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BBC News |
11:51pm PDT |
Train crush man loses both legs |
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Summary: A 26-year-old man has a leg severed and the other amputated by paramedics after being crushed by a train in Plymouth. |
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BBC News |
11:50pm PDT |
India and Burma in transport deal |
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Summary: India and Burma sign a major transport deal linking a Burmese port with a part of north-east India. |
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Yahoo News |
11:43pm PDT |
Zimbabwe's Mugabe has conceded defeat: report
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe
has admitted to his family and advisers that he has lost the
most important election of his 28-year rule, South African
financial daily Business Day reported on Thursday. |
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ChristianToday |
11:32pm PDT |
China jails rights activist outspoken on Tibet |
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Summary: A dissident critical of Chinas Tibet policy was jailed for threeandahalf years on Thursday a sentence that is likely to draw more international criticism of the countrys political controls ahead of the Beijing Olympics |
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ChristianToday |
11:31pm PDT |
Zawahri says bin Laden in good health |
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Summary: Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was well and reports speculating about his sickness were false his deputy Ayman alZawahri said in a recording on Wednesday |
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ChristianToday |
11:30pm PDT |
NATO seeks solace for Ukraine and Georgia |
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Summary: NATO leaders will seek ways to console Ukraine and Georgia at a summit on Thursday after failing to agree to open the door of the Western military alliance to the former Soviet republics |
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ChristianToday |
11:29pm PDT |
Mugabe in biggest battle after losing parliament |
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Summary: President Robert Mugabe is fighting to survive the biggest crisis of his 28year rule after losing control of Zimbabwes parliament for the first time since taking power after independence |
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ChristianToday |
11:28pm PDT |
Irish Prime Minister Ahern to step down |
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Summary: Bertie Ahern will step down as Irelands prime minister on May 6 to fight corruption allegations that have dogged his final term in office and risk tarnishing his legacy of helping deliver peace in Northern Ireland |
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ChristianToday |
11:27pm PDT |
Obama battles to limit expectations in Pennsylvania |
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Summary: Barack Obama tried his hand at bowling bottlefed a calf at a dairy farm and toured a chocolate factory as he sought to connect with voters in Pennsylvania a crucial state in the fight for the Democratic US presidential nomination |
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ChristianToday |
11:27pm PDT |
US passes big hike in global AIDS funds |
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Summary: The US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill to more than triple spending to fight AIDS in Africa and other parts of the world one of President George W Bushs foremost foreign aid quests |
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ChristianToday |
11:23pm PDT |
Doctors say global warming may bring malaria to Britain |
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Summary: Climate change could bring malaria and other diseases to Britain and trigger more frequent heatwaves that will have huge health impacts doctors said on Thursday |
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ChristianToday |
11:22pm PDT |
London mayoral race hots up over tussle |
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Summary: The race to be mayor of London took a twist on Wednesday when a farright party offered backing to the frontrunner who quickly distanced himself from the unwanted endorsement |
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Yahoo News |
11:19pm PDT |
NATO leaders resume work on enlargement, missions
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - NATO leaders resumed Thursday summit talks in Bucharest, marked by divisions over Georgia and Ukraine's bid to join the transatlantic alliance and a Greek veto hanging over Macedonia's entry. |
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Cnn.com |
11:05pm PDT |
Woman charged with stalking John Cusack |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
11:00pm PDT |
Alitalia calls emergency meeting |
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Summary: Alitalia prepares for an emergency board meeting as takeover talks with Air France-KLM collapse. |
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BBC News |
10:46pm PDT |
Troop discussions at Nato summit |
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Summary: Troop deployment in Afghanistan is to be discussed at a key Nato summit in Romania. |
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BBC News |
10:45pm PDT |
Suspended board wants reinstated |
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Summary: Politicians are to meet the education minister to see if a suspended education board can be reconvened. |
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BBC News |
10:45pm PDT |
Talks over board's reinstatement |
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Summary: Politicians are to meet the education minister to see if a suspended education board can be reconvened. |
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BBC News |
10:42pm PDT |
Museum staff take strike action |
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Summary: National Museum Wales sites will be closed as workers stage an historic one-day strike in a pay row. |
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Yahoo News |
10:29pm PDT |
McCain says U.S. must rethink how to solve problems
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Republican presidential
candidate John McCain, accused by foes of seeking a third term
for President George W. Bush, will say on Thursday that
Washington needs to rethink its approach to a host of problems. |
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Yahoo News |
10:05pm PDT |
Obama battles to limit expectations in Pennsylvania
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Barack Obama tried
his hand at bowling, bottle-fed a calf at a dairy farm and
toured a chocolate factory as he sought to connect with voters
in Pennsylvania, a crucial state in the fight for the
Democratic U.S. presidential nomination. |
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Yahoo News |
10:05pm PDT |
Memo linked to warrantless surveillance
(AP)
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Summary: AP - For at least 16 months after the Sept. 11 terror attacks in 2001, the Bush administration believed that the Constitution's protection against unreasonable searches and seizures on U.S. soil didn't apply to its efforts to protect against terrorism. |
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Cnn.com |
10:02pm PDT |
FAA team: Airline tried to hide flaws |
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Summary: Southwest Airlines tried to keep serious problems with its maintenance program hidden and pressured the Federal Aviation Administration to keep out an inspector who noticed the problems, according to two FAA inspectors.
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Cnn.com |
10:02pm PDT |
Whistleblowers say airline tried to hide flaws |
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Summary: Southwest Airlines tried to keep serious problems with its maintenance program hidden and pressured the Federal Aviation Administration to keep out an inspector who noticed the problems, according to two FAA inspectors. The inspectors told CNN they took t |
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Cnn.com |
10:02pm PDT |
FAA inspectors: Airline tried to hide problems |
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Summary: Southwest Airlines tried to keep serious problems with its maintenance program hidden and pressured the Federal Aviation Administration to keep out an inspector who noticed the problems, according to two FAA inspectors.
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Cnn.com |
9:54pm PDT |
Worker spies Farrah Fawcett's medical records |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
9:31pm PDT |
New rules for US troops in Japan |
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Summary: The US military imposes new restrictions on its personnel in Japan, in a bid to tackle local concern over crime. |
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BBC News |
9:25pm PDT |
Opposition has most seats in Zimbabwe |
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Summary: Zimbabwe's opposition MDC has won control of parliament for the first time since independence in 1980. |
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Yahoo News |
9:12pm PDT |
Americans prefer energy fix to cancer cure: poll
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A nationwide survey of nearly 700
people suggests that Americans would prefer more money be
invested in technology to solve the nation's energy ailments
than to cure cancer or other diseases. |
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Yahoo News |
9:03pm PDT |
Paramount to open virtual movie vault
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Paramount Pictures' film vault is opening up in the virtual world. |
