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BBC News |
4:51am PDT |
Suffolk killer refused appeal bid |
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Summary: A man found guilty of the murders of five women is refused leave to appeal against the convictions. |
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Yahoo News |
4:51am PDT |
Iran says any attack would provoke fierce reaction
(AP)
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Summary: AP - An attack on Iran would provoke a fierce response, the country's oil minister warned Wednesday at the World Petroleum Congress in Madrid. |
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BBC News |
4:50am PDT |
Palestinians storm Rafah crossing |
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Summary: Egyptian security forces prevent thousands of Gazans from forcing their way over the border at Rafah. |
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BBC News |
4:35am PDT |
William's ship seizes drugs haul |
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Summary: The warship HMS Iron Duke, on which Prince William is serving, seizes cocaine valued at £40m in the West Indies. |
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Yahoo News |
4:32am PDT |
Tsvangirai says conditions not right for talks
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan
Tsvangirai said on Wednesday that conditions were not yet right
for talks with President Robert Mugabe on forming a unity
government to end the violent crisis in the ruined state. |
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BBC News |
4:30am PDT |
Knife death sparks police pledge |
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Summary: London's most senior police officer vows to step up efforts against knife crime after the death of 16-year-old Ben Kinsella. |
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4:30am PDT |
Scores rescued from trafficking |
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Summary: More than 160 victims, including children, are rescued in a major crackdown on human trafficking. |
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Cnn.com |
4:29am PDT |
Terrorism fears are fading, poll shows |
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Summary: As Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama battle over who has the best approach to national security, a new CNN poll finds Americans' concerns about terrorism have hit an all-time low for the post-September 11 era.
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Cnn.com |
4:29am PDT |
U.S. terror fears at post-9/11 low, poll shows |
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Summary: As Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama battle over who has the best approach to national security, a new CNN poll finds Americans' concerns about terrorism have hit an all-time low for the post-September 11 era.
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BBC News |
4:29am PDT |
Mugabe rival rejects unity talks |
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Summary: Zimbabwe's opposition leader rejects talks to form a unity government saying conditions are not yet suitable. |
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Yahoo News |
4:29am PDT |
Starbucks to close 600 US stores, rein in growth
(AP)
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Summary: AP - For a decade it appeared there was no such thing as too many Starbucks for U.S. coffee drinkers, whose willingness to buy its $4 lattes and dark drip brews rationalized a second green-and-white mermaid awning just down the street — and sometimes even |
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Yahoo News |
4:28am PDT |
U.S. flexible on Iraq pact, hurdles remain: Zebari
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The United States has shown flexibility
in negotiations with Iraq on a new security pact, Iraq's
foreign minister said on Wednesday, adding the deal would be
transparent and open to public scrutiny in Iraq. |
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Yahoo News |
4:27am PDT |
Australians making odd choices for funeral songs
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Hymns are being replaced at funerals in one Australian city by popular rock classics like Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" and AC/DC's "Highway to Hell," a cemetery manager said Wednesday. |
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BBC News |
4:25am PDT |
Top Gear rapped for alcohol use |
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Summary: Top Gear is criticised by the BBC Trust for showing "highly irresponsible" footage of its hosts drinking while driving. |
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Yahoo News |
4:24am PDT |
Zimbabwe opposition leader rejects unity govt
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai rejected the idea Wednesday of forming a government of national unity, saying it would not reflect the will of the people or solve the country's problems. |
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Yahoo News |
4:21am PDT |
Garza beats Wakefield, Rays down Red Sox again
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Matt Garza pitched seven strong innings in his first outing since throwing a one-hitter, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat Boston and nemesis Tim Wakefield 3-1 on Tuesday night. |
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Yahoo News |
4:20am PDT |
Federer leads off men's quarterfinals at Wimbledon
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The men's quarterfinals at Wimbledon are scheduled today and for the first time at a Grand Slam in the 40-year history of the Open era, all eight quarterfinalists are from Europe. |
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Cnn.com |
4:20am PDT |
Nelson Mandela taken off terror watch list |
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Summary: Former South African President Nelson Mandela is to be removed from U.S. terrorism watch lists under a bill President Bush signed Tuesday.
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Cnn.com |
4:19am PDT |
Clues emerge in last recorded mass lynching |
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Summary: State and federal investigators on Tuesday said they spent the past two days gathering evidence in the last documented mass lynching in the United States -- a grisly slaying of four people that has remained unsolved for more than six decades.
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BBC News |
4:16am PDT |
US 'to scrap' contractor immunity |
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Summary: The US has agreed to scrap immunity for foreign security guards in Iraq, the Iraqi foreign minister says. |
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BBC News |
4:06am PDT |
Calm urged after Turkey arrests |
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Summary: Police arrest a series of high-ranking ex-officials suspected of links to an ultra-nationalist group, as the ruling party goes on trial. |
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Yahoo News |
4:06am PDT |
Palestinian kills 3 in Jerusalem bulldozer attack
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A Palestinian rammed a bulldozer into
an Israeli commuter bus, cars and pedestrians on one of
Jerusalem's busiest streets on Wednesday, killing at least
three people and wounding dozens, emergency services said. |
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BBC News |
4:04am PDT |
Sunday school |
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Summary: From Everton FC to literacy, how it shaped Britain |
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BBC News |
4:04am PDT |
Hands together |
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Summary: Sunday School's strangely dramatic effect on society |
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Yahoo News |
4:04am PDT |
U.S. Navy won't let Iran shut Gulf, will defend ships
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The United States will not allow Iran
to block the Gulf, which carries crude from the world's largest
oil exporting region, and would defend its ships in the
waterway, the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet said on Wednesday. |
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BBC News |
4:03am PDT |
UK ban on Hezbollah military arm |
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Summary: The military wing of Lebanese political party Hezbollah has been placed on the
Government's list of banned terrorist organisations. |
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Yahoo News |
3:58am PDT |
Driver rams bulldozer into Jerusalem cars; 2 dead
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A Palestinian bulldozer driver plowed into a string of vehicles on a busy Jerusalem street Wednesday, killing two people and wounding dozens of others before he was shot dead by an off-duty soldier, authorities said. |
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BBC News |
3:52am PDT |
McCain urges Colombia trade deal |
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Summary: White House hopeful John McCain urges approval of a US free trade deal with Colombia as he tours the country. |
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Yahoo News |
3:51am PDT |
Two killed in Jerusalem bulldozer attack
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Two people were killed and 30 more people wounded when a Palestinian man rammed a bulldozer into a crowded bus and a car in Jerusalem on Wednesday before he was shot dead, medics and police said. |
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BBC News |
3:46am PDT |
Taylor Wimpey woes hammer shares |
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Summary: Shares in housebuilder Taylor Wimpey halve after it cuts 900 jobs and says it has failed to secure extra funding. |
