2011年11月11日星期五

Yahoo! News: World - Britain

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - Britain


"Call of Duty" has $400 million in sales on day 1 (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 01:46 PM PST

Reuters - Activision Blizzard's "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" video game racked up more than $400 million in sales on its first day in stores in the United States and the United Kingdom.

UK police arrest 170 near Armistice parade (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 08:47 AM PST

Reuters - Police said they had arrested more than 170 members of the right-wing English Defense League (EDL) on Friday near an Armistice Day ceremony in central London amid fears they were trying to target anti-capitalists camped in the city.

UK police arrest far-right activists in London (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 08:07 AM PST

Soldiers march after attending a service of remembrance at the Cenotaph in London, Thursday Nov. 11, 2010.  Britons fell silent  as the clock struck 11:00 am to remember those who have died in war.  Armistice day marks the anniversary of  peace returning to Europe at the end of the First World War.(AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel)AP - British police arrested more than 170 far-right activists near London's main war memorial Friday, saying the officers acted to prevent a breach of the peace.


UK town finds rare World War One white feather (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 07:46 AM PST

Reuters - A northern English city has found an "incredibly rare" symbol of wartime cowardice.

Wife's suspicions lead to false alarm (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 06:37 AM PST

AP - Scotland Yard says a suspicious device placed in a man's car that caused them to summon the bomb squad and close a number of streets was put there by his wife in an apparent effort to track his whereabouts.

Stolen wedding album returned 17 years later (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 06:25 AM PST

Reuters - A wedding album which went missing when a caravan was stolen in Northern Ireland 17 years ago has mysteriously reappeared at the home of its owners.

UK man jailed for selling guns smuggled from US (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 05:03 AM PST

AP - A judge has sentenced a British man to at least 11 years in prison for selling handguns smuggled into the country by a former U.S. Marine.

Rare early US New Testament up for auction (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 04:21 AM PST

AP - A rare copy of the first English-language edition of the New Testament to be published in the United States is being offered at auction in London.
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