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Yahoo News |
11:52pm PDT |
US, Afghan presidents to wrap up talks
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai will on Monday wrap up his talks with President George W. Bush on the deteriorating security situation in his country after raising eyebrows by describing US nemesis Iran as more friend than foe. |
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Yahoo News |
11:42pm PDT |
Bush and Karzai discuss Afghan security
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Talks on Monday between U.S.
President George W. Bush and Afghan President Hamid Karzai will
focus on worsening violence in Afghanistan and the threat from
militant hideouts across the border in Pakistan. |
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Yahoo News |
11:38pm PDT |
Truck bomb in northern Iraq kills 25: police
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A truck bomb in the northern Iraqi town
of Tal Afar killed 25 people and destroyed about 10 homes on
Monday, police said. |
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BBC News |
11:28pm PDT |
F1: Alonso ignoring me - Hamilton |
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Summary: Lewis Hamilton says McLaren team-mate Fernando Alonso is no longer speaking to him. |
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11:22pm PDT |
Football: Terry injury fear |
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Summary: England captain John Terry tops a lengthy injury list that threatens to hamper the start of Chelsea's season. |
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11:19pm PDT |
Barclays launches formal ABN bid |
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Summary: Barclays formally launches its bid for Dutch bank ABN Amro, giving investors until October to accept the offer. |
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11:08pm PDT |
Minister confident on export ban |
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Summary: The agriculture minister is confident that NI will remain free to ship farm produce within Europe. |
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Yahoo News |
11:08pm PDT |
Lebanon opposition vote win further splits Christians
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Lebanon's opposition won a key by-election that left the country's Christians deeply divided ahead of polls to elect a new president who is traditionally a Christian. |
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11:08pm PDT |
Suicide bomb kills 25 in northern Iraq
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A suicide bomber slammed his truck into a densely populated residential area in the northern Iraqi city of Tal Afar on Monday, killing at least 25 people, police said. At least 22 others were wounded and an official said the death toll was expected t |
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ChristianToday |
11:07pm PDT |
Doctors Deliver Medicine to Korean Hostages in Afghanistan |
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Summary: Afghan doctors delivered medicines on Sunday for 21 South Koreans kidnapped by Taliban rebels in Afghanistan more than two weeks ago |
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10:48pm PDT |
Chavez seeks end to term limits |
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Summary: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez confirms he wants to change the law to remain in power indefinitely. |
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10:41pm PDT |
Foot-and-mouth meetings are held |
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Summary: Farming unions are to meet the assembly government in the wake of the foot-and-mouth disease restrictions. |
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10:23pm PDT |
Disease lab results 'by Tuesday' |
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Summary: Results of an inquiry into a foot-and-mouth outbreak in Surrey are expected within 36 hours. |
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10:19pm PDT |
Japan remembers Hiroshima
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Japan marked the 62nd
anniversary of Hiroshima's atomic bombing with a solemn
ceremony on Monday as the city's mayor criticized the United
States for refusing to give up its nuclear weapons program. |
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Yahoo News |
10:01pm PDT |
Controversial tycoon losing in Mexico border vote
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A gaming billionaire who is
accused of links to drug cartels was headed for defeat against
Mexico's ruling party in the governorship race of a state
bordering California, partial results showed on Sunday. |
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9:57pm PDT |
South Korea makes first contact with hostage
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - South Korean officials have made their
first contact with one of the 21 hostages kidnapped by Taliban
insurgents more than two weeks ago, an official in Seoul said
on Monday, but there have been no signs of progress. |
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Yahoo News |
9:49pm PDT |
Pentagon loses track of weapons for Iraqi forces
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The Pentagon cannot account for
190,000 AK-47 rifles and pistols given to Iraqi security forces
in 2004 and 2005, or about half the weapons earmarked for
soldiers and police, according to a government report. |
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BBC News |
9:30pm PDT |
Bollywood star in poaching appeal |
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Summary: Bollywood star Salman Khan is due in court in India to appeal against his sentence for poaching. |
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9:22pm PDT |
Glavine joins 300 club
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Tom Glavine joined pitching's most prestigious club with a vintage performance, changing speeds and fooling hitters in the manner that made him one of baseball's best. |
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Cnn.com |
9:18pm PDT |
Mets' Glavine joins exclusive 300-win club |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
9:04pm PDT |
Beckham misses clash with Toronto |
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Summary: David Beckham fails to make his Major League Soccer debut for Los Angeles Galaxy against Toronto. |
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BBC News |
8:40pm PDT |
Karzai and Bush in Taleban talks |
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Summary: Afghan leader Hamid Karzai and US President Bush discuss how to tackle the continuing Taleban insurgency. |
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Yahoo News |
8:38pm PDT |
Mets' Glavine gets 300 wins, beats Cubs
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Tom Glavine joined pitching's most prestigious club with a vintage performance, changing speeds and fooling hitters in the manner that made him one of baseball's best. |
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BBC News |
8:31pm PDT |
IAEA experts visit Japanese plant |
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Summary: International inspectors begin to examine the nuclear power plant damaged in last month's earthquake. |
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Cnn.com |
8:31pm PDT |
Gates: U.S. to be in Iraq for 'protracted period' |
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Summary: U.S. forces likely will be in Iraq for a "protracted period" to support the country's government, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday. Gates said the increase in U.S. forces that began in February appears to be paying dividends militarily. But poli |
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Cnn.com |
8:30pm PDT |
FBI, military to aid bridge effort as city mourns |
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Summary: Investigators questioned construction crews that were working on the I-35W bridge when it collapsed in Minneapolis last week, while divers continue their search for victims. Churchgoers prayed on Sunday night for the victims.
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Yahoo News |
8:24pm PDT |
Hiroshima remembered
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Japan marked the 62nd
anniversary of Hiroshima's atomic bombing with a solemn
ceremony on Monday as the city's mayor criticized the United
States for refusing to give up its nuclear weapons program. |
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Cnn.com |
8:23pm PDT |
Karzai meets with Bush; Musharraf next |
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Summary: Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf will meet with one of his prominent critics, Afghan President Hamid Karzai, this week to discuss efforts to battle militants who have established a haven in Pakistan.
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Cnn.com |
8:14pm PDT |
FBI, military to help probe bridge collapse |
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Summary: Federal investigators questioned construction crews that were working on the Interstate 35W bridge over the Mississippi River when it collapsed last week, while divers Sunday continued their search for victims of the disaster.
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BBC News |
8:08pm PDT |
New Madeleine hunt draws blank |
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Summary: Police find no new evidence after searching the home of Madeleine McCann suspect Robert Murat. |
