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Yahoo News |
11:54pm PST |
Judge says September 11 trial can go on but hobbles prosecution
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Summary: AFP - A US judge dealt a critical blow to prosecutors seeking the execution of September 11 plotter Zacarias Moussaoui, throwing out half their case after a government lawyer was caught coaching witnesses. |
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Yahoo News |
11:52pm PST |
Rice urges Indonesian military to do more to reform
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza
Rice praised Indonesian democracy and leadership on Wednesday
but urged the world's fourth most populous country to make
greater efforts to reform its armed forces. |
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Yahoo News |
11:49pm PST |
Nine French police injured as student protests intensify
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Nine Paris police officers were injured amid escalating student protests over proposed youth employment laws which have affected over half of France's universities and left the government struggling to avoid political damage. |
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Yahoo News |
11:42pm PST |
Judge in Moussaoui Case Imposes Sanctions
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Faced with a major setback in their death penalty case against a confessed al-Qaida conspirator, prosecutors are considering whether to appeal a judge's decision to bar witnesses who were improperly coached by a government lawyer. |
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BBC News |
11:34pm PST |
Sony delays PS3 launch |
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Summary: Sony has put back the release of its PlayStation 3 games console to November due to technical hitches. |
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BBC News |
11:34pm PST |
Sony Playstation 3 launch delayed |
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Summary: Electronics giant Sony says it is delaying the launch of its PS3 games console by six months amid technical problems |
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BBC News |
11:34pm PST |
Sony delays PlayStation 3 launch |
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Summary: Sony is has put back the release its PlayStation 3 games console to November due to technical hitches. |
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Yahoo News |
11:30pm PST |
Sony to Delay Release of PlayStation 3
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Sony will put off the release of its much awaited PlayStation 3 machine until November from its planned spring debut because of delays in finalizing its next-generation disk technology, the company said Wednesday. |
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BBC News |
11:13pm PST |
Drought to affect Kenya for years |
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Summary: North-eastern Kenya could take 15 years to recover from the effects of drought, aid agency Oxfam warns. |
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BBC News |
11:04pm PST |
Football: Keane 'may retire' |
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Summary: Celtic's Roy Keane may consider hanging up his boots this summer because of a long-standing hip problem. |
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Yahoo News |
11:03pm PST |
Thai polls in doubt after hundreds banned
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Next month's Thailand election has been thrown into doubt after hundreds of candidates were banned from standing, as the country's embattled premier said he would consider stepping aside temporarily. |
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BBC News |
10:50pm PST |
Tamil rebels 'extorting diaspora' |
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Summary: Tamils living abroad are being coerced into giving money to Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels, a new report says. |
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BBC News |
10:44pm PST |
Concern at road tribute 'dangers' |
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Summary: Floral tributes at accident sites may be curbed over concerns they cause dangers for other motorists. |
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BBC News |
10:44pm PST |
'Dangerous' road tributes concern |
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Summary: Floral tributes laid at fatal accident sites may be curbed over concerns they are a distraction to other motorists. |
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BBC News |
10:41pm PST |
Royal 'may become NI trauma hub' |
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Summary: New proposals could see the Royal Group of Hospitals become NI's key trauma treatment centre. |
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Crosswalk |
10:40pm PST |
Alabama Burning |
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Summary: The emerging Satanist backstory in the Alabama church burnings elicits...silence. |
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BBC News |
10:24pm PST |
Website's Glitter advert rapped |
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Summary: Lastminute.com is criticised for referring to sex offender Gary Glitter in an advert for children's theatre tickets. |
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BBC News |
10:24pm PST |
Ban challenge hotel bars smoking |
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Summary: A no-smoking rule is in place at a hotel owned by a chain challenging aspects of the imminent Scottish ban. |
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BBC News |
10:12pm PST |
Bernanke voices US deficit fears |
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Summary: US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke warns the increasing US budget deficit could put future living standards at risk. |
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BBC News |
10:09pm PST |
Bird flu returns to India state |
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Summary: Some fresh bird flu cases are detected in a poultry farm in India, nearly a month after the first outbreak. |
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Yahoo News |
9:47pm PST |
Mideast on edge after Israeli jail siege
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - The Palestinian Authority was braced for further unrest after a day-long Israeli siege of a West Bank jail prompted an unprecedented wave of abductions and threats of revenge against the Jewish state. |
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BBC News |
9:22pm PST |
Thai PM hints at stepping aside |
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Summary: Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra admits he is considering taking a break from politics to ease the mounting crisis. |
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BBC News |
8:33pm PST |
Milosevic to be buried in Serbia |
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Summary: Slobodan Milosevic's family say he is to is to be buried in Serbia, ending days of wrangling about his funeral. |
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Yahoo News |
8:22pm PST |
Earthen Dam in Hawaii Bursts, Killing One
(AP)
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Summary: AP - An earthen dam burst on the Hawaiian island of Kauai on Tuesday, sweeping away at least two houses and washing out the only road along the island's north shore. One person was killed and as many as seven others were reported missing. |
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BBC News |
8:06pm PST |
Abduction fear over missing girl |
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Summary: Police say they are very concerned about a 15-year-old south Devon girl missing since the weekend. |
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Yahoo News |
8:01pm PST |
Thai polls in doubt after hundreds of candidates disqualified
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Thai election officials have disqualified more than one-third of the candidates in Thailand's April 2 snap elections, casting doubt on whether the polls could proceed. |
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BBC News |
7:46pm PST |
Belarus expels election observers |
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Summary: Eight members of a Scandinavian team of unofficial election observers are ordered to leave Belarus. |
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BBC News |
7:46pm PST |
Belarus expels poll 'observers' |
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Summary: Eight members of a Scandinavian team of unofficial election observers are ordered to leave Belarus. |
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Cnn.com |
7:35pm PST |
Critic: Philip Morris blowing smoke in Web ads |
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Summary: An anti-smoking organization is accusing WebMD of betraying its patrons by couching an advertisement bankrolled by Philip Morris as an "information resource" for people who want to quit smoking. |
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Cnn.com |
7:20pm PST |
Earbuds nipping at hearing of the young |
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Summary: Hearing experts warned Tuesday that people risk permanent hearing damage by cranking up the volume on iPods and other portable music devices and listening for too long. |
