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Yahoo News |
11:54pm PDT |
Fighting rages in north Lebanon for second day
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Sectarian fighting raged for a
second day in north Lebanon on Monday, further denting a
Qatari-brokered deal to end the country's political crisis. |
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Yahoo News |
11:51pm PDT |
Mugabe party says campaign still on: report
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Zimbabwe's ruling party said Monday that opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai's decision to withdraw from this week's presidential run-off was a ruse, and urged its supporters to campaign hard. |
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BBC News |
11:48pm PDT |
Tallest artwork to be completed |
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Summary: The final part of the tallest piece of freestanding public art in the UK is due to be put into place in Nottingham. |
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ChristianToday |
11:40pm PDT |
Councils warned over snoopers charter |
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Summary: Councils risk alienating the public with the overzealous use of special surveillance powers designed to stop serious crime the Local Government Association said on Monday |
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BBC News |
11:40pm PDT |
Qantas flights grounded by strike |
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Summary: Qantas flights are grounded as engineers begin a series of strikes over pay. |
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Cnn.com |
11:40pm PDT |
Comedian George Carlin dies at 71 |
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Summary: Comedian-actor George Carlin, know for his raunchy, but insightful humor, died Sunday in Los Angeles, his publicist said. He was 71. Carlin was best known for his routine "Seven Words You Can Never Say On Television," which appeared 1972's "Class Clown" a |
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Yahoo News |
11:40pm PDT |
North Korea to open up for cooling tower blast: media
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Secretive North Korea wants to invite
five foreign news companies to record the destruction of the
cooling tower at its ageing nuclear complex in a show of its
will to abide by a disarmament deal, media reported on Monday. |
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ChristianToday |
11:39pm PDT |
Browns first year puts Labour 23 points behind |
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Summary: Prime Minister Gordon Browns Labour party is lagging way behind the Conservative Party an opinion poll showed on Sunday dealing a blow to Brown as he approaches his first anniversary in office |
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ChristianToday |
11:39pm PDT |
MPs could get 40000 pounds more to pay for 2nd homes |
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Summary: Members of parliament could see their annual salaries increased by as much as 40000 pounds in turn for giving up expenses allowances for second homes the Sunday Times reported |
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ChristianToday |
11:38pm PDT |
Darling urges pay restraint |
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Summary: Chancellor Alistair Darling called on Sunday for pay awards to be kept in check to ensure they did not add to inflationary pressure in the economy |
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ChristianToday |
11:38pm PDT |
Iraq official says UK captives alive |
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Summary: Five Britons who were kidnapped in Baghdad more than a year ago are still alive Iraqs most senior security official told the BBC on Saturday |
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Yahoo News |
11:30pm PDT |
Hunt for Philippine ferry survivors, US navy to join search
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Philippine rescue teams battled furious seas and high winds on Monday in a desperate hunt for more survivors of a ferry that went down in a typhoon at the weekend with 747 people aboard. |
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Cnn.com |
11:27pm PDT |
Oil prices rise despite Saudi pledge |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
11:24pm PDT |
Comedian George Carlin dies at age 71
(AP)
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Summary: AP - George Carlin, the dean of counterculture comedians whose biting insights on life and language were immortalized in his "Seven Words You Can Never Say On TV" routine, died of heart failure Sunday. He was 71. |
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Yahoo News |
11:22pm PDT |
Rescuers search for Philippine ferry survivors
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Rescuers scoured the seas
around a capsized ferry in the Philippines on Monday for more
than 800 people missing after it sank two days ago, as the
official death toll from a typhoon rose to about 160. |
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ChristianToday |
11:21pm PDT |
Mugabes rival pulls out of election |
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Summary: Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai pulled out of a runoff election against President Robert Mugabe on Sunday saying his supporters would be risking their lives if they voted |
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ChristianToday |
11:21pm PDT |
800 still missing after Philippine ferry sinks |
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Summary: Rescuers scoured the seas around a capsized ferry in the Philippines on Monday for more than 800 people missing after it sank two days ago as the official death toll from a typhoon rose to about 160 |
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ChristianToday |
11:19pm PDT |
Sarkozy in Israel on fencemending visit |
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Summary: French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in Israel on Sunday for a threeday visit aimed at reinforcing his image as an ally of the Jewish state and reversing a trend of difficult trips there by French leaders |
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ChristianToday |
11:18pm PDT |
Ten killed in weekend gunbattle in Indian Kashmir |
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Summary: At least 10 people including nine separatist militants were killed in clashes between security forces and insurgents at the weekend in Indian Kashmir police said |
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ChristianToday |
11:17pm PDT |
Nigerian oil militants vow ceasefire in delta |
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Summary: Militants in Nigerias southern Niger Delta whose campaign of sabotage has sharply cut the countrys oil output announced a ceasefire on Sunday but stopped short of agreeing to participate in peace talks |
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ChristianToday |
11:17pm PDT |
Russia condemns rewriting of World War Two history |
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Summary: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev condemned on Sunday what he described as attempts to rewrite wartime history an attack the Kremlin said was aimed at Ukraine and the three Baltic states |
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BBC News |
11:16pm PDT |
Afghanistan 'needs' more troops |
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Summary: Up to 6,000 additional Nato soldiers are needed in Afghanistan if the alliance is to pull out on time, a top general warns. |
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ChristianToday |
11:15pm PDT |
China unveils antigraft plan and warns task arduous |
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Summary: The survival of Chinas ruling Communist Party rests on its ability to curb corruption the government warned in a plan released on Monday that outlines the need to clean up sectors from land use to fiscal transfers |
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ChristianToday |
11:14pm PDT |
Kidnappers release Greek industrialist |
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Summary: A prominent Greek businessman who was kidnapped for ransom earlier in June was released early on Monday police said |
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ChristianToday |
11:14pm PDT |
Colombian captive urges Betancourt to stay strong |
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Summary: A Colombian soldier kidnapped by rebels more than 10 years ago sent a message of strength to FrenchColombian politician and fellow hostage Ingrid Betancourt in a video released on Sunday |
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ChristianToday |
11:13pm PDT |
Somali activist assassinated UN boss kidnapped |
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Summary: Somali gunmen shot dead a peace activist and kidnapped a senior United Nations official while a roadside bomb killed three policemen in the anarchic Horn of Africa country witnesses said on Sunday |
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Cnn.com |
11:13pm PDT |
Award-winning comedian George Carlin dies |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
11:12pm PDT |
Oil price up despite Saudi pledge |
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Summary: Oil prices rise after emergency talks in Jeddah over the weekend end with no real resolution. |
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BBC News |
11:07pm PDT |
Costa living |
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Summary: How British ex-pats in Spain are falling on hard times |
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BBC News |
10:51pm PDT |
Blue bag drink generation warning |
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Summary: NI's chief medical officer's latest report focuses on under-age drinking and the "rise of the blue bag generation". |
