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BBC News |
11:37pm PDT |
China survivor pulled from rubble |
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Summary: An 80-year-old man is pulled from the rubble more than 11 days after the Sichuan quake, Chinese media say. |
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Yahoo News |
11:11pm PDT |
Donors pledge cyclone aid
(AP)
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Summary: AP - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Sunday he was hopeful "a turning point" had been reached in Myanmar's cyclone crisis as an international conference convened to pledge funds for some 2.4 million survivors. |
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Cnn.com |
10:49pm PDT |
'Laugh-In' comic Dick Martin dead at 86 |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
10:46pm PDT |
Survivor in Chinese quake rubble |
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Summary: A survivor is pulled from the rubble 266 hours after the Sichuan earthquake, Chinese state media say. |
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Yahoo News |
10:27pm PDT |
Nations meet on Myanmar disaster aid
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Nations and aid groups met Sunday to discuss billions of dollars for cyclone-hit Myanmar, which is welcoming donations but baulking at foreign aid workers to supervise how and where the money is spent. |
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Yahoo News |
10:25pm PDT |
Man survives 11 days in China quake rubble
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A survivor was pulled alive from the
rubble of China's earthquake 266 hours after the big tremor
hit, state television reported on Sunday. |
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ChristianToday |
10:18pm PDT |
McCain rejects pastors backing after Hitler remark |
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Summary: Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Thursday rejected the endorsement of a Texas preacher after the pastor was discovered to have made derogatory comments about Jews |
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Yahoo News |
10:03pm PDT |
Donors pledge cyclone aid at Myanmar conference
(AP)
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Summary: AP - An international conference to pledge funds for survivors of Myanmar's cyclone has convened following promises by the country's junta to open the doors to critically needed foreign assistance. |
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Yahoo News |
9:51pm PDT |
TV's 'Laugh-in' comic Dick Martin dies at 86
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Dick Martin, the zany half of the comedy team whose "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In" took television by storm in the 1960s, making stars of Goldie Hawn and Lily Tomlin and creating such national catch-phrases as "Sock it to me!" has died. He was 86. |
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BBC News |
9:42pm PDT |
Minister to discuss Burma cyclone aid |
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Summary: International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander is taking part in talks on Burma's cyclone aid crisis. |
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BBC News |
9:38pm PDT |
Friend's heartbreak as actor dies |
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Summary: A friend tells how it was "heartbreaking" to watch a young actor die following a stabbing outside a bar. |
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Cnn.com |
9:31pm PDT |
Daredevil Robbie Knievel jumps over 24 trucks |
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Yahoo News |
9:23pm PDT |
Weather cooperates in California wildfire fight
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Firefighters took advantage of cooler temperatures and calmer winds Saturday as they continued to fight a persistent wildfire in the Santa Cruz Mountains that has chewed through acres of centuries-old redwoods, destroyed at least 20 homes and displac |
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Yahoo News |
9:13pm PDT |
Colombia's top FARC commander dead
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The founder and chief commander of
Colombia's FARC rebel force, Manuel Marulanda, has died after
more than 40 years fighting the state from jungle and mountain
camps, the government said on Saturday. |
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Yahoo News |
9:06pm PDT |
Cannes prepares for prizes in festival finale
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Established Hollywood stars and filmmakers such as Clint Eastwood and Angelina Jolie were competing against movies from acclaimed international directors for the top honors at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday. |
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Yahoo News |
9:02pm PDT |
Celtics beat Pistons in Detroit; lead series 2-1
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Kevin Garnett led the Boston Celtics to their first win on the road in the playoffs. He had plenty of help. Garnett scored 22 points and was one of six players to make the Celtics' first six baskets, helping them build the first of many big leads en |
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BBC News |
8:58pm PDT |
Donor calls on Brown to get tough |
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Summary: Prime Minister Gordon Brown's leadership needs to be "much tougher", billionaire Labour donor Lord Paul says. |
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Yahoo News |
8:51pm PDT |
US ambassador: al-Qaida close to defeat in Iraq
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The U.S. ambassador to Iraq said Saturday that al-Qaida's network in the country has never been closer to defeat, and he praised Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki for his moves to rein in Shiite and Sunni militant groups. |
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Yahoo News |
8:49pm PDT |
Colombia says legendary rebel leader is dead
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Colombian Defense Ministry said Saturday that it has information from various intelligence sources that the legendary leader of Latin America's largest guerrilla army is dead. |
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Yahoo News |
8:45pm PDT |
Tornadoes rake Oklahoma as Midwest tallies damage
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A slow-moving storm packing tornadoes and hail battered rural Oklahoma on Saturday, destroying several buildings, tearing up trees and tossing a mobile home onto a highway. The bodies of two storm victims were found in Kansas. |
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Yahoo News |
8:42pm PDT |
Samuelsson, Red Wings beat Penguins in Cup opener
(AP)
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Summary: AP - It's no surprise the Detroit Red Wings have a Swede to thank for a prime-time performance, but Mikael Samuelsson? The demoted forward busted out of a slump with two goals, and Chris Osgood stifled the Pittsburgh Penguins' young and talented stable of |
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BBC News |
8:39pm PDT |
Restaurant blast suspect 'stable' |
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Summary: A man held after a blast at an Exeter restaurant is in a stable condition in hospital, police say. |
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Yahoo News |
8:12pm PDT |
Donors and Myanmar to work on differences over aid
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - International donors and Myanmar's
military government hoped to reconcile major differences over
relief and rebuilding needs for millions of cyclone survivors
at a pledging conference in Yangon on Sunday. |
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BBC News |
7:59pm PDT |
Lebanon MPs to vote on president |
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Summary: Lebanon's parliament is set to elect army chief Michel Suleiman as president, ending months of political deadlock. |
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BBC News |
7:59pm PDT |
Lebanon MPs to vote in president |
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Summary: Lebanon's parliament is expected to elect a new president, ending months of political deadlock. |
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BBC News |
7:53pm PDT |
Night of emotion |
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Summary: Highs and lows as Russia takes Eurovision crown |
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Yahoo News |
7:51pm PDT |
Samuelsson scores 2, Osgood stops 19 in Wings win
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Detroit's Mikael Samuelsson broke out of a slump with two goals and Chris Osgood stifled the Pittsburgh Penguins with 19 saves to lift the Red Wings to a 4-0 victory in the opening game of the Stanley Cup finals on Saturday night. |
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Yahoo News |
7:35pm PDT |
Colombia says FARC rebel chief dead, hostages could be freed
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Colombia made bombshell announcements Saturday that the leader of Latin America's longest-running insurgency was dead, and that some of its leaders were ready to free high-profile hostages such as French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt. |
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BBC News |
7:26pm PDT |
Church to debate convert motion |
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Summary: A traditionalist Anglican says he will continue with a campaign for the Church of England to work to convert Muslims to Christianity. |
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Yahoo News |
7:24pm PDT |
Robbie Knievel jumps 24 trucks in Ohio
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Robbie "Kaptain" Knievel, son of the late daredevil Evel Knievel, successfully jumped over 24 delivery trucks Saturday night at the site of one of his father's most famous stunts. |
