| • |
Yahoo News |
11:39pm PDT |
Finalists Federer, Nadal know each other well
(AP)
|
| |
Summary: AP - After moving within a victory of his sixth consecutive Wimbledon title, Roger Federer found time to catch only a few games of Rafael Nadal's semifinal. |
| • |
Yahoo News |
11:39pm PDT |
South Ossetia comes again under Georgian fire: separatists
(AFP)
|
| |
Summary: AFP - A town in Georgia's rebel region of South Ossetia came under fire from the Georgian side of the border overnight, the Russian Vesti-24 channel reported early Sunday quoting a South Ossetian spokesman. |
| • |
Yahoo News |
11:38pm PDT |
Afghan president orders probe into civilian deaths
(Reuters)
|
| |
Summary: Reuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai has ordered
an investigation into a U.S.-led coalition airstrike that local
officials say killed 15 civilians, but the U.S. military says
killed only armed Taliban militants. |
| • |
Yahoo News |
11:34pm PDT |
Busch nips Edwards to win under caution at Daytona
(AP)
|
| |
Summary: AP - Kyle Busch fell a lap down at Talladega and came back to win. So when a steering problem dropped him to the back of the field at Daytona, he didn't panic. He simply settled in for the long drive back to the front. And back to Victory Lane. |
| • |
ChristianToday |
11:26pm PDT |
Prospects dim for G8 climate change deal |
| |
Summary: Prospects that the G8 would reach a meaningful agreement to how best to fight global warming at their annual summit dimmed on Sunday as leaders began arriving in northern Japan with a raft of global problems on their minds |
| • |
ChristianToday |
11:25pm PDT |
Royal collection sparks bidding frenzy |
| |
Summary: A unique collection of royalty memorabilia amassed over half a century by a household family servant sparked an international bidding frenzy on Saturday that doubled its value when it went under the hammer |
| • |
ChristianToday |
11:24pm PDT |
Obama puzzled by Iraq comment frenzy |
| |
Summary: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said on Saturday his plan to end the Iraq war was unchanged and he was puzzled by the sharp reaction to his statement this week that he might refine his timetable for withdrawing US combat troops |
| • |
ChristianToday |
11:23pm PDT |
Chinese VP arrives in Hong Kong amid democracy calls |
| |
Summary: Democrats in Hong Kong urged Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping to allow swifter implementation of direct elections on Sunday during Xis first visit to the city since taking charge of its affairs as a state leader |
| • |
ChristianToday |
11:20pm PDT |
Irish woman seeks husband for 120 litres of beer |
| |
Summary: Julia Galvin came to Finland looking for a man that would carry her 120 kg over a 253metres track the incentive being the chance to win the wifecarrying world title and beer worth her body weight |
| • |
ChristianToday |
11:20pm PDT |
Israel to reopen Gaza border crossings |
| |
Summary: Israel was reopening some border crossings with Gaza on Sunday an official said after it closed them on Thursday following the launch of a rocket into the Jewish state by Palestinian militants |
| • |
ChristianToday |
11:18pm PDT |
Mbeki holds crisis talks with Mugabe |
| |
Summary: South African President Thabo Mbeki met Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Saturday to try to help end a political crisis after a violent election that extended Mugabes 28year rule |
| • |
Yahoo News |
11:18pm PDT |
Pakistani Islamists converge on capital for Red Mosque demo
(AFP)
|
| |
Summary: AFP - Thousands of Islamist hardliners converged amid tight security in the Pakistani capital on Sunday to commemorate the first anniversary of the deadly siege and storming of the Red Mosque, officials said. |
| • |
ChristianToday |
11:17pm PDT |
Colombia foils bomb plot after rescue |
| |
Summary: Colombia found explosives set to be used in bombs across the capital in reprisal for this weeks rescue of leftist rebels highestprofile hostages including Ingrid Betancourt military officials said on Saturday |
| • |
ChristianToday |
11:17pm PDT |
No quick end in sight to Mongolia political turmoil |
| |
Summary: Private television was back on the air alcohol on sale and restaurants open after the end of Mongolias emergency rule but a week after a disputed election the countrys political problems were still far from resolved |
| • |
ChristianToday |
11:16pm PDT |
Retired California clergy rebuked over samesex couples vow |
| |
Summary: News of the offer from more than 80 retired northern California clergy in the United Methodist Church to perform samesex marriages has riled conservative Christians who say such an action is silly and merely a move towards the latest fad |
| • |
ChristianToday |
11:15pm PDT |
Dissident patriarch of Vietnam Buddhist group dies |
| |
Summary: The patriarch of a Vietnamese Buddhist group that has peacefully campaigned against successive governments and Communist Party controls on religion died in his monastery at the age of 87 on Saturday the organisation said |
| • |
ChristianToday |
11:13pm PDT |
Mexico plants 8 million trees in latest green project |
| |
Summary: Mexicans went out and planted more than 8 million trees across the country on Saturday as part of a government push to shed its reputation for environmental mismanagement and rampant illegal logging |
| • |
Cnn.com |
10:59pm PDT |
Crews forge progress against California fires |
| |
Summary: Authorities overseeing the battle against hundreds of wildfires in California gave a mixed assessment as the weather forecast for Sunday stirred both hope and concern across the state.
