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BBC News |
7:02am PST |
Spain judge indicts Rwanda forces |
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Summary: A Spanish judge charges 40 Rwandan soldiers with mass killings of civilians after the genocide in 1994. |
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BBC News |
7:02am PST |
Metronet costs taxpayers £1.7bn |
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Summary: The Government will give £1.7bn to London Underground to cover the failure of private maintenance firm Metronet. |
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Yahoo News |
6:49am PST |
Productivity slowed in 4th quarter
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Worker productivity, the key factor in rising living standards, slowed sharply in the final three months of the year while wage pressures increased. |
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BBC News |
6:41am PST |
Paisley Jr on father's MP payroll |
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Summary: Ian Paisley Jr confirms he is receiving a salary as a researcher for his North Antrim MP father. |
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Cnn.com |
6:38am PST |
Stocks get a lift at the open |
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Summary: U.S. stocks advanced at the start of trading Wednesday as investors appeared to cheer a report showing better-than-expected productivity.
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BBC News |
6:32am PST |
Garden's £1.9m debts are cleared |
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Summary: The debts of the National Botanic Garden of Wales are wiped out and its grant trebled by the assembly government. |
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Yahoo News |
6:31am PST |
Tornadoes sweep U.S. South, at least 45 dead
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Tornadoes and
thunderstorms ravaged the U.S. South overnight, killing at
least 45 people and injuring more than 150 as it caused
destruction across several states, authorities said. |
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ChristianPost |
6:31am PST |
The Muslim Rebuttal and the Islamization of Knowledge |
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Summary: Last week I briefly summarized the differences between the Christian and Islamic worldview and their corresponding effects in society and culture. Suffice it to say that the Muslim response to my commentary was less than “... |
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BBC News |
6:27am PST |
Thousands hit by Bolivian floods |
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Summary: Bolivian officials say 48 people have died and thousands have been left homeless after weeks of flooding. |
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BBC News |
6:20am PST |
Hidden children 'serious problem' |
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Summary: MPs and voluntary organisations express concern at the number of children in need who are 'under the radar'. |
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Yahoo News |
6:20am PST |
China says power being restored
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Power supplies knocked out by
fierce winter weather were being restored for millions of
Chinese at the start of the Lunar New Year holiday on
Wednesday, state media said, but residents in one city were
skeptical. |
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Yahoo News |
6:18am PST |
At least 45 dead as tornadoes sweep southern US
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Dozens of tornadoes ripped across southern US states causing severe damage and killing at least 45 people, officials said Wednesday. |
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Yahoo News |
6:18am PST |
Allies urged to share Afghan combat burden
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The United States and Britain, the
foreign countries with the most troops in Afghanistan, called
on reluctant NATO allies on Wednesday to share the burden of
combat against hardline Taliban guerrillas. |
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Yahoo News |
6:05am PST |
Tornadoes rip through South, killing 47
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Crews went door-to-door Wednesday searching debris for more victims of deadly tornadoes that ripped the roof off a shopping mall, pummeled mobile homes and blew apart warehouses as they tore across five states. At least 47 people were killed througho |
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BBC News |
5:58am PST |
Wright 'told Robinson of fears' |
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Summary: DUP MP Peter Robinson tells the Billy Wright Inquiry that the paramilitary told him he feared he would be killed. |
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BBC News |
5:55am PST |
Boyfriend denies murdering model |
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Summary: The boyfriend of murdered teenage model Sally Anne Bowman denies in court that he was her killer. |
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Yahoo News |
5:53am PST |
US says al-Qaida in Iraq using children
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Videotapes seized during U.S. raids on suspected al-Qaida in Iraq hide-outs show the terror group training young boys to kidnap and assassinate civilians, U.S. and Iraqi officials said Wednesday. |
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Cnn.com |
5:53am PST |
Conan, Stewart and Colbert's 'feud' erupts |
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Yahoo News |
5:53am PST |
Worker productivity slows sharply
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Worker productivity, the key factor in rising living standards, slowed sharply in the final three months of the year while wage pressures increased. |
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BBC News |
5:48am PST |
DNA 'barcode' revealed in plants |
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Summary: A "barcode" gene that can be used to distinguish between plant species has been identified. |
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BBC News |
5:48am PST |
Italy to hold snap April election |
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Summary: Italy's President Giorgio Napolitano dissolves parliament, paving the way for early elections on 13-14 April. |
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Yahoo News |
5:39am PST |
France sends defense minister to Chad
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - France's defense minister flew to
Chad on Wednesday in a show of support for President Idriss
Deby who survived a weekend assault on the capital N'Djamena by
rebels. |
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Yahoo News |
5:37am PST |
Kenya's political rivals resume crisis talks
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Kenya's political rivals resumed crisis
talks on Wednesday despite preparations for a meeting of east
African foreign ministers which has angered opposition leaders. |
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ChristianPost |
5:32am PST |
More Evangelicals Value Lent Disciplines |
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ChristianPost |
5:32am PST |
More Evangelicals Join Lent Observance |
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Summary: As thousands of Catholics line up to receive the sign of the cross in ashes on Wednesday to mark the start of Lent, more Protestants are joining the tradition to observe Easter more ... |
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Cnn.com |
5:30am PST |
McCain claims he's front-runner; Dems split |
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Summary: McCain cements GOP front-runner status with projected wins coast-to-coastDemocrats are evenly split between Clinton and ObamaNext key primaries in VA, MD and D.C.
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Cnn.com |
5:26am PST |
Pakistani army copter crash kills 8 |
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Summary: A Pakistani army helicopter crashed Wednesday in the country's tribal region, killing Maj. Gen. Javid Sultan and seven members of his staff -- including two other generals -- an army spokesman told CNN.
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BBC News |
5:21am PST |
Brown backs court phone tap use |
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Summary: Prime Minister Gordon Brown backs the limited use of intercept evidence in court after an independent review. |
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BBC News |
5:17am PST |
Fight to limit Rock job cut plan |
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Summary: Northern Rock bosses and union leaders criticise Virgin Group's plans to cut jobs at the troubled bank. |
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Yahoo News |
5:03am PST |
Italy calls April election with Berlusconi in lead
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Italy called a snap election for mid-April
on Wednesday, heralding the possible return to power of media
magnate Silvio Berlusconi who has a solid poll lead over the
collapsed centre-left coalition. |
