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Yahoo News |
6:22am PDT |
China alleges Tibet 'suicide squads'
(AP)
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Summary: AP - China escalated its rhetoric against supporters of the Dalai Lama on Tuesday, accusing the Nobel Peace laureate's backers of planning suicide attacks. |
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BBC News |
6:18am PDT |
Painful wait |
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Summary: Families of Hercules crew killed in 2005 want answers |
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Yahoo News |
6:14am PDT |
Zimbabwe's ruling party considers defeat
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Top members of President Robert Mugabe's party are worried the government may have lost weekend elections, an independent African monitor said Tuesday, even as a tediously slow release of results fueled fears of rigging. |
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BBC News |
6:13am PDT |
Brown defends terror limit plans |
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Summary: Gordon Brown denies his terror plans amount to a "blanket extension" of detention limits for suspects. |
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Cnn.com |
6:12am PDT |
Algae: 'The ultimate in renewable energy' |
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Summary: Texas may be best known for "Big Oil." But the oil that could some day make a dent in the country's use of fossil fuels is small. Microscopic, in fact: algae. Literally and figuratively, this is green fuel.
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Yahoo News |
6:06am PDT |
Nady homers in 12th as Bucs top Braves
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Tom Glavine's homecoming was long forgotten by the time Pittsburgh finally got the win. Xavier Nady hit his second homer of the game, a three-run shot in the 12th inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates overcame a horrific ninth to ruin Atlanta's home ope |
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Yahoo News |
6:06am PDT |
UBS and Deutsche losses mount, but bank fog clearing
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - UBS and Deutsche Bank took a $23 billion
hit on their risky assets and the Swiss bank asked investors
for more cash on Tuesday, but Europe's bank shares rallied on
hopes that the end of another torrid quarter could mark a
turning point. |
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5:58am PDT |
Swinney demands more UK funding |
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Summary: Finance Secretary John Swinney claims the Treasury is "bullying" Scotland. |
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BBC News |
5:54am PDT |
Zimbabwe's rivals neck and neck |
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Summary: Almost two-thirds of Zimbabwe's parliamentary results are in, amid reports of a possible presidential run-off. |
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BBC News |
5:54am PDT |
Zimbabwe's rivals very close in poll |
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Summary: Almost two-thirds of Zimbabwe's parliamentary results are in, amid reports of a possible presidential run-off. |
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BBC News |
5:51am PDT |
Diana's butler 'obviously lied' |
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Summary: Princess Diana's former butler Paul Burrell "obviously" lied at the inquest into her death, the coroner says. |
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BBC News |
5:49am PDT |
Man injured during police HQ fire |
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Summary: North Wales Police's HQ is evacuated, and one person is slightly injured, after a blaze breaks out in the roof. |
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Cnn.com |
5:47am PDT |
Jessica Simpson out of hospital |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
5:44am PDT |
Crash crew worked to save infant |
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Summary: An ambulance crew was working to save the life of a baby when they were involved in a collision with a lorry. |
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BBC News |
5:44am PDT |
Crew worked to save dying infant |
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Summary: An ambulance crew was working to save the life of a baby when they were involved in a collision with a lorry. |
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Cnn.com |
5:42am PDT |
Bush: Missile shield no threat to Russia |
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Summary: A planned missile defense system in Eastern Europe poses no threat to Russia, President George Bush said Tuesday, responding to concerns that the U.S. might use interceptor missiles for offensive purposes.
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Yahoo News |
5:39am PDT |
China lays out conspiracy claims against Dalai Lama
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - China accused Tibetan groups on Tuesday
of planning suicide attacks following last month's riots and
protests but left key questions about evidence and its response
unanswered. |
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BBC News |
5:24am PDT |
Brown rejects cap on immigration |
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Summary: Gordon Brown says skilled migrants have boosted the UK's economy and rules out an annual cap on immigration. |
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Yahoo News |
5:21am PDT |
UBS writes off $19 billion
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Swiss bank UBS AG on Tuesday reported more serious damage from exposure to the U.S. subprime crisis, saying it would post first-quarter losses of $12.1 billion and that it would seek $15.1 billion in new capital. |
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BBC News |
5:10am PDT |
Ticket to ride |
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Summary: Free bus travel for over 60s. How far on a six-day tour? |
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Cnn.com |
5:09am PDT |
'No warning' |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
5:07am PDT |
Shoaib given five-year suspension |
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Summary: Fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar is banned for five years by the Pakistan Cricket Board. |
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BBC News |
5:04am PDT |
RAF at 90 |
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Summary: WWII Spitfire pilot says forces need more recognition |
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Yahoo News |
5:03am PDT |
Bush backs Ukraine's NATO bid, opening split
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - US President George W. Bush said on Tuesday he was "absolutely solid" in his support for Ukraine's and Georgia's bid to join the NATO military alliance and told Russia it had no right to veto the move. |
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Yahoo News |
5:01am PDT |
Some homes worth less than their copper pipes
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Shards of broken glass
outside the basement window of 31 Vine Street hint at the
destruction inside the three-story home. |
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Cnn.com |
5:01am PDT |
Landmine victims star in Angola pageant |
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Summary: The glamour shots capture them in fashion-model poses -- sprawled on a couch or lounging by the pool, smiling and sensuous. But these women aren't typical pageant contestants: Each lost a limb after stepping on a landmine in their native Angola.
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Cnn.com |
5:01am PDT |
Landmine victims star in Angola pageant |
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Summary: The glamour shots capture them in fashion-model poses -- sprawled on a couch or lounging by the pool, smiling and sensuous.
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BBC News |
4:47am PDT |
Police headquarters is evacuated |
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Summary: Staff working at North Wales Police's headquarters are evacuated from the building after a fire. |
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BBC News |
4:41am PDT |
Marines killed in Helmand named |
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Summary: Two Royal Marines killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan are named by the Ministry of Defence. |
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BBC News |
4:38am PDT |
Hercules inquest hears radio call |
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Summary: The last radio call from an RAF Hercules shot down in Iraq is heard at the inquest into 10 servicemen's deaths. |
