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Yahoo News |
11:59pm PDT |
Sarkozy expected to be released are collapse
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Summary: AP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy was recovering in the hospital Monday while doctors watched his heart function, a day after he collapsed while jogging in hot weather, his office said. |
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BBC News |
11:57pm PDT |
New strategy in UK Afghan mission |
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Summary: The foreign secretary is expected to set out a change of emphasis in British strategy in Afghanistan in a speech to Nato. |
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BBC News |
11:48pm PDT |
Man, 33, to face abduction charge |
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Summary: A 33-year-old man is due to appear before Belfast Magistrates Court on Monday charged with abduction. |
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Cnn.com |
11:42pm PDT |
Saudi man reportedly apologizes for sex boasts |
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Summary: A Saudi Arabian man who was arrested for bragging about his sex life on television has apologized for his comments while Saudi authorities discuss whether he should be charged with a crime, according to local media.
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Cnn.com |
11:42pm PDT |
Report: Saudi man apologizes for TV sex boasts |
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Summary: A Saudi Arabian man who was arrested for bragging about his sex life on television has apologized for his comments while Saudi authorities discuss whether he should be charged with a crime, according to local media.
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BBC News |
11:28pm PDT |
Verdict due on Mumbai explosions |
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Summary: A special court in the Indian city of Mumbai is set to deliver a verdict on the explosions that killed 55 people in 2003. |
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BBC News |
11:23pm PDT |
Fuel price fall bolsters Ryanair |
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Summary: Budget airline Ryanair sees a net profit between April and June jump to 136.5m euros, helped by cheaper fuel prices. |
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BBC News |
11:22pm PDT |
Fertility donor pay debate call |
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Summary: The UK's fertility watchdog calls for a fresh debate on reversing the ban on paying egg and sperm donors to boost stocks. |
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BBC News |
11:22pm PDT |
Boys rescued in swing escapade |
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Summary: Two young brothers are rescued from a rope swing above a river in Newcastle, County Down, by the Fire Service. |
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Yahoo News |
11:18pm PDT |
US Defence Secretary in Israel amid US peace push
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Israel on Monday on a US push to jumpstart Middle East peace talks with Washington's peace envoy George Mitchell also on whistlestop regional tour. |
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BBC News |
11:15pm PDT |
US envoys set for Mid-East talks |
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Summary: Senior US officials Robert Gates and George Mitchell are in the Middle East on a diplomatic drive to restart peace talks. |
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Yahoo News |
11:06pm PDT |
Palin steps down as Alaska governor
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Summary: Reuters - Republican Sarah Palin stepped down as governor of Alaska on Sunday, vowing in a farewell address to continue fighting for Alaskans but giving no hint on whether she will seek an elective office again. |
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11:00pm PDT |
999 delays put 'lives at risk' |
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Summary: The Welsh ambulance service is struggling to meet targets which is putting lives at risk, according to AMs. |
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Yahoo News |
10:59pm PDT |
Pakistan arrests Swat peace deal cleric
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Summary: AFP - Pakistan on Monday was holding in custody the hardline cleric who brokered a failed peace deal that put three million people under sharia law but was shattered by renewed Taliban fighting. |
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BBC News |
10:43pm PDT |
More boys call children helpline |
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Summary: Childline says that calls to its helpline in Belfast from boys have more than doubled in the past five years. |
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Yahoo News |
10:38pm PDT |
Earth bears scars of human destruction: astronaut
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Summary: Reuters - A Canadian astronaut aboard the International Space Station said on Sunday it looks like Earth's ice caps have melted a bit since he was last in orbit 12 years ago. |
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BBC News |
10:02pm PDT |
Mandelson in tuition fee pledge |
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Summary: Lord Mandelson lays out his vision for the future of university education, with a promise on access for poorer students. |
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Yahoo News |
9:51pm PDT |
NKorea suggests different disarmament talks
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Summary: AFP - North Korea on Monday suggested a different "form of dialogue" on dismantling its nuclear weapons programmes, reiterating it would not return to the existing six-party talks, state media said. |
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BBC News |
9:50pm PDT |
Joanna Lumley meets Nepal's president as tour continues |
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Summary: Joanna Lumley meets Nepal's president after being mobbed by hundreds of well-wishers and Gurkha veterans in Kathmandu. |
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BBC News |
9:50pm PDT |
Lumley meets Nepalese president |
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Summary: Joanna Lumley meets Nepal's president after being mobbed by hundreds of well-wishers and Gurkha veterans in Kathmandu. |
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Cnn.com |
9:40pm PDT |
London marks three years until Olympics |
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Summary: Three years from Monday, the eyes of the world will be on London for the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games.
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Cnn.com |
9:35pm PDT |
Palin: 'What I promised, we accomplished' |
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Summary: Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin gave her final speech as Alaska's governor Sunday before stepping down from her post before a crowd in Fairbanks. "I feel it is my duty to avoid the unproductive, typical, politics-as-usual, lame-duck session |
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BBC News |
9:18pm PDT |
Curfew after Nigeria gun battles |
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Summary: A curfew is imposed in the Nigerian city of Bauchi, after violence on Sunday in which at least 39 people were killed. |
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BBC News |
9:10pm PDT |
N Korea hints at 'specific' talks |
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Summary: North Korea again rejects a resumption of six-party talks but says "specific" dialogue is possible. |
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BBC News |
9:05pm PDT |
US envoy set for talks in Cairo |
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Summary: US Middle East envoy George Mitchell meets Egyptian and Palestinian leaders on day two of his Middle East peace push. |
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BBC News |
8:49pm PDT |
Porritt parting shot at ministers |
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Summary: The government is accused of failing to develop a green economy by its own outgoing adviser on sustainable development. |
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BBC News |
8:43pm PDT |
UK elderly fourth poorest in EU |
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Summary: The UK has the fourth-highest level of old-age poverty in Europe, according to European Commission figures. |
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BBC News |
8:41pm PDT |
Parting shot |
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Summary: Advisor takes a pop at government's green-ness |
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8:41pm PDT |
Roger Harrabin |
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Summary: Porritt takes a pop at government's green-ness |
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BBC News |
8:37pm PDT |
Joanna Lumley to meet Nepal's president as tour continues |
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Summary: Joanna Lumley prepares to meet Nepal's president after being mobbed by hundreds of well-wishers and Gurkha veterans in Kathmandu. |
