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BBC News |
11:54pm PST |
Pakistan suicide blast 'kills 20' |
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Summary: A suicide bomber in the Pakistani city of Lahore kills at least 20 people and wounds more, police say. |
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ChristianToday |
11:50pm PST |
Ecumenical body praises churches in Kenya |
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Summary: The head of the World Council of Churches has welcomed signs of hope in Kenya and praised churches for their role in peacemaking |
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ChristianToday |
11:50pm PST |
Ecumenical body sees signs of hope in Kenya praises churches |
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Summary: The head of the World Council of Churches has welcomed signs of hope in Kenya and praised churches for their role in peacemaking |
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BBC News |
11:34pm PST |
China steps in to curb inflation |
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Summary: China's cabinet says it will temporarily intervene in the market to curb rampant food and fuel price rises. |
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Yahoo News |
11:22pm PST |
Hollywood "mayor" Johnny Grant dies at 84
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Johnny Grant, a tireless show
business figure dubbed the "honorary mayor of Hollywood" for
his devotion to the historic movie industry hub, died on
Wednesday, the Los Angeles Police Department said. He was 84. |
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Yahoo News |
11:18pm PST |
Blast in Pakistan's Lahore, some casualties: police
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Several people were wounded in
a suspected bomb blast outside a court in the centre of the
Pakistani city of Lahore, police said. |
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Cnn.com |
11:14pm PST |
Honorary mayor of Hollywood dies |
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Summary: Johnny Grant, Hollywood's honorary mayor, was found dead Wednesday night, Los Angeles police said. Grant, 84, appeared to have died of natural causes.
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Yahoo News |
11:03pm PST |
Bush to press Abbas on attacks
(AP)
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Summary: AP - President Bush says he won't be shy about pushing Palestinians and Israelis to make uncomfortable choices in the race for a peace pact in the one year Bush has left in office. But he is offering no new proposals for resolving disputes over land right |
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BBC News |
10:51pm PST |
Appeal made over Quinn murder van |
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Summary: Irish police investigating the murder of County Armagh man Paul Quinn appeal for information about a van. |
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BBC News |
10:49pm PST |
Tata Motors unveils bargain car |
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Summary: India's Tata Motors reveals that its cheap $2,500 car is a four-doored model called the Nano. |
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Yahoo News |
10:48pm PST |
Honorary mayor of Hollywood dies at 84
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Johnny Grant, the avuncular honorary mayor of Hollywood who traveled the world as Tinseltown's No. 1 cheerleader for more than a half-century, has died. He was 84. |
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Yahoo News |
10:45pm PST |
SKorea court rules for probe into president-elect
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - South Korea's constitutional court on Thursday threw out a petition seeking to halt a criminal probe into president-elect Lee Myung-Bak on fraud allegations, ruling that the inquiry was legal. |
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BBC News |
10:42pm PST |
Bid to claw back NHS drugs charge |
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Summary: The assembly government hires corporate investigators to see if Wales' NHS was overcharged for drugs. |
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BBC News |
10:42pm PST |
Tennis: Murray back on track |
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Summary: Andy Murray says he has never been in better shape for a Grand Slam after beating Ivan Ljubicic 6-7 6-4 6-2 at the Kooyong Classic. |
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Cnn.com |
10:41pm PST |
Police: Dad threw 4 tots off bridge after fight |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
10:20pm PST |
New S Korean leader to face probe |
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Summary: A S Korean court clears the way for an investigation into fraud claims against President-elect Lee Myung-bak. |
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BBC News |
10:13pm PST |
Plans to support young runaways |
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Summary: Plans for a national support network for runaway children in England are to be announced by ministers. |
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BBC News |
10:08pm PST |
Planets form twice for old stars |
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Summary: Two old stars appear to be generating planets long after the normal period, astronomers say. |
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BBC News |
9:59pm PST |
Tony Blair joins investment bank |
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Summary: Former Prime Minister Tony Blair joins US investment bank JPMorgan in a part-time advisory role. |
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ChristianToday |
9:47pm PST |
Bush in Mideast peace push |
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Summary: US President George W Bush faces a balancing act in West Bank talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday the second day of a Middle East peace mission laden with scepticism |
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ChristianToday |
9:46pm PST |
White House race enters new phase |
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Summary: The unpredictable fight for the White House went national on Wednesday as candidates fanned out across the United States and Democrat Barack Obama bounced back from a surprise loss to Hillary Clinton to grab a coveted union endorsement |
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ChristianToday |
9:43pm PST |
US to consider 3000 more troops for Afghanistan |
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Summary: US Defence Secretary Robert Gates will consider a proposal to send some 3000 additional US troops to Afghanistan to thwart any spring offensive by Taliban militants the Pentagon said on Wednesday |
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ChristianToday |
9:42pm PST |
Police say two more churches bombed in Iraq |
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Summary: Two car bombs exploded outside two churches in the volatile northern city of Kirkuk on Wednesday police said the latest in a wave of attacks on Christian targets in Iraq this week |
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ChristianToday |
9:41pm PST |
151000 Iraqis killed since USled invasion WHO |
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Summary: About 151000 Iraqi civilians were killed in the three years following the USled invasion of their country according to World Health Organisation WHO research published on Wednesday |
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ChristianToday |
9:41pm PST |
African Union head meets Kenyas feuding parties |
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Summary: African Union chief John Kufuor shuttled between Kenyas president and opposition leader on Wednesday to try to break a political impasse behind postelection turmoil that has killed 500 people |
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ChristianToday |
9:40pm PST |
Floods displace more than 30000 in east Sri Lanka |
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Summary: Monsoon flooding has forced more than 30000 people in eastern Sri Lanka from their homes with many taking refuge in temporary shelters like huts schools and mosques officials said on Thursday |
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ChristianToday |
9:33pm PST |
UK to end years of wavering over nuclear power |
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Summary: The governemt is expected to give the goahead to a new generation of nuclear power stations on Thursday ending years of uncertainty over its energy plans |
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ChristianToday |
9:31pm PST |
English and Maths poor in one fifth of schools |
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Summary: One in five schools in England fails to give pupils a decent education in maths and English although the trend is improving exam league tables showed on Thursday |
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ChristianToday |
9:30pm PST |
Exam mixup puts school at bottom of table |
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Summary: A school found itself at the bottom of the national GCSE tables on Thursday after a mixup led to its English exam results not being counted in the rankings |
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ChristianToday |
9:28pm PST |
School head decries hypocrisy over exam tables |
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Summary: The head of one of the best performing schools in England in rankings published on Thursday said many teachers were hypocritical in their condemnation of exam league tables |
