2011年8月30日星期二

Yahoo! News: World - Britain

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - Britain


Body found of suspect in British police death (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 11:48 AM PDT

AP - Authorities in Tripoli have discovered the body of a top Libyan regime official suspected of a role in the 1984 shooting of a British policewoman outside the Libyan embassy in London, a senior official said Tuesday.

Murdoch company puts other UK papers under review (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 10:42 AM PDT

FILE - This is a Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011 file photo of a  pedestrian he passes signs at the entrance to News International in Wapping, London.  A person familiar with the matter says that a review launched at Rupert Murdoch's News International in the wake of the tabloid phone hacking scandal will also weigh journalistic standards at its other British titles, including The Times of London. Murdoch's British. newspaper arm has been shaken by widespread allegations of illegal behavior at the now-defunct News of the World, once the country's most popular Sunday tabloid.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)AP - Rupert Murdoch's scandal-hit News International confirmed Tuesday that it was reviewing journalistic standards across the company, a U.K. media group that includes The Times of London newspaper.


UK to talk with Libyan rebels about slain officer (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 09:36 AM PDT

AP - Britain plans talks with Libya's interim government over the slaying of policewoman Yvonne Fletcher, killed by a shot fired from inside the Libyan embassy during a 1984 protest in London.

Chief gardener sought for British queen's estate (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 03:54 AM PDT

AP - Nice work if you can get it: Queen Elizabeth II is seeking a chief gardener to look after the grounds of Balmoral Castle, her Scottish retreat.

Police arrest more than 270 at London carnival (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 01:44 AM PDT

A reveller dances as they parade through the street during second day of the Notting Hill Carnival in London, Monday, Aug. 29, 2011. The carnival, Europe's largest street festival,  began successfully with few problems reported on Sunday. The festival closed before dark this year to discourage any repetition of the arson and looting which erupted in London and other cities earlier in the month. Metropolitan Police described the opening day of the two-day festival as peaceful, and reported only 33 arrests, including six for assault and one for an offensive weapon.(AP Photo/Simon Dawson)AP - Police say about 274 people were arrested during London's Notting Hill Carnival, Europe's largest street festival — a similar number to the previous year, despite worries of major disturbances following England's riots.


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