| • |
BBC News |
11:39pm PST |
Would you pay for private policing? |
| |
Summary: The growing number of private security firms is a worrying development, police figures say. What do you think? |
| • |
BBC News |
11:08pm PST |
Oxford academic pledges to give £1m to charity during his life |
| |
Summary: An Oxford University academic pledges to give £1m of his earnings to charity and wants others to join him. |
| • |
Yahoo News |
11:06pm PST |
Pike, No. 5 Cincinnati beat West Virginia 24-21
(AP)
|
| |
Summary: AP - Far from perfect, No. 5 Cincinnati was good enough to stay unbeaten. |
| • |
BBC News |
11:05pm PST |
Turkey 'could store Iran uranium' |
| |
Summary: Turkey and the UN's nuclear watchdog confirm they are discussing a plan to allow Iran to store enriched uranium in Turkey. |
| • |
BBC News |
10:23pm PST |
Floods give way to strong winds |
| |
Summary: Heavy rain and strong winds are creating problems for parts of Britain, which has seen localised floods and car rescues. |
| • |
Yahoo News |
10:11pm PST |
Obama seeks rebalancing, Asia warns of protectionism
(Reuters)
|
| |
Summary: Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama called on Saturday for a new strategy to rebalance global growth, but leaders around the Pacific rim, gathering for a weekend summit, took aim at signs of U.S. trade protectionism. |
| • |
BBC News |
9:27pm PST |
Academic pledges to give away £1m |
| |
Summary: An Oxford University academic pledges to give £1m of his earnings to charity and wants others to join him. |
| • |
BBC News |
9:10pm PST |
India train accident kills seven |
| |
Summary: At least seven are killed and dozens are injured in an express train crash near the Indian city of Jaipur. |
| • |
Cnn.com |
9:04pm PST |
Sixth relative arrested in child sex case |
| |
Summary: Police arrested a sixth member of a Missouri family under investigation for allegations of child sexual abuse. Five other family members were charged earlier in the week.
|
| • |
Cnn.com |
9:04pm PST |
Sixth Missouri family member arrested in child sex case |
| |
Summary: Police arrested a sixth member of a Missouri family under investigation for allegations of child sexual abuse. Five other family members were charged earlier in the week.
|
| • |
Yahoo News |
9:02pm PST |
Pike, No. 5 Cincinnati beats West Virginia 24-21
(AP)
|
| |
Summary: AP - Far from perfect, No. 5 Cincinnati was good enough to stay unbeaten. |
| • |
Yahoo News |
8:55pm PST |
Obama pledges greater U.S. engagement in Asia
(Reuters)
|
| |
Summary: Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama pledged on Saturday to deepen dialogue with China rather than seek to contain the rising power, as he laid out a vision for greater engagement with a vibrant Asia-Pacific region. |
| • |
Yahoo News |
8:50pm PST |
Google makes concessions on digital book deal
(AP)
|
| |
Summary: AP - Google Inc. will loosen its control over millions of copyright-protected books that will be added to its digital library if a federal judge approves a revised legal settlement addressing the earlier objections of antitrust regulators. |
| • |
BBC News |
8:29pm PST |
Disfigured newsreader for Five |
| |
Summary: A charity chief with a facial disfigurement will read the lunchtime news on Channel Five next week in an attempt to break down prejudice. |
| • |
Yahoo News |
8:23pm PST |
Asia-Pacific leaders warn of mounting protectionism
(Reuters)
|
| |
Summary: Reuters - Singling out the United States for trends "going in the opposite sense of free trade" Mexican President Felipe Calderon said on Saturday trade protectionism is a major threat to the global economic recovery. |
| • |
Yahoo News |
8:10pm PST |
'Pacific' President Obama vows US leadership in Asia
(AFP)
|
| |
Summary: AFP - Billing himself America's first "Pacific president", Barack Obama Saturday said the United States did not seek to "contain" China and promised an engaged US role in charting Asia's future. |
| • |
Yahoo News |
