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ChristianToday |
5:22am PDT |
Deadline set for Tibet rioters to surrender |
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Summary: China set a surrender deadline after riots in Lhasa that it said killed 10 innocent people launching a crackdown on Saturday after the worst unrest in Tibet for two decades |
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Cnn.com |
5:21am PDT |
Storms stagger Atlanta |
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Summary: Waves of severe storms continued to whip Georgia this morning, hours after a tornado ripped through downtown Atlanta. It shattered windows and tore roofs from buildings before smashing residential neighborhoods.
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ChristianToday |
5:12am PDT |
Police try to unravel Matthews mystery |
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Summary: Detectives on Saturday were trying to find out what happened to Shannon Matthews between her disappearance from the gates of her school in Dewsbury and her dramatic rescue four weeks later |
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ChristianToday |
5:11am PDT |
Cameron says family support good for economy |
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Summary: Conservative Leader David Cameron pledged extra help for young families on Saturday in a bid to improve his partys appeal to new mothers and fathers |
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ChristianToday |
5:11am PDT |
Committee of MPs call for BAA breakup |
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Summary: An influential committee of politicians has joined a group of airlines in demanding the breakup of airport operator BAA arguing its dominance in London and Scotland has stifled competition |
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ChristianToday |
5:10am PDT |
Indian police question Keelings mother |
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Summary: Indian police on Saturday questioned the mother of 15yearold Scarlett Keeling raped and murdered in Goa last month saying it was routine questioning to clarify some aspects of the case |
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Yahoo News |
5:07am PDT |
Conservatives forge ahead in Iran parliament vote
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Conservatives took an early lead in an
election for Iran's 290-seat parliament with 108 seats to 33
for their reformist opponents, Iran's state Press TV said on
Saturday, citing unofficial results so far. |
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BBC News |
4:57am PDT |
Shannon 'starts road to recovery' |
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Summary: Police say rescued schoolgirl Shannon Matthews spent the night watching films and playing with a kitten. |
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BBC News |
4:56am PDT |
UK dismisses al-Qaeda talks call |
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Summary: The man who was one of Tony Blair's closest aides says the UK should talk to al-Qaeda and the Taleban. |
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Yahoo News |
4:53am PDT |
NATO says near deal on Russian Afghan help
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - NATO said on Saturday it was nearing a
deal to use Russian land and airspace to supply its security
forces in Afghanistan, but Western diplomats denied any
trade-off with Moscow to keep Ukraine and Georgia out of NATO. |
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BBC News |
4:50am PDT |
Inquiry into police chief's death |
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Summary: The circumstances around the death of Manchester's chief constable are to be investigated by another force. |
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BBC News |
4:43am PDT |
Headless body found near garage |
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Summary: A headless and armless body is discovered beside a garage block in Hertfordshire. |
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BBC News |
4:34am PDT |
Monitored sex offenders 'missing' |
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Summary: A total of 27 convicted sex offenders are missing from Scotland's monitoring regime, it emerges. |
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Yahoo News |
4:26am PDT |
Threats to Israel are threats to us, says Merkel
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - German Chancellor Angela Merkel
expressed solidarity with Israel in the face of threats to the
Jewish state on Saturday, the eve of a three-day visit to the
country, and said Iran must halt its nuclear program. |
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Yahoo News |
4:24am PDT |
Conservatives ahead as Iran counts votes
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Conservatives were on course Saturday to win legislative elections in Iran, but with their reformist rivals retaining a foothold in parliament despite the mass veto of candidates before the vote. |
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BBC News |
4:08am PDT |
Teenager is shot dead on estate |
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Summary: A 19-year-old man is murdered on an estate in south London, Scotland Yard reveals. |
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BBC News |
4:08am PDT |
Teenager shot to death on estate |
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Summary: A 19-year-old man is murdered on an estate in south London, Scotland Yard reveals. |
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Yahoo News |
4:07am PDT |
Iran vote seen widening space for Ahmadinejad foes
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iran counted votes on Saturday after an
election seen likely to keep conservatives in control of
parliament, while adding more voices critical of President
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's handling of the economy. |
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Cnn.com |
3:55am PDT |
Hospital staff face firing over Britney records |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
3:32am PDT |
Cyclist stabbed to death in row |
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Summary: A woman cyclist dies when she is pulled from her bicycle and attacked on a street in the Anfield area of Liverpool. |
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BBC News |
3:23am PDT |
Two fishermen die in sea tragedy |
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Summary: Two fishermen have died after their boat got into difficulties off the coast of County Donegal. |
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Yahoo News |
2:55am PDT |
Atlanta braces for another severe storm
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Crews hadn't even had time to assess the damage from a possible tornado that ripped through downtown, smashing skyscraper windows, sucking furniture out of hotel rooms, crumbling part of an apartment building and rattling a packed sports arena, befor |
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Yahoo News |
2:47am PDT |
Major League Baseball comes to China
(AP)
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Summary: AP - China's red flag with its yellow stars blew in a stiff breeze in deep left field alongside the U.S. Stars and Stripes. Except for this, the first Major League Baseball game in China mostly looked like any afternoon at the ballpark in America. |
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BBC News |
2:38am PDT |
Thirteen homeless after town fire |
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Summary: A fire in Limavady, County Londonderry, which has left 13 people homeless, is being treated as arson. |
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Cnn.com |
2:31am PDT |
Report: 100 dead in Tibet violence |
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Summary: Violent protests in the Tibetan capital Lhasa against Chinese rule have left at least 100 people dead, according to unconfirmed reports from exiles in India, while official media put the death toll in two days of unrest at 10.
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Yahoo News |
2:29am PDT |
Tornado hits downtown Atlanta, 9 hurt
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A tornado struck the heart of downtown
Atlanta on Friday night, injuring several people and damaging
numerous buildings, including the roof of the Georgia Dome as
thousands watched a college basketball game, the city's mayor
and witnesses sa |
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BBC News |
1:54am PDT |
Thousands to watch Grand Slam bid |
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Summary: Hordes of rugby fans are expected to flood Cardiff to support Wales as they take on France in the climax of the Six Nations tournament. |
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Yahoo News |
1:52am PDT |
MLB comes to China
(AP)
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Summary: AP - China's red flag with its yellow stars blew in a stiff breeze in deep left field alongside the U.S. Stars and Stripes. Except for this, the first Major League Baseball game in China mostly looked like any afternoon at the ballpark in America. |
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ChristianToday |
1:47am PDT |
Obama renounces fiery pastors comments |
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Summary: US presidential candidate Barack Obama on Friday repudiated what he called inflammatory and appalling remarks made by his Chicago pastor seeking to quell another campaign controversy tinged with race |
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Yahoo News |
1:37am PDT |
China says 10 killed in Tibet, security tight
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - China said Saturday that 10 people had been burnt to death during unrest in Lhasa, as the military locked down the Tibetan capital amid fierce international scrutiny ahead of the Beijing Olympics. |
