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BBC News |
11:56pm PDT |
Boy, 14, dies in street stabbing |
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Summary: A 16-year-old is arrested after the death of a boy who was stabbed in a west London street. |
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ChristianToday |
11:55pm PDT |
Opening of Heathrow T5 ends in chaos |
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Summary: The opening of London Heathrow Airports 43 billion pound Terminal 5 ended in chaos on Thursday with its new baggage handling system suspended and dozens of flights cancelled |
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ChristianToday |
11:54pm PDT |
Sarkozy and Brown pledge market turmoil action |
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Summary: Britain and France vowed to respond to financial market problems on Thursday and called on banks to declare the full extent of the damage to their operations caused by the credit crunch |
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ChristianToday |
11:53pm PDT |
Britain and France sign civil nuclear pact |
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Summary: French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Prime Minister Gordon Brown agreed on Thursday to cooperate on civil nuclear technology improving French companies chances of leading the UKs nuclear power push |
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ChristianToday |
11:53pm PDT |
UKs treatment of asylum seekers shameful |
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Summary: The treatment of foreigners seeking asylum in Britain was criticised on Thursday as being inhumane and falling below acceptable standards |
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BBC News |
11:45pm PDT |
E Timor leader criticises troops |
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Summary: East Timor's president criticises Australian-led forces for failing to capture rebels who shot him. |
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BBC News |
11:41pm PDT |
Josie Russell marks 21st birthday |
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Summary: The girl who, aged nine survived an attack which killed her mother and sister, talks of her plans as she turns 21. |
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BBC News |
11:26pm PDT |
Iraq MPs plan emergency session |
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Summary: Iraq's parliament is to hold an emergency session to discuss clashes between Shia militias and the military. |
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Cnn.com |
11:22pm PDT |
U.S. suspends 22-year-old arms dealer |
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Summary: A company accused of supplying corroded and decades-old Chinese ammunition to the Afghan Army and police, has been suspended by the U.S. government for violating its contract, according to U.S. Army documents obtained by CNN.
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Yahoo News |
11:22pm PDT |
North Korea test-launches missiles
(AP)
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Summary: AP - North Korea test-fired a barrage of short-range missiles Friday, the communist nation's latest apparent angry response to the new South Korean government's tougher stance on Pyongyang. |
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Yahoo News |
11:13pm PDT |
Baghdad locked down after violent clashes
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Summary: AFP - Baghdad was locked down on Friday amid a weekend curfew with pedestrians and vehicles keeping off the roads after violent clashes this week between security forces and Shiite fighters. |
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BBC News |
10:45pm PDT |
Colombia offers Farc hostage deal |
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Summary: Colombia offers to suspend jail terms of Farc rebels if they release Ingrid Betancourt and other hostages. |
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Cnn.com |
10:44pm PDT |
Baghdad under curfew as attacks continue |
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Summary: Iraq's government imposed a weekend curfew in Baghdad on Thursday amid clashes between government troops and Shiite militia fighters, and U.S. Embassy staff were told to remain indoors after days of rocket attacks left two U.S. government employees dead.
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BBC News |
10:40pm PDT |
Paedophile hostel ban criticised |
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Summary: A ban on paedophiles being housed in bail hostels near schools undermined public protection, a report says. |
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Yahoo News |
10:35pm PDT |
Louisville, Pitino into Round of 8
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Louisville's suffocating defense has coach Rick Pitino a step away from a sixth trip to the Final Four. |
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BBC News |
10:28pm PDT |
Brown to attack SNP over economy |
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Summary: The SNP is a threat to Scotland's prosperity, Gordon Brown is expected to tell the Scottish Labour conference. |
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BBC News |
10:28pm PDT |
Brown to attack SNP on economy |
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Summary: The SNP is a threat to Scotland's prosperity, Gordon Brown is expected to tell the Scottish Labour conference. |
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BBC News |
10:27pm PDT |
Council bosses 'get more than PM' |
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Summary: There are 14 council officials who are paid more than Gordon Brown, a Taxpayers' Alliance report claims. |
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Yahoo News |
10:08pm PDT |
NKorea raises stakes in nuke dispute with missile launches
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - North Korea raised the stakes Friday in its nuclear disputes with South Korea and the United States, test-firing several missiles and warning it may slow down work to disable atomic plants. |
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Yahoo News |
10:04pm PDT |
Foreign diplomats visit Tibet amid Olympic boycott debate
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - China on Friday let the first foreign diplomats visit Tibet following deadly riots there, amid debate in Europe over whether the Chinese crackdown should trigger a boycott of the Olympics opening. |
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Yahoo News |
9:57pm PDT |
Love, UCLA beat Western Kentucky 88-78
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Nothing comes easy for UCLA these days. With Kevin Love scoring a career-high 29 points, the Bruins nearly frittered away a 21-point halftime lead and hung on to defeat Western Kentucky 88-78 in the NCAA West Region on Thursday night. |
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Yahoo News |
9:57pm PDT |
Australian farmer finds mystery space junk
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A cattle farmer in Australia's remote
northern outback on Friday said he had found a giant ball of
twisted metal, which he believes is space junk from a rocket
used to launch communications satellites. |
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BBC News |
9:43pm PDT |
Cameron urges economy rethink |
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Summary: Tory leader David Cameron is due to demand "a new economic strategy" to help companies across the UK. |
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Yahoo News |
9:38pm PDT |
Louisville's defense stops Tennessee
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Louisville's suffocating defense has coach Rick Pitino a step away from a sixth trip to the Final Four. |
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Yahoo News |
9:37pm PDT |
North Korea raises tensions with missile launch
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - North Korea fired several short-range
missiles off its west coast on Friday, a South Korean news
agency reported, in what analysts saw as a show of anger at
Washington and the new conservative government in Seoul. |
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Cnn.com |
9:14pm PDT |
French voice recording may predate Edison's |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
8:37pm PDT |
BA cancels 34 flights from new T5 |
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Summary: Passengers will be able to check in hold luggage at Heathrow Terminal 5 but 34 flights are cancelled, BA says. |
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Yahoo News |
8:13pm PDT |
US-Russia deal possible on missile plan
(AP)
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Summary: AP - U.S. negotiators said Thursday they had made progress in drafting a document with Russian counterparts that could include a deal on the divisive U.S. missile defense plan. |
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Yahoo News |
8:06pm PDT |
Sarkozy heads home after warming Anglo-French relations
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy returns to Paris Friday having laid the groundwork for warmer Anglo-French relations, though it was his wife who stole the spotlight during the two-day state visit. |
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BBC News |
7:52pm PDT |
BA to carry T5 passengers' bags |
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Summary: Passengers will be able to check in hold luggage at Heathrow Terminal 5 but 34 flights are cancelled, BA says. |
