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ChristianToday |
11:59pm PST |
Kember Speaks Out About Stolen Four Months In Captivity |
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Summary:
Freed hostage Norman Kember has said in a statement that his time in captivity was time stolen
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Cnn.com |
11:56pm PST |
Olmert: 'Time for action' |
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Summary: Acting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is promising to work toward a compromise with the Palestinians after his Kadima party led parliamentary elections, but he warned: "We will not wait forever." He said the Palestinian Authority -- now run by the Isl |
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Cnn.com |
11:56pm PST |
Israel's new guy: We won't wait forever |
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Summary: Acting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is promising to work toward a compromise with the Palestinians after his Kadima party led parliamentary elections, but he warned: "We will not wait forever." He said the Palestinian Authority -- now run by the Isl |
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Cnn.com |
11:56pm PST |
Israel's Olmert: 'Time for action has come' |
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Summary: Acting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is promising to work toward a compromise with the Palestinians after his Kadima party led parliamentary elections, but he warned: "We will not wait forever." He said the Palestinian Authority -- now run by the Isl |
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BBC News |
11:52pm PST |
Plan to merge police 'misguided' |
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Summary: A report claims plans to merge police forces will hinder crime-fighting, saying some smaller forces perform better. |
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BBC News |
11:50pm PST |
Nigeria faces anger over Taylor |
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Summary: The US demands answers from Nigeria over the whereabouts of Liberia's missing former leader Charles Taylor. |
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BBC News |
11:48pm PST |
Criticism over levels of literacy |
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Summary: A report into £40m attempts to improve literacy and numeracy says there has not been significant improvement. |
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Yahoo News |
11:45pm PST |
Olmert wins Israeli election
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Interim Prime Minister Ehud Olmert
looked to begin building a coalition on Wednesday after winning
Israel's election on his plan to impose final borders with the
Palestinians by uprooting many West Bank settlements. |
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BBC News |
11:17pm PST |
Israel victor vows to press ahead |
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Summary: Ehud Olmert's Kadima wins the biggest share of votes in Israel's election, and the acting PM details his plans. |
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BBC News |
11:15pm PST |
Sainsbury's sales beat forecasts |
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Summary: Supermarket chain Sainsbury's reports a 5.3% rise in like-for-like sales for the January to March period, beating forecasts. |
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Yahoo News |
11:10pm PST |
U.S. urges China to head off rising trade anger
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez
warned China on Wednesday that rising protectionist anger in
the United States could damage economic ties and urged Beijing
to narrow the trade gap. |
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BBC News |
11:10pm PST |
Handsets get taken to the grave |
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Summary: More people than ever are asking to be buried or cremated with their mobile phones. |
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BBC News |
11:02pm PST |
India sex selection doctor jailed |
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Summary: A doctor in India is jailed for two years for revealing the sex of a foetus and agreeing to abort it. |
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Yahoo News |
10:49pm PST |
Destiny's Child Gets Hollywood Walk Star
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The women of Destiny's Child were back together for a brief moment Tuesday to accept a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. |
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Yahoo News |
10:48pm PST |
Lukashenko regime is 'beyond the pale': Rice
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Belarus President Alexander Lukoshenko, who claimed victory recently in a disputed election, runs a regime that is "beyond the pale," US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said. |
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BBC News |
10:47pm PST |
Football: Wenger hails youngsters |
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Summary: Arsene Wenger says his young Arsenal team can become even better after outplaying Juventus at Highbury. |
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Yahoo News |
10:42pm PST |
Olmert Declares Victory in Israel Election
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert declared victory for his centrist Kadima party in Israel's elections Tuesday, vowing to act on his own if necessary to draw Israel's final borders and "painfully" uproot Jewish settlers if negotia |
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Yahoo News |
10:37pm PST |
Taliban say Afghan offensive is on, 22 dead
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Insurgents in Afghanistan attacked a
military base on Wednesday and an American, a Canadian and at
least 12 militants were killed as a Taliban spokesman said a
spring offensive had begun. |
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Yahoo News |
10:24pm PST |
UN Council powers said close to deal on Iran
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The five U.N. Security Council
powers are close to a deal on Iran's suspect nuclear program
and hope for approval of a new draft statement when the full
council meets on Wednesday, diplomats said. |
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BBC News |
10:14pm PST |
£40m spent on unimproved literacy |
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Summary: A report into £40m attempts to improve literacy and numeracy says there has not been significant improvement. |
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Yahoo News |
10:13pm PST |
Sun and Moon ready for three-hour celestial ballet
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - The Sun was to be briefly blotted out near here on Wednesday at the start of a total eclipse due to race from tropical northeastern Brazil to the grasslands of Mongolia. |
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BBC News |
10:01pm PST |
Airport plans for £100m extension |
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Summary: Cardiff International Airport is aiming to step out of Bristol airport's shadow with £100m expansion plans. |
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Yahoo News |
9:55pm PST |
Battle at Afghan Military Base Kills 14
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Militants attacked a coalition forces base in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, sparking a battle that killed two foreign soldiers and at least 12 rebels, the U.S. military said. At least one of the soldiers was American. |
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Yahoo News |
9:27pm PST |
Duke Outlasts UConn to Reach Final Four
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Alison Bales and Duke survived the NCAA tournament's toughest stop along the road to the Final Four. |
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Cnn.com |
9:14pm PST |
Italy may grant asylum to Christian convert |
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Summary: The whereabouts of an Afghan man who had been threatened with the death penalty for converting to Christianity was unknown Wednesday, as at least one nation began considering granting him asylum status. |
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Cnn.com |
8:54pm PST |
New power the victor in Israel |
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Summary: The fledgling Kadima party changed Israel's political landscape Tuesday -- winning the biggest bloc of parliamentary seats as the once-powerful Likud was relegated to fourth, according to exit polls. At a victory rally, Kadima leader Ehud Olmert reiterate |
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BBC News |
8:41pm PST |
Afghan fighting leaves '14 dead' |
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Summary: The US military says two foreign soldier and at least 12 militants have died in fighting in southern Afghanistan |
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BBC News |
8:36pm PST |
Bird flu hits third Indian state |
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Summary: Authorities in India's Madhya Pradesh will slaughter 7,000 chickens after detecting a case of deadly H5N1 bird flu. |
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Yahoo News |
8:14pm PST |
US, other foreign soldier, die in Afghan clash
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Insurgents in Afghanistan attacked
U.S.-led forces on Wednesday and two foreign troops and at
least 12 militants were killed, the U.S. military said. |
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Cnn.com |
8:12pm PST |
S.C. moves closer to death penalty for child rapists |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details. |
