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BBC News |
11:52pm PST |
Italian Yemen hostages 'released' |
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Summary: Five Italian tourists taken hostage by Yemeni tribesmen on 1 January are freed, officials say. |
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BBC News |
11:51pm PST |
Souness wants Newcastle backing |
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Summary: Newcastle boss Graeme Souness calls on chairman Freddy Shepherd to stick with him despite mounting pressure. |
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BBC News |
11:47pm PST |
Car sales hit by frugal consumers |
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Summary: Sales of cars in the UK fell 5% in 2005 to less than 2.5 million, motor industry figures show. |
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BBC News |
11:44pm PST |
Hunt on for Mecca survivors |
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Summary: Rescue efforts are continuing to try to get to Muslim pilgrims trapped in the rubble of a collapsed building in Mecca in Saudi Arabia. |
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BBC News |
11:44pm PST |
Rescuers hunt for Mecca survivors |
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Summary: Rescuers work through the night looking for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed hotel in Mecca. |
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BBC News |
11:22pm PST |
Thai PM appeals over Horton death |
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Summary: Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra orders police to find the killer of a UK tourist as soon as possible. |
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BBC News |
11:20pm PST |
Police seek rescued puppies owner |
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Summary: Police are seeking to find out who owns more than 100 dogs removed from farm buildings in County Down. |
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Yahoo News |
11:12pm PST |
Sharon Remains in Medically Induced Coma (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's vital signs were stable Friday as he remained in a medically induced coma to prevent further damage from a massive stroke. Doctors said he could be brought out slowly during the weekend, allowing a better assessment |
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Yahoo News |
11:11pm PST |
Ford, GM enter Detroit auto show in a weakened state (AFP) |
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Summary: AFP - After having been thrashed in their home markets, struggling automakers General Motors Corp and Ford Motor Company will enter the Detroit auto show on Sunday under the shadow of drastic restructuring plans. |
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Crosswalk |
11:10pm PST |
The Cultural Momentum of the Homosexual Movement |
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Summary: Over the past thirty years, the homosexual movement has coalesced into a powerful force for cultural change. In fact, momentum for the normalization of homosexual behavior and relationships is now recognized in large segments of the society as a legitimat |
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BBC News |
11:10pm PST |
Kashmir could 'face more quakes' |
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Summary: A leading seismologist tells the BBC that history suggests the Kashmir region will face more earthquakes. |
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BBC News |
11:06pm PST |
Fire crews still at factory blaze |
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Summary: Firefighters damp down the site of a blaze at a factory containing at least 20 tonnes of chemicals. |
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BBC News |
10:59pm PST |
NHS moves in different directions |
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Summary: Analysts believe changes to the NHS in England this year will distance it further from the service in Scotland. |
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BBC News |
10:45pm PST |
Hundreds on drink-driving charges |
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Summary: More than 550 motorists are to appear in court following a winter crackdown on drink-driving, police reveal. |
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Cnn.com |
10:36pm PST |
Bird flu claims third Turkish child |
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Summary: An 11-year-old girl died of bird flu in Turkey on Friday, the country's third death from the virus, officials said. |
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Yahoo News |
10:34pm PST |
China's growth could be fatal for the planet's environment: activist (AFP) |
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Summary: AFP - The pace of China's economic growth poses a dire threat for the planet unless Beijing and other industrial countries change their outdated model of production and consumption, an environmental activist warned. |
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Yahoo News |
10:17pm PST |
Bloodshed in Iraq Leaves 130 Dead (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Suicide bombers infiltrated a line of police recruits and a crowd of Shiite pilgrims Thursday as insurgents killed 125 civilians and five U.S. soldiers, escalating attacks while political factions worked to forge a coalition government. |
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Yahoo News |
10:17pm PST |
Note shows W.Virginia miner faced death with grace (Reuters) |
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Summary: Reuters - Details about the dignified last
moments of miners trapped in a West Virginia coal mine emerged
on Thursday night with the disclosure of a letter scrawled by
one man as he slowly died from lack of oxygen. |
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BBC News |
10:08pm PST |
Third 'bird flu' death in Turkey |
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Summary: An 11-year-old Turkish girl dies of bird flu days after her brother and sister, doctors say. |
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Yahoo News |
9:58pm PST |
Blair tells newspaper: 'I'm not going anywhere.' (AFP) |
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Summary: AFP - Tony Blair has insisted he is "not going anywhere", moving to quash speculation that he will step down as British prime minister well before the next general election. |
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BBC News |
9:57pm PST |
Cricket: Ponting inspires Aussies |
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Summary: Ricky Ponting scores his second century in his 100th Test as Australia beat South Africa in Sydney to take the series 2-0. |
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BBC News |
9:57pm PST |
Ponting guides Aussies to victory |
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Summary: Ricky Ponting scores his second century in his 100th Test as Australia beat South Africa by eight wickets in Sydney. |
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Yahoo News |
9:54pm PST |
Sharon remains in deep coma (AFP) |
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Summary: AFP - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon lay in a deep coma after doctors said it could take days before knowing whether the former general who has towered over Israeli politics for decades can recover. |
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BBC News |
9:46pm PST |
US sailor held over Japan death |
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Summary: A US sailor in Japan is being held on suspicion of involvement in a local woman's death, the US Navy says. |
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Cnn.com |
9:45pm PST |
No change in Sharon's condition |
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Summary: There has been no change in the condition of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who is in a medically induced coma after suffering a severe stroke and a brain hemorrhage, a doctor said Friday. |
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Yahoo News |
9:22pm PST |
No change in condition of Israel's Sharon: hospital (Reuters) |
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Summary: Reuters - There was no change overnight in the
condition of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who is
clinging to life on a respirator after a severe stroke, the
director of Jerusalem's Hadassah hospital said on Friday. |
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BBC News |
9:12pm PST |
Critical Sharon remains in coma |
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Summary: Israel's PM Ariel Sharon is kept in an induced coma following surgery after suffering a massive stroke. |
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BBC News |
8:06pm PST |
Intel eyes entertainment market |
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Summary: Chip giant Intel uses CES in Las Vegas to launch Viiv, converting PCs into home entertainment hubs. |
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BBC News |
7:57pm PST |
Glitter charged with obscene acts |
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Summary: Former rock star Gary Glitter is charged with committing obscene acts with two girls in Vietnam, a prosecutor says. |
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Cnn.com |
7:53pm PST |
Doctors battling to save Israel's Sharon |
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Summary: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, struck by a massive stroke on Wednesday, remains in intensive care in "serious condition but stable," said Dr. Shlomo Mor-Yosef of Jerusalem's Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital. Doctors will keep Sharon sedated for at least |
