| • |
Yahoo News |
3:26am PDT |
North Korea raises stakes in nuke dispute with missile launches
(AFP)
|
| |
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. |
| • |
BBC News |
3:24am PDT |
Second day of T5 baggage chaos |
| |
Summary: More flights are cancelled and long queues are building on the second day of Heathrow's new terminal. |
| • |
BBC News |
3:21am PDT |
China allows diplomats into Tibet |
| |
Summary: A group of foreign diplomats will be taken to Tibet, amid criticism of Beijing over its response to protests. |
| • |
BBC News |
3:21am PDT |
Oldest recorded voices sing again |
| |
Summary: An "ethereal" 10 second clip of a French folk song has been played for the first time in 150 years. |
| • |
BBC News |
3:19am PDT |
School-gate fast food ban urged |
| |
Summary: Schools are urged close their gates at lunch to prevent children swapping their school meal for a takeaway. |
| • |
Cnn.com |
3:15am PDT |
Chaos persists at Heathrow |
| |
Summary: Flight cancellations, delays and baggage problems continue to plague Heathrow Airport's new Terminal Five for a second day, causing further headaches for passengers just a day after the much-heralded building opened for business.
|
| • |
Yahoo News |
3:15am PDT |
2 sought in Va. highway shootings
(AP)
|
| |
Summary: AP - Gunfire that struck several vehicles and injured two people along a stretch of mountain highway had motorists and police on edge Thursday in a region where memories of the deadly Beltway snipers still haven't faded. |
| • |
BBC News |
3:10am PDT |
London nominations to close |
| |
Summary: Nominations are due to close soon for candidates to take on Ken Livingstone for the job of Mayor of London. |
| • |
BBC News |
3:05am PDT |
Rugby: Dallaglio doubts Johnson |
| |
Summary: Former England captain Lawrence Dallaglio says Martin Johnson must have strong support if he wants to join England's management team. |
| • |
BBC News |
3:04am PDT |
Oscar-winning writer Mann dies |
| |
Summary: Abby Mann, the Oscar-winning writer of the 1961 film Judgement in Nuremberg, dies aged 80. |
| • |
BBC News |
3:03am PDT |
Cambridge boat race injury woe |
| |
Summary: Oxford expect a tough challenge from Cambridge on Saturday, despite the holders' last-minute substitution. |
| • |
BBC News |
2:51am PDT |
Tibetan children in Nepal protest |
| |
Summary: Tibetan exile schoolchildren protest against China in the main UN compound in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu. |
| • |
BBC News |
2:45am PDT |
Shift in house prices prediction |
| |
Summary: The Nationwide says house prices will continue to fall as annual inflation hits its lowest rate for 12 years. |
| • |
BBC News |
2:42am PDT |
'Evil' Morgan wins US Apprentice |
| |
Summary: Former tabloid editor Piers Morgan wins the US version of Celebrity Apprentice, beating Lennox Lewis. |
| • |
Yahoo News |
2:38am PDT |
Shi'ite fighters seize centre of Nassiriya
(Reuters)
|
| |
Summary: Reuters - Fighters loyal to Shi'ite cleric
Moqtada al-Sadr have seized the centre of the southern
Nassiriya city, a Reuters witness said on Friday. |
| • |
Yahoo News |
2:30am PDT |
Angry NKorea tests short-range missiles
(AP)
|
| |
Summary: AP - North Korea underscored its anger over South Korea's tough new stance toward the communist country with the test-firing of short-range missiles. |
| • |
BBC News |
2:29am PDT |
Champion Romero eyes Olympic gold |
| |
Summary: Former rowing world champion Rebecca Romero sets her sights on the Olympics after winning world gold in cycling. |
| • |
ChristianToday |
2:20am PDT |
Evangelicals chide Government for substandard treatment of asylum seekers |
| |
Summary: Churches across the country can vouch for the substandard treatment of asylum seekers described in the Independent Asylum Commissions interim report published on Thursday the Evangelical Alliance has said |
| • |
BBC News |
2:15am PDT |
TV crew denies giving flu to Peru |
| |
Summary: A British TV production company denies its members spread a fatal flu to an isolated tribe in Peru. |
| • |
BBC News |
2:12am PDT |
Second day of baggage chaos at T5 |
| |
Summary: More flights are cancelled and long queues are building on the second day of Heathrow's new terminal. |
| • |
ChristianToday |
2:07am PDT |
Woody Allens words inspire new Hope movie to look on bright side of death |
| |
Summary: Woody Allen once said that he was not afraid of death he just didnt want to be there when it happened That sentiment has been taken up by Hope08 to form the central element of the latest film from a href httpwwwhopeinfocouk targetblankwwwhopeinfocouka |
| • |
BBC News |
1:58am PDT |
Cameron calls for economy rethink |
| |
Summary: Tory leader David Cameron demands "a new economic strategy" to help companies across the UK. |
| • |
Yahoo News |
1:53am PDT |
Police close Muslim quarter in Lhasa
(AP)
|
| |
Summary: AP - Police closed off Lhasa's Muslim quarter on Friday, two weeks after Tibetan rioters burned down the city's mosque amid the largest anti-Chinese protests in nearly two decades. |
| • |
ChristianToday |
1:50am PDT |
Tearfund urges supporters to help make history in climate change response |
| |
Summary: Leading Christian relief and development agency Tearfund is this week urging people to take part in the UK wide I Count Week of Action on climate change |
| • |
ChristianToday |
1:50am PDT |
Tearfund urges supporters to help make history in climate change efforts |
| |
Summary: Leading Christian relief and development agency Tearfund is this week urging people to take part in the UK wide I Count Week of Action on climate change |
| • |
BBC News |
1:45am PDT |
Iraq extends militiamen deadline |
| |
Summary: Iraq extends by 10 days a deadline for militias fighting troops in the southern city of Basra to hand over weapons. |
| • |
Yahoo News |
1:33am PDT |
Australian premier to meet with Bush
(AP)
|
| |
Summary: AP - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and President Bush are trying to strike a delicate balance on China, voicing displeasure with Beijing's crackdown on protests in Tibet without alienating a crucial economic and political partner. |
| • |
Yahoo News |
1:30am PDT |
Shi'ite-Sunni clashes intensify in northwest Pakistan
(Reuters)
|
| |
Summary: Reuters - Sectarian violence between
Shi'ite and Sunni Muslims intensified in a tribal region of
northwest Pakistan on Friday, with at least 22 people
reportedly killed in gunbattles, a senior official said. |
| • |
Yahoo News |
1:27am PDT |
Israel seeking peace talks with Syria: minister
(Reuters)
|
| |
Summary: Reuters - An Israeli minister said on Friday
that the Jewish state was trying to revive peace talks with
Syria and that the price of a deal was the occupied Golan
Heights. |
| • |
Yahoo News |
1:20am PDT |
Dutch relief at Muslim restraint over Koran film
(Reuters)
|
| |
Summary: Reuters - The Netherlands breathed a sigh of
relief on Friday after Dutch Muslims reacted with restraint to
the release of a film by a Dutch lawmaker that accuses the
Koran of inciting violence. |
