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Yahoo News |
11:56pm PST |
US vice president heads for Egypt, Saudi Arabia (AFP) |
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Summary: AFP - US Vice President Richard Cheney left here for Egypt and Saudi Arabia for talks with the leaders of both countries, in which the war in Iraq and regional security were expected to take center stage. |
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Yahoo News |
11:43pm PST |
UN powers meet on Iran crisis (Reuters) |
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Summary: Reuters - The United States and European Union
hope to enlist Russian and Chinese support for robust
diplomatic steps against Iran over its contentious nuclear
program when the U.N. Security Council powers meet on Monday. |
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Yahoo News |
11:42pm PST |
Africa's first elected woman president to be take office in Liberia (AFP) |
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Summary: AFP - Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was set to be sworn in to office in Liberia as Africa's first female elected head of state, in a ceremony many hope will mark the start of a new era of peace and democracy after years of war and tyranny. |
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BBC News |
11:30pm PST |
Report due on women bishops |
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Summary: A Church of England report is to suggest a compromise plan to head off a row over ordination of woman bishops. |
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Yahoo News |
11:29pm PST |
Poll: Concerns Shift From Economy to War (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Economic worries have decreased over the last six months as the American public has shifted its concern more to the war in Iraq and problems faced by political leaders, AP-Ipsos polling found. |
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BBC News |
11:23pm PST |
Eriksson says players forgive him |
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Summary: Sven-Goran Eriksson says he has the backing of his England players, despite allegedly making comments about them to an undercover reporter. |
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Yahoo News |
11:22pm PST |
World Bank Seeks $1.5B to Stop Bird Flu (AP) |
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Summary: AP - The World Bank anticipates countries will donate generously to the effort to stop bird flu from becoming a global epidemic, an official said Monday on the eve of a donors' conference. |
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BBC News |
11:07pm PST |
Merkel set for talks with Putin |
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Summary: German Chancellor Angela Merkel heads to Moscow for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. |
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ChristianToday |
11:06pm PST |
WCC 9th Assembly to Affirm Alternative Globalisation |
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Summary: A new 60page document by the World Council of Churches has challenged churches around the world to counter economic injustice particularly extreme |
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ChristianToday |
10:55pm PST |
Leading Bioethics Thinktank Concerned By Embryo Research |
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Summary: One of the UKs leading bioethics thinktanks has raised serious concerns over the proposed plans of British scientists to create embryos |
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BBC News |
10:54pm PST |
Hundreds to mourn teenage cyclist |
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Summary: The funeral is to take place of teenager Thomas Harland, one of four cyclists killed in a road crash in north Wales. |
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BBC News |
10:33pm PST |
Australia probes Iraq 'kickbacks' |
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Summary: Australia's wheat exporter AWB made millions of dollars of illegal payments to Iraq, a government inquiry is told. |
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BBC News |
10:33pm PST |
Iraq 'bribes' probed in Australia |
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Summary: An Australian inquiry looks into whether the nation's wheat exporter made illegal payments to Iraq. |
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ChristianToday |
10:30pm PST |
Martin Luther King Remembered |
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Summary:
Thousands have been remembering the Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr 37 years since he was shot and killed while preparing to lead a local march in Memphis Tennessee
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BBC News |
10:27pm PST |
Heart patients 'waiting too long' |
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Summary: A charity warns of a rise in the number of people with heart conditions waiting to see a specialist. |
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ChristianToday |
10:20pm PST |
ACTCaritas Programme Continues to Help Darfur Refugees |
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Summary:
With more than 2 million displaced persons continuing to need food shelter and other essential materials
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BBC News |
10:12pm PST |
India counts its tiger population |
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Summary: India launches its most ambitious nationwide survey of its dwindling tiger population. |
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BBC News |
9:52pm PST |
Air rage grounds 200 passengers |
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Summary: More than 200 UK-bound passengers had their flight from Mexico diverted after a disturbance on the plane. |
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Yahoo News |
9:47pm PST |
Indonesian girl dies of bird flu (Reuters) |
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Summary: Reuters - A 13-year-old Indonesian girl died of
bird flu at the weekend while two of her siblings have tested
positive for the H5N1 virus, a health ministry official said on
Monday, citing the results of local tests. |
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BBC News |
9:35pm PST |
Indonesian girl dies of bird flu |
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Summary: A girl in Indonesia dies of bird flu, according to local officials, becoming the country's 13th victim. |
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Cnn.com |
9:30pm PST |
Teen bounces Venus Williams from Australian Open |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details. |
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Crosswalk |
9:25pm PST |
The Content of Our Character--King's Dream and Ours |
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Summary: "I have a dream," declared Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as he addressed a crowd of several hundred thousand gathered on the Mall around the Washington Monument. The date was August 28, 1963, and America was a cauldron of social unrest. |
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BBC News |
9:22pm PST |
Sex cases prompt teacher changes |
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Summary: More changes to teacher recruitment are considered after revelations that sex offenders got jobs in schools. |
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Yahoo News |
9:14pm PST |
Cheney leaves for Egypt, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) |
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Summary: Reuters - Vice President Dick Cheney headed to
Egypt and Saudi Arabia on Sunday for meetings with leaders that
are expected to focus on counterterrorism, the Palestinian
election and energy. |
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BBC News |
8:36pm PST |
Tennis: Teenager stuns Venus |
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Summary: Bulgaria's Tszvetana Pironkova beats 10th seed Venus Williams on day one of the Australian Open. |
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BBC News |
8:36pm PST |
Tennis: Teenager rocks Venus |
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Summary: Bulgaria's Tszvetana Pironkova beats 10th seed Venus Williams on day one of the Australian Open. |
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BBC News |
8:15pm PST |
UN powers debate Iran escalation |
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Summary: The UN's top powers meet in London to discuss a common strategy to tackle Iran's nuclear programme. |
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BBC News |
8:02pm PST |
Africa to get first female leader |
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Summary: Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf will be inaugurated as Liberia's president and Africa's first female elected head of state. |
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BBC News |
8:02pm PST |
Liberia president to be sworn in |
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Summary: Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf will be inaugurated as Liberia's president and Africa's first female elected head of state. |
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BBC News |
8:00pm PST |
Petty criminals could avoid court |
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Summary: Criminals who plead guilty to some crimes could be punished without going to court, under legal reforms being considered by the government. |
