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3:22am PST |
Kosovo pushes world for recognition
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Kosovo's leaders sent letters 192 countries Monday seeking formal recognition of independence, and suspense gripped the province as its citizens awaited key backing from the U.S. and key European powers. |
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3:21am PST |
Car bomb kills 35 Afghan civilians
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Summary: AP - A suicide car bomber targeting a Canadian military convoy killed 35 civilians at a busy market in southern Afghanistan, a police official said. |
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Cnn.com |
3:17am PST |
Beef recall is largest in U.S. history |
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Summary: The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Sunday ordered a recall of 143 million pounds of beef from a Southern California slaughterhouse where employees are accused of mistreating cattle.
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3:17am PST |
Afghan suicide raid kills more than 20: police
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Summary: Reuters - More than 20 Afghan
civilians were killed in a suicide attack on Monday targeting a
foreign military convoy near the border with Pakistan, a police
official said. |
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3:16am PST |
Disney composer looking for fifth Oscar
(AP)
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Summary: AP - If it truly is a pleasure just to be nominated for an Oscar, Alan Menken must be Hollywood's happiest man. |
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3:09am PST |
Musharraf urges reconciliation as Pakistanis vote
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Fears of violence kept many
Pakistanis away from an election that could usher in a
parliament set on driving President Pervez Musharraf from
office, while Musharraf himself called for reconciliation after
casting his vote. |
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3:07am PST |
Rice: Deal in Kenya will enhance US ties
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told Kenya's rival politicians Monday that a power-sharing solution to a bloody political crisis would enhance the country's relationship with the United States. |
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2:55am PST |
McCain advisers try to keep it low-key
(AP)
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Summary: AP - John McCain's presidential campaign has been likened to a pirate ship: A feisty captain, rhetorical saber in hand, leading a fiercely loyal crew against his Republican primary opponents. |
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2:54am PST |
Tense vote could decide fate of U.S. ally |
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Summary: Pakistanis are going to the polls today in violence-dogged parliamentary elections that could prove pivotal for Washington ally President Pervez Musharraf as he struggles to exert his authority over a nuclear-armed nation in turmoil. Thousands of gun-toti |
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2:53am PST |
Bush offers more aid to fight malaria in Africa
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - President George W. Bush on
Monday announced a plan to distribute bed nets to protect 5.2
million Tanzanian children from the deadly disease. |
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2:51am PST |
Some cancer patients turn to 'coaches'
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The advice made her head spin: Have the lump removed. No, let them take the whole breast. Chemo? Radiation? Everyone seemed to have an opinion. |
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2:51am PST |
Evangelicals are the good news people Edwards |
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Summary: Zondervan has announced a new project in partnership with the Evangelical Alliance to reestablish Christians as the good news people |
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Cnn.com |
2:46am PST |
Bush pushes low-tech health solution in Africa |
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Summary: President George W. Bush focused on a low-tech way to save the lives of African children Monday as he and first lady Laura Bush toured a Tanzanian clinic.
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2:42am PST |
Victims of campus shooting mourned
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Summary: AP - Catalina Garcia, the youngest of four children, was studying to be a teacher. Now, her family is preparing to lay her to rest. |
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2:39am PST |
Language oral 'not being ditched' |
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Summary: A minister denies that oral assessments are to be scrapped from modern language GCSEs. |
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2:39am PST |
Rice in Kenya for crisis talks
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on
Monday threw Washington's weight behind efforts to end a deadly
post-election crisis in Kenya and push for power-sharing
between the feuding parties. |
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Cnn.com |
2:29am PST |
Billionaire dad of Diana's beau to testify |
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Summary: The father of Princess Diana's boyfriend, Dodi Fayed, was expected to testify Monday for the first time at the inquest into their deaths more than a decade ago.
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2:28am PST |
School resource to help young people engage with Easter story |
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Summary: A new resource from Church Mission Society and the Diocese of London aims to bring the Easter story alive for young people in the capital |
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2:27am PST |
Logo aims to ditch 'stereotype' |
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Summary: Promoters say a new logo to market Cardiff marks a departure from the stereotype of daffodils and dragons. |
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2:24am PST |
Afghan bomb toll 'rises to 100' |
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Summary: Funerals are held in the Afghan city of Kandahar for the victims of a suicide attack that officials now say killed more than 100 people. |
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2:15am PST |
Concerns over city centre safety |
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Summary: Concerns are growing about public safety in and around Lanyon Place at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast. |
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2:06am PST |
Pakistanis brave violence to vote in key election
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Summary: AFP - Millions of Pakistanis defied bombings and shootings on Monday to vote in critical parliamentary elections that could threaten key US ally President Pervez Musharraf's iron grip on power. |
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2:02am PST |
Foreclosed homes occupied by homeless
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The nation's foreclosure crisis has led to a painful irony for homeless people: On any given night they are outnumbered in some cities by vacant houses, and some street people are taking advantage of the opportunity by becoming squatters. |
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BBC News |
2:00am PST |
Game creators look to the future |
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Summary: Developers and game makers are gathering in San Francisco to debate the industry's future. |
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Yahoo News |
2:00am PST |
SoCal slaughterhouse at center of recall
(AP)
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Summary: AP - An undercover video showing crippled and sick animals being shoved with forklifts has led to the largest beef recall in the United States and a scramble to find out if any of the meat is still destined for school children's lunches. |
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1:42am PST |
Afghans mourn more than 100 victims of attack
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Afghans mourned the more
than 100 victims of a suspected suicide bombing in the southern
Taliban stronghold of Kandahar, a day after one of the
country's single deadliest attacks. |
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Cnn.com |
1:41am PST |
Russia, China back Serbia, buck West |
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Summary: The U.N. Security Council will meet Monday to discuss Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia amid bitter divisions over the future of the Balkan territory.
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1:34am PST |
Pakistan holds election key to democracy
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Pakistanis fearful of militant attacks voted Monday for a new parliament in a key step toward democracy after eight years of military rule under President Pervez Musharraf, whose political survival hangs in the balance. |
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Cnn.com |
1:33am PST |
Bush promotes U.S. role in war on malaria |
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1:30am PST |
Darling under pressure over Rock |
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Summary: Chancellor Alistair Darling comes under fire from the Tories and Lib Dems over his handling of Northern Rock. |
