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BBC News |
11:58pm PDT |
US train crash toll rises to nine |
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Summary: Nine people are confirmed killed and more than 70 injured as two rush-hour subway trains collide in Washington DC. |
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BBC News |
11:51pm PDT |
Tribal leader killed in Pakistan |
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Summary: A tribal leader opposing the head of the Taliban in Pakistan is shot dead in the country's north west, police say. |
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BBC News |
11:44pm PDT |
Appeal a year after arson deaths |
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Summary: The family of a pensioner and child who died in an arson attack in Bolton a year ago appeal for information to help police. |
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BBC News |
11:42pm PDT |
Concern over child health service |
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Summary: Those in charge of health services for youngsters are failing in their task, Holyrood's health committee warns. |
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BBC News |
11:33pm PDT |
Armageddon hour |
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Summary: How Britain used to prepare for the end of the world |
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BBC News |
11:32pm PDT |
Refinery owner 'encourages talks' |
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Summary: The owners of the Lindsey oil refinery say they want contractors and unions to hold talks to try to persuade sacked staff to return. |
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Yahoo News |
11:21pm PDT |
Iran's top electoral body rules out vote annulment
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Iran's top electoral body, the Guardian Council, found "no major fraud" in the disputed June 12 election and ruled out annulling the the results, Iran's state TV Tuesday quoted a spokesman for the council as saying. |
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Yahoo News |
11:07pm PDT |
Tense Iran braces for protests as world alarm grows
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Summary: AFP - Iran was bracing for pro-government student protests against the British embassy in Tehran as the world voiced increasing alarm at the violent crackdown on opposition demonstrators. |
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Yahoo News |
11:06pm PDT |
Air France "black box" signals located: report
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Summary: Reuters - Signals from the flight data recorders of the Air France airliner that crashed into the Atlantic killing all 228 people on board have been located, Le Monde newspaper said on its website on Tuesday. |
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Cnn.com |
11:05pm PDT |
French president: Burkas not welcome here |
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Summary: French President Nicolas Sarkozy condemned the wearing of burkas on Monday, saying the traditional Muslim garment that covers women from head to toe was a "sign of subservience" and was not "welcome in France."
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Yahoo News |
11:01pm PDT |
No annulment of vote, says Iran's electoral body
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Iran's top electoral body, the Guardian Council, found "no major fraud" in the disputed June 12 election and ruled out annulling the the results, Iran's state TV Tuesday quoted a spokesman for the council as saying. |
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Cnn.com |
11:00pm PDT |
Iran election won't be nullified, council rules |
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Summary: Iran's Guardian Council ruled out the possibility of nullifying the results of the country's disputed presidential election, saying irregularities were reported before the balloting -- not during or after.
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BBC News |
10:51pm PDT |
Asian markets continue big falls |
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Summary: Asian shares fall in Tuesday trading, echoing declines in the US and Europe after a downbeat global economy report. |
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Cnn.com |
10:45pm PDT |
Death toll rises to 9 in D.C. Metro crash |
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Summary: The death toll climbed to nine in a rush-hour collision between two Metro trains north of Washington, D.C., on Monday, CNN affiliates reported. Dozens of others were treated for injuries at the scene, including two with life-threatening injuries, said Chi |
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BBC News |
10:44pm PDT |
'Re-test OAPs' says Stirling Moss |
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Summary: Motor racing great Sir Stirling Moss has called for pensioners to be given compulsory driving tests after the age of 70. |
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BBC News |
10:28pm PDT |
Man held after Big Wheel climb |
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Summary: A man who balanced on the top of the 60m high Belfast Wheel is rescued by firefighters and then arrested. |
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BBC News |
10:28pm PDT |
Man rescued from top of Big Wheel |
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Summary: A man who balanced on the top of the 60m high Belfast Wheel is rescued by a specialist team of firefighters. |
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Yahoo News |
10:18pm PDT |
Iran won't annul election results: state TV
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Iran's state TV reports the country's top electoral authority has ruled out annulling the results of the disputed June 12 election in which President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was named the winner. |
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Yahoo News |
10:16pm PDT |
Andres could grow into hurricane, brush Mexico
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Tropical Storm Andres was expected to grow into the Pacific season's first hurricane Tuesday and deal a glancing blow to southwestern Mexico before churning its way up the coast past picturesque towns popular with foreign retirees. |
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Yahoo News |
10:09pm PDT |
Obama set to push healthcare and energy reform
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - President Barack Obama will throw his weight behind legislative bids to reform healthcare and cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions on Tuesday in his fourth White House press conference since taking office. |
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Yahoo News |
10:05pm PDT |
Rich and poor nations divided before U.N. finance meeting
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Rich and poor nations edged closer to a deal on proposals for reforming the global financial system, but diplomats said there would have to be changes if a U.N. conference this week is to adopt them. |
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Cnn.com |
9:29pm PDT |
Reality TV stars Jon and Kate are divorcing |
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Summary: After 10 years of marriage, eight kids and a popular reality show documenting the ups-and-downs of life with two sets of multiples, Jon and Kate Gosselin are officially separating.
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BBC News |
9:17pm PDT |
Six killed in US subway collision |
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Summary: At least six people are killed and more than 70 injured as two rush-hour subway trains collide in Washington DC. |
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Yahoo News |
9:03pm PDT |
Six dead in Washington rush-hour Metro crash
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Summary: AFP - Two Metro trains collided at the height of Washington's evening rush hour, killing six people and injuring 76 in the worst-ever accident in the US capital's subway system, officials said. |
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BBC News |
8:57pm PDT |
First day as Speaker for Bercow |
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Summary: Conservative MP John Bercow will get down to work chairing Commons proceedings after being elected Speaker of the House. |
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BBC News |
8:57pm PDT |
Bercow faces first day as Speaker |
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Summary: Conservative MP John Bercow will get down to work chairing Commons proceedings after being elected Speaker of the House. |
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Yahoo News |
8:49pm PDT |
Official: N. Korea ship carries weapons to Myanmar
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Summary: AP - A North Korean-flagged ship under close watch in Asian waters is believed to be heading toward Myanmar carrying small arms cargo banned under a new U.N. resolution, a South Korean intelligence official said. |
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BBC News |
8:42pm PDT |
End Iran violence, UN chief urges |
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Summary: United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon expresses his "dismay" at the use of force against civilians in the wake of Iran's disputed election. |
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Yahoo News |
8:35pm PDT |
Chris Brown pleads guilty to felony assault
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Chris Brown pleaded guilty Monday to assaulting Rihanna and the two were ordered to stay away from each other, in a deal that keeps the singer out of prison but requires him to clean up graffiti or roadside trash. |
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ChristianPost |
8:28pm PDT |
PETA Seeks 'Converts' at Southern Baptist Meeting |
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Summary: PETA members will be bringing a pro-vegetarian message with them to those attending the annual gathering of the Southern Baptist Convention, the nation’s largest Protestant denomination. |
