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BBC News |
4:08am PDT |
Sudan head accused of war crimes |
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Summary: Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court accuse Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir of committing war crimes in Darfur. |
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Cnn.com |
4:04am PDT |
Sudan's president charged with genocide |
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Summary: The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court was expected by diplomats to seek the arrest on Monday of the Sudanese president on charges of genocide in a five-year campaign of violence in the country's Darfur region.
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Yahoo News |
3:58am PDT |
Obama to visit Israel, West Bank next week
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Democratic presidential hopeful
Barack Obama will visit Israel and the occupied West Bank next
week, Israeli and Palestinian officials said on Monday. |
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Cnn.com |
3:57am PDT |
Polar base evacuated as ice melts early |
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BBC News |
3:56am PDT |
Brown targets 'problem families' |
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Summary: Gordon Brown is to defend the government's plans for tackling knife crime which have been described as "half-baked". |
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Cnn.com |
3:49am PDT |
Fed struggle with mortgage rules |
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Summary: The Federal Reserve is caught in a tug-of-war as it prepares on Monday to unveil final rules overhauling mortgage lending.
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BBC News |
3:49am PDT |
Man in court over student murders |
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Summary: A man charged with the murders of two French students in south-east London is remanded in custody. |
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BBC News |
3:47am PDT |
'Oldest' blogger dies, aged 108 |
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Summary: Australia's Olive Riley - said to be the world's oldest internet blogger - dies at the age of 108. |
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BBC News |
3:45am PDT |
Dispute on Paris summit wording |
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Summary: Israelis and the Palestinians disagree over the final declaration of Paris' Mediterranean summit, a French minister says. |
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Yahoo News |
3:42am PDT |
Belgian brewer InBev buys Anheuser-Busch
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Anheuser-Busch, the maker of Budweiser and Bud Light, has agreed to a takeover by a giant Belgian brewer, a union that creates a global beer leader and brings to an end one of the most iconic names in American business. |
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Yahoo News |
3:34am PDT |
U.S. troops died in Taliban attempt to storm base
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A Taliban attack that killed nine U.S.
soldiers, the biggest single American loss in Afghanistan since
2005, was a well-planned, complex assault which briefly
breached the defences of an outpost near the Pakistan border. |
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BBC News |
3:33am PDT |
Militants breached US Afghan base |
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Summary: More than 100 insurgents breach a US outpost in north-eastern Afghanistan, killing nine US soldiers, military officials say. |
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Cnn.com |
3:31am PDT |
Gas prices set another record |
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Summary: Prices at the pump hit a new record overnight, a daily survey from auto group AAA revealed Monday.
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Yahoo News |
3:26am PDT |
5 men plead guilty in trans-Atlantic airline plot
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Five men accused of plotting to detonate liquid explosives on board trans-Atlantic passenger jets have pleaded guilty to lesser offenses but maintain they never intended to destroy airliners, a jury was told Monday. |
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Yahoo News |
3:24am PDT |
Turkey to charge 86 over anti-government plot
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - A senior prosecutor in Turkey announced charges on Monday against 86 people, including prominent public figures, suspected of plotting to topple the Islamist-rooted government. |
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BBC News |
3:13am PDT |
Leaders mass for parade in Paris |
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Summary: Leaders from Europe, the Middle East and North Africa watch France's Bastille Day military parade in Paris. |
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BBC News |
3:13am PDT |
Names of crash victims released |
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Summary: Two motorcyclists die on the roads in Northern Ireland over the weekend in counties Antrim and Tyrone. |
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ChristianToday |
3:11am PDT |
Churchgoers dont want to hear about schism says bishop |
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Summary: The bishop who leads the Anglican Communions Consultative Council ACC the churchs major forum says churchgoers worldwide do not want to hear bishops talking about division and schism |
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BBC News |
3:10am PDT |
Nairnia chronicles |
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Summary: Tilda Swinton brings film festival to Scottish ballroom |
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Yahoo News |
3:04am PDT |
86 indicted on coup plot in Turkey
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Prosecutors indicted 86 hardline secular Turks Monday on terrorism charges for their alleged involvement in plots to topple the Islamic-rooted government, a chief prosecutor said. |
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ChristianToday |
2:52am PDT |
Fresh violence against Christians in Indias Orissa region |
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Summary: While Christians in Orissa are still recovering from the aftermath of Kandhamal Christmas onslaught reports are emerging of fresh violence |
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BBC News |
2:42am PDT |
Three men admit bomb plot charges |
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Summary: Three men accused of planning to blow up planes crossing the Atlantic admit conspiring to cause explosions. |
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BBC News |
2:40am PDT |
No alcohol for young drivers call |
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Summary: The chief medical officer for England says the legal blood alcohol limit should be reduced to zero for drivers aged 17 to 20. |
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BBC News |
2:38am PDT |
Test results 'may need scrapping' |
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Summary: A head teachers' leader has said the Sats results may need to be annulled, if marking problems are widespread. |
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ChristianToday |
2:38am PDT |
Filipino church leaders risk death for advocating change |
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Summary: Bishop Eliezer M Pascua leads a church that lives at the intersection of uncertainty and faith |
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BBC News |
2:37am PDT |
Minister's Heathrow 3rd runway hint |
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Summary: A minister indicates the government could go ahead with controversial plans to expand Heathrow Airport. |
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Yahoo News |
2:35am PDT |
Belgian brewer InBev to buy Anheuser-Busch for $52B
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Anheuser-Busch, the maker of Budweiser and Bud Light, has agreed to a takeover by a giant Belgian brewer, a union that creates a global beer leader and brings to an end one of the most iconic names in American business. |
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BBC News |
2:29am PDT |
Further signs of rising inflation |
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Summary: UK manufacturers are charging 10% more for their goods than a year ago, in a further sign of rising inflation. |
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Yahoo News |
2:29am PDT |
Giant cross arrives for pope's visit
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Pilgrims cheered, sang and wept as a giant wooden cross serving as the symbol of a Roman Catholic youth festival led by Pope Benedict XVI sailed into Sydney Harbor on Monday, the culmination of a yearlong journey through Australia. |
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Yahoo News |
2:25am PDT |
Matsuzaka helps Red Sox move back into first place
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Daisuke Matsuzaka and the Boston Red Sox are back on top in the AL East, just as they were at last year's All-Star break. They're hoping this season ends the same way. |
