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11:56pm PDT |
Somalia fighting prompts warning |
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Summary: Humanitarian agencies warn of an impending catastrophe in Somalia, as fresh fighting kills seven people. |
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11:49pm PDT |
Adoption offer for Sumani orphans |
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Summary: The children of a woman who of died of cancer after being removed from the UK are offered adoption in Wales, it emerges. |
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Cnn.com |
11:42pm PDT |
Seles, magician off 'Dancing With the Stars' |
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11:41pm PDT |
FSA to unveil Rock crisis report |
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Summary: The FSA is due to publish a review of how Northern Rock was supervised before its crisis unfolded last year. |
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11:40pm PDT |
Rugby: Ashton faces England fate |
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Summary: England head coach Brian Ashton is poised to discover where his future lies on Wednesday when Rob Andrew presents his review of the Six Nations campaign. |
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11:34pm PDT |
Seoul 'to criticise North Korea' |
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Summary: South Korea's new government intends to vote for a UN resolution criticising Pyongyang, reports say. |
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11:31pm PDT |
Singapore grounds a second A380 |
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Summary: Singapore Airlines grounds a second Airbus A380 super-jumbo because of a fuel pump problem. |
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11:18pm PDT |
Massive blast at Dubai warehouse |
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Summary: At least one person is injured by a blast at a fireworks warehouse in a Dubai industrial zone, police say. |
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11:13pm PDT |
Football: Capello ready for French |
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Summary: England boss Fabio Capello says Wednesday's match against Euro 2008 hopefuls France will be the toughest of his side's summer friendlies. |
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11:03pm PDT |
Sarkozy seeks better ties with UK |
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Summary: The French president urges Britain and France to work more closely together, ahead of his first UK state visit. |
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10:53pm PDT |
China scholars vow patriotism drive for Tibet
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Summary: Reuters - Chinese scholars vowed on Wednesday to
press ahead with "patriotic education" in Tibet's monasteries,
accusing monks there of being duped by the Dalai Lama into
supporting separatism. |
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10:43pm PDT |
Building collapses in west Norway |
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Summary: An apartment block collapses in the west Norwegian town of Alesund leaving 15 injured and six missing. |
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Cnn.com |
10:40pm PDT |
Arkansas flood damage at $2 million and rising |
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10:40pm PDT |
Arkansas flood damage at $2 million and rising |
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10:40pm PDT |
Volunteers hold back Arkansas flood |
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10:32pm PDT |
Pilot suspended after firing gun in cockpit |
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Summary: A US Airways pilot who accidentally discharged his handgun in the cockpit during a flight has been suspended from the federal program that permits pilots to carry firearms and has been removed from flight duty pending the outcome of an investigation, the |
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10:28pm PDT |
SKorea to back UN resolution on NKorea
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Summary: AP - South Korea will vote in favor of a U.N. resolution on alleged human rights violations in North Korea, a senior Foreign Ministry official said Wednesday. |
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10:17pm PDT |
Dolphin woos with wood and grass |
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Summary: Male river dolphins in Brazil are found to use sticks and grass to attract the opposite sex and see off rivals. |
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9:55pm PDT |
Aid agencies warning on Somalia |
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Summary: Forty humanitarian agencies have warned of an impending catastrophe in Somalia unless urgent action is taken. |
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9:52pm PDT |
FSA releasing Rock crisis review |
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Summary: The FSA is publishing a review of how Northern Rock was being monitored before its crisis unfolded last year. |
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9:30pm PDT |
"Tax freedom day" 3 days earlier in 2008: group
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Summary: Reuters - Americans won't have to work as long
this year to earn enough to pay their taxes, a non-profit group
said on Wednesday. |
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Yahoo News |
9:26pm PDT |
African forces comb Comoros island for renegade leader
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Summary: AFP - A coalition of Comoran and African Union troops on Wednesday combed Anjouan hunting for its renegade leader after invading the Indian Ocean island the day before. |
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8:59pm PDT |
Bodies found in Ukrainian boat |
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Summary: Divers recover two bodies from a ship that sank off Hong Kong with 18 Ukrainian sailors on board. |
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8:59pm PDT |
Rescuers find bodies in HK wreck |
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Summary: Divers recover two bodies from a ship that sank off Hong Kong after colliding with a Chinese vessel. |
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8:50pm PDT |
Obama presses Clinton on finances |
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Summary: Barack Obama publishes seven years of tax returns and calls on his rival Hillary Clinton to do the same. |
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Cnn.com |
8:41pm PDT |
U.S. home prices brace for dismal spring |
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8:40pm PDT |
Unrest spreads around Shia Iraq |
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Summary: Fighting between Iraqi security forces and Shia militants spreads out from Basra to other Shia areas. |
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8:40pm PDT |
Unrest spreads across Shia Iraq |
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Summary: Fighting between Iraqi security forces and Shia militants spreads out from Basra to other Shia areas. |
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8:39pm PDT |
'Fresh' evidence at Crete inquest |
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Summary: An inquest into the death of a six-year-old boy who died in a plunge from a hotel balcony will hear from fresh witnesses, says his mother. |
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Cnn.com |
8:11pm PDT |
Argentine farmers strike leaves shelves bare |
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Summary: As a strike by farmers continued for a 13th day Tuesday with no solution in sight, its impact was visible on meagerly stocked supermarket shelves in cities.
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