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1:53am PDT |
Sadr City fighting continues for a seventh day |
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Summary: Fighting between Shiite militias and U.S. and Iraqi forces in the Baghdad neighborhood of Sadr City continued for a seventh day Saturday, as a vehicle ban remained in place despite a promise to lift it.
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Yahoo News |
1:50am PDT |
No need to regionalise Zimbabwe 'crisis': justice minister
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Summary: AFP - The Zimbabwean government said Saturday that southern Africa had no need to involve itself in the country's post-election crisis as regional heads of state gathered for a crisis summit in Lusaka. |
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Yahoo News |
1:49am PDT |
13 killed in Baghdad battles
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Summary: AFP - Security forces killed 13 gunmen in firefights and air strikes in east Baghdad overnight, the US military said on Saturday, as witnesses said two children and their parents were among the dead. |
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BBC News |
1:43am PDT |
Malaysian PM hints at hand-over |
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Summary: Malaysia embattled prime minister signals that he is willing to discuss a transition of power to his deputy. |
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Yahoo News |
1:35am PDT |
Bush unlikely to boycott Olympics
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Summary: AP - For President Bush, it would seem a small gesture to make a big point: Staying away from the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Summer Olympics would send a clear signal of U.S. anger over China's crackdown against anti-Beijing Tibetan protesters. |
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1:34am PDT |
Sigh of relief |
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Summary: Olympic relay ends peacefully in Argentina |
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Yahoo News |
1:28am PDT |
Finance officials tackle reforms
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Top financial leaders, faced with the biggest crisis to hit the global economy in at least a decade, are pledging to strengthen their regulation of banks and other financial institutions while anxiously hoping the slump in the United States will be a |
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Yahoo News |
1:25am PDT |
Tiger 7 shots behind Immelman at Masters
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Summary: AP - Trevor Immelman knows he'll be nervous this weekend, though he's been through something a lot more stressful than leading the Masters. |
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BBC News |
1:21am PDT |
Man faces teenager murder charge |
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Summary: A 43-year-old man is charged with the murder of a 14-year-old schoolgirl who went missing in Sligo in 2006. |
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BBC News |
1:12am PDT |
China defends Tibetan crackdown |
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Summary: China's president says a crackdown in Tibet is an internal matter, in the wake of Olympic torch protests. |
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BBC News |
1:08am PDT |
McCanns 'rethink Portugal return' |
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Summary: The parents of Madeleine McCann are reluctant to return to Portugal amid claims of a smear campaign. |
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Yahoo News |
12:54am PDT |
China's Hu: Tibet is an internal matter
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Summary: AP - Chinese President Hu Jintao took a hard line Saturday in his first remarks on the recent unrest in Tibet, saying the matter is an internal affair that impacts Chinese sovereignty. |
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BBC News |
12:38am PDT |
Welsh anthem call for FA Cup final |
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Summary: The sports minister says the Welsh national anthem should be played at the FA cup final at Wembley. |
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Yahoo News |
12:31am PDT |
Mugabe will not attend Zambian summit
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Summary: AP - President Robert Mugabe will not attend a summit of regional leaders on his country's election crisis, Zimbabwe's state-run newspaper said Saturday. |
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Yahoo News |
12:29am PDT |
No need to regionalise Zimbabwe 'crisis': minister
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - The Zimbabwean government said Saturday that southern Africa had no need to involve itself in the country's post-election crisis as regional heads of state gathered for a crisis summit in Lusaka. |
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Yahoo News |
12:27am PDT |
Polygamous sect encouraged fear
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Summary: AP - Texas child welfare officials have brought in mental health professionals and behavioral experts as the agency tries to ensure a sense of normalcy for the more than 400 children removed from a polygamous sect's enclave, an agency spokeswoman said. |
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BBC News |
12:21am PDT |
Hospital parking abuse crackdown |
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Summary: A hospital is to start clamping drivers abusing free car parking after charges were scrapped. |
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12:20am PDT |
Mosque denies call-to-prayer plan |
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Summary: A mosque in Oxfordshire denies it is planning to broadcast a Muslim call-to-prayer from its building. |
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12:03am PDT |
Doctors criticise 'supersized' drinks |
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Summary: The alcohol industry faces a backlash from senior doctors over the trend towards "supersized" measures. |
