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Knox prosecutors seek life term |
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Summary: Prosecutors seek a life sentence for the pair accused of murdering British student Meredith Kercher in Italy. |
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6:37am PST |
Sri Lanka camps 'to be opened' |
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Summary: Sri Lanka says people held in special camps since the end of the conflict with Tamil rebels will be allowed out for short periods. |
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6:11am PST |
Je regrette |
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Summary: Do French feel guilty about football win over Irish? |
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Dutch car maker plans move to UK |
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Summary: A luxury sports car maker based in Holland says it plans to move its luxury car assembly plant to Coventry. |
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Live - autumn international rugby |
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Summary: England take on the All Blacks at Twickenham and Wales meet Argentina in Cardiff, before Scotland play Australia and Ireland take on Fiji. |
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Archbishop and Pope make progress |
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Summary: The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Pope agree to seek closer relations between Catholics and Anglicans. |
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5:42am PST |
Sri Lanka to free all war-displaced civilians
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Summary: AFP - Sri Lanka said Saturday it would grant free movement to the remaining war-displaced civilians held in internment camps, meeting a key demand of the international community. |
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5:41am PST |
Iran to hold war games to protect atom plants
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Summary: Reuters - Iran will begin large-scale air defense war games on Sunday to help protect its nuclear facilities against any attack, a senior commander said. |
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5:39am PST |
"Big Bang" experiment advancing fast
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Summary: Reuters - After a year's delay, scientists at the world's biggest accelerator have restarted an experiment to recreate "Big Bang" conditions that had sparked suggestions the earth would be sucked in by millions of black holes. |
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5:07am PST |
Mumbai suspects arrested in Italy |
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Summary: Italian police arrest a Pakistani father and son suspected of providing logistical support for last year's Mumbai attacks. |
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5:02am PST |
China mine explosion kills 31, traps 78
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Summary: Reuters - At least 31 miners were killed and 78 remain trapped 500 meters (yards) underground following a gas blast at a mine in China, state media said on Saturday. |
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4:57am PST |
China says 42 dead, 66 trapped in mine explosion
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Summary: AP - A gas explosion tore through a state-run coal mine in northern China on Saturday, killing 42 people and leaving 66 others trapped underground as rescuers worked hastily to save them. |
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4:52am PST |
DUP 'cannot guarantee assembly' |
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Summary: Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson admits he cannot guarantee the future of the assembly. |
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4:48am PST |
Race to recreate Big Bang conditions reignited
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Summary: Reuters - After a year's delay, scientists at the world's biggest accelerator have restarted an experiment to recreate "Big Bang" conditions that had sparked suggestions the earth would be sucked in by millions of black holes. |
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4:46am PST |
Quick restart of Big Bang machine stuns scientists
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Scientists moved Saturday to prepare the world's largest atom smasher for exploring the depths of matter after successfully restarting the $10 billion machine following more than a year of repairs. |
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4:39am PST |
Midnight record for Twilight film |
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Summary: The new Twilight vampire movie took a record $26.3m (£15.9m) in midnight showings in North American, its studio says. |
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4:20am PST |
Iran to hold drills for protecting atom facilities
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Summary: Reuters - Iran will stage large-scale air defense war games next week to help protect its nuclear facilities against any attack, a senior commander was quoted as saying on Saturday. |
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4:04am PST |
Brown meets Cumbria flood victims |
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Summary: Prime Minister Gordon Brown visits displaced residents in flood-hit Cumbria, as the UK braces itself for more rain. |
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4:00am PST |
Second separated twin out of coma |
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Summary: The second conjoined twin separated by doctors in Australia this week wakes from an induced coma. |
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3:28am PST |
Boss Allardyce to undergo surgery |
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Summary: Blackburn Rovers manager Sam Allardyce will miss three matches in order to undergo an operation on a coronary artery. |
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3:19am PST |
1st Senate vote looms on health legislation
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Summary: AP - A crucial first Senate vote on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul in a rare Saturday night session looms as a test of Democratic unity and the president's prestige. |
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3:16am PST |
Obama trumpets Asia trip as boost to US economy
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Summary: AP - President Barack Obama's eight-day trip to Asia produced no tangible wins for the United States, though he is citing talks with Asian allies that he says could help create thousands of job and open new markets for American goods in the future. |
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3:09am PST |
Death toll 'rises to 42' in China mining accident
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Summary: AFP - An explosion at a coal mine in northeast China early Saturday killed at least 42 workers, state news agency Xinhua said, citing emergency services. |
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3:02am PST |
Obama asks for patience on economy
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Summary: Reuters - President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Americans to show patience over the economy and argued that his just-concluded Asia trip was critical for U.S. exports, countering criticism he had returned empty-handed. |
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Flood victims face further chaos |
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Summary: Hundreds of people in Cumbria face another day of chaos after the county is devastated by floods. |
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2:38am PST |
Arrests in Italy linked to Mumbai attacks |
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Summary: Four Pakistani men have been arrested in connection with last year's terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, Italian police said Saturday.
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2:20am PST |
Malaysia activist's body exhumed |
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Summary: The Malaysian authorities exhume the body of an opposition activist who died in custody, following allegations of foul play. |
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2:05am PST |
Healthcare bill faces first Senate test
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Summary: Reuters - The U.S. Senate will cast its first crucial test vote on healthcare reform on Saturday, with Democrats close to reaching the 60 votes needed to overcome Republican opposition and open debate. |
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1:53am PST |
Levin: could be more e-mails from Ft. Hood suspect
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Summary: AP - WASHINGTON — The government intercepted at least 18 e-mails between the alleged Fort Hood gunman and a radical Muslim cleric, and a key senator says there could be more communications that might have tipped off law enforcement or military offic |
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1:42am PST |
Sri Lanka to release 136,000 Tamil war refugees
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Sri Lanka will release next month the remaining 136,000 Tamil refugees still in the squalid and overrun government camps where they've been detained since the country's civil war ended six months ago, a top official said Saturday. |