8:04pm PST |
Obama hails expanded U.S. engagement in Asia
(AP)
|
| |
Summary: AP - President Barack Obama declared Saturday that an era of American disengagement in the globe's fastest-growing region is over and warned that the U.S. and its Asian partners "will not be cowed" by North Korea's continued defiance over its nuclear weap |
| • |
Yahoo News |
7:43pm PST |
Rich buying again, but middle class still hurting
(AP)
|
| |
Summary: AP - American shoppers are splitting again: The affluent are finally starting to buy, picking up designer clothes at places like Nordstrom, while those on the lower economic rungs are still scrimping by, heading to Walmart for the basics. |
| • |
Yahoo News |
7:40pm PST |
Obama wants domestic spending cuts in next budget
(AP)
|
| |
Summary: AP - The Obama administration, mindful of public anxiety over the government's mushrooming debt, is shifting emphasis from big-spending policies to deficit reduction. Domestic agencies have been told to brace for a spending freeze or cuts of up to 5 perce |
| • |
Yahoo News |
7:36pm PST |
9/11 plotters face death penalty in New York trial
(AFP)
|
| |
Summary: AFP - The alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks will be tried in a civilian court blocks from where Al-Qaeda hijackers crashed two airliners into the World Trade Center, the US government announced. |
| • |
Yahoo News |
7:32pm PST |
Kentucky beats Morehead State in Calipari's debut
(AP)
|
| |
Summary: AP - Kentucky freshman Eric Bledsoe scored 24 points while starting in place of John Wall, and the fourth-ranked Wildcats opened the John Calipari era with a 75-59 win over Morehead State on Friday night. |
| • |
BBC News |
7:21pm PST |
11-plus replacement tests begin |
| |
Summary: Primary Seven pupils in Northern Ireland are taking the first of the new transfer tests which replace the 11-plus. |
| • |
BBC News |
7:21pm PST |
NI's 11-plus replacement tests begin |
| |
Summary: Primary school pupils in Northern Ireland are due to sit grammar school entrance tests, against the wishes of education chiefs. |
| • |
BBC News |
7:15pm PST |
Private 'police' provoke concern |
| |
Summary: The growing number of private security firms policing UK streets is a worrying development, senior police figures say. |
| • |
Yahoo News |
7:13pm PST |
East Coast storm begins to move out to sea
(AP)
|
| |
Summary: AP - A powerful storm born from the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida began moving out to sea Friday after raking the East Coast for three days, leaving behind it a trail of flooding, damaged buildings, eroded beaches and at least six deaths. |
| • |
Cnn.com |
7:11pm PST |
Obama: Asia has 'direct effect' on lives of Americans |
| |
Summary: President Obama vowed Saturday to renew ties with Asia because "this is where we can export more of our own products and create jobs back home in the process."
|
| • |
Cnn.com |
7:11pm PST |
Obama: Asia has 'direct effect' on our lives |
| |
Summary: President Obama vowed Saturday to renew ties with Asia because "this is where we can export more of our own products and create jobs back home in the process."
|
| • |
Cnn.com |
7:11pm PST |
Obama vows to strengthen ties with Asia |
| |
Summary: President Obama told a packed house in Tokyo on Saturday that all Americans should know that what happens in Asia "has a direct effect on our lives at home."
|
| • |
Yahoo News |
6:46pm PST |
Obama hails expanded US engagement in Asia
(AP)
|
| |
Summary: AP - President Barack Obama declared Saturday that an era of American disengagement in the globe's fastest-growing region is over and warned that the U.S. and its Asian partners "will not be cowed" by North Korea's continued defiance over its nuclear weap |
| • |
Cnn.com |
6:41pm PST |
Obama vows renewed ties with Asia |
| |
Summary: President Obama on Saturday told a packed house in Tokyo that all Americans should know that what happens in Asia "has a direct effect on our lives at home."
|
