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Yahoo News |
11:59pm PDT |
Israeli settlement building may harm talks: Rice
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
said on Sunday Israel's continued settlement building could
hurt Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations. |
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Yahoo News |
11:54pm PDT |
Over 15 Taliban die in Afghan escaped prisoner hunt
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - More than 15 insurgents were killed in a
search operation by U.S-led coalition and Afghan forces for
hundreds of prisoners who fled the main prison in Afghanistan's
Kandahar city, the U.S. military said on Sunday. |
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BBC News |
11:52pm PDT |
UN hands over running of Kosovo |
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Summary: Ethnic Albanians take over much of the running of Kosovo from the UN as the new constitution comes into effect. |
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Yahoo News |
11:46pm PDT |
Rice criticises settlements on latest Mideast trip
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Sunday launched her latest bid to inject impetus into Middle East peace talks after criticising Israel's continued expansion of Jewish settlements. |
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Yahoo News |
11:43pm PDT |
Search on for missing as Japan quake deaths rise to nine
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - More than 1,000 rescue workers
including troops searched on Sunday for 13 people missing after
a powerful earthquake rocked northern Japan, killing at least
nine and injuring over 200. |
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ChristianToday |
11:05pm PDT |
Australia pledges longterm help for Indonesias Aceh |
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Summary: Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd praised on Saturday the rebuilding of Indonesias tsunamidevastated Aceh province and pledged that Canberra would remain a longterm partner |
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ChristianToday |
10:59pm PDT |
Pope says Church role in politics for good of all |
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Summary: The Catholic Church has a vital role to play in shaping social policies but does not seek to usurp secular authorities Pope Benedict said on Saturday
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Yahoo News |
10:37pm PDT |
Western powers warn Iran of more sanctions
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Western powers warned Iran of further
sanctions if it rejected an incentives offer and pressed on
with sensitive nuclear work, but the Islamic Republic showed no
sign of backing down. |
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Cnn.com |
10:36pm PDT |
Search continues for missing quake victims |
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Summary: Rescue teams in Japan pressed their search Sunday for people missing a day after a powerful weekend earthquake killed at least five people and left another 166 injured.
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Yahoo News |
10:32pm PDT |
Concern over detentions in China quake zone: groups
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Two human rights groups expressed
concern on Sunday over the fate of Huang Qi, a Chinese activist
who friends fear was detained for offering support to families
of children who died in the Sichuan earthquake. |
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BBC News |
10:28pm PDT |
Million flee south Chinese floods |
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Summary: Flooding in southern China kills 55 people and forces about a million to flee their homes, Chinese state media report. |
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BBC News |
10:24pm PDT |
Fuel strike enters its third day |
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Summary: Hundreds of fuel-tanker drivers striking over pay begin a third day of industrial action. |
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Cnn.com |
10:02pm PDT |
1 million flee from China floods; 55 dead |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
9:43pm PDT |
Troubled South Korean president faces more strikes
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - South Korean car, construction and other
unionized workers threaten to halt work this week in anger at
the policies of the president, on top of a truckers' strike
that has slowed transport in the export-dependent country. |
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BBC News |
9:34pm PDT |
Settlements 'a problem' |
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Summary: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice calls Jewish settlement building a problem on her latest visit to the region. |
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Cnn.com |
9:28pm PDT |
Cost for polygamist raid could reach $14 million |
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BBC News |
8:53pm PDT |
New strike by Argentine farmers |
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Summary: Argentine farmers announce their fourth strike in as many months to protest against tax increases on food exports. |
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BBC News |
8:34pm PDT |
Iraq focus as Bush arrives in UK |
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Summary: George W Bush is due to arrive in the UK later on what is expected to be his final European tour as US president. |
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Yahoo News |
8:14pm PDT |
Bush urges Brown not to set Iraq pullout timetable
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - President George W. Bush urged British
Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Sunday not to set a timetable
for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq. |
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Yahoo News |
8:13pm PDT |
Tiger delivers prime-time performance at US Open
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The U.S. Open went prime time, and so did Tiger Woods. With unbearable pain and three unforgettable shots, Woods turned in one of his most memorable performances in a major Saturday by holing two long eagle putts, chipping in for birdie and somehow t |
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Cnn.com |
8:08pm PDT |
Flooding recedes, but desolation remains |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
8:02pm PDT |
Anger at Anglican gay 'wedding' |
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Summary: Two clergymen have reportedly exchanged vows in the Anglican Church's first gay wedding ceremony. |
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Yahoo News |
7:58pm PDT |
Des Moines swamped by Midwestern floodwaters
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A levee holding back rising
floodwaters broke and swamped Iowa's capital on Saturday as
officials across the Midwest reinforced levees, helped
displaced residents and cleaned up the mess left by the
region's worst flooding in 15 years. |
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BBC News |
7:40pm PDT |
Eyewitness |
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Summary: Iowa man films the flood waters as they swamp his city |
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Yahoo News |
7:40pm PDT |
EU looks to pick up the pieces after Irish treaty shock
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - European foreign ministers gather Monday to take a first look at the EU's battered reform plans after Ireland's stunning rejection of the Lisbon Treaty. |
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BBC News |
7:35pm PDT |
Woods on brink of US Open glory |
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Summary: Tiger Woods fires a birdie-eagle finish to lead the US Open by one after a dramatic third day at Torrey Pines. |
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Yahoo News |
7:23pm PDT |
Tiger deliveres a prime-time performance at the US Open
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The U.S. Open went prime time, and so did Tiger Woods. |
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Yahoo News |
7:19pm PDT |
AMA president speaks of pancreatic cancer struggle
(AP)
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Summary: AP - As a doctor, Ron Davis knew what it meant when he got a diagnosis of advanced pancreatic cancer earlier this year. |
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Cnn.com |
7:13pm PDT |
Israeli settlement plans 'unhelpful,' Rice says |
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Summary: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Saturday said Israel's plans to build 1,300 new homes in East Jerusalem were "simply not helpful" to peace efforts in the region.
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BBC News |
7:06pm PDT |
Search goes on after Japan quake |
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Summary: Rescue squads in northern Japan resume their search for people missing after Saturday's 7.2 earthquake. |
