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Yahoo News |
7:54am PDT |
Rogge: Beijing smog may affect athletes
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Beijing's heavy pollution may hurt the performances of athletes in this summer's Olympic Games, although it will not endanger their health, International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge said Saturday. |
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7:53am PDT |
Cuba hit with $253 mln verdict in Miami court
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A Miami jury has awarded almost $253
million in a wrongful death case against Cuba, the biggest such
penalty to date against the communist government, local media
reported on Saturday. |
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Yahoo News |
7:51am PDT |
Zimbabwe opposition reluctant on runoff
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Zimbabwe's opposition leader on Saturday accused President Robert Mugabe of preparing a "war against the people" and said the party was reluctant to take part in a presidential runoff election. |
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7:50am PDT |
Kashmir riots amid general strike |
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Summary: Police and demonstrators clash in Indian-administered Kashmir, as most of the region shuts down in a strike. |
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Cnn.com |
7:47am PDT |
Zimbabwe opposition: Runoff risks violence |
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Summary: Zimbabwe's opposition party will ask the United Nations to intervene to avoid bloodshed ahead of a hotly contested presidential runoff, a party spokesman has told CNN.
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Cnn.com |
7:47am PDT |
AP: U.S. to shorten troop combat tours |
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BBC News |
7:46am PDT |
'No need' for new Zimbabwe poll |
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Summary: Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai insists he is the winner of the presidential poll and a run-off is unnecessary. |
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Yahoo News |
7:41am PDT |
Bush and Putin may agree "strategic framework"
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. President George W.
Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin could sign a
"strategic framework" agreement to guide their successors when
they meet in Russia on Saturday, a White House spokeswoman
said. |
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7:37am PDT |
Missile plan on Bush-Putin agenda |
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Summary: President Bush travels to Russia to meet his Russian counterpart for the last in a series of scheduled talks. |
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Cnn.com |
7:35am PDT |
Bush celebrates NATO expansion |
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Yahoo News |
7:27am PDT |
Tibet vows trouble-free Olympic torch relay
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Tibet's Communist Party chief promised
a trouble-free Olympic torch relay through the region, even as
security forces struggled to stamp out violence in a nearby
ethnic Tibetan area. |
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Yahoo News |
7:24am PDT |
Christian priest killed in Baghdad
(AP)
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Summary: AP - An Assyrian Orthodox priest was killed in a drive-by shooting Saturday in Baghdad, police and an assistant said, the latest attack against Iraq's Christian minority. |
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Yahoo News |
7:15am PDT |
Zimbabwe's MDC says violence brewing
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Zimbabwe's opposition on Saturday
accused President Robert Mugabe of deploying militias and
planning a war to reverse the result of last weekend's
election. |
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7:13am PDT |
Militants flee Palestinian jail |
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Summary: Twelve Palestinian militants escape from a jail in the West Bank, complaining of beatings. |
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ChristianPost |
7:03am PDT |
Pro-Family Group Says Effort to Ban Calif. Gay 'Marriage' Looks 'Strong' |
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Summary: As the California Supreme Court weighs the legal arguments over same-sex ”marriage,” pro-family coalitions are continuing in their efforts to collect signatures to pull forward the “California Marriage Protection ... |
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BBC News |
6:53am PDT |
Iraqi priest shot dead in Baghdad |
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Summary: An Iraqi priest is killed in a drive-by shooting by unidentified gunmen near his home in Baghdad. |
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Yahoo News |
6:42am PDT |
Tsvangirai claims Zimbabwe presidency, wants Mugabe talks
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Zimbabwe opposition chief Morgan Tsvangirai on Saturday claimed outright victory in the presidential elections and warned that Robert Mugabe's ruling party would resort to violence to cling to power. |
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6:41am PDT |
Putin talks seen going in "right direction"
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Talks between U.S. President George
W. Bush and Russian President Vladamir Putin are expected to
head in the "right direction" and lead toward signing of a
"strategic framework," the White House said on Saturday. |
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BBC News |
6:41am PDT |
Arsenal are held at home by Liverpool |
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Summary: Arsenal's Premier League title hopes take another huge blow as they are held at home by Liverpool. |
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6:35am PDT |
Mukasey adjusting slowly to atty gen job
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Attorney General Michael Mukasey says he never has sought the spotlight, instead living by his parents' axiom of achieving success by keeping his head down and working hard. |
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BBC News |
6:31am PDT |
Cowen to succeed Ahern as leader |
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Summary: Brian Cowen is confirmed as successor to the departing Bertie Ahern as Taoiseach and Fianna Fáil leader. |
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Yahoo News |
6:31am PDT |
Missile defense deal unlikely in Russia
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The White House says it does not expect President Bush's talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin to produce a deal on a missile defense system based in Europe. |
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Cnn.com |
6:25am PDT |
Iraqi calls Blackwater decision 'bad news' |
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Summary: The U.S. State Department's renewal of Blackwater's contract to provide security in Iraq "is bad news," an adviser to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said.
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Cnn.com |
6:25am PDT |
Iraqi official: Blackwater staying on 'is bad news' |
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Summary: The U.S. State Department's renewal of Blackwater's contract to provide security in Iraq "is bad news," an adviser to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said.
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Cnn.com |
6:20am PDT |
French navy pursues hijacked yacht |
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Summary: A French navy vessel is in pursuit of a luxury yacht which pirates seized off the coast of Somalia a day earlier, the French Foreign Ministry said Saturday.
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Yahoo News |
6:15am PDT |
Tsvangirai fears violence in Zimbabwe
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Zimbabwe's opposition leader fears that President Robert Mugabe is preparing a "war against the people" in his bid to hold on to power. |
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BBC News |
6:11am PDT |
Portsmouth make it to FA Cup Final for first time since 1939 |
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Summary: A second-half goal from Kanu was enough to send Portsmouth through to their first FA Cup final in 69 years. |
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BBC News |
6:11am PDT |
Portsmouth reach FA Cup final |
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Summary: A second-half goal from Kanu was enough to send Portsmouth through to their first FA Cup final in 69 years. |
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BBC News |
6:10am PDT |
Zimbabwe run-off 'not necessary' |
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Summary: Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says he is the winner of the presidential poll and a run-off is unnecessary. |
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BBC News |
6:05am PDT |
Brown rules out Beijing boycott |
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Summary: The prime minister rules out boycotting the Beijing Olympics, emphasising even the Dalai Lama opposes such action. |
