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Yahoo News |
11:48pm PDT |
U.S. 'copter engines stolen en route to Pakistan port
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Four U.S. helicopter engines worth more
than $13 million have been stolen while they were being trucked
from Afghanistan to a port in Pakistan to be shipped home, the
U.S. military said. |
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BBC News |
11:43pm PDT |
'Here we go again!' - Charlotte Church reveals she is expecting her second child |
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Summary: Charlotte Church reveals she is expecting her second child with rugby star Gavin Henson. |
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BBC News |
11:39pm PDT |
Iraq launches offensive in Amara |
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Summary: Iraqi and US security forces launch a major operation in southern Iraq to drive out Shia militia groups. |
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Yahoo News |
11:09pm PDT |
Iran says ready to negotiate on nuclear incentives
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iran said on Thursday it was ready to
negotiate over a new package of economic incentives put forward
by major powers seeking to persuade Tehran to curb its nuclear
work. |
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Yahoo News |
11:08pm PDT |
NATO and Afghan forces fight Taliban in south: NATO
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - NATO and Afghan forces
attacked Taliban militants dug in at the outskirts of southern
Kandahar city for the second day running on Thursday, in one of
the biggest battles in Afghanistan in recent years. |
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BBC News |
11:06pm PDT |
NZ police seek England team help |
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Summary: New Zealand Police tell the England rugby team management they want to speak with players about "serious allegations". |
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Yahoo News |
11:02pm PDT |
Mississippi flood levees strain, Bush to visit
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Volunteers and relief workers
fortified levees on the rising Mississippi River on Thursday to
prevent more flooding that has caused billion-dollar losses and
ignited global food inflation fears. |
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BBC News |
10:54pm PDT |
£35m seized by crime task force |
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Summary: Criminal assets worth £35m are seized, frozen or disrupted during the last year by NI law enforcement agencies. |
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ChristianToday |
10:49pm PDT |
World churches urge UN act on Zimbabwe atrocities |
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Summary: The World Council of Churches WCC on Wednesday called for United Nations action to put an end to atrocities committed by the Zimbabwe authorities in advance of June 27 runoff presidential elections |
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BBC News |
10:37pm PDT |
£14m deal to create 250 bank jobs |
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Summary: Britain's biggest bank brings 250 new jobs to a call centre in south-east Wales. |
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Cnn.com |
10:15pm PDT |
Rising gas costs ground more Delta flights |
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Summary: A day after Northwest Airlines announced it was scaling back domestic flights, Delta Air Lines did the same Wednesday -- announcing a 3 percent cut for the second half of 2008.
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BBC News |
10:14pm PDT |
Bank governor offers bleak view |
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Summary: Mervyn King, governor of the Bank of England, says the UK faces "the most difficult economic challenge for two decades". |
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Yahoo News |
10:04pm PDT |
China moves 70,000 from quake areas, fearing flood
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - China has evacuated more than
70,000 people near the epicenter of last month's devastating
earthquake to avoid further casualties from landslides and
other disasters during the country's deadly annual flood
season. |
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Cnn.com |
10:00pm PDT |
Truce between Israel, Hamas takes effect |
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Summary: A truce between Israel and Palestinian militants in Hamas-ruled Gaza took effect at 6 a.m. local time Thursday, after both sides spent the previous day trading blows.
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BBC News |
9:59pm PDT |
Lib Dems plan green firms' rebate |
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Summary: Firms that "green" their premises with energy-saving improvements should get a rebate, Nick Clegg says. |
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Yahoo News |
9:41pm PDT |
Paulson to push for oversight reforms: reports
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry
Paulson is expected to urge that the Federal Reserve be given
new powers to regulate Wall Street after the collapse of
brokerage Bear Stearns Cos. Inc., U.S. media reported on
Wednesday. |
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Yahoo News |
9:22pm PDT |
Fragile Gaza truce comes into force
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - A fragile truce between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas came into force in the Gaza Strip on Thursday amid scepticism over how long the Egyptian-brokered deal would hold. |
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Yahoo News |
8:49pm PDT |
Israel-Hamas Gaza truce goes into effect
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A long-sought truce between Israel and Gaza militants went into effect early Thursday, with the aim of halting militant attacks and a bruising Israeli blockade that have made life unbearable for people living on both sides of the border. |
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Yahoo News |
8:42pm PDT |
Rapper Young Jeezy charged with DUI in Atlanta
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Rapper Young Jeezy was charged with driving under the influence and speeding after he was pulled over on an Atlanta highway early Wednesday. |
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Yahoo News |
8:24pm PDT |
'Fragile' Gaza truce comes into force
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - A truce between Israel and the Palestinian movement Hamas came into force in the Gaza Strip at dawn on Thursday amid Israeli warnings of military action if the Egyptian-brokered deal fails. |
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BBC News |
8:17pm PDT |
Zimbabwe TV drops opposition ads |
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Summary: Zimbabwe's public broadcaster says it will no longer carry campaign adverts from the opposition MDC. |
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Yahoo News |
8:16pm PDT |
YouTube opens screening room for indie filmmakers
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Google Inc.'s YouTube is setting up a virtual screening room to bring the work of independent filmmakers to a global audience. |
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BBC News |
8:09pm PDT |
Government wants GM crops debate |
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Summary: The government is ready to back a greater role for GM crops, says Environment Minister Phil Woolas. |
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Yahoo News |
8:08pm PDT |
Israel-Hamas truce begins but duration in doubt
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Israel and Hamas halted fighting in the
Gaza Strip on Thursday but, with peace prospects dim, both
sides voiced doubt over how long the Egyptian-brokered
cease-fire might hold. |
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BBC News |
8:02pm PDT |
Israel and Hamas ceasefire begins |
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Summary: A truce between Israel and Hamas in Gaza begins, despite a last minute flurry of cross-border attacks. |
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Yahoo News |
7:55pm PDT |
NATO, Afghan forces press anti-Taliban sweep
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Afghan and NATO forces using helicopter gunships attacked Taliban rebels holed up near Kandahar as six NATO soldiers died elsewhere in one of the bloodiest days yet for the coalition. |
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Cnn.com |
7:30pm PDT |
Luck runs out for pigs caught in flood |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Cnn.com |
7:11pm PDT |
U.S.: 2 Venezuelans are supporting terrorism |
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Summary: The U.S. government designated two Venezuelans, including a diplomat, as supporters of international terrorism Wednesday for what it called their support of the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah, the U.S. Treasury Department announced Wednesday.
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Yahoo News |
7:11pm PDT |
2 missing women rescued from Alaska national park
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Two women missing in Denali National Park were found Wednesday and reunited with worried family members, six days after heading off on what they thought would be an overnight hike. |
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Yahoo News |
7:08pm PDT |
'Fragile' Gaza truce set to take effect
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - A truce between Israel and the Palestinian movement Hamas was due to take effect in the Gaza Strip at dawn on Thursday amid Israeli warnings of military action if the Egyptian-brokered deal fails. |
