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11:54pm PST |
Commonwealth Games: Day 11 |
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Summary: England win badminton and squash golds, as Australia claim both road race titles on the final day in Melbourne. |
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Yahoo News |
11:50pm PST |
Japan minister renews pitch for US forces deal
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Japan's defense minister, seeking support
for a plan to reorganize U.S. troops in the country, met local
officials again on Sunday as a local daily said Tokyo had given
up hope of finalizing a deal by an end-March deadline. |
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Yahoo News |
11:46pm PST |
Bombing in Southeast Iraq Kills Student
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A roadside bomb exploded in front of a school in the southeast Iraqi city of Basra on Sunday, killing a 13-year-old student, police said. |
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Yahoo News |
11:44pm PST |
Olmert sees talks with US on Israel's borders
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Israeli interim Prime Minister Ehud
Olmert, sketching a post-election strategy, said on Sunday he
would hold talks with the United States and other countries
before any unilateral pullback in the West Bank. |
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BBC News |
10:56pm PST |
Belarus leader freedom call |
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Summary: The EU calls for the release of Belarus opposition leader Aleksander Kozulin whose whereabouts are unknown. |
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BBC News |
10:56pm PST |
EU wants Belarus leader freed |
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Summary: The EU calls for the release of Belarus opposition leader Aleksander Kozulin whose whereabouts are unknown. |
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Yahoo News |
10:53pm PST |
Thai PM foes march on Bangkok shopping district
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Thousands of anti-government protesters
marched to Bangkok's busy shopping district on Sunday in a
second day of demonstrations aimed at ousting Thai Prime
Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Waving placards and shouting
"Thaksin get out, |
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9:50pm PST |
Scotland begins pub smoking ban |
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Summary: A ban on smoking in public places comes into effect north of the border in an attempt to improve health. |
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Yahoo News |
9:29pm PST |
Colo. Police Use MySpace to ID Suspects
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Detectives used profiles posted on the MySpace social networking Web site to identify six suspects in a rape and robbery that began when a party turned violent, leaving blood "in almost every room of the house," officials said. |
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BBC News |
9:15pm PST |
Canada seal cull gets under way |
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Summary: Canada's annual seal hunt begins amid international criticism, as 325,000 harp seal pups face the cull. |
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Yahoo News |
9:12pm PST |
Ukraine votes for new parliament in key poll
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Voters in Ukraine have headed to the polls to choose a new parliament, the first electoral test for their bickering "orange revolution" leadership and the ex-Soviet state's new pro-Western drive. |
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Yahoo News |
9:07pm PST |
Police Issue Warrant for Colorado Bomber
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A federal arrest warrant was issued Saturday for a man suspected of planting explosive devices at the homes of his former co-workers at an aviation company, and police said they believe whoever made the bombs is responsible for similar devices found |
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BBC News |
8:32pm PST |
Voters to deliver Ukraine verdict |
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Summary: Ukrainians go to the polls for the first time since the "Orange Revolution" brought Viktor Yushchenko to power. |
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8:21pm PST |
US activists rally for immigrants |
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Summary: About half a million activists in Los Angeles protest against plans to criminalise undocumented workers. |
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BBC News |
8:05pm PST |
Blair to attend Games farewell |
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Summary: UK Prime Minister Tony Blair joins other leaders attend the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games. |
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Yahoo News |
7:37pm PST |
Indy Bound: UCLA Shuts Down Memphis
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Before rushing to cut down the nets, UCLA's players and coaches stayed on the podium and led their fans in a popular school cheer. |
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BBC News |
7:26pm PST |
Kember spends first day at home |
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Summary: Peace campaigner Norman Kember is to spend his first full day at home since his kidnapping ordeal in Iraq. |
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BBC News |
7:26pm PST |
Kember to offer prayers of thanks |
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Summary: Peace activist Norman Kember is to attend a church service after returning from his ordeal in Iraq. |
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BBC News |
7:19pm PST |
Abbas warns Hamas prime minister |
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Summary: Mahmoud Abbas tells Hamas he is prepared to intervene to protect the interests of the Palestinian people. |
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Yahoo News |
7:15pm PST |
Afghanistan grapples Christian convert case under Western pressure
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - There was a "strong possibility" an Afghan facing execution for converting to Christianity could be freed Sunday, an official said, after President Hamid Karzai intervened under pressure from his outraged Western allies. |
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Cnn.com |
7:13pm PST |
McCain urges Iraq to form government |
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Summary: A bomb killed four civilians in Baghdad on Saturday and U.S. troops in the capital found the bodies of seven torture victims over the past 24 hours, police said. |
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BBC News |
6:52pm PST |
Ukrainians prepare for elections |
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Summary: Ukrainians prepare to go to the polls, a year after the "Orange Revolution" brought Viktor Yushchenko to power. |
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Yahoo News |
6:40pm PST |
Changing Mood Motivates Israelis at Polls
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Worn down by a bloody five-year Palestinian uprising, Israelis look set for a seismic shift in Tuesday's election, discarding their polarizing dreams of either settling Jews in a Greater Israel of biblical dimensions or trading much of that land |
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Yahoo News |
6:22pm PST |
Immigration March Draws 500,000 in L.A.
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Immigration rights advocates more than 500,000 strong marched in downtown Los Angeles, demanding that Congress abandon attempts to make helping illegal immigrants a crime and to build more walls along the border. |
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Cnn.com |
6:19pm PST |
Thousands rally for 'right to a better life' |
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Cnn.com |
5:34pm PST |
Clerics to West: Back off Christian convert case |
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Yahoo News |
5:19pm PST |
Nigeria OKs Handover of Liberian Warlord
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Nigeria said Saturday it is ready to hand over Liberian warlord Charles Taylor to be the first former African head of state tried for crimes against humanity, making a reluctant move that will be a strong warning for other warmongers on the continent |
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Yahoo News |
5:03pm PST |
'Super Sunday' of German polls to test Merkel's strength
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Three state elections in Germany will put Angela Merkel's left-right government to the test for the first time since she ousted Gerhard Schroeder in November. |
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Yahoo News |
4:32pm PST |
LSU Heads to Final 4, Toppling Texas in OT
(AP)
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Summary: AP - They've known each other since they were kids, drawn together at the basketball court. Now, LSU's homegrown Tigers are heading to the Final Four together. |
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BBC News |
4:25pm PST |
Australian named as Tory lender |
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Summary: Australian hedge fund millionaire Michael Hintze made an undisclosed loan to the Conservatives, it has emerged. |
