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BBC News |
11:54pm PDT |
At-a-glance: Lib Dems Day Two |
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Summary: The key quotes, the big stories, the best pictures from the second day of the 2007 Liberal Democrat party conference. |
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BBC News |
11:44pm PDT |
N Korea denies Syria nuclear ties |
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Summary: North Korea denies allegations it may be helping Syria develop a nuclear weapons facility. |
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BBC News |
11:33pm PDT |
Prior ruled out of World Twenty20 |
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Summary: England wicket-keeper Matt Prior will miss the rest of the World Twenty20 after breaking his thumb. |
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Yahoo News |
11:30pm PDT |
Cause of Thai crash sought as relatives claim their dead
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Airline officials on Tuesday were forced to defend their crew as investigators examined whether human error caused the Thai air crash which killed 89 people, mostly foreign tourists. |
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BBC News |
11:25pm PDT |
Football: Russian ups club stake |
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Summary: Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov ups his stake in Arsenal to become the second largest shareholder at the Premier League club. |
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BBC News |
11:25pm PDT |
Usmanov increases Arsenal stake |
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Summary: Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov ups his stake in Arsenal to become the second largest shareholder at the Premier League club. |
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Yahoo News |
10:52pm PDT |
Powerful typhoon heads for China's financial hub
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A typhoon churned on Tuesday towards
China's booming eastern province of Zhejiang and financial hub
Shanghai where tens of thousands of people were evacuated and
ships and boats ordered to return to port. |
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BBC News |
10:45pm PDT |
Appeal after five die in M4 crash |
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Summary: An inquiry is underway into a head-on crash involving a car which had earlier been pursued by police. |
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BBC News |
10:43pm PDT |
Families visit plane tragedy men |
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Summary: Families of the two friends from Londonderry involved in a plane crash in Thailand are on their way to the scene. |
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Yahoo News |
10:42pm PDT |
Military intervention in Iran would be "catastrophic": Moscow
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Any US military intervention in Iran would be a "political error" that would have "catastrophic" consequences, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Losyukov said in an interview published Tuesday. |
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Yahoo News |
10:37pm PDT |
Lawyer: Musharraf will give up army post
(AP)
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Summary: AP - President Gen. Pervez Musharraf will give up his position as army chief if he wins re-election as president, a government lawyer said Tuesday. |
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Yahoo News |
10:22pm PDT |
Musharraf to quit army if re-elected
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf
will give up his post of army chief if he is re-elected
president and he will be sworn in for a new term as a civilian,
his lawyer told the Supreme Court on Tuesday. |
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BBC News |
10:17pm PDT |
Musharraf to 'give up army post' |
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Summary: The chief lawyer for Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf says he will give up his post of army chief if he is re-elected. |
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BBC News |
10:13pm PDT |
Worrying wait for Northern Rock |
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Summary: Northern Rock waits to see if a government pledge to protect accounts will reassure its customers. |
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BBC News |
10:03pm PDT |
Rethink vow over care complaints |
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Summary: The government says it will consider an independent complaints system for vulnerable old people in care. |
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BBC News |
9:44pm PDT |
Easyjet to back green air taxes |
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Summary: The budget airline Easyjet is expected to announce its support for a green tax on air travel. |
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BBC News |
9:42pm PDT |
Work to identify Thai crash dead |
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Summary: Officials work to identify victims of the Phuket plane crash, amid reports the pilot was warned of wind shear. |
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BBC News |
9:32pm PDT |
Three held over Afghan kidnapping |
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Summary: Afghan police say they have arrested three men over the kidnapping of a Bangladeshi aid worker. |
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Yahoo News |
9:18pm PDT |
Yanks tame Birds, inch closer to Red Sox
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Hideki Matsui broke out of a long slump with a go-ahead homer, and the New York Yankees trimmed their deficit in the AL East by beating the Baltimore Orioles 8-5 on Monday night. |
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BBC News |
9:06pm PDT |
Be more open over rates, MPs urge |
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Summary: A group of MPs is calling for the Bank of England to be more open about the way it sets interest rates. |
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BBC News |
9:06pm PDT |
MPs urge transparency over rates |
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Summary: A group of MPs are calling for the Bank of England to be more open about the way it sets interest rates. |
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BBC News |
8:46pm PDT |
French MPs debate immigrants bill |
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Summary: Proposals in France to tighten entry conditions for immigrants' relatives are to be debated by MPs. |
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Yahoo News |
8:37pm PDT |
Nebraska state senator sues God
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The defendant in a state senator's lawsuit is accused of causing untold death and horror and threatening to cause more still. He can be sued in Douglas County, the legislator claims, because He's everywhere. |
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BBC News |
8:17pm PDT |
Britain accused on cluster bombs |
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Summary: The UK government is accused of trying to reclassify two kinds of cluster bombs ahead of a proposed international ban. |
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Yahoo News |
8:14pm PDT |
Matsui helps Yanks trim AL East deficit
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Hideki Matsui broke out of a long slump with a go-ahead homer, and the New York Yankees trimmed their deficit in the AL East by beating the Baltimore Orioles 8-5 on Monday night. |
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Cnn.com |
8:06pm PDT |
3rd suspect arrested in Simpson case |
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Summary: A hearing is set to consider bail for O.J. Simpson after he was charged with robbery, assault, burglary and conspiracy in connection with a sports-memorabilia heist in Las Vegas. Simpson, 60, is in isolation at a Las Vegas jail.
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Cnn.com |
8:06pm PDT |
Simpson could be charged 'in next few days' |
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Summary: A hearing is set to consider bail for O.J. Simpson after he was charged with robbery, assault, burglary and conspiracy in connection with a sports-memorabilia heist in Las Vegas. Simpson, 60, is in isolation at a Las Vegas jail.
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Cnn.com |
7:48pm PDT |
ACLU goes to bat for Sen. Craig |
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Summary: Conservative Sen. Larry Craig got support from an unexpected source on Monday. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a brief in court saying the lawmaker's bathroom bust was likely unconstitutional.
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BBC News |
7:28pm PDT |
Fed set for decision on interest rate cut |
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Summary: The Federal Reserve is preparing to meet to decide whether US interest rates should be cut from 5.25%. |
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BBC News |
7:28pm PDT |
Fed to ponder interest rate cut |
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Summary: The Federal Reserve is preparing to meet to decide whether US interest rates should be cut from 5.25%. |
