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ChristianToday |
11:51pm PDT |
Sombre China mourns earthquake victims |
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Summary: Flags flew at half mast across China and the Olympic torch relay was suspended as the country began three days of mourning on Monday for more than 30000 victims of an earthquake that struck a week ago |
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ChristianToday |
11:50pm PDT |
Hopes for Burma cyclone aid rise |
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Summary: Hopes of a deal to speed up aid to millions of Burma cyclone victims rose on Monday as the UN said SecretaryGeneral Ban Kimoon would visit this week and Southeast Asia kicked off its own disasterresponse meeting |
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ChristianToday |
11:50pm PDT |
BAE chief subpoenaed in US |
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Summary: US officials investigating alleged bribes in a Saudi arms deal subpoenaed the chief executive of BAE Systems Britains biggest military contractor on his arrival in the United States last week BAE officials said on Sunday |
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ChristianToday |
11:49pm PDT |
Qatari mediator pushes proposals at Lebanon talks |
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Summary: Qatariled mediators tried on Monday the fourth day of tense negotiations in Doha to nudge rival Lebanese leaders towards agreement on proposals aimed at ending their political crisis |
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Yahoo News |
11:48pm PDT |
UN's disaster chief visits Myanmar
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Summary: AFP - The UN's top aid official was in Myanmar on Monday for a first-hand look at the cyclone disaster zone, amid frantic talks to convince the regime to take the brakes off a full-scale relief operation. |
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ChristianToday |
11:48pm PDT |
Bangladesh arrests Islamic party chief |
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Summary: Bangladesh police have arrested the chief of the countrys biggest Islamic political party JamaateIslami over allegations of kickbacks in a port deal police said on Monday |
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ChristianToday |
11:47pm PDT |
Bush tries to convince Arab sceptics on peace push |
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Summary: US President George W Bush sought to reassure sceptical Arabs on Sunday he is committed to securing a deal on Palestinian statehood before he leaves office despite his outspoken support for Israel |
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ChristianToday |
11:46pm PDT |
Malaysia exPM quits ruling party |
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Summary: Malaysias former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Monday he had quit the United Malays National Organisation UMNO media reported a move that could weaken the ruling coalition |
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ChristianToday |
11:30pm PDT |
Colombia rejects Venezuela border incursion charge |
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Summary: Colombian authorities on Sunday rejected charges from Venezuela that their troops had crossed the frontier in the latest incident to test fraying relations between the Andean neighbours |
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ChristianToday |
11:30pm PDT |
China quake hurts farmers hopes to escape poverty |
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Summary: The ribbon of collapsed homes winding up the Jian river valley in southwest China doesnt feature on the picturesque billboards that once welcomed tourists and now help protect its homeless residents from the rain |
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ChristianToday |
11:29pm PDT |
Nine killed in Philippine shooting spree |
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Summary: Several Philippine men sprayed houses in a farming village outside Manila with bursts of automatic weapon fire killing nine people most of them sleeping children police said on Monday |
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BBC News |
11:24pm PDT |
Glaxo to market bird flu vaccine |
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Summary: GlaxoSmithKline's vaccine for the deadly H5N1 bird flu wins approval from the European Medicines Agency. |
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ChristianToday |
11:24pm PDT |
Brown promises light touch tech regulation |
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Summary: Prime Minister Gordon Brown will promise on Monday to maintain light touch regulation of technology firms to encourage investment in the sector |
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ChristianToday |
11:23pm PDT |
Accountants survey says business confidence tumbles |
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Summary: Business confidence has fallen sharply across all sectors of British industry in recent months but a recession is still viewed as unlikely according to the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales |
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Yahoo News |
11:19pm PDT |
McCain campaign advisor quits over lobbying ties
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Summary: Reuters - A top adviser overseeing finances
for Republican Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign has
quit over his ties with lobbying, a McCain campaign official
confirmed on Sunday. |
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Cnn.com |
11:17pm PDT |
China goes silent as days of mourning begins |
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Summary: People across China prepared to hold three minutes of silence on Monday as the country began three days of national mourning to honor the victims of last week's massive earthquake. The official death toll has risen to 32,477 people with 220,109 injured.
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BBC News |
10:57pm PDT |
Law change call for bust builders |
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Summary: Calls are made for a tightening of laws to stop homeowners from losing money when builders go bankrupt. |
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BBC News |
10:49pm PDT |
Homes evacuated in security alert |
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Summary: Families are asked to leave their homes as the army carries out two controlled explosions in Omagh. |
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Cnn.com |
10:48pm PDT |
Microsoft considers new Yahoo deal |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Cnn.com |
10:22pm PDT |
China begins 3 days of national mourning |
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Summary: As the official death toll from last week's devastating earthquake rose to 32,477, China on Monday began three days of mourning. The national flag was lowered to half staff at Beijing's Tiananmen Square, and rescue workers continued to search for survivor |
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DJ Chuang |
10:22pm PDT |
prep?ing for Purpose Driven Network Summit 2008 |
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Summary: Special thanks to Tony Steward (and Rick Warren) for getting us connected and getting us bloggers access to the Purpose Driven Network Summit this week May 20-22 at Saddleback Church! Tony has dubbed us the “LIVE Summit Team”, which includes C |
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BBC News |
10:10pm PDT |
Drop the bomb |
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Summary: Why UK is resisting calls for outright cluster bombs ban |
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Yahoo News |
10:02pm PDT |
New Watergate book says John Dean ordered break-in
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A new book on the scandal that
brought down President Richard Nixon alleges that White House
counsel John Dean ordered the infamous Watergate break-in in
1972, a charge Dean strongly rejected. |
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BBC News |
9:34pm PDT |
Top Farc commander surrenders |
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Summary: A senior Farc rebel commander known as "Karina" hands herself over to Colombia's authorities. |
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Yahoo News |
9:16pm PDT |
China mourns its dead a week after quake
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Summary: AFP - China on Monday lowered flags to half-mast, suspended its Olympic torch relay and curbed entertainment as the nation began three days of mourning for its worst earthquake in a generation. |
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BBC News |
9:06pm PDT |
Bangladeshi religious leader held |
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Summary: The leader of Bangladesh's largest religious party is detained in the government's anti-corruption drive. |
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BBC News |
8:48pm PDT |
Police chief steps down in Mexico |
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Summary: The police chief of the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez quits after a wave of violence involving drug gangs. |
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BBC News |
8:38pm PDT |
China mourns earthquake victims |
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Summary: China begins three days of mourning for earthquake victims, with a three-minute silence to be observed. |
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BBC News |
8:34pm PDT |
PMQs enter digital age with online version for the public |
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Summary: Gordon Brown seeks to embrace the digital age by launching a website-based version of prime minister's questions. |
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Yahoo News |
8:32pm PDT |
Chesney after ACM win: Fan votes shouldn't decide
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Kenny Chesney won entertainer of the year for a fourth straight time Sunday, then promptly took issue with the way the Academy of Country music awarded it: through fan votes. |
