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ChristianToday |
11:57pm PDT |
Muslim peace letter spurs little Christian action |
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Summary: Last weeks unprecedented Muslim letter calling for peace and understanding between Islam and Christianity may have been historical but has thus far failed to inspire any major Christian action |
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ChristianToday |
11:55pm PDT |
Joel Osteen resonates in society where damnation messages dont |
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Summary: A Christian author has come to the defence of US megachurch leader Joel Osteen against critics who say the megapastors messages are theology lite and void of the central Christian message of the cross |
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ChristianToday |
11:49pm PDT |
Churches hope for Gospelisation of Korea |
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Summary: Churches in Busan South Korea have invited US evangelist Franklin Graham to their metropolitan city in hopes of reviving a country that had once witnessed one of the greatest Christian movements in East Asia |
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ChristianToday |
11:42pm PDT |
Four Kornerz to perform at Clapham Grand |
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Summary: UKbased Christian RnB band Four Kornerz will perform at Londons Clapham Grand on next month as part of Select Cuts a regular event designed at showcasing music played by popular performers |
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ChristianToday |
11:37pm PDT |
Bush announces new sanctions on Burmas rulers |
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Summary: President George W Bush announced further US sanctions against Burmas military rulers on Friday saying they had continued to defy international demands to stop their vicious persecution |
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ChristianToday |
11:35pm PDT |
Burma prisoners rising before crackdown UN expert |
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Summary: Burmas junta held nearly 1200 political prisoners before a crackdown on Buddhist monkled street protests last month according to a report by the UNs independent expert on human rights in Burma |
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ChristianToday |
11:30pm PDT |
Carmakers to win time on CO2 cuts face ad rules |
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Summary: Car makers are likely to be given three years extra breathing space on CO2 emissions cuts but could face environmental health warnings on their adverts following a European Parliament debate next week |
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ChristianToday |
11:28pm PDT |
Militia attacks South Darfur refugee camp say witnesses |
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Summary: Governmentbacked militias have attacked a refugee camp over the past three days killing six people and injuring 14 during their search for rebels from Sudans Darfur region witnesses said on Friday |
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ChristianToday |
11:28pm PDT |
Boys jailed for stoning cricket father to death |
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Summary: Five British boys aged between 12 and 14 were sentenced to two years detention on Friday for stoning a pensioner to death as he played cricket with his son |
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ChristianToday |
11:23pm PDT |
Pakistans Bhutto vows no surrender to militants |
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Summary: Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto said on Friday she would carry on her struggle for democracy despite an attack on her motorcade that killed 133 people as she returned home after eight years of exile |
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ChristianToday |
11:22pm PDT |
Yellow fever outbreak suspected in Sudan WHO |
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Summary: The World Health Organisation WHO said on Friday it was investigating a suspected outbreak of yellow fever in Sudan which has killed nearly 30 people |
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ChristianToday |
11:21pm PDT |
EU to offer skilled migrants more flexible travel |
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Summary: The European Union is trying to attract skilled migrants by offering them more flexible travel arrangements than they would get in the United States a senior EU official said on Friday |
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ChristianToday |
11:19pm PDT |
Iran ready to help other nations on nuclear energy minister |
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Summary: Iran is ready to establish nuclear energy cooperation with other countries based on the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA Irans foreign minister said on Friday |
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Yahoo News |
11:19pm PDT |
6 die in storms in Midwest, Wash. state
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Summary: AP - A couple spending their first night in a new house were among at least six people killed as unusually severe October storms destroyed homes, downed trees and knocked out power in several states, authorities said Friday. |
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ChristianToday |
11:17pm PDT |
Chad says rebel clash will not deter peace efforts |
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Summary: Chads government will push ahead with a peace process with eastern rebels despite a clash with rebel fighters near the Sudan border that killed one soldier and a dozen insurgents senior officials said on Friday |
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ChristianToday |
11:16pm PDT |
Uganda flood victims look to the sky for food aid |
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Summary: Ugandan flood victims stared up at the sky on Friday to witness UN planes start dropping bags of aid the first food some had seen in months |
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ChristianToday |
11:15pm PDT |
US Republican hopefuls court religious right |
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Summary: Republican contenders in the 2008 presidential race tried to woo a tough crowd on Friday at a summit for values voters conservative Christians who have yet to rally around a single candidate |
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Yahoo News |
11:08pm PDT |
JK Rowling says wizard Dumbledore is gay
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - J.K. Rowling has outed one of the main
characters of her best-selling Harry Potter series, telling
fans in New York that the wizard Albus Dumbledore, head of
Hogwarts school, is gay. |
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Yahoo News |
10:10pm PDT |
Bhutto vows no surrender to militants
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Pakistani opposition leader Benazir
Bhutto said on Friday she would carry on her struggle for
democracy, despite an attack on her motorcade that killed 133
people as she returned home after eight years of exile. |
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BBC News |
9:50pm PDT |
Oceans 'soaking up less CO2' |
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Summary: Scientists say there has been a worrying drop in the amount of CO2 soaked up by the world's oceans. |
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BBC News |
9:45pm PDT |
Airmen punished for nuclear error |
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Summary: The US Air Force disciplines 70 airmen after a B-52 flew across the US loaded with nuclear missiles. |
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BBC News |
9:42pm PDT |
Task force targets metal thefts |
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Summary: A police task force is being set up in England to tackle the "explosion" in thefts of metal for sale as scrap. |
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BBC News |
8:38pm PDT |
G7 calls for stronger China yuan |
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Summary: G7 finance ministers say China should allow its currency, the yuan, to rise more quickly to ease inflation pressures. |
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Yahoo News |
8:02pm PDT |
Hollywood writers authorize union to call strike
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Hollywood edged closer to possible
labor unrest on Friday after film and TV writers overwhelmingly
authorized their union to call a strike if no contract deal is
reached with the studios by month's end. |
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Cnn.com |
7:59pm PDT |
Magistrate advises order for White House e-mail |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
7:45pm PDT |
China's Hu in control of rapidly modernising military
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - After five years in power, President Hu Jintao has finally gained unquestioned control of China's massive military while transforming it into wealthy, high-tech fighting force, analysts said. |
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BBC News |
7:44pm PDT |
Inmate numbers outstrip capacity |
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Summary: The number of prisoners in England and Wales hits a new high for the fourth week running and outstrips jail capacity. |
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BBC News |
7:26pm PDT |
Two marines to face Haditha trial |
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Summary: Two US marines are to face a court martial in connection with the killing of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha in 2005. |
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Yahoo News |
7:05pm PDT |
J.K. Rowling outs Hogwarts character
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Harry Potter fans, the rumors are true: Albus Dumbledore, master wizard and Headmaster of Hogwarts, is gay. J.K. Rowling, author of the mega-selling fantasy series that ended last summer, outed the beloved character Friday night while appearing befor |
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Cnn.com |
7:00pm PDT |
Pakistan's Bhutto defiant after bomb |
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Summary: Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was defiant Friday, calling the terror strike on her convoy -- which killed more than 130 people -- "an attack on democracy" and vowing it would not deter her political campaign or her fight for human rights. |
