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Cnn.com |
2:53am PDT |
Wave of unity, patriotism sweeps China |
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Summary: One of the most destructive moments in Chinese history is bringing together -- at least temporarily -- this vast nation of more than a billion people, made up of disparate ethnic groups stretching across five time zones.
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Cnn.com |
2:52am PDT |
Bush apologizes for soldier's Quran desecration |
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Summary: President Bush has apologized to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki over the shooting of a Quran by an American soldier, Iraqi state TV reported on Tuesday.
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BBC News |
2:50am PDT |
Record number take UK citizenship |
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Summary: A record 164,635 people were granted citizenship in the UK last year, according to figures released by the government. |
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BBC News |
2:44am PDT |
India and Pakistan resume talks |
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Summary: Top Indian and Pakistani officials hold talks in Islamabad to review the two countries' peace process. |
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ChristianToday |
2:41am PDT |
Church publishes prayers to ease exam stress |
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Summary: The Church of England has published a selection of prayers offering reassurance to students and teachers in coping with the current examination period
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BBC News |
2:33am PDT |
Tariq Aziz trial resumes in Iraq |
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Summary: The trial of former Iraqi Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz resumes without the new lawyers he demanded. |
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ChristianToday |
2:24am PDT |
Leprosy Mission supports disabled Burma cyclone victims |
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Summary: The Leprosy Mission is appealing for donations to support its work with disabled survivors of Cyclone Nargis two weeks after it hit Burma |
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2:21am PDT |
Alzheimer's fight |
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Summary: How one mother's cheerfulness inspires her child |
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Yahoo News |
2:12am PDT |
Myanmar mourns for 78,000 cyclone victims
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Myanmar began three days of mourning for some 78,000 cyclone victims Tuesday, after its ruling junta appeared to relent to foreign pressure to allow more outside help for its storm survivors. |
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BBC News |
2:05am PDT |
Obama seeks to extend poll lead |
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Summary: Barack Obama hopes to take a step towards clinching the US Democratic nomination as two primary polls are held. |
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Yahoo News |
2:05am PDT |
Iraqi forces enter Sadr's Baghdad bastion
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iraq's army moved on Tuesday to take
control of Baghdad's Sadr City, power base of Shi'ite cleric
Moqtada al-Sadr, in another step to stamp government authority
over areas previously outside its control. |
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Yahoo News |
2:04am PDT |
Nearly 300 arrested in SAfrica mob violence
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Nearly 300 people have now been arrested following an outbreak of xenophobic violence in South Africa's economic capital Johannesburg that has so far claimed 22 lives, police said Tuesday. |
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Yahoo News |
2:04am PDT |
Senate loads war funding bill with domestic programs
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Despite numerous veto threats, senators in both parties have loaded up President Bush's war funding bill with a grab bag of domestic programs, including work permits for immigrant farm labor and heating subsidies for the poor. |
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BBC News |
2:02am PDT |
Army could stop S Africa attacks |
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Summary: South African ministers discuss using the army to stop attacks on foreigners, which has left 22 dead. |
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2:00am PDT |
Taiwan ex-leader faces graft case |
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Summary: Taiwanese prosecutors launch a corruption investigation into ex-President Chen Shui-bian, just after he leaves office. |
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BBC News |
1:59am PDT |
Firms scoop £4bn carrier contract |
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Summary: The Ministry of Defence is set to sign a £4bn deal to build two aircraft carriers with BAE Systems and VT Group. |
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Cnn.com |
1:58am PDT |
Clinton fights on, Obama returns to Iowa |
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Summary: It's all about location, location, location.
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Yahoo News |
1:49am PDT |
Aftershock fears rattle quake-hit China
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Warnings of more strong earthquakes triggered panic in China on Tuesday, sending thousands of people running for safety and triggering a sharp drop on the stock market. |
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BBC News |
1:47am PDT |
Flood victims still in caravans |
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Summary: More than 5,500 families hit by last summer's floods are still not in their homes and 1,400 are living in caravans. |
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Cnn.com |
1:44am PDT |
Agency says 120,000 kids have month to live |
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Summary: A year of drought and soaring food prices has threatened the lives of tens of thousands of Ethiopian children.
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BBC News |
1:40am PDT |
Girl hit and killed by police car |
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Summary: A 16-year-old girl is hit and killed by a police officer driving a marked car in the West End of Newcastle. |
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Yahoo News |
1:37am PDT |
New president takes office in Taiwan
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Taiwan's new president took office Tuesday and set the tone for his administration's policy on rival China: better economic and political ties but no plans for unification with the mainland. |
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BBC News |
1:33am PDT |
Arrest over SAS man's killing |
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Summary: A 57 year-old-man is being questioned about the murder of British Army Captain Robert Nairac more than 30 years ago. |
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BBC News |
1:33am PDT |
Man arrested over Nairac killing |
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Summary: A 57-year-old man is being questioned about the murder of British Army Captain Robert Nairac 31 years ago. |
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BBC News |
1:33am PDT |
Ronaldo will not leave - Man Utd |
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Summary: Manchester United chief executive David Gill says they have "no intention" of letting Cristiano Ronaldo leave. |
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BBC News |
1:30am PDT |
Aziz trial due to resume in Iraq |
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Summary: The trial of former Iraqi Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz is due to resume, without the new lawyers he demanded. |
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Yahoo News |
1:30am PDT |
Chronic diseases top causes of deaths globally: WHO
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Chronic conditions such as heart disease
and stroke, often associated with a Western lifestyle, have
become the chief causes of death globally, the World Health
Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday. |
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Cnn.com |
1:24am PDT |
Myanmar mourns cyclone victims |
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Summary: With flags lowered to half-staff, Myanmar began a three-day mourning period Tuesday for the victims of a devastating cyclone that reportedly killed more than 130,000 people and left at least two million homeless.
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Yahoo News |
1:18am PDT |
Foreign countries heed China's plea for doctors
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Foreign countries heeded China's plea for medical aid for earthquake survivors, sending doctors and a portable hospital to help treat millions of homeless and injured, while the region remained jittery Tuesday over warnings of aftershocks. |
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BBC News |
1:11am PDT |
Fragment of DNA from Tasmanian tiger is brought back to life |
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Summary: A fragment of DNA from the extinct Tasmanian tiger is put into a mouse to study how the genetic material works. |
