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Cnn.com |
11:59pm PDT |
Kim Jong Il greets South Korean leader for summit |
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Summary: North Korean leader Kim Jong Il greeted South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun in Pyongyang on Tuesday to begin the second summit between the two countries since the peninsula's division after World War II. Roh symbolically walked across the North's border, |
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Yahoo News |
11:58pm PDT |
U.N. envoy to see Myanmar junta supremo
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.N. envoy Ibrahim Gambari was due to
meet Myanmar junta supremo Than Shwe on Tuesday to try to
persuade him to end a crackdown on the biggest democracy
protests in 20 years and talk to opposition leader Aung San Suu
Kyi. |
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11:56pm PDT |
UN envoy meets with Myanmar junta chief
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari met Myanmar's junta leader Than Shwe in the nation's remote capital Tuesday, as the military regime insisted it was not to blame for a deadly crackdown on mass protests. |
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11:53pm PDT |
Doherty back in court over drugs |
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Summary: Musician Pete Doherty is due in court to face sentencing for drug and motoring offences. |
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11:51pm PDT |
Tesco sees UK sales growth slow |
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Summary: Tesco, Britain's biggest supermarket, sees a slowdown in UK sales growth, but half-year profit rises 14%. |
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11:42pm PDT |
UN warning on Cambodia tribunal |
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Summary: A UN report criticises the Cambodian administration of the Khmer Rouge tribunals and calls for changes. |
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Yahoo News |
11:40pm PDT |
South Korean president meets dour Kim in North
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - South Korea's president arrived in the
capital of hermit North Korea on Tuesday to cheering crowds and
an unsmiling leader Kim Jong-Il for only the second summit
between two states still technically at war. |
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BBC News |
11:39pm PDT |
BSkyB criticised over ITV stake |
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Summary: BSkyB's purchase of a 17.9% stake in ITV restricts competition, a provisional ruling by regulators says. |
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Yahoo News |
11:38pm PDT |
Suicide bomber kills 12 in Kabul
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A suicide bomber boarded a police bus just after a woman and her two children got on, setting off a blast Tuesday that blew the roof off the bus and killed at least 12 people, including several children, officials and witnesses said. |
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Cnn.com |
11:38pm PDT |
Blackwater chief refutes 'baseless allegations' |
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Summary: The chairman of military contractor Blackwater is defending his company from "negative and baseless allegations" surrounding a bloody day in Baghdad, telling a House committee that its guards responded properly to an insurgent attack last month.
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11:38pm PDT |
Schools to close as 3,000 strike |
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Summary: Some schools are expected to close later as thousands of classroom assistants begin a three-day strike. |
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Cnn.com |
11:33pm PDT |
Town torn over accused 10-year-old killer |
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Summary: A 10-year-old boy charged with arson and murder in the deaths of his mother and four others was released to the custody of his grandmother Monday in a case that has shocked and divided a small Ohio town. Police have said the boy confessed to setting the b |
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11:31pm PDT |
Boy hurt in Gerrard car collision |
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Summary: Liverpool star Steven Gerrard is involved in a car accident with a 10-year-old boy close to his Merseyside home. |
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11:30pm PDT |
Football: Keane backs Jol |
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Summary: Tottenham's Robbie Keane, whose side fought back from 4-1 down to draw with Aston Villa, says the players back under-fire boss Martin Jol. |
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11:23pm PDT |
'Eleven killed' in Kabul attack |
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Summary: At least 11 people are killed in the second suicide attack in the Afghan capital, Kabul, in four days. |
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11:16pm PDT |
Ebay cuts back its value of Skype |
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Summary: Skype's founders resign as executives as eBay announces a cut in the value of its takeover deal. |
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10:58pm PDT |
Suicide bomber targets Kabul bus
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A suicide bomber boarded a police bus just after a woman and her two children got on, setting off a blast Tuesday that blew the roof off the bus and killed at least 12 people, including several children, officials and witnesses said. |
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10:38pm PDT |
New transport plan to be unveiled |
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Summary: A faster north-south rail link and improving the A470 are expected to be included in assembly government transport plans. |
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10:30pm PDT |
U.N. envoy meets with Myanmar leader
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A U.N. envoy met with Myanmar's military leader Tuesday in a bid to end the country's political crisis, as the junta's foreign minister defended a deadly crackdown on democracy advocates that has provoked global revulsion. |
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Cnn.com |
10:21pm PDT |
Rockies win wild MLB playoff in 13 innings |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
10:05pm PDT |
South Korean president meets unsmiling Kim in North
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - South Korea's president arrived in hermit
North Korea's capital on Tuesday to cheering crowds and a dour
leader Kim Jong-il for only the second summit between two
states still technically at war. |
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Cnn.com |
10:02pm PDT |
Strong earthquake shakes Sumatra |
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Summary: A strong earthquake rattled western Indonesia Tuesday morning, striking off the coast of Sumatra, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, prompting authorities to temporarily issue a tsunami alert.
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Cnn.com |
10:02pm PDT |
Strong earthquake shakes Indonesia |
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Summary: A strong earthquake rattled western Indonesia Tuesday morning, striking off the coast of Sumatra, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, prompting authorities to temporarily issue a tsunami alert.
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10:00pm PDT |
Tory plan to scrap early release |
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Summary: The Conservatives plan to scrap Labour's early prisoner release scheme, the shadow home secretary will say. |
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9:56pm PDT |
Korean leaders hold rare summit |
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Summary: North and South Korean leaders meet in Pyongyang for a summit, only the second since the Korean war. |
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Yahoo News |
9:50pm PDT |
Most Americans want Iraq war funding cut: poll
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Most Americans oppose fully funding
U.S. President George W. Bush's $190 billion request to fight
the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan while a majority supports
expanding a children's health care program he has threatened to
veto, a Wash |
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9:36pm PDT |
Rockies rally in 13th to win wild card
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Matt Holliday raced home on Jamey Carroll's shallow fly ball, capping a stunning, three-run rally in the 13th inning against Trevor Hoffman and leading the Colorado Rockies over the San Diego Padres 9-8 Monday night for the NL wild card. |
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BBC News |
9:33pm PDT |
Ten 'casualties' in Kabul attack |
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Summary: At least 10 people are killed or injured in the second suicide attack in the Afghan capital, Kabul, in four days. |
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Yahoo News |
9:32pm PDT |
Kim greets Roh in Pyongyang before historic summit
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - North Korea's reclusive leader Kim Jong-Il, in an unscheduled appearance, welcomed South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun with a handshake Tuesday ahead of a historic summit aimed at ending half a century of hostility. |
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Yahoo News |
9:21pm PDT |
Leaders of North, South Korea meet
(AP)
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Summary: AP - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il greeted South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun in Pyongyang on Tuesday to begin the second summit between the two countries since the peninsula's division after World War II. |
