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ChristianPost |
5:45am PST |
Evangelical Alliance Invites Christians to Join Sharia Debate |
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Summary: The Evangelical Alliance (EA) is inviting Christians to join the debate on Sharia law following the Archbishop of Canterbury’s recent assertion that the British legal system should accommodate aspects of Sharia ... |
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Yahoo News |
5:43am PST |
Prayer and protest on eve of Kosovo independence
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Serbs held a day of prayer
and protest on Saturday on the eve of the independence of
Kosovo, their cherished southern province that is home to 2
million Albanians. |
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Yahoo News |
5:39am PST |
Iran plays down Paris meeting it attended with USA
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iran played down on Saturday the
significance of an international anti-money laundering meeting
in Paris that both the Islamic Republic and its old foe the
United States attended. |
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Cnn.com |
5:38am PST |
Street-racing crash kills 7 in crowd |
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Cnn.com |
5:36am PST |
Deputy charged in wheelchair-dumping |
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Yahoo News |
5:31am PST |
In Africa, Bush pushes Kenya deal
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Summary: AFP - President George W. Bush on Saturday launched a five-country Africa tour, highlighting US-backed victories against disease and poverty and pushing for an end to deadly violence in Kenya. |
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BBC News |
5:15am PST |
Expose 'nasty' Tories - Harman |
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Summary: The deputy Labour leader says May's council elections give the party a chance to expose David Cameron. |
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BBC News |
5:06am PST |
Man charged over street killing |
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Summary: A 19-year-old man has been charged in connection with the death of a man outside a nightclub in Belfast. |
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Yahoo News |
5:02am PST |
Kindness, then sharp words, from Clinton
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton smothered Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain with kindness on Friday, then declared her rivals wrong on the issues and vowed to beat both in her quest for the presidency. |
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BBC News |
5:01am PST |
Deadly blast at Pakistan meeting |
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Summary: A deadly blast hits a meeting of murdered Pakistan ex-PM Benazir Bhutto's party two days before national polls. |
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BBC News |
4:56am PST |
Kosovo's PM in independence nod |
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Summary: Kosovo's prime minister gives the clearest indication yet that independence from Serbia will be declared on Sunday. |
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Yahoo News |
4:54am PST |
NKorea wants aid before nuclear report
(AP)
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Summary: AP - North Korea wants promised energy aid and removal from U.S. terrorism and sanctions blacklists before it will provide a complete declaration of its nuclear programs, American researchers said Saturday after a trip to the North. |
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Yahoo News |
4:51am PST |
Suspected suicide blast kills 10 in Pakistan: officials
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - A suspected suicide blast at a rally by slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto's party in Pakistan's tribal belt on Saturday killed at least 10 people and wounded dozens, officials said. |
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Yahoo News |
4:47am PST |
Blast after Pakistan election rally, 12 dead
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Twelve people were killed in Pakistan
on Saturday in a suspected suicide bomb blast near the office
of an election candidate supported by assassinated opposition
leader Benazir Bhutto's party, an official said. |
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BBC News |
4:37am PST |
Hospital probe into rapist escape |
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Summary: An inquiry is under way into how a convicted rapist managed to escape twice from a London hospital. |
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Yahoo News |
4:32am PST |
Police: 7 dead in likely drag-race crash
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Police in Maryland say seven people have been killed by a car that apparently plowed into a crowd gathered to watch a drag race. |
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Yahoo News |
4:28am PST |
Vehicle delay blamed for Marines' deaths
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Hundreds of U.S. Marines have been killed or injured by roadside bombs in Iraq because Marine Corps bureaucrats refused an urgent request in 2005 from battlefield commanders for blast-resistant vehicles, an internal military study concludes. |
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Yahoo News |
4:25am PST |
Fossett remembered for daredevil spirit
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Self-made business tycoon Steve Fossett, whose thirst for adrenaline drove him to fly around the world solo in a balloon, climb mountains and aim for speed records, has been declared dead, 5 months after his small plane vanished. He was 63. |
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BBC News |
4:02am PST |
Teddy row teacher's China job |
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Summary: A Liverpool teacher who was jailed in Sudan for calling a teddy bear Mohammed, is preparing to start a job at a school in China. |
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BBC News |
4:01am PST |
Woman was 'sacked by voicemail' |
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Summary: A Northern Ireland woman wins an unfair dismissal case after being sacked by a voicemail on her mobile phone. |
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BBC News |
3:57am PST |
Two held over restaurant shooting |
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Summary: Two men are arrested after a number of shots are fired at a Birmingham city centre restaurant. |
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Yahoo News |
3:53am PST |
Bush starts Africa trip with call for Kenya deal
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. President George W. Bush began a
visit to Africa on Saturday with a call for a power sharing
agreement in Kenya to end the post-election conflict there that
has killed 1,000 people. |
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Yahoo News |
3:52am PST |
Kosovo PM confirms independence to be declared on Sunday
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Prime Minister Hashim Thaci confirmed Saturday that Kosovo would declare its independence from Serbia on Sunday, the day when the "will of the citizens of Kosovo" would be implemented. |
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Yahoo News |
3:48am PST |
Bush: US is engaged in African conflicts
(AP)
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Summary: AP - President Bush insisted his administration is "plenty active" in the turmoil now roiling nearly every corner of Africa, but said his trip to the continent that began Saturday is focused more on its successes than its conflicts. |
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Yahoo News |
3:40am PST |
Experts question Spears lawyer's moves
(AP)
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Summary: AP - An attorney who claims to represent Britney Spears has filed papers to move her conservatorship case from the Los Angeles County Superior Court to federal court, but legal experts question whether his legal strategy is viable and whether he can repre |
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Yahoo News |
3:36am PST |
Uncertainty leaves Bryant, Kidd in limbo
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Jason Kidd is Eastern Conference All-Star, who by Sunday could play for a team in the West. |
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BBC News |
3:18am PST |
TV star held over binman threats |
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Summary: An actor from the Red Dwarf television show is arrested over claims he threatened a binman with a knife. |
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Yahoo News |
3:11am PST |
Pakistan wraps up vote campaign amid fresh violence
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Pakistani politicians launched a final push for votes Saturday, as Islamist militants blew up a polling station in an attack that raised new fears for the security of next week's elections. |
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ChristianToday |
2:50am PST |
Evangelical Alliance invites Christians to join Sharia debate |
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Summary: Evangelical Alliance launches consultation on the Archbishop of Canterburys recent lecture in which he asserted that the British legal system should accommodate aspects of Sharia law |
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Yahoo News |
2:50am PST |
No exhumation of Tenn. DA in murder case
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A judge refused to allow investigators to dig up the body of a former Knox County district attorney general to look for evidence against his widow, who is charged with murdering her second husband. |
