LONDON News

Former Bosnian leader released on bail in London (CNN)
The former vice president of Bosnia was freed on bail Thursday, three days after being arrested in London on an extradition request from Serbia, spokespeople for the court and prosecutors said.

100 firefighters battle London blaze (CNN)
A hundred firefighters and 25 fire engines were at the scene of an early-morning fire over four floors of a building in East London, a London Fire Brigade spokesman said Thursday.

Malkovich to tread London boards (BBC News)
Oscar-nominated actor John Malkovich is to play a Josef Fritzl-style Austrian psychopath at the Barbican, in London, next year, it is announced.

Pink Floyd Wins Contract Suit Against EMI in London (Update1) (Bloomberg)
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- EMI Group Ltd. should only sell the music of Pink Floyd , the band that recorded the best-selling album “The Dark Side of the Moon,” in full album format and can’t sell single songs online, a London judge ruled today.

White Sugar Falls in London After Report That Egypt Ended Order (Bloomberg)
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- White sugar futures fell in London after a report that Egypt ended a purchase order and as technical signals suggested prices have more to lose.

London 2012: swimming tops list as UK Sport reveals medal targets for Olympic hopefuls (Daily Telegraph)
Swimming set toughest challenge as UK Sport reveals this year's medal targets for Olympic hopefuls.

US team to use university base at London Olympics (Connecticut Post)
LONDON (AP) — The U.S. Olympic team will prepare and train for the 2012 London Games at a university complex near the athletes' village. The University of East London announced Wednesday that about 600 U.S. athletes and 500 support staff will use its campuses, gyms and sports facilities for the Olympics.

Doubts on Welsh Olympics legacy (BBC News)
Caernarfon MP echoes concerns of a former UK sports minister on the benefits of the London Olympics to the rest of the country.

US team to use university base at London Olympics (FOX 11 Tucson)
LONDON (AP) — The U.S. Olympic team will prepare and train for the 2012 London Games at a university complex near the athletes' village.

Doubts over 2012 Olympics legacy (BBC News)
A Welsh MP echoes concerns of a former UK sports minister on the benefits of the London Olympics to the rest of the country.