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BBC News |
3:27am PST |
Musharraf opponents get MPs boost |
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Summary: Eleven independent Pakistani MPs join the main parties that could form a coalition government. |
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Yahoo News |
3:26am PST |
Brother promises rescue of arms dealer Bout
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - The arrest of international arms dealer Viktor Bout was strongly criticised on Friday by his brother, who insisted the arrest was made on trumped up charges. |
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Cnn.com |
3:19am PST |
Police identify Jewish seminary shooter |
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Summary: Authorities closed the Palestinian territories Friday, a day after a gunman from East Jerusalem opened fire at a Jewish seminary school, killing eight students.
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BBC News |
3:18am PST |
Spate of 22 arson attacks in town |
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Summary: Police say a number of people are involved in a series of more than 20 arson attacks in Limavady. |
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Yahoo News |
3:16am PST |
Hunt on for clues in Times Square blast
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A trail of possible clues stretched from New York to Washington after a bicycle-riding bomber struck the landmark Times Square military station, injuring no one but scarring one of the world's most recognizable locations. |
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BBC News |
3:13am PST |
Lockerbie bomb document bid fails |
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Summary: The man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing fails in his latest attempt to have secret documents released. |
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Cnn.com |
3:08am PST |
Paul hints presidential campaign will end soon |
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Summary: Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul is hinting that his run for the White House is about to end, saying the "presidential campaign will soon wind down."
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BBC News |
3:08am PST |
Shannon police issue new picture |
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Summary: Police release a new photograph of missing schoolgirl Shannon Matthews as the search for her goes on. |
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BBC News |
3:07am PST |
Pentagon bans Google map-makers |
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Summary: Google is banned from filming inside US military bases because of the "threat" posed by its online maps. |
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ChristianToday |
3:02am PST |
Evangelicals challenged to present Christ credibly |
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Summary: Evangelical Alliance head challenges evangelicals to present Christ credibly and reclaim their position as the good news people |
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Yahoo News |
2:57am PST |
Baghdad blast toll rises, deadliest for months
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iraqi police said on Friday 68 people
were killed in coordinated bombings blamed on al Qaeda in a
packed shopping area in central Baghdad on Thursday, making it
the deadliest attack in the Iraqi capital for nine months. |
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BBC News |
2:56am PST |
Man injured in car brick attack |
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Summary: A motorist is injured in a brick attack in County Down - the latest in a number of similar incidents in the area. |
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BBC News |
2:56am PST |
Man injured in van brick attack |
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Summary: A motorist is injured in a brick attack in County Down - the latest in a number of similar incidents in the area. |
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BBC News |
2:49am PST |
Tariffs 'could ease fuel poverty' |
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Summary: Fuel poverty can be tackled simply by boosting the number of people on existing social tariffs, says Uswitch. |
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Yahoo News |
2:49am PST |
Thais nab so-called 'Merchant of Death'
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The U.S. is seeking the extradition of a suspected Russian arms dealer dubbed the "Merchant of Death," but for now he will remain in Thailand, where authorities are investigating if he used the country as a base to negotiate a weapons deal with terro |
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BBC News |
2:45am PST |
Are emails ruining your working day? |
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Summary: In the UK, two million emails are sent every second, which is almost three billion a day. Has our love of emails gone to far? |
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BBC News |
2:30am PST |
AMs' 8.3% pay rise 'is justified' |
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Summary: A pay rise for Welsh assembly members is defended as a row continues over the 8.3% award. |
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BBC News |
2:23am PST |
Last push to woo Spanish voters |
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Summary: Spain is in the last day of election campaigning, with Socialist PM Zapatero seeking a second term. |
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BBC News |
2:23am PST |
Islamist raid kills Somali troops |
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Summary: Islamist gunmen a town north of the capital, Mogadishu, killing five government soldiers.
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2:17am PST |
No Burrell probe during inquest |
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Summary: Police say they will not launch a perjury investigation into Paul Burrell until the Princess Diana inquest ends. |
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BBC News |
2:16am PST |
David Walliams begins Africa swim |
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Summary: Little Britain star David Walliams begins his Sport Relief "swim to Africa" with rower James Cracknell. |
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Cnn.com |
2:09am PST |
Crowd mourns 8 slain in Jewish seminary |
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Summary: Hundreds of Israelis gathered at a prominent Jewish seminary Friday for funeral services for eight students who were killed when a gunman opened fire on campus.
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BBC News |
2:07am PST |
Brown condemns uniforms abuse |
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Summary: The prime minister says he condemns "absolutely" those who abuse armed forces personnel in uniform. |
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Yahoo News |
2:04am PST |
Musharraf says will back new Pakistan coalition
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf
said on Friday he would support an incoming coalition
government that could potentially seek his resignation, so long
as peace was maintained. |
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BBC News |
1:43am PST |
Record number get Military Cross |
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Summary: Service personnel are awarded 28 Military Crosses, the most handed out at any one time since World War II. |
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Cnn.com |
1:39am PST |
Baghdad bombings death toll hits 69 |
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Summary: The death toll from a pair of bomb attacks in Baghdad rose to 69 with 120 injured Friday, an Interior Ministry officials said, as another suicide attack elsewhere in the country claimed the lives for five security officers.
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BBC News |
1:37am PST |
Rahul Gandhi starts India drive |
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Summary: Senior Indian Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi sets off on a nationwide tour to boost the party's profile. |
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Yahoo News |
1:30am PST |
Israelis mourn those killed at seminary
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Thousands of Israelis gathered outside a bullet-scarred Jerusalem rabbinical seminary on Friday to begin funeral processions for eight students killed by a suspected Palestinian gunman. |
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Cnn.com |
1:14am PST |
Baghdad bombings death toll hits 55 |
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Summary: The death toll from a pair of bomb attacks in Baghdad rose to 55 with 130 injured Friday, an Interior Ministry officials said, as another suicide attack elsewhere in the country claimed the lives for five security officers.
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Cnn.com |
1:10am PST |
FBI: 'Person of interest' in Capitol Hill letters |
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Summary: The FBI announced on Friday that federal agents in Los Angeles, California, are questioning a "person of interest" about letters that members of Congress received after an explosion in Times Square.
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