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BBC News |
11:58pm PDT |
Pair held over city flat murder |
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Summary: The death of a man whose body was found in a flat in north Belfast is being treated as murder, police say. |
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BBC News |
11:55pm PDT |
Burnham under fire on flu advice |
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Summary: Health Secretary Andy Burnham will outline plans for a swine flu advice service amid criticism over its delayed launch. |
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BBC News |
11:54pm PDT |
Woe became gold |
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Summary: Childhood poverty inspired best-seller McCourt novel |
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Yahoo News |
11:53pm PDT |
Khatami: Referendum can end Iran's election crisis
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Summary: AP - Iran's popular former president Mohammad Khatami has called for a nationwide referendum on the legitimacy of the government to end the country's post-election crisis. |
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BBC News |
11:50pm PDT |
Deadline for GM's Opel sale looms |
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Summary: Would-be buyers of General Motor's Opel business have until later on Monday to lodge plans for the firm's future. |
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Yahoo News |
11:43pm PDT |
Iran's new VP denies resigning: website
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Summary: AFP - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's controversial choice for vice president, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie, has denied media reports he has quit, according to his website. |
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BBC News |
11:42pm PDT |
US 'seeks Afghan prison overhaul' |
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Summary: A US military review calls for the overhaul of the entire Afghan prison system, the New York Times reports. |
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BBC News |
11:41pm PDT |
Moon astronauts urge Mars mission |
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Summary: Two of the astronauts who took part in the first Moon landing 40 years ago call for new efforts to send a manned mission to Mars. |
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Yahoo News |
11:26pm PDT |
Indonesia TV identifies Jakarta hotel bombing suspect
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Summary: Reuters - An Indonesian television station on Monday named a likely suspect in the suicide bombings of two luxury hotels in Jakarta, saying he had school links to members of the radical Islamic group Jemaah Islamiah. |
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Cnn.com |
11:25pm PDT |
Ohio boy sells his toys to help his family |
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Summary: An 11-year-old Ohio boy is helping ease his family's financial burdens, one toy at a time.
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Yahoo News |
11:24pm PDT |
U.S., India expected to sign defense pact on Monday
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Summary: Reuters - The United States and India are expected to sign an agreement on Monday that would take a major step toward allowing the sale of sophisticated U.S. arms to the South Asian nation, three senior U.S. officials said. |
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Cnn.com |
11:20pm PDT |
Fighter jet crashes in Afghanistan |
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Summary: A fighter jet crashed in southern Afghanistan on Monday, in the fourth wreck in three days, authorities said.
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Yahoo News |
11:11pm PDT |
Tensions rise as Honduran crisis talks fail
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Summary: Reuters - Honduras' political rivals were on a collision course on Monday after negotiations collapsed and deposed President Manuel Zelaya vowed to return home despite warnings from a defiant de facto government. |
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Yahoo News |
11:04pm PDT |
South Korea pushes to restart nuclear talks with North
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Summary: Reuters - South Korea called on Monday for a new push to restart dialogue with North Korea on ending its nuclear arms program as Washington seeks to increase pressure on Pyongyang with punishment for its atomic and missile tests. |
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Yahoo News |
11:04pm PDT |
Zelaya prepares return to Honduras as talks stall
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Summary: AP - Ousted President Manuel Zelaya held out hope for a negotiated solution to Honduras' deepening political crisis even after talks in Costa Rica fell apart, but vowed to prepare the way for his return to power regardless of their outcome. |
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BBC News |
10:49pm PDT |
Warning signs near tragedy site |
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Summary: Owners of a beauty spot where a child and her father fell to their deaths say there were signs clearly warning of the dangers. |
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BBC News |
10:49pm PDT |
Signs warned waterfall visitors |
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Summary: Owners of a beauty spot where a young girl and her father died say there were signs clearly warning of the dangers. |
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BBC News |
10:48pm PDT |
Churchill was furious his wartime bunker was not bomb-proof |
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Summary: Winston Churchill was furious his wartime bunker was not bomb-proof but continued to stay during the Blitz. |
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Yahoo News |
10:31pm PDT |
Indonesian police try to rebuild bomber's face
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Summary: AFP - Indonesian police Monday were trying to rebuild the face on a severed head found at the scene of deadly hotel blasts in Jakarta in an attempt to identify one of two suspected suicide bombers. |
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Yahoo News |
10:17pm PDT |
NATO: Fighter jet crashes at Afghan base
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Summary: AP - A NATO official says a fighter jet has crashed at NATO's largest base in southern Afghanistan, the second major crash at the base in two days. |
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Yahoo News |
10:14pm PDT |
U.S. recession easing but likely not over: survey
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Summary: Reuters - The U.S. recession's grip on the economy appears to be easing but likely has not yet ended, according to a survey of economists released on Monday. |
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BBC News |
10:07pm PDT |
Board meets after school arson |
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Summary: Education authorities tackle the aftermath of a school arson attack which left 400 children without classrooms. |
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Yahoo News |
9:54pm PDT |
Report: CIT Group board OKs $3 billion rescue loan
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Summary: AP - CIT Group Inc.'s board approved a deal late Sunday with major bondholders to keep the company out of bankruptcy with a $3 billion rescue loan, the New York Times reported. |
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Yahoo News |
9:50pm PDT |
Kids' lower IQ scores linked to prenatal pollution
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Summary: AP - Researchers for the first time have linked air pollution exposure before birth with lower IQ scores in childhood, bolstering evidence that smog may harm the developing brain. |
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Yahoo News |
9:45pm PDT |
RNC chairman attacks Obama on health care
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Summary: AP - The chairman of the Republican party is accusing President Barack Obama of conducting "risky experimentation" with his health care proposals, saying they will hurt the economy and force millions to drop their current coverage. |
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Yahoo News |
9:40pm PDT |
Clinton prepares to sign India cooperation deals
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Summary: AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is applauding new progress in U.S.-India relations, highlighted by an agreement to broaden cooperation beyond trade and military ties to include agriculture, education and women's issues. |
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BBC News |
9:24pm PDT |
Clinton set to meet India leaders |
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Summary: Arms sales, nuclear power and Pakistan are on the agenda as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton prepares to meet Indian leaders. |
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Yahoo News |
9:00pm PDT |
Civil war fear for Honduras after talks collapse
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Summary: AFP - There were fears civil war was brewing Monday in Honduras after weekend talks between the country's rival governments collapsed over ousted President Manuel Zelaya's demand he be returned to power. |
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BBC News |
8:59pm PDT |
Brown aide reveals PM slur anger |
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Summary: Damian McBride, who smeared top Tories in emails, says Gordon Brown was so angry about the messages he could hardly speak. |
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ChristianPost |
8:58pm PDT |
Rick Warren Joins Twitter |
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Summary: Megachurch pastor Rick Warren has finally been swept up by the Twitter craze and started posting in the popular social networking site. |
