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5:41am PST |
Shuttle prepares to undock from station
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Summary: AP - The 10 astronauts aboard the linked space shuttle and space station wrapped up their joint work on Sunday and got ready to say goodbye. With the hatches between the two spacecraft scheduled to be sealed around midday, the crew rushed to finish activa |
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5:18am PST |
Big banks 'to increase dividends' |
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Summary: Two of the UK's largest banks will boost the financial sector by increasing dividend payments, a report says. |
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5:02am PST |
Suicide bomber kills 80 in Afghanistan
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Summary: AP - A suicide bombing at an outdoor dog fighting competition killed 80 people and wounded scores more Sunday, a governor said, in what appeared to be the deadliest terror attack in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban in 2001. |
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5:00am PST |
Bhutto's widower denounces extremism
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Benazir Bhutto's widower said his party must try to convince Pakistanis that the fight against Islamic militancy is their own war — not just America's. |
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4:54am PST |
Morgan's vision of stronger Wales |
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Summary: Rhodri Morgan maps out how he believes Wales can raise its game as he closes Welsh Labour's conference. |
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4:38am PST |
Nev. student was victim of serial rapist
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A 19-year-old college student missing since she was abducted nearly a month ago was strangled by a serial rapist who has attacked at least two other women and may strike again, Reno police said Saturday. |
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4:32am PST |
Parents get new sex crime checks |
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Summary: Parents will be able to check if people have child sex convictions under trials of a new policy. |
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4:31am PST |
Brazilian film wins at Berlin festival
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A movie about police violence in Rio de Janeiro that Oscar contender "There Will Be Blood" took two prizes, including best director for Paul Thomas Anderson. Sally Hawkins was named best actress for her part in British director Mike Leigh's "Happy-Go |
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4:22am PST |
Kosovo Albanians prepare to break away from Serbia
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Kosovo Albanians prepared to
declare independence from Serbia on Sunday at a special session
of parliament that will end a long chapter in the bloody
breakup of Yugoslavia. |
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4:13am PST |
Picnic site blast kills over 80 Afghans
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A suicide bomber killed
more than 80 people at a picnic spot in the southern Afghan
province of Kandahar on Sunday in the most deadly attack since
the Taliban were ousted in 2001, the government said. |
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4:09am PST |
Bush: Keep abstinence in AIDS program
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Summary: AP - President Bush on Sunday said Congress should renew his global AIDS program and preserve a requirement that steers money into abstinence efforts. |
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3:57am PST |
Kitten found after 25 days in NYC subway
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Summary: AP - A skittish kitten that scampered out of its carrier on a subway platform has been found after 25 days in the underground tunnels. |
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3:54am PST |
K-State's Beasley drops 40 on Missouri
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Summary: AP - Michael Beasley had 40 points and 17 rebounds for his 21st double-double to lead No. 18 Kansas State to a 100-63 victory over Missouri on Saturday. |
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3:51am PST |
Golden Bear for 'corruption' film |
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Summary: The Elite Squad, portraying corrupt Brazilian police, is best film in Berlin, while Britain's Sally Hawkins is top actress. |
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3:40am PST |
Swab left inside Caesarean mother |
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Summary: A woman undergoes an operation to remove a swab left inside her during a Caesarean delivery. |
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3:40am PST |
Swab left in after Caesarean |
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Summary: A woman undergoes an operation to remove a swab left inside her during a Caesarean delivery. |
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3:36am PST |
English is 'priority' says Blears |
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Summary: Learning English must be "an absolute top priority" for migrants to the UK, Hazel Blears says. |
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3:34am PST |
Bush discusses African crises, praises Tanzania
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. President George W. Bush
discussed the bloody conflict in neighboring Kenya on Sunday
with Tanzania's leader before showering him with praise and
signing over a $700 million development grant. |
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3:28am PST |
Bhutto party: terror war is Pakistan's
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Benazir Bhutto's widower said his party must try to convince Pakistanis that the fight against Islamic militancy is their own war — not just America's. |
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3:25am PST |
Language GCSEs 'could drop orals' |
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Summary: A former chief inspector of schools condemns plans to scrap oral language exams as "stupid". |
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3:09am PST |
AOL 'contemplates Yahoo approach' |
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Summary: AOL has held talks with Yahoo about a possible deal to fend off an approach from Microsoft, a report says. |
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2:38am PST |
Kosovo poised to become new state |
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Summary: Kosovo is poised to become the world's newest state on Sunday amid growing excitement inside the province's ethnic Albanians but anxiety from Serbia and Russia.
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2:38am PST |
Kosovo prepares for independence
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Kosovo's prime minister said parliament will meet Sunday for a special session to declare the province's independence, a bold and historic bid for statehood in defiance of Serbia and Russia. |
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2:34am PST |
Afghan blast kills 80: governor
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - A suicide blast tore through a crowd of men watching dog fighting in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar on Sunday, killing 80 people and wounding dozens more, a provincial governor said. |
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BBC News |
2:31am PST |
Kosovo begins independence move |
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Summary: Kosovo's PM Hashim Thaci requests an emergency session of parliament to approve independence. |
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2:24am PST |
80 killed in Afghan attack
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A suicide bombing at an outdoor dog fighting competition killed 80 people and wounded scores more Sunday, an Afghan governor said, in what appeared to be the deadliest terror attack in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban in 2001. |
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BBC News |
2:17am PST |
Man critical after petrol attack |
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Summary: A 19-year-old man is in a critical condition following a petrol bomb attack on his home in County Tyrone. |
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2:17am PST |
Pair critical after petrol attack |
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Summary: Two men are in a critical condition following a petrol bomb attack at their home in County Tyrone. |
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2:04am PST |
'Deadliest' attack in Afghanistan |
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Summary: A suicide bomb kills at least 80 people in the Afghan city of Kandahar in seemingly the deadliest attack since 2001. |
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BBC News |
1:50am PST |
'Small, smart' vision for Wales |
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Summary: Rhodri Morgan will map out how he believes Wales can strengthen as he closes Welsh Labour's conference. |
