.25 billion euros) in cash.(AFP/Scanpix/File/Drago Prvulovic)AFP - Anglo-Swedish pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca on Wednesday said it had agreed to sell its Astra Tech unit to US dental implant manufacturer Dentsply International for $1.8 billion (1.25 billion euros).

Rain forecast as Glastonbury revellers arrive (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 03:39 AM PDT

A pair of sunglasses lies in the mud at the 207 Glastonbury music festival. The Glastonbury festival looks set for yet another muddy year with rain forecast on Wednesday as the first of 170,000 ticket holders start to arrive at the 900-acre Somerset farm where the event takes place.(AFP/Carl de Souza)AFP - The Glastonbury festival looks set for yet another muddy year with rain forecast on Wednesday as the first of 170,000 ticket holders start to arrive at the 900-acre Somerset farm where the event takes place.

Boozy pensioners are Britain's 'invisible addicts' (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 03:22 AM PDT

Racegoers drink champagne at the annual Royal Ascot horse racing event near Windsor last week. Boozy pensioners are Britain's AFP - Boozy pensioners are Britain's "invisible addicts", according to a new study, which urges the slashing of drinking limits for over-65s to take into account the effects of ageing.

New British rate-setter joins 'no change' majority (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 02:31 AM PDT

AP - The newest member of the Bank of England's rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee has voted with the majority to keep the key rate at an all-time low of 0.5 percent, reinforcing market expectations that borrowing costs may not rise this year.

Feud over British Olympic football teams (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 01:09 AM PDT

Tottenham Hotspur's Welsh defender Gareth Bale, pictured in April. He will be elegibile to play in the Great Britain football team in next year's LOndon 2012 Olympics following an agreement between the British Olympic Association and England's Football Association(AFP/File/Javier Soriano)AFP - Leaders of Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland football reacted with outrage after the British Olympic Association said players from all home nations will be eligible for the Team GB soccer squads at the London 2012 games.

Electronics retailer Kesa says annual profits drop 29% (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 12:18 AM PDT

Customers look at computers at a Darty store in paris, owned by Kesa Electricals, which said Wednesday that annual profits dropped 29 percent to around 32 million euros and said it was closing a number of stores in Britain following poor trading at its Comet shops.(AFP/File/Martin Bureau)AFP - Kesa Electricals said Wednesday that annual profits dropped 29 percent to around 32 million euros and said it was closing a number of stores in Britain following poor trading at its Comet shops.

British teen arrested over CIA, US Senate hacking (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 06:05 PM PDT

Police working with the FBI have arrested a 19-year-old man over attacks by the Lulz Security hacking group on the websites of the CIA, US Senate, Sony and others, Scotland Yard have said.(AFP/File/Philippe Huguen)AFP - British police working with the FBI arrested a 19-year-old man over attacks by a hacker group on businesses and government agencies including the CIA, US Senate and Sony, Scotland Yard said.

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