|
| • |
Yahoo News |
10:43pm PDT |
Israel to reopen Gaza border crossings
(Reuters)
|
| |
Summary: Reuters - Israel was reopening some border
crossings with Gaza on Sunday, an official said, after it
closed them on Thursday following the launch of a rocket into
the Jewish state by Palestinian militants. |
| • |
Yahoo News |
10:43pm PDT |
Rich nations poised to tackle soaring oil, food prices
(AFP)
|
| |
Summary: AFP - Leaders of the world's richest countries began arriving in northern Japan on Sunday for a summit aimed at tackling red-hot food and oil prices that could derail global economic growth. |
| • |
BBC News |
10:41pm PDT |
Ancient Peruvian tomb unearthed |
| |
Summary: Archaeologists unearth an ancient tomb in northern Peru that could throw light on the pre-Columbian Moche Indian culture. |
| • |
Yahoo News |
9:35pm PDT |
Bush arrives in Japan for G8; oil, climate in focus
(Reuters)
|
| |
Summary: Reuters - U.S. President George W. Bush
arrived in Japan on Sunday for the Group of Eight rich nations'
meetings where North Korea's nuclear weapons program, soaring
oil and food prices, and climate change top the agenda. |
| • |
Yahoo News |
9:33pm PDT |
U.S. removes uranium stockpile from Iraq
(AP)
|
| |
Summary: AP - The last major remnant of Saddam Hussein's nuclear program — a huge stockpile of concentrated natural uranium — reached a Canadian port Saturday to complete a secret U.S. operation that included a two-week airlift from Baghdad and a ship voyage cross |
| • |
Yahoo News |
9:28pm PDT |
Busch holds on to win under caution at Daytona
(AP)
|
| |
Summary: AP - Kyle Busch fell a lap down at Talladega and came back to win. So when a steering problem dropped him to the back of the field at Daytona, he didn't panic. He simply settled in for the long drive back to the front. And back to Victory Lane. |
| • |
Yahoo News |
9:26pm PDT |
Bush, Fukuda lay out goals for G-8 summit in Japan
(AP)
|
| |
Summary: AP - Global challenges like soaring oil prices and the Earth's rising temperature await President Bush at a summit of top industrialized nations, but first he set out to soothe emotions on a sensitive Japanese issue that's entangled in the nuclear standof |
| • |
BBC News |
9:23pm PDT |
G8 leaders face series of crises |
| |
Summary: Rising food and oil prices, global warming and Zimbabwe face heads of the G8 group gathering for a summit in Japan. |
| • |
BBC News |
8:26pm PDT |
'Fake' priest exposed at Vatican |
| |
Summary: A man posing as a priest is caught trying to hear confessions in
St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, a judge says. |
| • |
Yahoo News |
8:16pm PDT |
Journalist, demonstrators arrested in anti-G8 demo: Japan police
(AFP)
|
| |
Summary: AFP - Four people were arrested as Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda arrived on the northern island of Hokkaido on Sunday to chair a three-day summit of the Group of Eight powers. |
| • |
Yahoo News |
8:10pm PDT |
TV's 'The Bachelor' weds in California
(AP)
|
| |
Summary: AP - "The Bachelor" is a bachelor no more. Andrew Firestone, star of the ABC-TV reality show, married Serbian model and actress Ivana Bozilovic Saturday, Firestone's publicist Alisha Mahon told The Associated Press. |
| • |
Yahoo News |
7:39pm PDT |
Prospects dim for G8 climate change deal
(Reuters)
|
| |
Summary: Reuters - Prospects that the G8 would reach
a meaningful agreement to fight global warming at their annual
summit dimmed on Sunday as leaders began arriving in northern
Japan with a raft of global problems on their minds. |
