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Yahoo News |
3:33am PDT |
China to compensate victims of Tibet violence
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - China offered to pay compensation to
the families of the civilians it says died in violence in the
Tibetan capital this month, as Beijing kept up an intense
propaganda campaign in the wake of the unrest. |
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ChristianToday |
3:27am PDT |
Authentic Media presents Live At The Court this Pentecost |
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Summary: The first Pentecost Festival will hit London on 9 to 11 May with a massive weekend party bringing together hundreds of free events and high impact performances |
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Yahoo News |
3:21am PDT |
Police: US airstrike kills 8 in Basra
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A U.S. warplane strafed a house in the southern city of Basra, killing eight civilians, including two women and a child, Iraqi police said Saturday. |
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ChristianToday |
3:17am PDT |
Sudanese churches face tremendous challenge in rebuilding country group |
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Summary: The Sudanese people and churches face tremendous tasks and challenges in the face of ongoing conflict despite a 2005 peace agreement to end 20 years of civil war says an international ecumenical team |
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BBC News |
3:15am PDT |
Further flights cancelled at T5 |
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Summary: Heathrow's troubled Terminal 5 faces continued disruption with dozens of Saturday flights cancelled. |
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Yahoo News |
3:02am PDT |
Sydney goes dark for Earth Hour
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Sydney's iconic Opera House and Harbour Bridge went dark Saturday night as the world's first major city turned off its lights for this year's Earth Hour, a global campaign to raise awareness of climate change. |
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BBC News |
2:55am PDT |
Hope for end to Russia cave siege |
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Summary: Seven cult members end a cave siege in Russia and talks are under way to persuade 28 more to emerge. |
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ChristianToday |
2:50am PDT |
Belarus Eighty protesters detained during peaceful rally |
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Summary: More than eighty protesters have been arrested at a rally in Minsk Belarus which was intended to mark the 90th anniversary of the establishment of the Republic of Belarus as an independent country |
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Yahoo News |
2:49am PDT |
Locals crack down on illegal immigration
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Mayra Figueroa — a naturalized U.S. citizen, community organizer and licensed driver — had no reason to fear being arrested, no need to worry about deported. |
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ChristianToday |
2:39am PDT |
Antipersecution groups call for worldwide prayer religious freedom for China |
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Summary: International organisations engaged with the persecuted church in China have pulled together in a historic statement calling on the world to pray for religious freedom in China |
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Yahoo News |
2:33am PDT |
Death toll mounts in Baghdad fighting
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The death toll mounted on Saturday in
fighting in Baghdad where U.S. forces have been drawn deeper
into an Iraqi government crackdown on militants loyal to
Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. |
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BBC News |
2:32am PDT |
Pakistani PM vows to fight terror |
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Summary: Pakistan's new prime minister tells MPs his government's top priority will be the fight against terrorism. |
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BBC News |
2:26am PDT |
Plaid's council shake-up warning |
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Summary: Plaid Cymru leader Ieuan Wyn Jones will warn councils to "shake themselves up" as he looks for election gains. |
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BBC News |
2:26am PDT |
Plaid's council shake-up warning |
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Summary: Plaid Cymru leader Ieuan Wyn Jones will warn councils to "shake themselves up" as he looks for election gains. |
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BBC News |
2:19am PDT |
Town vigil for dead man's family |
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Summary: About 300 people take part in a prayer vigil in Dugannon to show support for the family of Shaun Fitzpatrick. |
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Yahoo News |
2:12am PDT |
U.S. identifies remains of Austrian abducted in Iraq
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The United States has identified the
remains of an Austrian security guard kidnapped in Iraq in 2006
with four American colleagues, the Austrian government said on
Saturday. |
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BBC News |
2:09am PDT |
Free teen bus passes criticised |
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Summary: Calls to give under 21s free bus travel have been criticised over fears of anti-social behaviour. |
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Yahoo News |
2:01am PDT |
Mugabe's future on the line as Zimbabwe votes
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Zimbabweans voted Saturday in an election which could bring an end to President Robert Mugabe's 28-year rule as his country buckles under the weight of the world's highest inflation rate. |
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ChristianToday |
1:35am PDT |
Church legitimises government efforts to end poverty minister |
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Summary: Christian groups global campaigns against poverty have been praised by International Development Minister Douglas Alexander |
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ChristianToday |
1:27am PDT |
World readies for global lights out |
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Summary: Cities around the world are getting ready to switch off their lights for one hour today as part of Earth Hour |
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BBC News |
1:27am PDT |
Boat Race braced for bad weather |
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Summary: Oxford and Cambridge are braced for rough conditions in the 154st Boat Race, with Oxford considered the favourites to win. |
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Yahoo News |
1:16am PDT |
Texas overcomes Stanford, Lopez twins
(AP)
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Summary: AP - All those hours on the exercise bike, all those yummy desserts he skipped — it all finally paid off for Texas center Dexter Pittman. |
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Yahoo News |
1:13am PDT |
TSA responds to nipple ring complaint
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Transportation Security Administration said it will change they way its officers search passengers with body piercings after a Texas woman complained she was forced to remove a nipple ring with pliers in order to board an airplane. |
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Yahoo News |
1:10am PDT |
Zimbabweans line up early to vote
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Eager to vote, Zimbabweans lined up before dawn Saturday for crucial elections in which President Robert Mugabe faces the toughest challenge yet to his 28-year rule. |
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Yahoo News |
1:04am PDT |
Bush follows JFK in opening new ballpark
(AP)
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Summary: AP - On Sunday night, President Bush is set to throw out the first ball at Nationals Park and help inaugurate the Washington Nationals' new stadium. |
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Yahoo News |
1:03am PDT |
Cities go dark in worldwide green effort
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Lights dimmed and flickered out in New Zealand and Fiji on Saturday as the two countries became the first to launch Earth Hour, a global campaign to raise awareness about climate change. |
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Yahoo News |
1:02am PDT |
Pakistani leader vows to restore judges
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Pakistan's new prime minister says his government will seek to restore senior judges purged when President Pervez Musharraf imposed emergency rule last year. |
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Yahoo News |
12:57am PDT |
Mayor's scandal hurts Detroit's image
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Two years ago, Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick relished the moment. It was Detroit's time to shine amid the national glare of a Super Bowl and the maligned, troubled city passed the intense scrutiny under his watch. |
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BBC News |
12:40am PDT |
Boycott clouds Arab summit |
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Summary: The annual Arab summit is opening in Damascus but key leaders are staying away amid signs of a regional rift. |
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Yahoo News |
12:40am PDT |
Zimbabweans cast votes in crucial election
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Zimbabweans began voting on Saturday in
the most crucial election since independence from Britain in
1980, with veteran President Robert Mugabe facing the biggest
challenge of his 28-year-rule. |
