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BBC News |
11:58pm PDT |
James plans to submit Rover bid |
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Summary: Businessman David James tells the BBC that he plans to submit a £15m bid for Rover's sports car unit on Wednesday. |
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Yahoo News |
11:41pm PDT |
Car Bomb in Indian Kashmir Kills Six (AP) |
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Summary: AP - A bomber rammed an explosives-laden car into an army jeep Wednesday, sparking a blast that killed five soldiers and a civilian near a school in an elite neighborhood of Indian Kashmir's capital, police said. At least 20 people were injured. |
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11:41pm PDT |
Pakistan's president plans address on London bombs (Reuters) |
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Summary: Reuters - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf
will address the nation on Thursday on his government's fresh
crackdown on Islamic militants following the July 7 London
bombings, government officials said. |
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BBC News |
11:41pm PDT |
Schapelle Corby's trial reopens |
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Summary: The trial reopens of an Australian woman sentenced to 20 years in a Bali jail for drugs smuggling. |
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11:38pm PDT |
'Sharp fall' in ship hijackings |
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Summary: Piracy incidents around the world fell by nearly a third in the first half of the year, a report finds. |
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Yahoo News |
11:38pm PDT |
Unocal Board Backs Revised Chevron Bid (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Unocal's board of directors Tuesday recommended that its shareholders accept a last-minute, $17 billion takeover bid from Chevron, rejecting a competing offer from China's third-largest oil company. |
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11:24pm PDT |
Northeast Base Closings Worry Chairman (AP) |
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Summary: AP - The chairman of the military base closure commission expressed doubts about the Pentagon's plans to close so many bases in the northeastern United States, saying he believes the military should be present in every part of the country. |
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BBC News |
11:15pm PDT |
Five troops die in Kashmir blast |
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Summary: At least five Indian soldiers are killed and 15 injured in a bomb blast near a school in Kashmir, police say. |
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Yahoo News |
11:14pm PDT |
Suicide bomber kills army recruits in Baghdad (Reuters) |
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Summary: Reuters - A man strapped with explosives blew
himself up among a group of Iraqi army recruits in Baghdad on
Wednesday, killing up to 10 people and wounding more than 20,
police and hospital officials said. |
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Yahoo News |
11:05pm PDT |
Hurricane Emily on Course to Slam Mexico (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Hurricane Emily slowed down late Tuesday night but was still on course to slam into Mexico for a second time as its outer rings began thrashing the country's northeastern coast and triggered evacuations as far away as southern Texas. |
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Cnn.com |
10:47pm PDT |
Pentagon: China's military could be threat to U.S. |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details. |
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10:44pm PDT |
Curtain up on Valleywood studios |
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Summary: The start of construction on £330m film studios dubbed Valleywood begins after months of hold-ups. |
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Yahoo News |
10:37pm PDT |
Yahoo Inc. Profits Soar (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Internet powerhouse Yahoo Inc. is doing a better job pleasing Web surfers than investors. |
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Cnn.com |
10:06pm PDT |
Suicide car bomber kills 4 in Kashmir |
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Summary: A suicide car bomber rammed his vehicle into an Indian army truck, causing an explosion that killed four people -- three soldiers and one civilian, a police official said. |
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10:03pm PDT |
Several die in Kashmir bomb blast |
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Summary: At least five soldiers are killed and several injured in a bomb blast in Indian Kashmir, police say. |
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Yahoo News |
10:00pm PDT |
Afghanistan's Karzai says some madrasas preach hate (Reuters) |
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Summary: Reuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai says
some madrasas, or Islamic religious schools, were training
camps for "merchants of death" and had to be closed down
immediately. |
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Yahoo News |
10:00pm PDT |
Baltimore Makes Musical History By Choosing Female Conductor (washingtonpost.com) |
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Summary: washingtonpost.com - Marin Alsop was confirmed as the 12th music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra yesterday morning, despite widespread opposition from the orchestra's musicians. The decision will make her the first female conductor in history |
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9:41pm PDT |
MPs face cleaners' picket lines |
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Summary: MPs and peers face picket lines as cleaners in the Houses of Parliament stage their first ever strike. |
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Cnn.com |
9:30pm PDT |
Australian's drug appeal opens in Indonesia |
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Summary: Convicted Australian drug smuggler Schapelle Corby's appeal trial has opened on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali Wednesday amid chaotic scenes. |
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BBC News |
9:30pm PDT |
Tennis: Murray still on form |
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Summary: Andy Murray and Greg Rusedski win their opening matches at the RCA Championships in Indianapolis. |
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BBC News |
9:27pm PDT |
Small stations 'worry passengers' |
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Summary: Travellers feel unsafe and are put off taking the train by small stations with poor facilities, a report says. |
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Cnn.com |
9:23pm PDT |
Emily nears Mexico-Texas landfall |
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Summary: A determined Hurricane Emily slowed to a crawl as it eyed landfall Wednesday on the Mexican coast with top winds of 125 mph. |
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BBC News |
8:23pm PDT |
Bush names Supreme Court choice |
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Summary: George Bush nominates a conservative judge to fill the first US Supreme Court vacancy in many years. |
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BBC News |
8:23pm PDT |
Supreme Court judge nominated |
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Summary: US President George Bush names conservative judge John Roberts to fill the Supreme Court vacancy. |
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BBC News |
8:23pm PDT |
Supreme Court judge chosen |
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Summary: US President George Bush names conservative judge John Roberts to fill the Supreme Court vacancy. |
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Yahoo News |
8:15pm PDT |
US Democrats wary of Roberts high court nomination (Reuters) |
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. Senate Democrats voiced
concerns about President Bush's nomination of conservative John
Roberts for the Supreme Court on Tuesday but said was too early
to know if they will try to deny him confirmation. |
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BBC News |
8:02pm PDT |
US reports China missile build-up |
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Summary: China has deployed up to 730 short-range ballistic missiles opposite Taiwan, the US defence department says. |
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Yahoo News |
7:48pm PDT |
Restraining Order Issued in Farrell Case (AP) |
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Summary: AP - A temporary restraining order was issued Tuesday against a woman who is allegedly trying to distribute a sex tape involving her and actor Colin Farrell. |
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Cnn.com |
7:44pm PDT |
Bush names high court pick |
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Summary: President Bush today selected U.S. Circuit Judge John Roberts Jr. to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on the nation's highest court. "John Roberts has devoted his entire professional life to the cause of justice," Bush said. Roberts told repor |
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Yahoo News |
7:33pm PDT |
Rice says open to US ambassador for Sudan (Reuters) |
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Summary: Reuters - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice held
out the possibility of sending an ambassador to Sudan for the
first time since 1997 in a sign of improving ties after a new
government was installed this month. |
