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3:18pm PST |
State of emergency declared in Armenia |
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Summary: President Robert Kocharian declared a state of emergency in Armenia on Saturday, after protests over last month's election turned violent, a spokeswoman for the Armenian Foreign Ministry told CNN.
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3:16pm PST |
Obama and Clinton battle over national security
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Presidential candidate
Barack Obama accused rival Democrat Hillary Clinton of using
the politics of fear on Saturday after her campaign released an
ad suggesting that Obama lacked enough security experience to
keep America safe. |
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3:13pm PST |
Deaths surge as Israel blasts Gaza targets |
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Summary: It has been the deadliest day of Israeli-Palestinian fighting in more than a year. Israeli troops today went after Gaza militants who bombarded southern Israel with rockets and mortars. Fifty-two Palestinians have been killed and 200 wounded since Friday |
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3:12pm PST |
Selig says there's no ban on Barry Bonds
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Bud Selig says he isn't trying to keep Barry Bonds out of baseball, and the commissioner told the Houston Astros it's up to them whether to have Roger Clemens in their spring training camp. |
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2:48pm PST |
Israel kills 61 Palestinians as Gaza 'buries' peace process
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Israeli forces killed 61 Palestinians in a land and air blitz in the Hamas-held Gaza Strip on Saturday, medics said, amid warnings that the violence had "buried" the peace process. |
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2:44pm PST |
Experimental planes collide in FL; 2 die
(AP)
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Summary: AP - An experimental plane that may have been having trouble landing struck another that was taxiing at an airfield Saturday, setting both on fire and killing two people, authorities said. Two people were critically injured. |
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Cnn.com |
2:32pm PST |
Bush silent on troop reductions in Iraq |
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Summary: President Bush refused to say Saturday whether he will scale back U.S. troop levels in Iraq before he leaves office. "My sole criteria is that whatever we do, it ought to be in the context of success," Bush said.
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2:27pm PST |
Police hunt sports centre gunmen |
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Summary: A teenager is shot and wounded in a sports centre in south London, police say. |
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2:10pm PST |
Rapper 'shocked' by daughter's killing
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The rap star Juvenile is "shocked and devastated" by the shooting death of his young daughter, the girl's mother and another child, his manager said Saturday. |
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2:09pm PST |
X Factor star to enter Eurovision |
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Summary: X Factor runner-up Andy Abraham is picked to represent the UK in this year's Eurovision Song Contest. |
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2:05pm PST |
Bush: Further troop cuts unknown
(AP)
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Summary: AP - President Bush declined Saturday to promise more U.S. troop withdrawals from Iraq before he leaves office, and underscored the need for a strong military presence during Iraqi provincial elections in October. |
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2:05pm PST |
Palestinians' bloodiest day, Israel kills 60 in Gaza
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Israeli forces killed 60 people in the
Gaza Strip on Saturday, the bloodiest day for Palestinians
since an uprising against Israeli occupation began in 2000. |
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1:53pm PST |
Twitty's children sue Sony for royalties
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The children of the late Conway Twitty have sued Sony/ATV for a share of royalties and publishing copyrights for the country artist's music. |
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1:53pm PST |
Airbus jobs boosted by US deal |
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Summary: Thousands of jobs at Airbus in Flintshire could be safeguarded over 15 years by a £20bn US defence deal. |
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1:44pm PST |
Israeli strikes kill 54 in Gaza
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Israeli troops turned heavy firepower on rocket squads bombarding southern Israel Saturday, killing 54 Palestinians in the deadliest day in Gaza since Hamas seized control in June. |
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1:43pm PST |
Armenia declares state of emergency
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Armenian President Robert Kocharyan
declared a state of emergency in the capital on Saturday and
vowed to deploy troops against opposition protesters after
riots in which at least one person died. |
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Cnn.com |
1:32pm PST |
Full pensions elude retired black police officers |
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1:20pm PST |
Ship built with WTC steel christened
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The USS New York, an amphibious assault ship built with scrap steel from the ruins of the World Trade Center, was christened Saturday as a source of strength and inspiration for the nation. |
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1:12pm PST |
Football: Blues 'back on track' |
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Summary: Chelsea captain John Terry is confident the club have put behind them a difficult few days following their Carling Cup final defeat to Tottenham. |
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1:12pm PST |
Football: Terry upbeat on Blues |
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Summary: Chelsea captain John Terry is confident the club have put a difficult week behind them following their Carling Cup final loss to Spurs. |
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1:12pm PST |
Terry insists Blues back on track |
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Summary: Chelsea captain John Terry is confident the club have put a difficult week behind them following their Carling Cup final loss to Spurs. |
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1:11pm PST |
NYC's famed Plaza Hotel reopens
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Hundreds of New Yorkers and tourists alike flocked to The Plaza Hotel on Saturday for the landmark's reopening after a three-year, $400 million renovation. |
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12:42pm PST |
Israel kills 54 Palestinians as Gaza 'buries' peace process
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Israeli forces killed more than 50 Palestinians in a land and air blitz in the Hamas-held Gaza Strip on Saturday, medics said, amid warnings that the violence had "buried" the peace process. |
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12:42pm PST |
McCain tags Dems on trade treaty
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Republican John McCain said the desire by Democratic presidential rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement would jeopardize crucial military support from Canada. |
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12:41pm PST |
Clinton focuses on turnout in key states
(AP)
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Summary: AP - With her closing arguments made, Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton turned her attention to the mechanics of delivering voters to the polls in a round of primaries Tuesday that could hold the key to the future of her presidential ambitions. |
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12:31pm PST |
Duke holds on for Coach K's 800th win
(AP)
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Summary: AP - DeMarcus Nelson's two free throws with 1:01 remaining lifted No. 7 Duke past North Carolina State 87-86 on Saturday and gave Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski his 800th career victory. |
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Yahoo News |
12:30pm PST |
Brief books are in style
(AP)
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Summary: AP - As he prepared a biography of Edgar Allan Poe, author Peter Ackroyd read through more than 20 volumes of Poe's work and filled two file cabinet drawers with notes — more information than the most devoted fan could absorb in a lifetime. |
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BBC News |
12:19pm PST |
Four Eurovision hopefuls picked |
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Summary: Actress Michelle Gayle is one of four artists who hope to represent the UK in this year's Eurovision Song Contest. |
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Yahoo News |
12:16pm PST |
Voting starts in Russian presidential election
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Russians voted for a new president on
Sunday, in an election expected to deliver a big victory to
Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin's chosen successor and another
blow to Moscow's already tarnished democratic image. |
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BBC News |
12:09pm PST |
Russians vote for new president |
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Summary: Russians go to the polls in presidential elections, bringing to a close Vladimir Putin's eight years in office. |
