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Yahoo News |
11:59pm PDT |
Russia won't bargain over Kosovo, missiles: Lavrov
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Moscow is not prepared to bargain over
Kosovo or Washington's plans for a missile shield in Europe and
the West must understand this, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei
Lavrov said on Monday. |
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BBC News |
11:53pm PDT |
Boys rescued from Snowdon ridge |
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Summary: A group from West Yorkshire is criticised by a mountain rescue team after two boys are plucked from a ridge. |
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BBC News |
11:45pm PDT |
Rugby: Dallaglio's regret |
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Summary: Lawrence Dallaglio concedes England "basked in the success" of their 2003 World Cup win rather than planning properly for the defence. |
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BBC News |
11:39pm PDT |
Football: Jose predicts open race |
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Summary: Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho believes the Premier League is wide open this season. |
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BBC News |
11:33pm PDT |
Ban to press for peace in Darfur |
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Summary: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon heads to Sudan, seeking an end to violence in Darfur province. |
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Yahoo News |
11:23pm PDT |
Former Bangladesh PM Zia arrested
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Police in emergency-ruled Bangladesh on Monday arrested former prime minister Khaleda Zia, the latest high-profile figure to be hauled in as part of a massive anti-corruption campaign. |
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BBC News |
11:20pm PDT |
French utility firms agree merger |
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Summary: French utility groups Suez and Gaz de France agree to merge, creating a global energy firm. |
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BBC News |
11:19pm PDT |
Basra base withdrawal nears end |
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Summary: The final withdrawal of British troops in Iraq from their Basra base is almost complete, sources tell the BBC. |
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BBC News |
11:07pm PDT |
Former PM jailed in Bangladesh |
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Summary: The army-backed interim government in Bangladesh detains ex-PM Khaleda Zia on corruption charges. |
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Yahoo News |
11:05pm PDT |
British troops quit Iraqi city of Basra
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - British troops quit the southern
Iraqi city of Basra on Monday, an Iraqi general said, ending
the British presence in the oil hub for the first time since
the U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003. |
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BBC News |
10:41pm PDT |
Safety buses end 'three-for-two' |
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Summary: A new fleet of school buses will improve safety for children in Northern Ireland, Translink says. |
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Yahoo News |
10:41pm PDT |
Japan's farm minister quits in new blow for Abe
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Japan's farm minister resigned Monday over a money scandal, in a fresh blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe just a week after he reshuffled his cabinet in the hope of cleaning up the government's image. |
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BBC News |
10:40pm PDT |
Livestock markets to resume again |
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Summary: The restrictions on agricultural
shows and animal gatherings are lifted after the foot-and-mouth outbreak. |
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Yahoo News |
10:20pm PDT |
No swimming costumes for APEC leaders photo
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The 21 Asia-Pacific leaders gathering
this week in Sydney, a city renowned for its beach lifestyle,
can stop pulling in their stomachs -- they will not be forced
to wear swimming costumes for the official photograph. |
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Yahoo News |
10:16pm PDT |
Felix becomes rare top-ranked storm
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Hurricane Felix became an
extremely dangerous Category 5 storm on Sunday as it swept
through the southern Caribbean on a path toward Central America
and Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, U.S. forecasters said. |
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BBC News |
10:16pm PDT |
Ballots 'rejected automatically' |
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Summary: A BBC investigation finds that tens of thousands of Holyrood votes were rejected without any human adjudication. |
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BBC News |
9:54pm PDT |
Green taxes 'are making billions' |
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Summary: The government is raising billions of pounds more in green taxes than it needs to cut the UK's "carbon footprint", a report says. |
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BBC News |
9:41pm PDT |
Former PM is jailed in Bangladesh |
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Summary: The army-backed interim government in Bangladesh jails former PM Khaleda Zia on corruption charges. |
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Cnn.com |
9:35pm PDT |
UK troops leave base; general slams war plan |
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Summary: Five hundred British troops began withdrawing Sunday from their base in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, the Ministry of Defense said.
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Cnn.com |
9:28pm PDT |
UK troops pull back; general slams war plan |
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Summary: Five hundred British troops began withdrawing Sunday from their base in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, the Ministry of Defense said.
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Cnn.com |
8:56pm PDT |
U.N.: Americans workers are most productive |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
8:45pm PDT |
Adult courts 'unfit for children' |
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Summary: The new head of the Criminal Bar Association calls for a change in the way young people are treated. |
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Cnn.com |
8:43pm PDT |
Girl rescued, sister found dead in mine shaft |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
8:21pm PDT |
China vows to clean up toxins amid food scares
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - China will clamp down on foods tainted
with illegal and excessive chemicals as it seeks to quell
domestic and foreign alarm about toxins in meat, seafood and
vegetables, the country's top agriculture official said. |
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BBC News |
8:19pm PDT |
Ex-PM is arrested in Bangladesh |
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Summary: Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia is arrested on corruption charges, and taken to court. |
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Yahoo News |
8:18pm PDT |
South Korea's top spy under fire for Taliban mission
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - South Korea's spy chief is under fire for
a high-profile mission to Afghanistan to negotiate the release
of hostages which critics said violated the agency's motto to
"work in the shade in pursuit of light." |
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Cnn.com |
8:02pm PDT |
105-pound woman wins wing-eating contest |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
7:54pm PDT |
Britain expects to hand over Basra HQ within days
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - British troops will hand over control of its Basra Palace base to local forces in the "next few days", the defence ministry said Sunday, as media reports said British forces had already begun leaving. |
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Cnn.com |
7:21pm PDT |
Wicca teacher: I'm a Mega Millions winner |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
7:15pm PDT |
Study finds smokers have higher risk of dementia
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - People who smoke are more likely to
develop Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia than
people who have quit or have never smoked, Dutch researchers
reported on Sunday. |
