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ChristianToday |
4:03am PDT |
Britains Christians must support Holy Land believers Archbishop |
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Summary: The Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has urgently appealed to Christians in the UK to become better informed of the crisis affecting fellow believers in the Holy Land who he says feel ignored or forgotten by Western Christians |
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BBC News |
3:57am PDT |
I name this ship... |
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Summary: How to make sure the bubbly bottle breaks on the hull |
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Cnn.com |
3:50am PDT |
New security camera can 'see' through clothes |
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Summary: New technology that can "see" through clothing and detect what's underneath can now be used to scan crowds, making it a potentially effective tool to prevent terrorist attacks in public places.
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BBC News |
3:47am PDT |
Oil sit-in pushes out Mexico MPs |
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Summary: MPs camped out in Mexico's Congress force both houses to relocate for the first time in almost 20 years. |
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BBC News |
3:45am PDT |
Leona album smashes into US chart |
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Summary: Leona Lewis becomes the first British solo artist to enter the US album chart at number one with her debut, Spirit. |
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Yahoo News |
3:43am PDT |
Pope to raise thorny issues of Iraq, immigration with Bush
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Pope Benedict XVI was expected Wednesday to raise thorny topics such as the Iraq war and Hispanic immigration in talks with President George W. Bush on the second day of his US visit. |
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BBC News |
3:42am PDT |
Tories say Smith breached rules |
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Summary: The Tories report the home secretary to the cabinet secretary over allegedly breaching election rules. |
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Yahoo News |
3:40am PDT |
Three Israeli soldiers, four militants killed in Gaza raids
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Three Israeli soldiers and four militants were killed on Wednesday as troops backed by assault helicopters stormed into the Gaza Strip and battled heavily armed Palestinians. |
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Yahoo News |
3:39am PDT |
Airstrike kills 4 in Basra, 2 die in Sadr City clashes
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Warplanes struck militants firing rocket-propelled grenades at Iraqi soldiers in a Shiite militia stronghold of the southern city of Basra on Wednesday, killing four of the gunmen, the British military said. |
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BBC News |
3:38am PDT |
Oil price holding firm above $114 |
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Summary: The price of oil moves above $114 a barrel once again as the market awaits crucial US inventory figures. |
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BBC News |
3:37am PDT |
Quel horreur? How can the French Eurovision song be in English |
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Summary: France's decision to enter a song with English lyrics into the Eurovision song contest sparks a row. |
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BBC News |
3:37am PDT |
Quel horreur! How can the French Eurovision song be in English? |
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Summary: France's decision to enter a song with English lyrics into the Eurovision song contest sparks a row |
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BBC News |
3:32am PDT |
Policewoman jailed over shooting |
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Summary: A policewoman who shot her former lover three times leaving him disabled is sentenced to 12 years in jail. |
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BBC News |
3:29am PDT |
'Kidnap trial' for Shannon mother |
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Summary: The mother of Shannon Matthews is to go on trial accused of offences relating to the alleged abduction of her daughter. |
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BBC News |
3:28am PDT |
Thaksin coy on Eriksson's future |
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Summary: Owner Thaksin Shinawatra will review Manchester City's season as speculation mounts over manager Sven-Goran Eriksson's position. |
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Yahoo News |
3:24am PDT |
Olympic torch kicks off Asian journey in Pakistan
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The Olympic torch arrived in Pakistan
early on Wednesday on the first leg of its relay in Asia amid
security worries that led to a change of venue in the country's
capital, Islamabad. |
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BBC News |
3:21am PDT |
Police probe pits at Jersey home |
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Summary: Police investigating abuse claims at a former Jersey children's home are excavating two pits. |
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BBC News |
3:18am PDT |
A lot at steak |
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Summary: EU rules on mince upset traditional UK beef producers |
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Yahoo News |
3:16am PDT |
Turkish army says it strikes PKK in Northern Iraq
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Turkish warplanes fired on a group of
Kurdish guerrillas in northern Iraq on Tuesday as they tried to
enter Turkey, the General Staff said on Wednesday. |
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BBC News |
3:13am PDT |
Case closed |
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Summary: Lost your luggage? Meet the bidders sifting through it |
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BBC News |
3:11am PDT |
Fresh jump in eurozone inflation |
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Summary: Surging food and fuel prices push up annual inflation in the eurozone to a record 3.6% last month. |
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Yahoo News |
3:07am PDT |
Iran says open for talks on nuclear, other issues
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iran is ready for negotiations on
nuclear and other issues provided such talks do not violate the
country's rights, the president said on Wednesday. |
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BBC News |
3:03am PDT |
Johnson to become England supremo |
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Summary: Martin Johnson will be named as England's new team manager on Wednesday and Brian Ashton will lose his job as head coach. |
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BBC News |
3:01am PDT |
Web wot won it? |
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Summary: How London's mayor battle is shaping up online |
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Yahoo News |
2:56am PDT |
China economy slows a touch
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - China shrugged off atrocious winter
weather and a global credit crunch to post surprisingly strong
economic growth of 10.6 percent for the first quarter. |
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Yahoo News |
2:55am PDT |
Police arrest more than 30 people in troubled Zimbabwe
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Police arrested more than 30 people for barricading streets and other charges during a nationwide strike called by Zimbabwe's opposition to force the release of presidential election results, a state-run newspaper reported Wednesday. |
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Cnn.com |
2:54am PDT |
Pope's U.S. visit has been months in making |
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Summary: Months of planning have led to this moment -- Wednesday's official arrival ceremony for Pope Benedict XVI's first visit to the United States in his three years as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
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BBC News |
2:53am PDT |
David Walliams gives a laydee's touch to his first children's book |
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Summary: Little Britain comedian David Walliams writes his first children's book, about a boy who wears a dress. |
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BBC News |
2:50am PDT |
TV presenter left suicide notes |
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Summary: A suicide note was found on the body of children's TV presenter Mark Speight, a coroner's court hears. |
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Yahoo News |
2:48am PDT |
Iran questions need for OPEC to cool oil prices
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iran's oil minister on Wednesday
questioned the need for OPEC to hike production to cool surging
oil prices, snubbing calls for more crude from its Western
foes, the United States and Britain. |
