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Yahoo News |
11:51pm PST |
NKorea reaffirms no six-way talks under US sanctions (AFP) |
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Summary: AFP - North Korea has reaffirmed it would not attend six-way nuclear talks unless US sanctions are lifted on the Stalinist state for its alleged illegal counterferting and money laundering. |
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Yahoo News |
11:31pm PST |
Uncertainty clouds Palestinian election campaign (Reuters) |
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Summary: Reuters - Campaigning began on Tuesday for a
Palestinian legislative election clouded by speculation that
President Mahmoud Abbas, mired in conflict with Israel and
facing a challenge from rival Islamists, could delay voting. |
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Cnn.com |
11:22pm PST |
Crews edge toward trapped miners |
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Summary: While rescue teams descended into the darkened West Virginia coal mine where 13 men were trapped after an explosion, crews on the surface early today were preparing to drill a hole to try to find out the conditions of the trapped miners, officials said. T |
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BBC News |
11:12pm PST |
Farmer's protest over 'TB calf' |
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Summary: A farmer refuses to allow officials on her land to slaughter a calf suspected of having bovine TB. |
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BBC News |
11:11pm PST |
Cricket: Aussies stunned by SA |
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Summary: South Africa declare on 451-9 before Australia tumble to 54-3 on day two of the third Test in Sydney. |
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BBC News |
11:11pm PST |
Football: Aussies stunned by SA |
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Summary: South Africa declare on 451-9 before Australia tumble to 54-3 on day two of the third Test. |
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Yahoo News |
11:05pm PST |
At least 10 killed in German ice rink tragedy (AFP) |
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Summary: AFP - Rescue workers in the Bavarian Alps are racing against time to find survivors after the collapse of an ice rink roof left at least 10 people dead, mostly children, and over 30 others injured. |
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BBC News |
11:00pm PST |
Murder probe after Thailand death |
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Summary: A British backpacker, whose body was found in the sea off Koh Samui, may have been murdered, Thai police say. |
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BBC News |
10:45pm PST |
Teenager dies in three-car crash |
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Summary: A 19-year-old man is killed and four people injured in a crash on the main Londonderry to Belfast road. |
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Yahoo News |
9:58pm PST |
West Virginia Edges Georgia in Sugar Bowl (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Enough with those jokes about the Big East. West Virginia clearly deserved its place in the Bowl Championship Series. Steve Slaton rushed for a record 204 yards and three touchdowns to lead the No. 11 Mountaineers to a 38-35 victory over eighth-ranke |
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Cnn.com |
9:53pm PST |
Rescuers search for roof collapse survivors |
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Summary: Workers in a southern German town were pressed their search in the snow early Tuesday for survivors after a roof collapsed at a Bavarian skating rink. |
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Yahoo News |
9:43pm PST |
Rescuers hunt for Indonesian flood victims as toll rises to 57 (AFP) |
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Summary: AFP - Rescue workers are picking through debris and mud Tuesday searching for victims of flash floods that inundated villages in Indonesia's East Java, as the death toll rose to 57. |
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Yahoo News |
9:25pm PST |
Philippine rape case judge wants US troops held (Reuters) |
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Summary: Reuters - A Philippine judge
said he will insist on local custody of four U.S. Marines
charged with raping a Filipino woman, which would test a
visiting forces treaty between the two allies. |
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BBC News |
9:05pm PST |
Inquiry into 'sex for visa' claim |
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Summary: A claim that immigration officials granted visas in exchange for sexual favours is being investigated by the Home Office. |
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BBC News |
8:36pm PST |
Dozens killed in Indonesia floods |
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Summary: Rescuers in Indonesia search for survivors after flash floods triggered by heavy rains kill at least 51 people. |
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BBC News |
8:05pm PST |
Battle to rescue German skaters |
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Summary: Rescuers struggle to save people trapped inside a collapsed German skating rink, where 11 are feared dead. |
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BBC News |
8:01pm PST |
Scientists dismiss detox schemes |
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Summary: Following a so-called detox programme is a waste of time and money, a group of scientists says. |
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Yahoo News |
7:55pm PST |
10 Killed As Roof Collapses on German Rink (AP) |
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Summary: AP - An ice rink roof collapsed onto dozens of skaters after heavy snowfall in the Bavarian Alps on Monday, and at least 10 people were believed dead, with other victims feared trapped between debris and the frozen surface of the rink. |
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Yahoo News |
7:44pm PST |
Death toll from Indonesian floods rises to 51 (AFP) |
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Summary: AFP - The death toll from flash floods and landslides that devastated villages in Indonesia's East Java province has risen to 51, police said, as rescuers resumed searching for victims in poor weather. |
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BBC News |
7:44pm PST |
Football: Claims upset Gerrard |
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Summary: Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard says he did not deliberately stamp on Bolton's Kevin Nolan. |
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Yahoo News |
7:39pm PST |
Crews Rush to Reach Trapped W.Va. Miners (AP) |
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Summary: AP - A coal mine explosion that may have been sparked by lightning trapped 13 miners 260 feet below ground Monday, and rescuers went in to find them after waiting almost 12 agonizing hours for dangerous gases to clear. |
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Cnn.com |
7:25pm PST |
Miners' relatives hope and wait |
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Summary: Rescue teams are slowly descending into a coal mine where 13 men were trapped by an explosion early Monday, but there were no clues yet to the fate of the miners, representatives of the mine's owner said. On the surface, friends and family gathered at a c |
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Theophiles |
7:10pm PST |
The Feast of the Circumcision |
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Summary: From Mere Comments:
Most people yesterday, even Christians, celebrated an arbitrary turn of the calendar -- the New Year. That's too bad; it has overshadowed an old and venerable feast: the Circumcision of the Lord.
On this the eighth day after hi |
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Cnn.com |
7:00pm PST |
Rescuers creep towards miners |
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Summary: Rescue teams are slowly descending into a coal mine where 13 men were trapped by an explosion early Monday, but there were no clues yet to the fate of the miners, representatives of the mine's owner said. On the surface, friends and family gathered at a c |
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Yahoo News |
6:41pm PST |
Rescuers try to reach 13 West Virginia miners (Reuters) |
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Summary: Reuters - Rescuers mounted a
massive effort on Monday to reach 13 miners trapped deep inside
a West Virginia coal mine after an early morning explosion. |
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Yahoo News |
6:23pm PST |
Russia seeks to restore gas flow to Europe amid price row with Ukraine (AFP) |
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Summary: AFP - Russia is attempting to restore normal supplies of natural gas to European nation, but its politically-charged gas price row with Ukraine showed no signs of abating. |
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BBC News |
6:21pm PST |
European moves to solve gas row |
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Summary: The EU calls on Russia and Ukraine to resolve a row over gas prices, which has disrupted supplies. |
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Yahoo News |
6:15pm PST |
N. Korea Says Sanctions Tabling Nuke Talks (AP) |
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Summary: AP - North Korea said Tuesday it cannot return to international nuclear disarmament talks unless the United States lifts sanctions imposed for its alleged currency counterfeiting and other illegal activities. |
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Yahoo News |
6:11pm PST |
Smith Leads Buckeyes to Fiesta Bowl Win (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith found a measure of redemption with a dominating game against Notre Dame at the Fiesta Bowl. |
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BBC News |
5:25pm PST |
German ice rink collapse kills 11 |
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Summary: The roof of a southern German ice rink caves in, killing at least 11 people, including two children. |
