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2:45am PDT |
Israel soldiers die in Gaza clash |
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Summary: Three Israeli soldiers are killed during an incursion into Gaza in which four Hamas militants also died. |
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Yahoo News |
2:43am PDT |
U.S., N.Korea envoys think key row cleared: sources
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Negotiators from the United States and
North Korea believe they have settled a thorny dispute over
Washington's allegations that Pyongyang had a program to enrich
uranium for weapons and proliferated nuclear technology to
Syria, diplomatic s |
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Cnn.com |
2:41am PDT |
Research: Vitamins may increase mortality |
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Summary: Taking antioxidants like vitamins A and E to prolong life may actually have the opposite effect, new research has found.
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BBC News |
2:38am PDT |
North Korea 'faces food crisis' |
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Summary: North Korea is facing a humanitarian crisis because of acute food shortages, the World Food Programme warns. |
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BBC News |
2:30am PDT |
Vitamins 'may shorten your life' |
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Summary: A major review suggests vitamin supplements do not prolong life and could even lead to a premature death. |
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BBC News |
2:30am PDT |
Vitamin supplements do not prolong life, a review suggests |
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Summary: A major review suggests vitamin supplements do not prolong life, |
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BBC News |
2:24am PDT |
'Arrests' after Zimbabwe strike |
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Summary: Zimbabwe's opposition says more than 50 of its supporters have been arrested after striking over poll results. |
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2:23am PDT |
Shannon mother faces trial |
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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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Yahoo News |
2:23am PDT |
Turkish army says it strikes rebel group in N.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 |
2:16am PDT |
Justice system 'fails' sex victim |
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Summary: A woman with a learning disability who was sexually assaulted is being denied justice, a reports says. |
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Cnn.com |
1:55am PDT |
Man falls to his death after baseball game |
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Summary: A man fell to his death after a baseball game between the New York Mets and Washington Nationals at Shea Stadium on Tuesday night, police said.
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ChristianToday |
1:55am PDT |
Lebanon Muslims and Christians tackle migration together |
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Summary: Migration is a human concern not a Muslim or a Christian one and therefore Christians and Muslims must act on it together said representatives of Lebanons six largest faith communities at the Public Hearing on Migration and the Changing Ecclesial Landscap |
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BBC News |
1:50am PDT |
Nepal king told: 'Go gracefully' |
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Summary: A senior Maoist leader in Nepal urges the country's beleaguered King Gyanendra to step down "gracefully". |
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Yahoo News |
1:43am PDT |
Pope to discuss Iraq, immigration with Bush
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Pope Benedict XVI was expected Wednesday to raise sensitive issues such as the Iraq war and Hispanic immigration when he meets with President George W. Bush on the second day of a US visit that began under the cloud of a clergy sex scandal. |
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ChristianToday |
1:40am PDT |
Hamas says Carter will meet two of its leaders |
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Summary: Hamas said on Wednesday that former US President Jimmy Carter would meet two of its leaders from Gaza in Egypt in further defiance of Israeli leaders who have shunned him over his contacts with the Islamist group |
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Cnn.com |
1:39am PDT |
Armored car, big guns at polygamist raid |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
1:38am PDT |
UK unemployment falls by 39,000 |
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Summary: UK unemployment falls by 39,000 in the three months to the end of February, government figures show. |
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BBC News |
1:37am PDT |
Yemen bomb kills three policemen |
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Summary: A bomb attack in Yemen is reported to have killed three policemen and wounded four civilians. |
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Cnn.com |
1:35am PDT |
Israeli forces kill 4 Hamas militants |
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Summary: Four Palestinian militants were killed in intense fighting with Israeli troops early Wednesday morning.
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BBC News |
1:30am PDT |
Venezuela raises foreign oil tax |
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Summary: Foreign oil firms operating in Venezuela will pay higher taxes on profits made in the country, under new laws. |
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ChristianToday |
1:24am PDT |
Bush welcomes Pope to US |
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Summary: Pope Benedict on his first papal visit to the United States meets President George W Bush at the White House and US Roman Catholic bishops at a Washington basilica on Wednesday his 81st birthday |
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BBC News |
1:20am PDT |
Extra help for black pupils urged |
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Summary: A government report claims black pupils should be helped to progress faster than their classmates. |
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Yahoo News |
1:15am PDT |
China steps forward in bid to end Iran dispute
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - China edged nearer the centre of
contention over Iran's nuclear ambitions on Wednesday, hosting
talks of diplomatic powers on whether to offer stronger
incentives to Iran to curb its atomic work. |
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Yahoo News |
1:13am PDT |
Pope to meet Bush and bishops
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Pope Benedict, on his first papal
visit to the United States, meets President George W. Bush at
the White House and U.S. Roman Catholic bishops at a Washington
basilica on Wednesday, his 81st birthday. |
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BBC News |
1:10am PDT |
Vulcan bomber to return to skies |
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Summary: A restored Vulcan bomber is expected to take to the skies on a test flight from RAF Cottesmore. |
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BBC News |
1:10am PDT |
Vulcan bomber takes to the skies |
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Summary: A restored Cold War Vulcan bomber takes to the skies on a test flight from RAF Cottesmore in Rutland. |
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Yahoo News |
1:08am PDT |
Afghan opposition says it's been talking to Taliban
(AP)
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Summary: AP - An opposition group says its leaders, including a former president, have been meeting with the Taliban and other anti-government groups in hopes of negotiating an end to rising violence in Afghanistan. |
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ChristianToday |
1:02am PDT |
Tutu supports World Vision child sponsorship appeal |
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Summary: Archbishop Desmond Tutu is lending his support to a new World Vision campaign appealing to Londoners to sponsor a child in need |
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BBC News |
1:02am PDT |
Potter fan faces Rowling in court |
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Summary: The author of an unofficial Harry Potter encyclopaedia breaks down in court in a legal battle with JK Rowling. |
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BBC News |
1:00am PDT |
Somali 'pirates' taken to Paris |
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Summary: Six Somalis suspected of taking a French luxury yacht's crew hostage arrive in Paris, judicial sources say. |
