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Cnn.com |
11:50pm PDT |
Spitzer's rise, fall to be published in new book |
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Summary: A little more than a month after New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer announced his resignation, Penguin Group imprint Portfolio will be publishing a book about his career "from start to finish," president and publisher Adrian Zackheim told CNN.
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Yahoo News |
11:48pm PDT |
Sadr City fight fuels Iraq bloodshed in April
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Summary: AFP - Fierce fighting in Baghdad's Sadr City fuelled the bloodshed in April, with at least 1,073 people killed across Iraq and the US military's toll hitting a seven-month high. |
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BBC News |
11:47pm PDT |
Voting begins in local elections |
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Summary: Millions of people are voting in local elections which are taking place across England and Wales. |
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Yahoo News |
11:32pm PDT |
Alleged head of al-Qaida in Somalia said killed in airstrike
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The man believed to be the head of al-Qaida in Somalia was killed in an overnight airstrike along with eight other people, an Islamic insurgent group said Thursday. |
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BBC News |
11:29pm PDT |
Tourists die in Egypt bus crash |
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Summary: Eight people die as a bus carrying tourists including Britons crashes in Egypt's Sinai peninsula. |
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ChristianToday |
11:27pm PDT |
Sources say Tsvangirai wins vote |
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Summary: Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai beat Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwes presidential election winning 47 percent of the vote against the presidents 43 percent senior government sources said on Wednesday |
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ChristianToday |
11:26pm PDT |
Somali Islamists say 2 leaders killed in air strike |
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Summary: Two senior leaders of Somalias Islamist movement were killed when four planes dropped bombs over the house they were staying in early Thursday morning an Islamist commander said |
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ChristianToday |
11:26pm PDT |
Iran complains to UN about Clinton comment |
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Summary: Iran complained to the United Nations on Wednesday about US presidential candidate Hillary Clintons comment the United States could totally obliterate Iran in retaliation for a nuclear strike against Israel |
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ChristianToday |
11:25pm PDT |
Dozen hurt in blast in northwest Pakistan |
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Summary: At least a dozen people were wounded in a blast at an office of a Muslim cleric in Pakistans northwestern Khyber tribal region on Thursday officials and witnesses said |
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Cnn.com |
11:25pm PDT |
China launches child slavery probe |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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ChristianToday |
11:23pm PDT |
Fighting kills 73 in Sri Lanka |
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Summary: A roadside bomb suspected to have been planted by Tamil Tiger rebels killed two police commandos on Thursday while Sri Lankan troops captured a rebel base in the north west the military said
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ChristianToday |
11:23pm PDT |
April Iraqs deadliest month since last August |
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Summary: Fighting in Baghdads Shiite slum of Sadr City made April the deadliest month for Iraqi civilians since last August and for US troops since last September figures obtained on Wednesday showed |
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ChristianToday |
11:22pm PDT |
World Food Program sees major crisis in Haiti |
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Summary: Haiti faces a major crisis if international donors fail to provide urgent aid to help feed its poor a top official with the World Food Program said on Wednesday |
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Yahoo News |
11:17pm PDT |
Protests at Carrefour stores in China: state media
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Summary: AFP - Hundreds of protesters demonstrated Thursday outside stores belonging to French supermarket chain Carrefour in four cities in China, state media reported, in a new sign of anti-French sentiment. |
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ChristianToday |
11:07pm PDT |
Mayoral hopefuls clash on last day of campaign |
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Summary: Boris Johnson and Ken Livingstone traded personal attacks on Wednesday as they made a final push for votes on the last day of campaigning in the London mayoral race |
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Cnn.com |
11:07pm PDT |
Airstrike 'kills Islamic Somali militants' |
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Summary: An airstrike has killed the military leader of an Islamic militant group in Somalia with close ties to al Qaeda, a spokesman for the group said Thursday.
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ChristianToday |
11:07pm PDT |
Brown says made mistakes before elections |
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Summary: Prime Minister Gordon Brown acknowledged he had made mistakes on Wednesday the eve of his first major test at the ballot box |
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ChristianToday |
11:06pm PDT |
McCanns reveal hate mail over Madeleine |
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Summary: Madeleine McCanns parents received hate mail blaming their drunken arrogance for her disappearance in Portugal a year ago they said in a television interview to be shown on Wednesday |
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ChristianToday |
11:06pm PDT |
London blogger exposes life on the Underground |
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Summary: Annie Moles blog about the London Underground rail system began as a New Years resolution to teach herself how to make an Internet Web site and has blossomed into a popular slice of commuter life |
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ChristianToday |
11:05pm PDT |
Drug firms question investment in UK |
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Summary: Global drugmakers have started to question their investment in Britain following a government decision to scrap a 50yearold drug pricing scheme the outgoing head of the countrys industry body said on Thursday |
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BBC News |
10:48pm PDT |
Elvis friends dispute claim of London trip |
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Summary: Two of Elvis Presley's close friends have disputed a recent story claiming the star made a secret visit to London. |
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BBC News |
10:48pm PDT |
Elvis friends dispute London trip |
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Summary: Two of Elvis Presley's close friends have disputed a recent story claiming the star made a secret visit to London. |
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BBC News |
10:47pm PDT |
Group clears IRA of Quinn murder |
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Summary: The body monitoring paramilitary activity says the IRA was not involved in beating a man to death. |
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Cnn.com |
10:43pm PDT |
'Idol' down to final 4 after latest elimination |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
10:34pm PDT |
Council election voting underway |
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Summary: Polling stations prepare to open for elections to Wales' county, town and community councils. |
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Yahoo News |
10:18pm PDT |
Iran complains to U.N. about Clinton comment
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iran complained to the United
Nations on Wednesday about U.S. presidential candidate Hillary
Clinton's comment the United States could "totally obliterate"
Iran in retaliation for a nuclear strike against Israel. |
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BBC News |
10:16pm PDT |
Air raid 'kills Somali militants' |
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Summary: An air strike hits the house of an Islamist leader in Somalia, killing two militants, reports say. |
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BBC News |
10:03pm PDT |
McCanns 'will not give up' search |
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Summary: The McCanns make fresh appeals in the run up to the anniversary of their daughter's disappearance, and tell how they keep hope alive. |
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Yahoo News |
9:21pm PDT |
Democratic battle shifts to Pacific at weekend
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - They can't vote for the
president, but thousands of people in the tiny U.S. territory
of Guam will do their bit to decide the Democratic candidate
this weekend. |
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BBC News |
9:20pm PDT |
'Provocative' Clinton angers Iran |
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Summary: Tehran complains to the UN about remarks made by Hillary Clinton on the possibility of a US attack on Iran. |
