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BBC News |
11:56pm PST |
India cancels small farmers' debt |
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Summary: India is to cancel the debt of its small farmers in a giant scheme that will cost 600bn rupees ($15bn; £7.6bn). |
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Yahoo News |
11:51pm PST |
Iraq council approves "Chemical Ali" hanging
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iraq's presidency council has cleared
the way for the long-delayed execution of Saddam Hussein's
cousin, Ali Hassan al-Majeed, known as "Chemical Ali," to be
carried out, Iraqi officials said on Friday. |
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Yahoo News |
11:42pm PST |
'Chemical Ali' execution OK'd in Iraq
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Iraq's presidency endorsed the execution of Saddam Hussein's cousin known as "Chemical Ali," who was sentenced to death for his role in the 1980s scorched-earth campaign against Kurds, a government adviser said Friday. |
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BBC News |
11:30pm PST |
Football: Magpies confidence 'low' |
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Summary: Michael Owen reveals Newcastle's poor form has hit the players' confidence as the club tries to avoid being sucked into a relegation fight. |
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Cnn.com |
11:30pm PST |
Police: Substance at Las Vegas hotel likely ricin |
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Summary: Police in Las Vegas, Nevada, are investigating the discovery of what they believe to be ricin at an extended stay hotel Thursday.
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Yahoo News |
11:25pm PST |
Putin seeks high poll turnout to bolster successor
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Russian President Vladimir Putin on
Friday urged his countrymen to vote in Sunday's presidential
election to secure Russia's future, a final Kremlin effort to
boost turnout in a vote derided by opponents as one-sided. |
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BBC News |
11:24pm PST |
PM warns stores over carrier bags |
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Summary: Gordon Brown warns retailers he will force them to cut down on plastic bag use if they do not act voluntarily. |
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BBC News |
11:21pm PST |
'Chemical Ali' execution approved |
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Summary: The execution of Saddam Hussein's henchman "Chemical Ali" is finally approved by Iraq's presidency. |
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Yahoo News |
11:16pm PST |
Iraq approves execution of Chemical Ali: official
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Iraq's presidency has approved the execution of Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as Chemical Ali, executed dictator Saddam Hussein's most notorious henchman, a top Iraqi official told AFP on Friday on condition of anonymity. |
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Cnn.com |
11:10pm PST |
Residents detain 'Pumpkin's' fugitive father |
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Summary: An international fugitive accused of killing his wife in New Zealand, stuffing her body into the trunk of a car and then abandoning the couple's 3-year-old daughter at a train station has been captured in the U.S., authorities said. The child of the newsp |
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BBC News |
11:08pm PST |
S4C expands children's programmes |
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Summary: Wales' fourth channel is to provide six hours of Welsh programmes for nursery children from June. |
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Yahoo News |
11:07pm PST |
U.S., S.Korea military drills test overture to North
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A first test of the goodwill generated in
North Korea by the unprecedented concert of the New York
Philharmonic in Pyongyang comes this weekend when the United
States and South Korea hold joint military drills. |
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BBC News |
11:01pm PST |
Property prices fall in February |
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Summary: Nationwide says that house prices fell by 0.5% in February, but warns against gloomy predictions for the market. |
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BBC News |
10:58pm PST |
Deadly fire sweeps Bulgaria train |
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Summary: Fire sweeps through an overnight train in Bulgaria leaving at least three dead and another nine injured. |
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BBC News |
10:58pm PST |
Cricket: Pietersen rebuffs India |
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Summary: Star England batsman Kevin Pietersen turns down an approach to play in the big-money Indian Premier League. |
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BBC News |
10:44pm PST |
Indian budget targets education |
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Summary: The latest budget from the Indian government increases both education and health spending. |
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BBC News |
10:36pm PST |
Paisley Snr 'should stay in post' |
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Summary: First Minister Ian Paisley should stay in his job as long as possible, an Irish government minister says. |
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Cnn.com |
10:23pm PST |
Red alert means take shelter, on camera or not |
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Summary: At first I didn't even notice it, a tinny, droning voice broadcast over a public address system.
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Cnn.com |
10:11pm PST |
Deadly toxin found at Las Vegas hotel |
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Summary: Police in Las Vegas, Nevada, are investigating the discovery of what they believe to be ricin at an extended stay hotel Thursday.
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Yahoo News |
10:08pm PST |
Security Council edges toward Iran sanctions
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - The Security Council edged closer to adopting a third set of UN sanctions against Iran over its nuclear defiance, with talks to continue Friday, despite reservations from some countries. |
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Yahoo News |
10:07pm PST |
Obama has small lead in Texas, close in Ohio
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Barack Obama holds a slight lead on
Hillary Clinton in Texas and has almost pulled even in Ohio
before contests that could decide their Democratic presidential
battle, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Houston Chronicle poll
released on Friday. |
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Yahoo News |
9:55pm PST |
Britain considers prince's Afghan role after leak
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Britain's military commanders were
considering on Friday whether to withdraw Prince Harry from
Afghanistan after Internet leaks he had been secretly serving
as a combat soldier on front lines for 2-1/2 months. |
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Cnn.com |
9:45pm PST |
Red alert means take shelter, live on TV or not |
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Summary: At first I didn't even notice it, a tinny, droning voice broadcast over a public address system.
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BBC News |
9:11pm PST |
Bangladesh death toll rises to 39 |
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Summary: The death toll from Thursday's accident involving a ferry in Bangladesh rises to 39, officials say. |
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BBC News |
9:03pm PST |
Army considers Harry deployment |
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Summary: Senior generals are to decide whether Prince Harry can continue front-line duty in Afghanistan. |
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BBC News |
8:27pm PST |
Russia official admits media bias |
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Summary: Russia's election commission head admits media coverage for Sunday's presidential election has been unequal. |
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BBC News |
8:27pm PST |
Moscow official admits media bias |
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Summary: As Russia's presidential campaign enters its last day, the electoral chief admits media coverage is unequal. |
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Theophiles |
8:12pm PST |
A gated community in the evangelical world |
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Summary: At USA Today:Many of the nation’s most powerful believers — presidents, CEOs, entertainers and athletes — won’t be found in the pews on Sundays, thus creating a growing gap between them and ‘the people.’ It’s a trend that is having a profoun |
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Cnn.com |
7:53pm PST |
Singer dies days before Hall of Fame induction |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
7:48pm PST |
Proposed mortgage aid would do harm: Paulson
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Plans for sweeping federal programs
that would aid troubled mortgage borrowers would bring unfair
relief to speculators and reward investors who made bad bets,
U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Thursday. |
