2011年7月31日星期日

Yahoo! News: World - Britain

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - Britain


Winehouse back on top of British charts (AFP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 04:50 PM PDT

The late British pop singer Amy Winehouse performs at the Glastonbury music festival in 2007, in Pilton, Somerset, in south-west England. Fans of soul star Winehouse sent her back to the top of Britain's album chart, a week after the 27-year-old was found dead at her London home.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Fans of soul star Amy Winehouse on Sunday sent her back to the top of Britain's album chart, a week after the 27-year-old was found dead at her London home.


Suspected LulzSec spokesman charged: police (AFP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 01:21 PM PDT

Police charged an 18-year-old man on suspicion of being a spokesman for the Lulz Security and Anonymous computer hacking groups, Scotland Yard said.(AFP/Illustration/Joel Saget)AFP - Police on Sunday charged an 18-year-old man on suspicion of being a spokesman for the Lulz Security and Anonymous computer hacking groups, Scotland Yard said.


Super Tseng defends British Open in style (AFP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 10:19 AM PDT

Yani Tseng of Taiwan celebrates with the trophy after winning the Women's British open at Carnoustie in Scotland. Taiwan's Yani Tseng confirmed she is the best player in the world by staging a successful defence of the Women's British Open at Carnoustie on Sunday with a four-shot triumph.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Taiwan's Yani Tseng confirmed she is the best player in the world by staging a successful defence of the Women's British Open at Carnoustie on Sunday with a four-shot triumph.


Tseng defends British Open golf title (AFP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 09:21 AM PDT

Yani Tseng of Taiwan celebrates with the trophy after winning the Women's British open at Carnoustie in Scotland. Taiwan's Yani Tseng confirmed she is the best player in the world by staging a successful defence of the Women's British Open at Carnoustie on Sunday with a four-shot triumph.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Taiwan's Yani Tseng successfully defended her British Open title on Sunday when she fired a final round 69 to win the tournament by four shots.


HSBC to 'announce more than 10,000 job cuts' (AFP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 08:16 AM PDT

Global banking giant HSBC will announce next week plans to axe between 10,000 and 15,000 jobs in the coming year as part of a drastic cost-cutting drive, a report said Saturday.(AFP/File/Mike Clarke)AFP - Global banking giant HSBC will announce plans on Monday to axe between 10,000 and 15,000 jobs in the coming year as part of a drastic cost-cutting drive, a report said.


Labour urges Cameron to "come clean" in hacking row (AFP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 05:05 AM PDT

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron sits at a cafe in Montevarchi near Siena, Italy, on July 31 during a holiday. The Labour party has challenged Cameron to AFP - Labour challenged Prime Minister David Cameron on Sunday to "come clean" over his links with the Murdoch media empire, reviving pressure on the government over phone hacking.


Norway suspect 'bought from British eBay traders' (AFP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 04:12 AM PDT

Anders Behring Breivik bought chemicals and equipment from British traders as part of a global eBay shopping spree in the months before the Norway massacre, Britain's Sunday Telegraph reported.(AFP/File/-)AFP - Anders Behring Breivik bought chemicals and equipment from British traders as part of a global eBay shopping spree in the months before the Norway massacre, Britain's Sunday Telegraph reported.


Zara and Mike Tindall begin married life (AFP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 03:02 AM PDT

England rugby player Mike Tindall prepares to kiss his new bride Britain's Zara Phillips, granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, after their wedding ceremony at Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh, Scotland, on July 30. The couple -- both world-beating sports stars, return to training.(AFP/Pool/Dylan Martinez)AFP - Queen Elizabeth II's eldest granddaughter Zara Phillips started married life on Sunday after celebrating her weddding with England rugby star Mike Tindall in a low-key event.


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