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Yahoo News |
11:58pm PDT |
Iran on knife-edge as opposition defies rulers
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Summary: AFP - Iran was on a knife-edge after opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi fired off an unprecedented criticism of the supreme leader and police clashed with thousands of defiant demonstrators. |
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BBC News |
11:36pm PDT |
Blast at Chinese factory kills 16 |
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Summary: At least 16 people have been killed and dozens injured in an explosion at a Chinese factory, official media say. |
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Yahoo News |
11:32pm PDT |
Rockets hit US base at Bagram, kill 2 US troops
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Summary: AP - A rare rocket attack on the main U.S. base in Afghanistan early Sunday killed two U.S. troops and wounded six other Americans, including two civilians, officials said. |
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Yahoo News |
10:53pm PDT |
Iran tense after police, protesters clash
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Iran braced for the possibility of more bloody confrontations between protesters and security forces on the streets of Tehran as fresh images of brutality emerged Sunday despite the regime's attempts to impose a news blackout. |
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Yahoo News |
10:45pm PDT |
Wide support for government health plan: poll
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Summary: Reuters - Americans strongly support fundamental changes to the healthcare system and a move to create a government-run insurance plan to compete with private insurers, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll published on Saturday. |
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BBC News |
10:26pm PDT |
Record number of people witness the dawn of the Summer Solstice |
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Summary: A record crowd of over 36,000 revellers gathers at Stonehenge to witness daybreak on the Summer Solstice. |
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Yahoo News |
10:12pm PDT |
British hostages' families 'clinging to hope'
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Summary: AFP - The families of five Britons taken hostage in Iraq were "clinging on to hope" as they awaited results from post-mortems on two bodies handed over in Baghdad. |
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BBC News |
10:05pm PDT |
Australia PM escalates car spat |
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Summary: Australian leader Kevin Rudd challenges his opponents to back up claims he abused his position by helping a car-dealer friend. |
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Yahoo News |
9:48pm PDT |
US Open could still end on schedule
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Summary: AP - The U.S. Open might still crown a champion Sunday, even though rain has prevented any of the first three rounds at Bethpage Black being completed on schedule. |
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Cnn.com |
9:37pm PDT |
Iran protests spur violence, bloodshed |
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Summary: At least 19 people died after clashes Saturday in Tehran. Thousands of anti-government protesters swept into the streets and were met by security forces armed with batons, tear gas and water cannons. A human rights group said demonstrators beaten by secur |
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BBC News |
9:11pm PDT |
Stonehenge crowds cause gridlock |
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Summary: The huge number of revellers at Stonehenge for the Summer Solstice cause gridlock on roads around the monument. |
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Yahoo News |
8:31pm PDT |
Singapore says would act if North Korea ship has WMD
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Singapore will take action against a North Korean ship that the United States is monitoring, if the vessel heads to its port with a cargo of weapons, the government said on Saturday. |
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BBC News |
8:06pm PDT |
Stonehenge crowds face gridlock |
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Summary: The huge number of revellers heading to Stonehenge for the Summer Solstice cause gridlock on roads around the monument. |
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BBC News |
7:18pm PDT |
Ethiopia rejects Somali request |
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Summary: Ethiopia says it will not provide military support requested by Somalia without an international mandate for such an intervention. |
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BBC News |
6:30pm PDT |
No 10 denies Blair inquiry prompt |
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Summary: Number 10 dismisses a claim that the decision to hold an private inquiry into the Iraq war was prompted by former PM Tony Blair. |
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BBC News |
6:08pm PDT |
Tests continuing on Iraq bodies |
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Summary: Forensic tests are continuing to be carried out on two bodies to see if they are two of five Britons captured in Iraq in May 2007. |
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Yahoo News |
6:01pm PDT |
Barnes: record score on pushover US Open course
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Another day at the U.S. Open ended with a familiar drill. Players dodged puddles in the parking lot as they headed to their cars, a round left incomplete for the third straight day. The maintenance crew grabbed squeegees and pumps as they headed out |
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BBC News |
5:48pm PDT |
Self-rule introduced in Greenland |
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Summary: Greenlanders take another step towards independence from Denmark, as self-rule comes into force on the island.
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5:35pm PDT |
US urges Iran to end 'violence' |
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Summary: Barack Obama warns Iran to stop all "unjust action against its own people", after clashes between protesters and police in Tehran. |
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BBC News |
5:22pm PDT |
Engaging Iran |
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Summary: Obama's offer of dialogue helped undermine clerics |
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BBC News |
4:56pm PDT |
Barnes leads at rain-hit Bethpage |
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Summary: American Ricky Barnes will defend a one-shot lead when the third round of the rain-hit US Open resumes at Bethpage on Sunday. |
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Yahoo News |
4:50pm PDT |
Deal reached to cut drug costs
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Summary: Reuters - Drug manufacturers will offer some $80 billion in prescription discounts for Medicare recipients under a deal unveiled on Saturday, which could boost President Barack Obama as he pushes to overhaul the $2.5 trillion U.S. healthcare system. |
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Yahoo News |
4:18pm PDT |
Mousavi calls for purge of "lies"
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Summary: Reuters - Opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi said the Islamic Republic must be purged of what he called lies and dishonesty, sending out a direct challenge to conservative rulers after a day of unrest across Tehran. |
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Yahoo News |
4:15pm PDT |
A record score on a pushover US Open course
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Rain has stopped play in the third round of the U.S. Open at soggy Bethpage Black. |
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BBC News |
4:09pm PDT |
Extra police to aid terror fight |
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Summary: Police tackling terrorism in Scotland are to be joined by 50 experts at a cost of £1.75m, says the Scottish Government. |
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BBC News |
4:06pm PDT |
Foot problems |
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Summary: Why diabetics need better foot care to avoid amputations |
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BBC News |
3:59pm PDT |
No improvement in bone cancer deaths |
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Summary: Survival rates in children and young people a with a rare form of bone cancer have not improved in 20 years, experts warn. |
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BBC News |
3:59pm PDT |
No change in bone cancer deaths |
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Summary: Survival rates in children and young people a with a rare form of bone cancer have not improved in 20 years. |
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Yahoo News |
3:56pm PDT |
Clinton: Push for racial equality far from over
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The push for racial equality is far from over, in sports and in everyday life, former President Bill Clinton told a crowd at Major League Baseball's Beacon Awards on Saturday, part of Civil Rights Game. |
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BBC News |
3:52pm PDT |
Space tourism comes a step closer in New Mexico |
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Summary: Construction begins at the site of the world's first commercial spaceport, a project aimed at revolutionising space exploration. |
