2011年11月21日星期一

Yahoo! News: World - Britain

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - Britain


Colombian president, UK PM pledge to boost ties (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 02:49 PM PST

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, left, greets the President of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos on the doorstep of 10 Downing Street in London, Monday, Nov. 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday pledged to strengthen ties between their countries as the Latin American leader sought to win support for his domestic reform program.


Hugh Grant: Non-Murdoch tabloid hacked me in 2007 (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 07:12 AM PST

British actor Hugh Grant arrives to give evidence at the the Leveson inquiry in London, Monday, Nov. 21, 2011. The Leveson inquiry is Britain's media ethics probe that was set up in the wake of the scandal over phone hacking at Rupert Murdoch's News of the World, which was shut in July after it became clear that the tabloid had systematically broken the law. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - Actor Hugh Grant said Monday that he believes his phone was hacked by Britain's Mail on Sunday tabloid — the first time he has implicated a newspaper not owned by Rupert Murdoch in the wrongdoing.


Five Best Monday Columns (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 06:35 AM PST

The Atlantic Wire - Related: Iran Calls Britons Liars, Belarus Has Op-Ed Confusion

Parents "losing traditional values": top UK teacher (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 06:34 AM PST

Reuters - Parents who allow their children to dress in provocative clothing, wear make-up and high heels have lost their sense of traditional values, according to a leading British school headmistress.

UK's Hague: Syria to face more pressure (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 01:28 AM PST

Reuters - British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Monday the international community would do as much as it could to turn up the heat on Syria after President Bashar al-Assad said he would not bow to pressure to crack down on protesters.
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