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Cnn.com |
11:55pm PDT |
Germany arrests 3 terror suspects |
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Summary: German authorities have arrested three men on suspicion of planning attacks on Frankfurt's International Airport and Ramstein Air Base, according to a statement from the German Attorney General's office issued Wednesday.
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11:55pm PDT |
SNP to outline 11 new bills plan |
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Summary: Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond is to set out his first legislative programme for government at Holyrood. |
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Yahoo News |
11:54pm PDT |
3 terror suspects arrested in Germany
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Three suspected Islamic militants were arrested on allegations of plotting attacks on the U.S. military base in Ramstein and Frankfurt's international airport, German authorities said Wednesday. |
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11:54pm PDT |
Bomb targets minivans in Baghdad, toll disputed
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A bomb exploded near minivans in the
Iraqi capital Baghdad on Wednesday, and officials gave sharply
differing accounts of casualties. |
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Yahoo News |
11:47pm PDT |
Actor Tobey Maguire weds in Hawaii
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Actor Tobey Maguire and Jennifer Meyer, with whom he has a baby girl, were married during a ceremony in Hawaii, his publicist confirmed Tuesday. |
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BBC News |
11:45pm PDT |
Weather blamed for mixed season |
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Summary: Tourism businesses blame the bad weather as new figures reveal a mixed season for the industry. |
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Cnn.com |
11:42pm PDT |
China denies hacking into Pentagon |
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Summary: The Chinese government called allegations that its military hacked the Pentagon's computer network over the summer "groundless", the state-run Xinhua news agency reported late Tuesday.
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Yahoo News |
11:29pm PDT |
Three arrested in Germany for planning terror attacks
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Three people have been arrested on suspicion of planning terror attacks, German Defence Minister Franz-Josef Jung told German television on Wednesday, speaking of "an imminent threat". |
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Yahoo News |
11:23pm PDT |
Adventurer Steve Fossett missing in Nevada
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. millionaire adventurer Steve
Fossett, who made record-breaking solo flights by plane and
balloon, has disappeared over the Nevada desert after taking
off in a small plane to scout sites for an attempt to set a
world land speed record, a |
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11:14pm PDT |
Dockyard signs £30m MoD contract |
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Summary: The Plymouth based company, DML, signs a £30m contract with the MoD to build new patrol vehicles for UK troops. |
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Yahoo News |
11:07pm PDT |
Henin beats Serena Williams; Nadal upset
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A sullen Serena Williams exited the locker room, her racket bag slung across two shoulders, her U.S. Open over after a third consecutive Grand Slam loss to Justine Henin. |
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11:06pm PDT |
Football: England in Gerrard row |
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Summary: England will not rule out giving Steven Gerrard an injection so he can play in Saturday's Euro 2008 qualifier against Israel. |
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BBC News |
11:05pm PDT |
Bomb shakes Baghdad's Sadr City |
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Summary: A bomb in the Sadr City neighbourhood of the Iraqi capital kills at least 11 people and injures at least 19. |
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10:52pm PDT |
Tennis: Ferrer ends Nadal run |
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Summary: World number two Rafael Nadal is knocked out of the US Open in the fourth round by fellow Spaniard David Ferrer. |
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10:51pm PDT |
Saudis 'ask Sharif not to return' |
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Summary: Saudi Arabia reportedly asks Pakistan's ex-PM not to go home from exile, citing a commitment he made in 2001. |
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10:39pm PDT |
Life since Troubles 'got worse' |
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Summary: Many residents in an area of west Belfast badly hit by violence say life has worsened since the end of the Troubles. |
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Yahoo News |
10:35pm PDT |
Bomb kills 11 in Baghdad's Sadr City: hospital
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A bomb killed 11 people and wounded 23
others in Baghdad's Sadr City neighborhood on Wednesday,
hospital sources said. |
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BBC News |
10:20pm PDT |
Hurricane kills four in Nicaragua |
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Summary: Hurricane Felix kills four people in Nicaragua and causes important damage before weakening into a tropical storm. |
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Yahoo News |
10:14pm PDT |
Hurricane Felix's rains threaten Central America
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Rains from Hurricane
Felix soaked the hill country of Honduras on Wednesday and
threatened to trigger dangerous mudslides and flooding after
killing four people in neighboring Nicaragua. |
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BBC News |
10:13pm PDT |
Bush and Howard in Sydney talks |
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Summary: Iraq and climate change dominate talks between US and Australian leaders ahead of an Asia-Pacific summit. |
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BBC News |
10:00pm PDT |
All UK 'must be on DNA database' |
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Summary: A judge calls for the entire population of the UK and all visitors to be placed on the national DNA database. |
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Yahoo News |
9:28pm PDT |
Bush, Howard cement alliance as APEC begins meeting
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. President George W. Bush and
Australian Prime Minister John Howard cemented a strong
alliance on Wednesday as Asia-Pacific ministers began talks
ranging from human security and climate change to trade and
economic reform. |
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Cnn.com |
9:06pm PDT |
Birkhead says he'll sue over Anna Nicole book |
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Summary: Photographer Larry Birkhead, who was proved in April to be the biological father of former Playboy playmate Anna Nicole Smith's daughter, said Tuesday he will sue the author and publisher of a new book on Smith's death that contains allegations he called |
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Yahoo News |
8:40pm PDT |
Felix, Henriette pack dangerous winds
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Felix walloped Central America's remote Miskito coastline and Henriette slammed into resorts on the tip of Baja California as a record-setting hurricane season got even wilder Tuesday with twin storms making landfall on the same day. |
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BBC News |
8:35pm PDT |
Push to make aid more effective |
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Summary: The UK and other developed countries are meeting to plan ways to spend aid more effectively in poor countries. |
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Yahoo News |
8:31pm PDT |
Bush, Howard vow to stand firm on Iraq
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - US President George W. Bush and Australia's John Howard vowed Wednesday to stand firm on Iraq in a strong defence of their strategy to contain violence in the war-torn country. |
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BBC News |
8:20pm PDT |
Delays faced despite strike's end |
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Summary: London commuters are braced for more delays despite unions ending a walkout which crippled Tube services. |
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BBC News |
8:17pm PDT |
Hybrid embryo ruling due |
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Summary: Regulators are due to make a decision on whether to allow human-animal embryos to be used for research in the UK. |
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Yahoo News |
8:11pm PDT |
Doctor warns consumers of popcorn fumes
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Consumers, not just factory workers, may be in danger from fumes from buttery flavoring in microwave popcorn, according to a warning letter to federal regulators from a doctor at a leading lung research hospital. |
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Yahoo News |
8:11pm PDT |
Birkhead, Stern to sue over new book
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Larry Birkhead and Howard K. Stern both plan to sue the author of a new book that claims the two men shared a sexual encounter before Anna Nicole Smith's death and worked together afterward to manipulate the media and maximize profits. |
