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Cnn.com |
3:05am PST |
Report: Castro quits as president |
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Summary: Fidel Castro today announced his resignation as president of Cuba and commander-in-chief of Cuba's military, according to state-run newspaper Granma. Castro cited his "critical health condition."
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BBC News |
2:56am PST |
Speaker's air miles in spotlight |
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Summary: A complaint against Commons Speaker Michael Martin's use of air miles is being considered by MPs' standards watchdog |
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Cnn.com |
2:52am PST |
Pakistan ruling party concedes defeat |
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Summary: Unofficial returns Tuesday showed huge wins for the opposition parties of former Prime Ministers Nawaz Sharif and the slain Benazir Bhutto, one day after a pivotal vote that could threaten Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's political viability.
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BBC News |
2:51am PST |
Plan to boost dying children care |
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Summary: Ministers say services for dying children in England will be transformed by the first-ever palliative care strategy. |
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Yahoo News |
2:47am PST |
Fidel Castro resigns Cuban Presidency
(AP)
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Summary: AP - An ailing Fidel Castro resigned as Cuba's president Tuesday after nearly a half-century in power, saying he was retiring and will not accept a new term when the new parliament meets Sunday. |
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ChristianToday |
2:47am PST |
Archbishops to address immigration during Cambridge visit |
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Summary: The Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams and the Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu will address the political and human rights issues associated with immigration during their joint visit to Cambridge this week |
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BBC News |
2:43am PST |
Stars pay tribute to Ned Sherrin |
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Summary: Figures from radio, theatre and television attend a memorial service for the late broadcaster Ned Sherrin. |
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Yahoo News |
2:36am PST |
Bush commemorates Rwandan genocide victims
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Evil must be confronted wherever it
surfaces in the world, President George W. Bush said on Tuesday
when he commemorated the Rwandan genocide, one of the darkest
episodes in Africa's recent history. |
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Yahoo News |
2:34am PST |
NIU victim called 'a wonderful person'
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Dozens waited in near-zero temperatures, some clutching flowers and cards, to pay their respects to Dan Parmenter, one of five students killed by a gunman last week at Northern Illinois University. |
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BBC News |
2:27am PST |
Sudan warned over Darfur bombing |
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Summary: The UN humanitarian chief calls for restraint in Sudan's Darfur region after a refugee camp was bombed. |
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BBC News |
2:24am PST |
Campaign bid to protect children |
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Summary: Scottish ministers launch a national campaign aimed at preventing child abuse and neglect. |
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Yahoo News |
2:18am PST |
Communist icon Fidel Castro bows out
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Ailing revolutionary icon Fidel Castro permanently gave up the Cuban presidency on Tuesday, ending five decades of ironclad rule of the island marked by his brash defiance of the United States. |
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Yahoo News |
2:13am PST |
Democrats in Wis., Hawaii head to polls
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Democrats in Wisconsin and Hawaii were heading to the polls Tuesday in a presidential campaign that has grown increasingly negative with charges of broken promises, plagiarism and petty partisanship. |
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Yahoo News |
2:11am PST |
Shuttle astronauts prepare for landing
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Atlantis' astronauts got their spaceship ready for the ride home on Tuesday, wrapping up a two-week mission to add Europe's new orbital laboratory to the international space station. |
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Yahoo News |
2:10am PST |
Musharraf's rivals win Pakistan election
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Pakistani President Pervez
Musharraf's opponents won a big election victory on Tuesday
after voters rejected his former ruling party, raising
questions about the future of the U.S. ally who has ruled since
1999. |
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Cnn.com |
2:07am PST |
With proof, visitors can claim Nazi-looted art |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
2:07am PST |
Bush to remember Rwanda's genocide
(AP)
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Summary: AP - President Bush on Tuesday called the 1994 genocide in Rwanda a reminder "That there is evil in the world and evil must be confronted." |
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Yahoo News |
2:05am PST |
Fidel Castro resigns Cuban presidency
(AP)
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Summary: AP - An ailing Fidel Castro resigned as Cuba's president Tuesday after nearly a half-century in power, saying he will not accept a new term when the new parliament meets Sunday. |
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BBC News |
2:02am PST |
Mid-East leaders to review talks |
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Summary: Israeli and Palestinian leaders are to meet later for another session of peace negotiations in Jerusalem. |
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Yahoo News |
2:02am PST |
Musharraf's allies concede defeat in Pakistan vote
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's political allies conceded defeat Tuesday after elections, leaving the party of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto and other opponents headed for victory. |
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Yahoo News |
2:02am PST |
Red Wings beat Avs, snap 6-game skid
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Detroit Red Wings forward Aaron Downey felt he had to deliver a little on-ice justice. |
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BBC News |
1:52am PST |
Musharraf foes triumph at polls |
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Summary: Pakistan's opposition wins the biggest share of votes in polls, in a huge blow to President Pervez Musharraf. |
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Yahoo News |
1:38am PST |
Car bomb hits Afghanistan's Kandahar: witnesses
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A remote-controlled car
bomb blast hit a police vehicle in the southern Afghan city of
Kandahar on Tuesday and caused some casualties, witnesses said. |
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BBC News |
1:38am PST |
Stolen art is 'found' in car park |
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Summary: Stolen Cezanne, Degas, Van Gogh and Monet works worth $160m (£82m) may have been found, Swiss media report. |
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Yahoo News |
1:35am PST |
Toshiba quits HD DVD business
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Toshiba said Tuesday it will no longer develop, make or market HD DVD players and recorders, handing a victory to rival Blu-ray disc technology in the format battle for next-generation video. |
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ChristianToday |
1:34am PST |
Brown fights backlash over Northern Rock |
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Summary: Prime Minister Gordon Brown defended his handling of the nationalisation of Northern Rock on Monday but will now have to grapple with the fallout of possible job cuts and shrinking the bank |
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ChristianToday |
1:33am PST |
More metal detectors to tackle knife crime |
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Summary: Police are to be given money to erect hundreds of metaldetecting knife arches and search wands to help tackle violent crime Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said on Sunday |
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BBC News |
1:32am PST |
New bid to break Kenya deadlock |
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Summary: Talks aimed at breaking Kenya's political deadlock resume after Condoleezza Rice urged a power-sharing deal. |
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ChristianToday |
1:32am PST |
Bank shares rise on dividend talk |
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Summary: Shares in UK banks rose early on Monday on hopes of higher dividend and after the government decided to nationalise stricken mortgage lender Northern Rock |
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ChristianToday |
1:22am PST |
Castro stepping down as Cubas leader |
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Summary: Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro said on Tuesday that he will not return to lead the country as president or commanderinchief retiring as head of state 49 years after he seized power in an armed revolution |
