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Yahoo News |
5:08am PDT |
Myanmar seizes U.N. food deliveries
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Myanmar's junta impounded two U.N. food
aid shipments at Yangon airport on Friday, officials said,
triggering more outrage at the military government's refusal to
accept a major international relief operation. |
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Cnn.com |
5:08am PDT |
Hezbollah takes control of western Beirut |
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Summary: Sectarian fighting rocked the Lebanese capital for a third day Friday, with small arms, machine-gun and rocket-propelled-grenade fire echoing through the streets.
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BBC News |
4:58am PDT |
Boy's stabbing killers sentenced |
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Summary: Two teenagers are given life sentences for the murder of schoolboy Kodjo Yenga in west London. |
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BBC News |
4:56am PDT |
New London mayor Boris hires ex-BBC correspondent as spokesman |
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Summary: Mayor Boris Johnson hires ex-BBC political correspondent Guto Harri as his director of communications. |
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Yahoo News |
4:55am PDT |
UN halts aid to Myanmar after junta seizes supplies
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A U.N. official says the World Food Program is suspending cyclone aid to Myanmar because its government seized supplies flown into the country. |
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BBC News |
4:45am PDT |
Killer rapist must serve 35 years |
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Summary: A 40-year-old convicted rapist is jailed for at least 35 years for sexually attacking and killing a young neighbour. |
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BBC News |
4:40am PDT |
BBC admits keeping charity money |
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Summary: The BBC is to broadcast an apology after admitting a subsidiary firm kept £106,000 from charity phone-ins. |
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Yahoo News |
4:39am PDT |
Clinton urges supporters to ignore dire predictions
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton, defying electoral math stacked against her, is urging supporters to ignore predictions that her White House bid was over. Barack Obama, meanwhile, was reaching out to top Democrats who could help seal a historic nomination wel |
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BBC News |
4:36am PDT |
Judge prolongs Fritzl's custody |
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Summary: The Austrian accused of locking his daughter in a cellar for 24 years and fathering children with her is to appear before a judge. |
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BBC News |
4:32am PDT |
Pakistan opposes US military aide |
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Summary: Pakistan asks the US not to appoint a military envoy who used to run the prison at Guantanamo. |
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BBC News |
4:25am PDT |
Ferguson has confidence in Bolton |
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Summary: Sir Alex Ferguson has faith that Bolton will provide a stern test for Chelsea in Sunday's Premier League title decider. |
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Yahoo News |
4:25am PDT |
Austrian Fritzl remanded for a month in incest case
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - An Austrian court on Friday
ordered Josef Fritzl, who kept his daughter in a cellar for 24
years and had seven children with her, to be kept in custody
for a further month, a court spokesman said. |
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BBC News |
4:22am PDT |
Jersey 'abuse' reports criticised |
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Summary: Media coverage of abuse claims at a former Jersey children's home are criticised by the island's bailiff. |
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BBC News |
4:22am PDT |
Jersey 'abuse' coverage criticism |
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Summary: Media coverage of abuse claims at a former Jersey children's home are criticised by the island's bailiff. |
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Yahoo News |
4:18am PDT |
Hezbollah routs pro-government gunmen; controls Beirut
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Lebanon's Iranian-backed Hezbollah took
control of the Muslim part of Beirut on Friday, tightening its
grip on the city in a major blow to the U.S.-backed government. |
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Yahoo News |
4:17am PDT |
Tornado knocks vehicles around in N. Carolina, kills 1
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Authorities were waiting for daylight early Friday so they could begin assessing the damage from a reported tornado that killed one person and injured three others in central North Carolina. |
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Cnn.com |
4:04am PDT |
Oil breaks $125 a barrel |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
3:59am PDT |
Keegan & Ashley in Magpies talks |
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Summary: Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan is meeting with owner Mike Ashley in London to discuss key issues facing the club. |
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Yahoo News |
3:54am PDT |
Hezbollah overruns west Beirut as Lebanon on brink
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Hezbollah gunmen seized control of west Beirut on Friday after a third day of battles with pro-government foes in the Lebanese capital pushed the nation dangerously close to all-out civil war. |
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BBC News |
3:53am PDT |
High stakes |
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Summary: Global rifts are fuelling the Lebanese conflict |
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BBC News |
3:52am PDT |
Food fight: US and Russian navies square off in sandwich contest |
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Summary: Sailors from the Russian and US navies square off in a sandwich-making contest for Victory Day. |
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Yahoo News |
3:52am PDT |
Oil surpasses $125 per barrel ahead of US driving season
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Oil prices surged past $125 per barrel Friday on the eve of the U.S. driving season as a weakening U.S. dollar drove investors to snap up commodities. |
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BBC News |
3:52am PDT |
Reading skills' 'virtuous circle' |
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Summary: Ofsted inspectors say that schools and children are making progress with the teaching of phonics. |
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Yahoo News |
3:50am PDT |
US military denies Iraq report of al-Qaida arrest
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The U.S. military on Friday denied Iraqi government claims that the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq was captured and said a man with a similar name had been arrested in the northern city of Mosul. |
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Yahoo News |
3:47am PDT |
Gates: Microsoft shifts focus after Yahoo deal collapses
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Microsoft Corp. will focus on growing its own advertising and Internet search business after it withdrew its takeover offer for Yahoo Inc., Chairman Bill Gates said Friday. |
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Yahoo News |
3:42am PDT |
Oil powers above $125 as funds pile in
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Oil raced to a new record high above
$125 a barrel on Friday, as a strong performance over the last
week and a surge in heating oil futures saw investment funds
trooping into the market. |
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BBC News |
3:40am PDT |
Repossession orders climb by 17% |
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Summary: The number of people who are under threat of losing their homes has risen sharply in England and Wales, figures show. |
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Yahoo News |
3:36am PDT |
U.S. military says man held is not Iraq al Qaeda leader
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The leader of al Qaeda in Iraq is still
being hunted, the U.S. military said on Friday, after Iraqi
officials declared Abu Ayyub al-Masri had been caught in what
is the latest episode of false claims about the militant. |
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Yahoo News |
3:31am PDT |
Oil hits record high above $125 a barrel
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Oil hit a record high above $125 a
barrel on Friday, boosted by strong demand for diesel, concern
about supplies and a renewed bout of buying by investment
funds. |
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BBC News |
3:31am PDT |
Vicar charged over child images |
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Summary: A Church in Wales vicar is charged with 18 counts of possessing indecent images of children. |
