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Cnn.com |
11:55pm PDT |
U.N. to investigate Bhutto's assassination |
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Summary: An independent commission will start investigating the 2007 assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in July, the United Nations has announced.
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Yahoo News |
11:53pm PDT |
Iranian opposition to rally despite ban
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Summary: AFP - Iran's opposition was preparing to defy an order by the supreme leader to halt street protests over last week's election as US President Barack Obama said the world was watching. |
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ChristianToday |
11:37pm PDT |
Call for free access to Gaza as blockade enters third year |
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Summary: Over 30 nongovernmental humanitarian organisations have joined together to express their concern over Israels continued blockade of the Gaza Strip which has been in force for over two years now |
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Cnn.com |
11:25pm PDT |
At least 3 hurt in Illinois train derailment, fire |
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Summary: A cargo train carrying chemicals derailed in Illinois on Friday, causing an explosion, a massive fire and the evacuation of about 600 nearby homes, authorities said.
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BBC News |
11:24pm PDT |
Pundit predictions |
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Summary: Expert views on the Wimbledon winners |
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BBC News |
11:24pm PDT |
Wimbledon picks |
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Summary: Expert views on who'll win at SW19 |
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BBC News |
11:23pm PDT |
Woman charged in child abuse case |
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Summary: A woman held in connection with a child abuse inquiry at a nursery is due in court charged with a number of sex offences. |
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BBC News |
11:16pm PDT |
Fans set for Hillsborough march |
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Summary: Thousands of football fans are to march to Downing Street to call for a new investigation into the Hillsborough disaster. |
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Yahoo News |
11:12pm PDT |
Iran opposition to go ahead with rally: candidate aide
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Iran's opposition will go ahead with a planned rally in Tehran despite a government warning against new protests, an aide to defeated presidential candidate Mehdi Karroubi told AFP. |
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BBC News |
10:19pm PDT |
Man City agree Santa Cruz switch |
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Summary: Manchester City have agreed a deal with Blackburn to buy striker Roque Santa Cruz, BBC Sport understands. |
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Cnn.com |
10:11pm PDT |
Schwarzenegger tweets about jet emergency |
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Summary: A plane carrying California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger made an emergency landing Friday evening after the cockpit filled with smoke, his office said in a statement.
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BBC News |
9:42pm PDT |
Smoke in plane terminates Schwarzenegger flight |
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Summary: Arnold Schwarzenegger's jet makes an emergency landing in LA, but the California governor seemed unfazed by the drama. |
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Cnn.com |
9:33pm PDT |
Brazilian judge: U.S. dad can visit son -- in Brazil |
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Summary: A Brazilian federal judge has issued a ruling making it possible for David Goldman to have more access to his son Sean in the ongoing custody battle over the boy, Goldman's attorney said Friday.
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ChristianPost |
8:44pm PDT |
Egypt Rejects 2nd Convert's Request to be Legally Christian |
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Summary: A judge in Cairo recently rejected a request by a Muslim background believer in Egypt to legally change his religious status, marking the second time such a request was turned down in the predominantly Muslim country. |
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BBC News |
8:44pm PDT |
Zimbabwe PM urges UK exiles home |
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Summary: Zimbabwe PM Morgan Tsvangirai is to meet exiles living in the UK to urge them to return home and help rebuild the country. |
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Yahoo News |
8:32pm PDT |
US keeps eye on NKorean ship: officials
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - A US Navy destroyer is tracking a North Korean ship possibly carrying banned cargo as part of international efforts to enforce UN sanctions against Pyongyang, according to a US defense official. |
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Yahoo News |
8:30pm PDT |
Iranian opposition to keep up protests
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Iran's opposition planned to defy a ban on a new rally to be addressed by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's main rival after the nation's supreme leader demanded an end to street protests. |
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Cnn.com |
7:37pm PDT |
Iran's supreme leader warns: Enough is enough |
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Summary: With more demonstrations possible on Saturday, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sent a clear message: Those who "take wrong measures which are harmful, they will be held accountable for all violence." He called President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad "t |
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Cnn.com |
7:37pm PDT |
Iran's leader denounces violent protests |
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Summary: With more demonstrations possible on Saturday, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sent a clear message: Those who "take wrong measures which are harmful, they will be held accountable for all violence." He called President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad "t |
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ChristianPost |
7:35pm PDT |
Refugee Awareness Raised Amid Mounting Struggles |
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Summary: In the days leading up to World Refugee Day, government bodies, donors and NGOs have been working harder to raise awareness for the more than 42 million refugees and internally displaced people who live in the world today. |
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ChristianPost |
7:35pm PDT |
Refugee Supporters Raise Awareness Amid Mounting Struggles |
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Summary: In the days leading up to World Refugee Day, government bodies, donors and NGOs have been working harder to raise awareness for the more than 42 million refugees and internally displaced people who live in the world today. |
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Cnn.com |
7:07pm PDT |
Zakaria: Fatal wound to Iran regime's ideology |
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Summary: The decisive margin of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's victory in elections last week stunned many observers and angered his opponents' supporters, who in the ensuing days took to the streets in protest by the hundreds of thousands.
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Cnn.com |
6:53pm PDT |
House impeaches judge accused of sex crimes |
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Summary: The House of Representatives voted Friday to impeach a federal judge convicted of obstruction of justice while in office.
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Cnn.com |
6:53pm PDT |
Judge accused of sex crimes impeached |
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Summary: The House of Representatives voted Friday to impeach a federal judge convicted of obstruction of justice while in office.
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BBC News |
6:44pm PDT |
MPs 'over-claimed' on council tax |
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Summary: More than 50 MPs have claimed expenses for council tax they have not paid, the Daily Telegraph says. |
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Yahoo News |
6:40pm PDT |
Democrats push for new government health plan
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Democrat lawmakers on Friday proposed guaranteeing health coverage for nearly every American, despite mounting concerns the cost of doing so could torpedo the Obama administration's healthcare reform effort. |
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ChristianPost |
6:22pm PDT |
U.S. Group Condemns Arrest of Rights Lawyer in Vietnam |
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Summary: A U.S. government commission has condemned the arrest of a prominent Vietnamese religious freedom lawyer who has served on the defense of many high profile human rights cases. |
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Yahoo News |
6:21pm PDT |
Ensign aide: Ex-mistress' husband wanted money
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The husband of Sen. John Ensign's former mistress made "exorbitant demands for cash and other financial benefits" through an attorney, an aide to the Nevada Republican said Friday. In a statement, Ensign spokesman Tory Mazzola said the demands from a |
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Cnn.com |
6:13pm PDT |
Sotomayor resigns from women's club |
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Summary: U.S. Supreme Court justice nominee Sonia Sotomayor has quit her membership in a women's club.
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Yahoo News |
6:13pm PDT |
Military: US airstrikes likely killed 26 civilians
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A U.S. warplane failed to follow all operational rules in a complex battle in Afghanistan last month that killed an estimated 26 civilians and 78 Taliban fighters, the U.S. military concluded in a report released Friday. |
