2011年11月6日星期日

Yahoo! News: World - Britain

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - Britain


Miss Venezuela crowned Miss World in London (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 01:14 PM PST

Miss Venezuela, Ivian Sarcos, reacts after being crowned Miss World 2011 in Earls Court in west London November 6, 2011 REUTERS/Paul HackettReuters - A human resources graduate from Venezuela, whose ambition is to work with children, was crowned Miss World 2011 at a glittering beauty pageant in London on Sunday.


Fireworks smoke linked to UK crash that killed 7 (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 11:27 AM PST

A general view of the scene on the M5 motorway close to Taunton in southwestern England early Saturday Nov 5 2011 following a 27 vehicle pile-up late Friday, in which at least 7 people were killed and dozens of others injured.  Around 27 vehicles, including a number of articulated lorries, were involved in the devastating crash, described by emergency workers as 'the worst road traffic collision anyone can remember' in the area. (AP Photo/Chris Ison/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT  NO SALES  NO ARCHIVEAP - Police investigating the cause of a 34-car pile-up on a major British highway that killed seven people and injured 51 said Sunday they are focusing on a fireworks display near the accident site.


Euro zone countries could split, says Goldman Sachs exec (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 09:45 AM PST

Reuters - Countries in the euro zone will find it increasingly unattractive to stay in the single currency, if there is a German-led fiscal integration, the chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management said in a Sunday Telegraph interview.

Report: Murdoch gave Rebekah Brooks $2.7M payoff (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 05:03 AM PST

AP - British newspaper The Guardian is reporting that media baron Rupert Murdoch paid former News International chief Rebekah Brooks $2.7 million and the use of an office as part of her severance package.
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