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ChristianToday |
11:59pm PDT |
West dismayed over Suu Kyi detention |
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Summary: Western governments lashed out at the extension of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyis house arrest but the outrage at Burmas generals was tempered by concern over disrupting aid flows to desperate cyclone victims |
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ChristianToday |
11:57pm PDT |
China quake lake fears force evacuation |
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Summary: China has evacuated more than 150000 people living below a swollen lake formed by this months devastating earthquake amid fears it could burst and trigger massive flooding state media said on Wednesday |
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ChristianToday |
11:56pm PDT |
Western powers pressure Iran over nuclear programme |
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Summary: Germany said on Tuesday the international community must push for a faster response from Iran over its nuclear programme while Washington said a new UN report suggested Tehran wanted to acquire nuclear weapons |
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BBC News |
11:48pm PDT |
Teenager's family hold memorial |
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Summary: A memorial service for teenager Dinah McNicol is to be held by friends and family in her home village. |
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Yahoo News |
11:45pm PDT |
Suu Kyi detention will not affect Myanmar cyclone aid, say donors
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Summary: AFP - Outrage over Aung San Suu Kyi's house arrest will not detract from relief work, key donors said, as the United Nations on Wednesday reported small gains in getting aid to cyclone survivors. |
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Cnn.com |
11:31pm PDT |
Ex-spokesman: Bush used 'spin' to push war |
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Summary: The spokesman who defended President Bush's policies through Hurricane Katrina and the early years of the Iraq war is now blasting his former employers, saying the Bush administration became mired in propaganda and political spin and at times played loose |
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ChristianToday |
11:27pm PDT |
Lebanons Siniora set to lead new government |
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Summary: Lebanons parliamentary majority coalition agreed on Tuesday to nominate Prime Minister Fouad Siniora to form the countrys first government under newly elected President Michel Suleiman |
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ChristianToday |
11:27pm PDT |
IADB offers 500 mln to ease pain of food prices |
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Summary: The InterAmerican Development Bank will offer Latin American and Caribbean countries 500 million in loans to help them cope with soaring food prices bank officials said on Tuesday |
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ChristianToday |
11:26pm PDT |
Migrants in SAfrica shelters suffer cold disease |
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Summary: Jimmy Malish huddles under a blanket looks at the darkening sky and prays that it doesnt rain again on him and the hundreds of other African migrants camped in the courtyard of a Johannesburg police station |
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ChristianToday |
11:25pm PDT |
Sudan officers say no return to war |
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Summary: Military leaders from north and south Sudan have agreed there would be no return to war after more than a week of bloody clashes over the disputed oil town of Abyei a senior northern official said on Tuesday |
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BBC News |
11:25pm PDT |
Climbie lessons 'not yet learned' |
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Summary: The mother of Victoria Climbie says she is "shocked" that lessons from the case have still not been learned. |
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BBC News |
11:20pm PDT |
Nepal prepares to become republic |
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Summary: Nepal is set to become a republic and end 240 years of royal rule as its new assembly meets in Kathmandu. |
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ChristianToday |
11:15pm PDT |
Fuel protest pressures Brown over tax |
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Summary: Hundreds of lorry drivers caused road chaos in central London on Tuesday in a protest to demand government help over rising fuel prices |
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Cnn.com |
11:12pm PDT |
Instant karma: China bans Sharon Stone films |
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Yahoo News |
11:11pm PDT |
Skydiver's helium balloon takes off without him
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Summary: AP - A French skydiver's latest attempt to set a new free-fall record ended Tuesday when his ride to the sky left without him. |
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ChristianToday |
11:04pm PDT |
Churches easing Iraqi Christian resettlement in Sweden |
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Summary: In Sweden churches play a leading role in the resettlement of Iraqi Christians providing a bridge to the new culture while connecting this persecuted group to its past |
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ChristianToday |
11:04pm PDT |
Church easing Iraqi Christian resettlement in Sweden |
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Summary: In Sweden churches play a leading role in the resettlement of Iraqi Christians providing a bridge to the new culture while connecting this persecuted group to its past |
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Yahoo News |
11:01pm PDT |
Diplomats eyed for possible forced service in Iraq
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Summary: AP - The State Department has begun to identify diplomats who could be forced to serve in Iraq next year unless enough volunteers come forward to fill about 300 positions, The Associated Press has learned. |
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BBC News |
10:58pm PDT |
Man Utd could report Real to Fifa |
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Summary: Man Utd say they are considering reporting Real Madrid to Fifa over their interest in Cristiano Ronaldo. |
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Yahoo News |
10:53pm PDT |
Bryant leads Lakers to 3-1 series edge over Spurs
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Summary: AP - Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers are one win away from returning to the NBA finals. Bryant had 28 points and 10 rebounds and the Lakers beat the San Antonio Spurs 93-91 on Tuesday night to take a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference finals. |
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BBC News |
10:43pm PDT |
Railways 'safer' as crime drops |
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Summary: Transport police say railways in Wales are becoming safer with a fall in crime, including violence and criminal damage. |
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BBC News |
10:43pm PDT |
Railway crime falls, say police |
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Summary: Railway crime in Wales has fallen, with less violent crimes and criminal damage incidents, transport police say. |
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BBC News |
10:42pm PDT |
US blacklists Pakistan militants |
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Summary: The US imposes sanctions on four people it says are leaders of Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Toiba. |
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BBC News |
10:42pm PDT |
Asbestos compensation is extended |
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Summary: Women who contracted mesothelioma after washing asbestos work clothes are to get compensation. |
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BBC News |
10:41pm PDT |
Financial complaints rise by 30% |
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Summary: There has been a 30% rise in the number of complaints dealt with by the Financial Ombudsman Service. |
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BBC News |
10:41pm PDT |
Huge rise in financial complaints |
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Summary: There has been a huge rise in the number of complaints dealt with by the Financial Ombudsman Service. |
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Yahoo News |
10:36pm PDT |
Microsoft demos future Windows with touch-screen
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Summary: AP - Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday that its next operating system will be made for touch-screen applications, an alternative to the computer mouse, and its top executives reaffirmed interest in joining forces with Yahoo Inc. |
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Yahoo News |
10:35pm PDT |
China "quake lake" fears force new evacuation
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - China has evacuated more than
150,000 people living below a swollen lake formed by this
month's devastating earthquake amid fears it could burst and
trigger massive flooding, state media said on Wednesday. |
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Cnn.com |
10:32pm PDT |
China, Russia, U.S. focus of human rights report |
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Summary: Human rights and freedom of the press in China, the detention of terrorist suspects by the United States and Russia's treatment of political dissent are the focus of scrutiny in Amnesty International's annual report, released Wednesday, which looks at the |
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Yahoo News |
10:27pm PDT |
Barak may call on Olmert to step down: report
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Summary: Reuters - Defense Minister Ehud Barak may call
on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to step down from office or
temporarily suspend himself after the latest testimony in a
bribery case, Israel Radio reported on Wednesday. |
