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Yahoo News |
5:24am PDT |
Nepal's Maoists heading to victory in key election
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Nepal's Maoists were marching to
victory in the Himalayan nation's first election in nine years,
latest tallies showed on Sunday, a result almost nobody had
expected. |
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BBC News |
5:21am PDT |
Sicilian steps |
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Summary: Italians retrace well-trodden path to polls |
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Yahoo News |
5:16am PDT |
Maoists hold strong early lead in Nepal vote
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Nepal's Maoists have maintained a strong early lead in historic polls on the country's political future, election officials told AFP Sunday as vote counting continued. |
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BBC News |
5:01am PDT |
5.7m watch as Friel drama debuts |
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Summary: The UK debut of American drama Pushing Daisies, starring British actress Anna Friel, is seen by 5.7m viewers. |
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Yahoo News |
5:00am PDT |
1,300 Iraqi troops, police dismissed
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Iraqi government has dismissed about 1,300 soldiers and policemen who deserted or refused to fight during last month's offensive against Shiite militias and criminal gangs in Basra, officials said Sunday. |
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BBC News |
4:51am PDT |
Backlash over 42-day terror plan |
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Summary: Government plans to increase the limit for holding suspects without charge are facing growing criticism. |
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BBC News |
4:39am PDT |
Stars attend Heston's LA funeral |
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Summary: Actor Charlton Heston is cremated at a funeral attended by stars such as Arnold Schwarzenegger. |
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Cnn.com |
4:33am PDT |
Spears has minor accident in Mercedes |
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Summary: Britney Spears' motoring misfortunes continue.
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Yahoo News |
4:28am PDT |
Court to consider death penalty for child rape
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The U.S. Supreme Court this week
hears arguments about whether the death penalty can be imposed
for child rape, taking up for the first time in more than 30
years whether a crime other than murder can be punished by
execution. |
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Cnn.com |
4:23am PDT |
Britain warns terror threat is worsening |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
4:21am PDT |
Iran mosque blast kills 12, wounds over 200
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Twelve people were killed and at least 202 wounded when an explosion ripped through a packed mosque in Iran's southern city of Shiraz during prayers by a prominent cleric, officials said on Sunday. |
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BBC News |
4:21am PDT |
Men killed as stolen car crashes |
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Summary: Two men travelling in a stolen car are killed and the driver of another car is injured in a collision in south Belfast. |
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BBC News |
4:21am PDT |
Gibbons' council shake-up option |
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Summary: The number of councils in Wales could be cut unless services improve significantly, a minister says. |
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Yahoo News |
4:18am PDT |
Pope brings peace message to U.S. amid Qaeda threats
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Pope Benedict will carry a message
of peace during a six-day U.S. visit beginning on Tuesday, but
Osama bin Laden's recent condemnations of the Roman Catholic
leader have put security officials on edge. |
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BBC News |
4:08am PDT |
Kenyan Lel sets new London Marathon record |
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Summary: Martin Lel sets a new course record to win the London Marathon, while Irina Mikitenko claims the women's race. |
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BBC News |
4:08am PDT |
Kenyan Lel sets new London record |
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Summary: Martin Lel sets a new course record to win the London Marathon, while Irina Mikitenko claims the women's race. |
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Yahoo News |
4:06am PDT |
Jimmy Carter defends meeting with Hamas
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Former President Jimmy Carter said he feels "quite at ease" about meeting Hamas militants over the objections of Washington because the Palestinian group is essential to a future peace with Israel. |
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BBC News |
3:48am PDT |
Legal fight over Zimbabwe recount |
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Summary: Zimbabwe's opposition says it will mount a legal challenge against plans to recount 23 contested poll results. |
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Yahoo News |
3:43am PDT |
Zimbabwe opposition to challenge poll recount
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for
Democratic Change (MDC) will on Tuesday challenge in court a
partial election vote recount, its lawyer said on Sunday. |
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Yahoo News |
3:41am PDT |
China media slam Dalai Lama as "anti human rights"
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Chinese media denounced the Dalai Lama
and his supporters as "anti-human rights," and slammed top U.S.
politician Nancy Pelosi as "the least popular person in China"
for her stance on Tibet, in editorials on Sunday. |
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BBC News |
3:34am PDT |
Two men are killed in city crash |
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Summary: Two men are killed and a third is injured in an accident involving two cars on south Belfast's Lisburn Road. |
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BBC News |
3:20am PDT |
Robinson set to be new DUP leader |
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Summary: Peter Robinson is expected to be elected DUP leader later, leaving the path open for his accession to first minister. |
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Yahoo News |
3:03am PDT |
Italians decide on Berlusconi's comeback
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Italians voted Sunday in a general election that could bring conservative billionaire Silvio Berlusconi back to power, as the nation grapples with mounting problems that are sure to challenge the winner. |
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BBC News |
2:48am PDT |
Five Britons die in Ecuador crash |
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Summary: Five Britons have been killed and another 12 injured in a bus crash in Ecuador, the Foreign Office has confirmed. |
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Yahoo News |
2:38am PDT |
Britney Spears in minor car accident
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Britney Spears was involved in a minor traffic accident on a Los Angeles freeway Saturday, authorities said. |
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BBC News |
2:36am PDT |
Memorial service for Billy Fury |
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Summary: A special service is to be held on the 25th anniversary of the death of Liverpool singer Billy Fury. |
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Yahoo News |
2:32am PDT |
Focus on world food prices, market woes
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Finance ministers and central bankers are focusing their spring meetings on ways to deal with the unfolding financial crisis that has roiled economies around the world and led to higher food and energy prices. |
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Yahoo News |
2:18am PDT |
Kibaki will unveil new Kenyan cabinet
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki will
unveil a long-awaited coalition cabinet on Sunday after secret
discussions with opposition leader Raila Odinga ended a
six-week impasse, Kibaki's office said. |
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BBC News |
2:13am PDT |
Food and finance |
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Summary: IMF meeting tackles credit crisis and food prices |
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Yahoo News |
2:12am PDT |
Baghdad slum calmer after week of intense battles
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Fighting between Shi'ite militiamen and
security forces in Sadr City eased on Sunday after a week of
intense clashes, with hospitals in the Baghdad slum saying they
had received no dead or wounded overnight. |
