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BBC News |
11:58pm PST |
Football: FA Cup draw due |
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Summary: Non-league Tamworth will take their place in the FA Cup third round draw on Sunday afternoon. |
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BBC News |
11:56pm PST |
Venezuelans vote for new congress |
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Summary: Venezuelans prepare to vote for a new parliament with the president's allies tipped to extend their majority. |
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Yahoo News |
11:02pm PST |
Iran buying, developing missile defence system: official (AFP) |
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Summary: AFP - Iran, under pressure over its disputed nuclear programme, has been developing a missile defence system and has bought such technology from Russia, the Islamic republic's top national security official told AFP. |
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Yahoo News |
10:43pm PST |
Chavez defends vote, blasts US meddling (Reuters) |
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Summary: Reuters - Venezuela's President Hugo
Chavez defended Sunday's congressional vote, which most
opposition parties have pulled out of, saying the boycott was a
U.S.-backed plot against him. |
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Yahoo News |
10:09pm PST |
Venezuela's Chavez urges voters to buck boycott, cast ballots (AFP) |
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Summary: AFP - President Hugo Chavez has urged voters to turn out for legislative elections Sunday that most opposition parties are boycotting, and insisted those parties were trying to destabilize oil-rich Venezuela. |
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Yahoo News |
10:01pm PST |
Hong Kong gears up for 'make-or-break' democracy rally (AFP) |
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Summary: AFP - Hong Kong opposition leaders have urged the city to turn out in force for a pro-democracy rally billed as a "make-or-break" time for their hopes for universal suffrage in the Chinese territory. |
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Yahoo News |
9:23pm PST |
Autopsies Confirm Bodies as Slain Siblings (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Two small bodies found buried off Interstate 80 with duct-tape crosses over them were identified Saturday as the New Hampshire siblings killed by their father 2 1/2 years ago, authorities announced. |
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Yahoo News |
8:36pm PST |
N.Korea says must meet US envoy before more talks (Reuters) |
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Summary: Reuters - North Korea has told the United States
that it will not take part in any more six-party nuclear talks
until its chief negotiator can have a meeting with U.S. envoy
Christopher Hill, a Japanese newspaper said on Sunday. |
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BBC News |
8:30pm PST |
Cricket: England win toss |
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Summary: England elect to bat in the third one-day international against India. |
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Yahoo News |
8:27pm PST |
Dutch radical Muslim terror cell trial starts Monday (AFP) |
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Summary: AFP - Fourteen men accused of belonging to a Muslim terrorist group, including the convicted killer of filmmaker Theo van Gogh, are to go on trial Monday at Amsterdam's high security court. |
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Yahoo News |
8:05pm PST |
WTO's Hong Kong conference will try to keep trade talks afloat (AFP) |
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Summary: AFP - Ministers from the 148-nation WTO, their dream of a global trade deal imperilled by sharp regional differences, are about to mount a fresh bid in Hong Kong for the consensus needed to see the agreement implemented next year. |
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Theophiles |
7:55pm PST |
Youths reveal racy Bible calendar |
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Summary: "The 12 re-enacted passages feature a bare-breasted Delilah cutting Samson's hair and a nude Eve offering an apple.
The Nuremberg-based group said they wanted to represent the Bible in a way that would entice young people." |
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Cnn.com |
7:51pm PST |
Man killed in shooting at Tahoe card room |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details. |
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Yahoo News |
7:48pm PST |
Shootout at Tahoe Casino Kills One (AP) |
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Summary: AP - A shootout across a high-stakes players lounge in Harrah's Tahoe casino killed one man, injured two sheriff's deputies and sent gamblers running for the doors Saturday afternoon, authorities and witnesses said. |
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Yahoo News |
7:47pm PST |
Venezuela's Chavez to sweep boycotted legislative vote (AFP) |
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Summary: AFP - Venezuelans are to go to the polls for legislative elections set to extend leftist President Hugo Chavez's grip on power in the oil-rich nation after the bulk of opposition candidates withdrew from the race, citing technical concerns. |
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BBC News |
7:38pm PST |
Smoking age could increase to 18 |
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Summary: Ministers are considering raising the minimum legal age for buying tobacco in England from 16 to 18. |
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Cnn.com |
7:04pm PST |
1,000 bottles of champagne at billionaire wedding |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details. |
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Cnn.com |
7:04pm PST |
1,000 bottles of champagne at Onassis wedding |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details. |
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Yahoo News |
6:53pm PST |
CIA scandal highlights split between Europeans/Americans on war on terror (AFP) |
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Summary: AFP - Outrage in Europe over alleged CIA torture camps and covert flights across the continent exposes a wide gap between Americans and Europeans on how they view the war on terror, analysts say. |
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Cnn.com |
6:41pm PST |
Katrina documents released |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details. |
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Yahoo News |
6:28pm PST |
Shock Rocker Manson Reportedly Marries (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Shock rocker Marilyn Manson married his longtime girlfriend Saturday in Ireland, People magazine reported on its Web site. |
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BBC News |
6:20pm PST |
Rugby U: Moody tells of remorse |
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Summary: England's Lewis Moody speaks out for the first time after becoming the only Englishman to be sent off at Twickenham. |
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Yahoo News |
6:19pm PST |
Key al-Qaida Associate Killed in Pakistan (AP) |
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Summary: AP - One of al-Qaida's top five leaders, said to be responsible for planning overseas strikes, was killed by Pakistani security forces in a rocket attack near the Afghan border with U.S. help, American and Pakistani officials said Saturday. |
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Cnn.com |
6:18pm PST |
Katrina evacuees wary about returning home |
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Summary: New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin held a town hall meeting in Atlanta to rally Katrina evacuees to return home. But many of those in attendance said were leery about returning to Louisiana until they get some answers about what awaits them. "I'm looking for a s |
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Yahoo News |
5:42pm PST |
Heiress to Onassis Fortune Weds Olympian (AP) |
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Summary: AP - The Greek billionaire Athina Roussel Onassis married a Brazilian Olympic equestrian Saturday night in a palm-tree lined estate, celebrating with more than 1,000 bottles of champagne. |
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Cnn.com |
5:33pm PST |
Police: Lottery winner's kin hidden after death |
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Cnn.com |
5:28pm PST |
Palestinian leader invites pope to visit |
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Yahoo News |
5:26pm PST |
USC, Texas Head to National Title Game (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Texas and USC took care of their BCS business. Now the Longhorns and Trojans can start preparing for the Rose Bowl. |
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BBC News |
5:26pm PST |
Cache is named Europe's best film |
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Summary: Michael Haneke's Cache is named best European film in 2005, while Sir Sean Connery receives a lifetime award. |
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BBC News |
5:26pm PST |
Cache named Europe's best film |
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Summary: Michael Haneke's Cache is named best European film in 2005, while Sir Sean Connery receives a lifetime award. |