2011年1月30日星期日

Yahoo! News: World - Britain

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - Britain


Cyber raids threaten British, US stock markets: report (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 05:14 PM PST

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Stock exchanges in Britain and the United States have enlisted the help of the security services after finding out they were the victims of cyber attacks, The Times newspaper reported Monday.(AFP/Getty Images/Spencer Platt)AFP - Stock exchanges in Britain and the United States have enlisted the help of the security services after finding out they were the victims of cyber attacks, The Times newspaper reported Monday.


'Last' Bloody Sunday march in N.Ireland town (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 05:04 PM PST

File photo shows a tourist group touring the Free Derry Corner in the Bogside area of Londonderry, in Northern Ireland. Thousands of people marched in what was expected to be the final Londonderry march to protest Bloody Sunday, when 13 civilians were killed after British soldiers opened fire on demonstrators.(AFP/File/Peter Muhly)AFP - Thousands of people joined what was expected to be the final Londonderry march to protest Bloody Sunday, when 13 civilians were killed after British soldiers opened fire on demonstrators.


Climber survives 300m mountain fall (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 10:37 AM PST

A climber who fell around 300 metres from the summit of a Scottish mountain is lucky to be alive, his rescuers said Sunday.(AFP/File/Kim Jae-Hwan)AFP - A climber who fell around 300 metres from the summit of a Scottish mountain is lucky to be alive, his rescuers said Sunday.


Britons advised to leave flashpoint Egyptian cities (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 07:07 AM PST

Looters walk away with goods as smoke billows from the riot-hit Abu Zaabel prison in the Egyptian capital Cairo after a mass breakout by convicts amid a nationwide revolt. The British government has advised its nationals to leave flashpoint cities as tour operators stressed there was no need to pull tourists out of the popular Red Sea resorts.(AFP)AFP - The government has advised Britons to leave flashpoint Egyptian cities as tour operators stressed there was no need to pull tourists out of the popular Red Sea resorts.


British finance minister warns of 'turmoil' (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 04:27 AM PST

British finance minister George Osborne has insisted he would resist pressure to drop his deficit reduction plan, saying to abandon it would unleash AFP - British finance minister George Osborne insisted on Sunday he would resist pressure to drop his deficit reduction plan, saying to abandon it would unleash "financial turmoil" within minutes.


New British troops aim to beat Taliban on trust (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 09:49 PM PST

A lieutenant from the Royal Marines speaks with Afghan men during a training exercise at Copehill Down, a military training ground on Salisbury Plain. The next British brigade heading to Afghanistan will enter Helmand Province with a new emphasis on giving locals enough confidence to oust the Taliban from their strongholds.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - The next British brigade heading to Afghanistan will enter Helmand Province with a new emphasis on giving locals enough confidence to oust the Taliban from their strongholds.


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