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11:39pm PDT |
Plane carrying 16 disappears over Indonesian Papua
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Summary: AP - An airline official says a commercial plane carrying at least 16 people has gone missing over Indonesia's Papua region. |
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11:37pm PDT |
Police hunt killer of Israel gays |
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Summary: Israeli police search for a gunman who killed two people at a gay support centre, in the country's worst suspected such crime. |
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11:26pm PDT |
Iran's Khatami denounces trial of protesters
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Summary: AFP - Former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami, a key opposition supporter, denounced on Sunday the trial of around 100 people accused of rioting after the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. |
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11:25pm PDT |
Police in manhunt for Tel Aviv gay club shooter
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Summary: AP - Hundreds of police officers were scouring the streets of Tel Aviv on Sunday in a door-to-door manhunt for a gunman who opened fire on a gay youth club. |
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11:25pm PDT |
Fires rage across Canary island |
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Summary: Up to 4,000 people are evacuated from their homes as fires rage out of control on the Spanish island of La Palma. |
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11:18pm PDT |
Cuban president vows to defend socialism |
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Summary: Havana is ready and willing to start a dialogue with Washington, Cuban President Raul Castro said in a speech to parliament Saturday, but warned that political and regime change are not up for negotiation.
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10:35pm PDT |
Castro says Cuban system to stay |
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Summary: Cuban President Raul Castro says he is willing to talk with the US, but Cuba's communist system will remain in place. |
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9:50pm PDT |
1 dead in Canada stage collapse |
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Summary: One person was killed and 15 others were injured Saturday when an outdoor stage collapsed in western Canada's Alberta province, police said.
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9:50pm PDT |
Thousands mourn ex-Philippine president Aquino
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Summary: AFP - Thousands of mourners paid their final respects to former Philippine President Corazon Aquino on Sunday, lining up to file past her coffin in silent tribute to the "People Power" democracy leader. |
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9:36pm PDT |
Up for the Cup |
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Summary: Village side plays Juventus for 'World Cup' centenary |
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9:31pm PDT |
'Questions remain' in Baby P case |
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Summary: Serious questions remain over the circumstances which led to the death of Baby Peter two years ago, an MP says. |
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9:14pm PDT |
Filipinos pay respects to Aquino |
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Summary: Hundreds gather to pay their respects to former Philippine President Corazon Aquino, who died on Saturday. |
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9:14pm PDT |
Sen. Franken relishes policy role in new position
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Summary: AP - Just weeks into his Senate term, Al Franken's portfolio compares favorably to any of the Senate's freshman members. He loves policy. He has signed on as co-sponsor to a half dozen bills, asked thoughtful questions of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotom |
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9:13pm PDT |
Lawmaker questions low Medal of Honor count
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Summary: AP - Nearly eight years of war in Afghanistan and Iraq have left 4,000 soldiers killed in action, more than 34,000 wounded — and only six considered worthy of the nation's highest military award for battlefield valor. |
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9:07pm PDT |
Hacker case 'cannot be blocked' |
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Summary: Home Secretary Alan Johnson says he would be breaking the law if he blocked hacker Gary McKinnon's extradition. |
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9:03pm PDT |
Is facebook and email undermining community life? |
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Summary: A UK leader of the Roman Catholic Church has criticised friendships formed on social networks. Is he right?
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9:03pm PDT |
Is social networking anti-social? |
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Summary: A UK leader of the Roman Catholic Church has criticised friendships formed on social networks. Is he right?
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9:03pm PDT |
Are Facebook and email undermining community life? |
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Summary: A UK leader of the Roman Catholic Church has criticised friendships formed on social networks. Is he right?
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8:57pm PDT |
1 dead, 15 injured in Canada stage collapse
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Summary: AP - One person was killed and at least 15 were injured Saturday after a storm whipped through an outdoor country music festival, causing a stage to collapse. |
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8:51pm PDT |
2 dead, 11 injured in Israel club shooting |
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Summary: At least two people were killed and 11 others wounded in a shooting at a Tel Aviv club Saturday night, Israeli police said.
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8:36pm PDT |
Castro says Cuba to cut spending, communism secure
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Summary: AP - Raul Castro announced Saturday that Cuba will cut spending on education and health care, potentially weakening the building blocks of its communist system in a bid to revive a foundering economy. |
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8:22pm PDT |
Home town sounds - Salzburg to hear Mozart's 'new work' |
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Summary: Two newly discovered piano pieces by Mozart are to be played for the first time in the city of his birth, Salzburg.
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8:06pm PDT |
Missing fisherman search to resume |
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Summary: A search operation is due to resume after a man was swept away while fishing on the River Tay in Perth and Kinross. |
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8:06pm PDT |
Wis. jury: Father guilty in prayer death case
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Summary: AP - A central Wisconsin man accused of killing his 11-year-old daughter by praying instead of seeking medical care was found guilty Saturday of second-degree reckless homicide. |
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7:25pm PDT |
Archbishop criticises Facebook friendship |
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Summary: Social networking sites, texting and e-mails undermine community life, Roman Catholic leader Archbishop Vincent Nichols says. |
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7:21pm PDT |
NRA threats on Sotomayor met with shrugs
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Summary: AP - The National Rifle Association's threat to punish senators who vote for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has been met with a shrug by Democrats from conservative-leaning states and some Republicans who are breaking with their party to support he |
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7:16pm PDT |
Afghan mission falls short of expectations: lawmakers
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Summary: AFP - The international military mission in Afghanistan has delivered "much less than it promised" due to the lack of a realistic strategy, an influential committee of British lawmakers said Sunday. |
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7:04pm PDT |
Family 'concerned' about Americans held in Iran |
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Summary: Iranian security forces arrested three Americans, accusing them of illegally entering the country from Iraq's Kurdish region, Iran's official Press TV said today. The network's Web site quoted a wire story saying the three Americans were backpackers and t |
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6:45pm PDT |
Castro to U.S.: communist Cuba will not change
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Summary: Reuters - President Raul Castro said on Saturday he would not change Cuba's communist system to make peace with the United States, but repeated his willingness to discuss all issues with the island's longtime enemy. |
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6:35pm PDT |
Honduran man shot during pro-president march dies
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Summary: AP - A Honduran educator who was shot in the head while protesting the coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya died Saturday after being in a coma for two days, a teachers union leader said. |
