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Yahoo News |
3:08am PST |
Turkey pulls troops out of northern Iraq
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - All Turkish troops involved in a major
ground offensive against Kurdish PKK rebels inside northern
Iraq have withdrawn to Turkey, Iraq's foreign minister told
Reuters on Friday. |
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BBC News |
3:07am PST |
Final goodbye for early web icon |
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Summary: Support for the Netscape Navigator browser will cease on 1 March, its owners say. |
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Yahoo News |
3:06am PST |
Britain to withdraw Prince Harry from Afghanistan
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Prince Harry is to be withdrawn from
Afghanistan after news leaked on the Internet that he had been
secretly serving on the front lines there for 2-1/2 months,
Defense Ministry sources said. |
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Yahoo News |
2:55am PST |
Prince Harry 'to be withdrawn from Afghanistan'
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Britain's Prince Harry will be withdrawn from active service in Afghanistan after a news blackout on his deployment was broken, television and agency reports said Friday. |
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Yahoo News |
2:53am PST |
Media: Prince Harry to leave Afghanistan
(AP)
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Summary: AP - British news organizations say the army is pulling Prince Harry out of Afghanistan after news of his deployment was leaked in the press. |
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Cnn.com |
2:52am PST |
Iraqi leaders OK 'Chemical Ali' execution |
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Summary: Iraq's president and two vice presidents approved the execution of Ali Hassan al-Majeed, who earned the nickname "Chemical Ali" for his role in a chemical weapons attack on Iraqi Kurds, a member of the Iraqi parliament said. A court has convicted al-Majee |
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ChristianToday |
2:49am PST |
Papal mass could lead to Belarus visit archbishop |
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Summary: A weekend papal mass to be broadcast in Minsks Catholic cathedral could help improve Belaruss standing in the world and eventually lead to a visit by Pope Benedict the countrys top Catholic cleric said |
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BBC News |
2:43am PST |
Israel warns of Gaza 'holocaust' |
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Summary: Israeli warning of an imminent conflagration in Gaza after Palestinian rockets hit the southern city of Ashkelon. |
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BBC News |
2:39am PST |
Hezbollah says US ship is threat |
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Summary: Hezbollah condemns the deployment of a US warship off the coast of Lebanon as a threat to regional stability. |
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Yahoo News |
2:36am PST |
All Turk troops have left N.Iraq: Iraq formin
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - All Turkish troops involved in an
offensive against Kurdish rebels inside northern Iraq have
withdrawn back into Turkey, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar
Zebari told Reuters on Friday. |
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ChristianToday |
2:26am PST |
Kenya tragedy a warning to churches world Reformed head |
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Summary: The crisis in Kenya should serve as a warning to churches to be prophetic leaders in their communities says the head of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches |
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BBC News |
2:15am PST |
US jail numbers at all-time high |
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Summary: A new report says US prison numbers have reached record levels, with more than 1% of adults behind bars. |
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BBC News |
2:11am PST |
GPs in row over increased hours |
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Summary: Doctors could clash with the Scottish Government over plans to have them sign up to longer working hours. |
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Yahoo News |
1:55am PST |
Oil surpasses $103 for first time
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Oil prices surpassed $103 a barrel for the first time Friday as persistent weakness in the U.S. dollar and the prospect of lower interest rates attracted fresh money to the oil market. |
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Yahoo News |
1:55am PST |
Optimism and caution as Kenya deal moves forward
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Kenya's rival political factions turned
to trying to solve the long term problems laid bare by two
months of turmoil on Friday after a power-sharing deal to end
the immediate post-election crisis. |
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BBC News |
1:52am PST |
Rowling 'exploited' by book plan |
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Summary: Author JK Rowling hits out at an unofficial Harry Potter encyclopaedia, which she says is a "rip-off". |
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Yahoo News |
1:51am PST |
Gas suspected in Ill. plaza explosion
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Some shop owners smelled gas for the last couple of days at a shopping plaza rocked by an explosion that injured at least eight people and rattled nearby buildings, authorities said. |
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Yahoo News |
1:49am PST |
Candidates' backers not as predictable
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton can bank on the support of women. Conservatives will never trust John McCain. Southern white men won't vote for Barack Obama. |
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BBC News |
1:47am PST |
Odinga pledges to rebuild Kenya |
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Summary: Prime Minister-designate Raila Odinga promises to heal Kenya's wounds, after a landmark peace deal. |
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Yahoo News |
1:45am PST |
Turkey pulling some troops out of northern Iraq
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Some Turkish troops have
returned to bases in Turkey after completing their mission in
northern Iraq, but no full withdrawal has begun, a senior
Turkish military source said on Friday. |
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Cnn.com |
1:43am PST |
Iraqi leaders approve 'Chemical Ali' execution |
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Summary: Iraq's president and two vice presidents approved the execution of Ali Hassan al-Majeed, who earned the nickname "Chemical Ali" for his role in a chemical weapons attack on Iraqi Kurds, a member of the Iraqi parliament said. A court has convicted al-Majee |
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BBC News |
1:34am PST |
Putin seeks big election turnout |
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Summary: President Putin urges Russians to vote in presidential elections, which his chosen successor is tipped to win. |
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ChristianToday |
1:33am PST |
Chemical Ali hanging approved |
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Summary: The longdelayed execution of Chemical Ali a cousin of Saddam Hussein and once one of the most feared men in Iraq is to go ahead after the last legal obstacle was removed Iraqi officials said on Friday |
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ChristianToday |
1:32am PST |
Kenyans celebrate historic powersharing deal |
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Summary: Kenyans sighed with relief on Thursday as two months of wrangling over disputed presidential polls finally produced a powersharing deal to end a crisis that killed more than 1000 people |
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ChristianToday |
1:32am PST |
Israel minister warns Palestinians of holocaust |
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Summary: Deputy Israeli Defence Minister Matan Vilnai said on Friday the Palestinians would bring on themselves what he called a bigger holocaust by stepping up rocket attacks on Israel from the Gaza Strip |
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ChristianToday |
1:31am PST |
Turkish ground offensive in NIraq is over |
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Summary: Turkeys major land offensive against Kurdish PKK rebels in northern Iraq has ended the private broadcaster NTV said on Friday |
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ChristianToday |
1:30am PST |
Iran UN sanctions vote seen likely Saturday |
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Summary: Western envoys said the UN Security Council would probably vote on Saturday to impose a third round of sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program which Tehran said would be an illegal gesture to be ignored |
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ChristianToday |
1:29am PST |
Bomb explodes in Spains Basque area |
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Summary: ETA guerrillas detonated a small bomb outside the headquarters of Spains ruling Socialist Party in a Basque region town on Friday but there were no casualties officials said |
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ChristianToday |
1:29am PST |
Beijing opens new air terminal |
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Summary: Beijing opened a huge new 36 billion 18 billion pounds airport terminal on Friday ahead of the expected influx of millions of visitors to this summers Olympics part of a multibillion infrastructure boost for the capital |
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Yahoo News |
1:18am PST |
Tens of thousands await pope's US visit
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Lori Brown keeps the winning ticket voucher in her purse as a good luck charm, and tells practically everyone she runs into about it. |
