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ChristianToday |
2:18am PDT |
Kirk set to express outright opposition to death penalty |
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Summary: The Church of Scotlands Church Society Council will make the case for the Kirk to express its outright opposition to the death penalty when it presents a landmark report to this years General Assembly |
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Cnn.com |
2:14am PDT |
Quake toll hits 11,900; disaster teams arrive |
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Summary: Teams of rescuers battling through rock and mudslides Tuesday arrived at the epicenter of a massive earthquake in central China as aftershocks continued to shake the region where 11,922 people are believed to have died, officials say.
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BBC News |
2:01am PDT |
Borthwick to lead England in NZ |
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Summary: New England manager Martin Johnson names Bath lock Steve Borthwick as skipper for next month's two-Test tour of New Zealand. |
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BBC News |
1:53am PDT |
UK inflation jumps to 3% in April |
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Summary: UK consumer inflation hit its highest level in 13 months, up 3% in April, on food and fuel costs, official figures show. |
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ChristianToday |
1:47am PDT |
UK lawmakers clear first embryo research hurdle |
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Summary: Legislation allowing humananimal embryo research which scientists believe could help treat conditions like Parkinsons but which opponents say is unethical cleared its first parliamentary hurdle on Monday |
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ChristianToday |
1:39am PDT |
Conservative Anglican bishops call summit |
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Summary: Some 280 conservative Anglican bishops from Africa Latin America and Asia will attend a breakaway summit next month in Jerusalem which has raised fears of a schism in the 400yearold church over homosexual priests |
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BBC News |
1:29am PDT |
Darling briefs ministers on tax |
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Summary: Alistair Darling briefs the Cabinet on compensation for those who lost out when the 10p tax band was scrapped. |
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Cnn.com |
1:27am PDT |
Clinton looks to West Virginia; Obama, to future |
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Summary: The outcome of West Virginia's primary Tuesday may best be foretold by where Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama plan to spend the day.
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BBC News |
1:27am PDT |
Fear after mass arrests in Sudan |
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Summary: Some 300 people are arrested after a rebel raid near Sudan's capital, amid fears for their safety. |
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Yahoo News |
1:13am PDT |
Lawmakers want to end oil shipments to US reserve
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Amid daily bipartisan sniping over high gas prices, Democrats and Republicans appear to agree on at least one thing: With oil over $120 a barrel, President Bush ought to stop buying crude for the government emergency reserve. |
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ChristianToday |
1:10am PDT |
WEA to support evangelicals with new Leadership Institute |
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Summary: The World Evangelical Alliance is to create a new Leadership Institute offering contextspecific tools and support for its 128 member alliances |
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Yahoo News |
1:09am PDT |
Efforts to remove Detroit mayor to go to vote
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Detroit City Council has spent weeks debating what to do with scandal-plagued Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick: force his ouster or slap him on the wrist. |
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BBC News |
1:07am PDT |
Dissidents blamed for car attack |
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Summary: Dissident republicans are blamed for a booby-trap car bomb attack on an off-duty police officer in County Tyrone. |
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BBC News |
1:06am PDT |
Ross and Brand win at Sony Awards |
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Summary: Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand are winners at the Sony Awards, with BBC Radio 4 named station of the year. |
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BBC News |
1:00am PDT |
Burma continues to reject help |
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Summary: The military junta in Burma says it remains opposed to letting in foreign aid workers to help victims of the cyclone. |
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Yahoo News |
12:57am PDT |
Lebanese army begins drive to restore order
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Lebanon's army stepped up patrols on
Tuesday as part of a drive to restore order after a week of
fighting between Hezbollah fighters and pro-government gunmen. |
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ChristianToday |
12:51am PDT |
Audio Bible ministry takes Word of God to Amazon tribes |
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Summary: In the Brazilian rainforest the small village of Makita sits along the muddy banks of an Amazon River tributary When the conditions are ideal the trip takes two days by boat |
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Yahoo News |
12:51am PDT |
China storms hamper rescue with quake toll 10,000
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Heavy storms and wrecked
roads hampered efforts to reach areas hardest-hit by China's
worst earthquake in three decades on Tuesday as the death toll
rose to around 10,000. |
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Yahoo News |
12:47am PDT |
Myanmar accepts more US help for cyclone survivors
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Myanmar agreed to accept more American aid, officials said Tuesday, opening the door for what could be a massive relief operation as the U.N. warned that less than a quarter of victims' needs are being met 10 days after the devastating cyclone struck |
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Yahoo News |
12:44am PDT |
Rescuers dig for thousands buried in China quake
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Rescue workers dug through schools and homes turned into rubble by China's worst earthquake in three decades to reach thousands of victims trapped beneath slabs of concrete, as the death toll of 10,000 appeared certain to rise on Tuesday. |
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BBC News |
12:43am PDT |
From set to studio |
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Summary: Can Hollywood stars become musical successes? |
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BBC News |
12:42am PDT |
House price falls 'are spreading' |
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Summary: The number of UK surveyors reporting falls in property prices has risen for the ninth month in a row, a report says. |
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ChristianToday |
12:41am PDT |
MPs clear first embryo research hurdle |
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Summary: Legislation allowing humananimal embryo research which scientists believe could help treat conditions like Parkinsons but which opponents say is unethical cleared its first parliamentary hurdle on Monday |
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ChristianToday |
12:41am PDT |
House prices weakest since 1978 |
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Summary: House prices fell in every region in April with surveyors reporting the widest margin of decline in at least 30 years a survey showed on Tuesday indicating the housing market downturn is gathering momentum |
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ChristianToday |
12:40am PDT |
Murder hunt after man killed on Londons Oxford Street |
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Summary: A murder inquiry was underway on Tuesday after a 22yearold man was stabbed to death on Londons Oxford Street one of the countrys busiest shopping districts police said |
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ChristianToday |
12:39am PDT |
MPs slam system of teaching children for tests |
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Summary: The government should scrap the current system of tests for school pupils because it risks damaging children and created an atmosphere where schools became focused on hitting targets MPs said on Tuesday |
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Cnn.com |
12:37am PDT |
First rescue workers reach quake's epicenter |
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Summary: The first of 1,300 disaster workers arrived Tuesday at the remote epicenter of Monday's earthquake, which has killed more than 10,000 in central China, state-run media reported. China's premier is urging disaster workers to quickly clear roads to speed re |
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Yahoo News |
12:32am PDT |
Lebanon army set to use force to halt fighting
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Lebanese troops were set to use force if necessary on Tuesday to disarm gunmen and enforce law and order after six days of deadly sectarian gunbattles that have thrown the nation into fear and chaos. |
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Yahoo News |
12:32am PDT |
Officials: Clashes in Iraq's Sadr City kill 11
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Iraqi hospital officials say clashes in Sadr City have killed 11 men and wounded 19 others. |
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ChristianToday |
12:29am PDT |
Pope asks Israel Help keep Catholics in Holy Land |
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Summary: Pope Benedict appealed to Israel on Monday to help stem a sharp decline in the countrys minority Christian population saying Catholics had grown particularly vulnerable to Middle East conflicts |
