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BBC News |
6:39am PDT |
Inquiry into spoilt ballot papers |
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Summary: An investigation is launched after polling station staff spoilt ballot papers by writing on them. |
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BBC News |
6:35am PDT |
Rangers' Weir fit for Uefa semi |
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Summary: David Weir is passed fit to face Fiorentina but Kirk Broadfoot is set to be dropped by Rangers for their Uefa Cup semi-final. |
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Cnn.com |
6:33am PDT |
Cher: I dated 'shy boy' Tom Cruise |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
6:30am PDT |
Official: Iraqi delegation goes to Iran to discuss militias
(AP)
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Summary: AP - An Iraqi delegation traveled to Iran with evidence that proves the Islamic republic is arming and training of Shiite militias in Iraq, an official said Thursday. |
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Yahoo News |
6:28am PDT |
Iraq PM sends team to Iran to discuss militias
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iraq's prime minister has sent a
delegation to Tehran to tell Iranian officials to stop backing
Shi'ite militias, Iraqi officials said on Thursday,
underscoring Baghdad's unease over the influence of its
powerful neighbor. |
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BBC News |
6:24am PDT |
'Second man' went to abuse cellar |
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Summary: A lodger tells the BBC he saw another man go to the cellar where Josef Fritzl is accused of abusing his daughter. |
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Yahoo News |
6:16am PDT |
Indiana voters in unexpected political spotlight
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The last time Indiana really
mattered in a U.S. presidential primary was 1968, when Lori
McCullar was just starting school. Now the 45-year-old florist
is relishing her state's place in the spotlight. |
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Yahoo News |
6:15am PDT |
Obama says public tired of hearing about his former pastor
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Democrat Barack Obama and his wife said Thursday the public is tired of hearing about incendiary remarks by their former pastor, as they sought to put the controversy that has rocked his presidential campaign to rest. |
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BBC News |
6:10am PDT |
Man guilty of murdering ex-lover |
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Summary: A man is found guilty of the kidnap and murder of his ex-lover who died after being stabbed and set alight. |
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BBC News |
6:10am PDT |
Ex-lover guilty of fireball death |
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Summary: A man is found guilty of the kidnap and murder of his ex-lover who died after being stabbed and set alight. |
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BBC News |
6:02am PDT |
Been and gone |
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Summary: A lonely panda among the notable deaths in April |
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BBC News |
5:59am PDT |
Zimbabwe begins vote verification |
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Summary: Zimbabwe's Electoral Commission begins verifying the country's long-delayed presidential election results. |
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Yahoo News |
5:59am PDT |
Consumer spending up but much of gain reflects higher prices
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Soaring prices for food, gas and other everyday products pushed up consumer spending to a faster pace than expected in March. |
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Yahoo News |
5:58am PDT |
Obama tries to put the minister controversy to rest
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Democrat Barack Obama and his wife said Thursday the public is tired of hearing about incendiary remarks by their former pastor, as they sought to put the controversy that has rocked his presidential campaign to rest. |
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Yahoo News |
5:58am PDT |
US air strike 'kills Al-Qaeda leader in Somalia'
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - The United States carried out an air strike in Somalia on Thursday which killed at least 10 people, including Al-Qaeda's military leader in the war-torn country, officials and rebels said. |
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BBC News |
5:51am PDT |
Jury sees CCTV footage of bombers |
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Summary: Previously unseen CCTV footage of the London suicide bombers looking for targets is shown in court. |
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BBC News |
5:50am PDT |
Addict died after car wheel grab |
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Summary: An addict died after jerking the wheel of his wife's car when she refused to drive to buy heroin. |
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BBC News |
5:43am PDT |
Holy site no-go for churchmen |
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Summary: The leaders of the four main churches are refused entry to a holy site in Jerusalem during a visit to the Middle East. |
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Yahoo News |
5:41am PDT |
US military: Al-Qaida in Somalia head targeted in US strike
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The American military launched an airstrike Thursday targeting the head of al-Qaida in Somalia, a U.S. defense official said. The head of an Islamic insurgent group said the attack killed its leader. |
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Cnn.com |
5:39am PDT |
Parents plead for son |
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Summary: Growing more anxious with each passing day, the parents of a suspected kidnap victim in Florida are increasing the reward for their son's return from $10,000 to $250,000. "We want him back. We love him. We miss him," Thomas Wiles said of his son, weeping. |
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BBC News |
5:36am PDT |
New Approach prepares Guineas bid |
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Summary: New Approach is set to start favourite for the Flat-racing season's first classic of the season. |
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BBC News |
5:36am PDT |
Irish favourite for first Classic of the season |
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Summary: New Approach is set to start favourite for the Flat-racing season's first classic of the season. |
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BBC News |
5:25am PDT |
Woman starved Alsatian to death |
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Summary: A woman who starved her dog to death is told she could be disqualified from keeping animals. |
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Yahoo News |
5:13am PDT |
Obama says he grew up less privileged than rivals
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Democratic presidential candidate
Barack Obama on Thursday said he had grown up in less
privileged circumstances than his rivals as he fought a
perception among some voters that he is "elitist." |
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BBC News |
5:12am PDT |
Family to stand trial for murder |
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Summary: Three members of the same family are to go on trial for the murder of a father-of-four beaten to death. |
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BBC News |
5:11am PDT |
Polish model |
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Summary: She's coming for tea. What to cook from local shops? |
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Cnn.com |
5:06am PDT |
From 'Love Kitten' to child literacy |
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Summary: At age 19, Yohannes Gebregeorgis borrowed a soft-cover romance novel entitled "Love Kitten" that changed his life forever.
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BBC News |
5:00am PDT |
Iraqi MPs call Maliki 'depraved' |
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Summary: Several Iraqi deputies bitterly attack PM Maliki over a bloody military campaign against forces loyal to Moqtada Sadr. |
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Yahoo News |
4:58am PDT |
Wall Street heads higher on optimism about credit crisis
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Wall Street headed toward a higher open Thursday amid growing optimism that the credit crisis that pummeled global markets might be nearing an end. |
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Yahoo News |
4:57am PDT |
Leader of al-Qaida in Somalia reportedly dies in airstrike
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The American military launched an airstrike Thursday targeting the head of al-Qaida in Somalia, a U.S. defense official said. The head of an Islamic insurgent group said the attack killed its leader. |
