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11:58pm PDT |
2 abducted Italians freed in Afghanistan
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Summary: AP - Two kidnapped Italian military personnel were rescued in a NATO-led combat operation early Monday in western Afghanistan, two days after they went missing, an official said. Early reports indicated that at least five of the kidnappers had been killed |
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11:50pm PDT |
Clashes outside Islamabad court |
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Summary: Pakistan police clash with protesters as the Supreme Court resumes a hearing on President Pervez Musharraf. |
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11:48pm PDT |
Burma braced for public protests |
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Summary: Burma's monks begin fresh protests, and say they could be the largest yet after urging people to join them. |
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11:42pm PDT |
UAW union threatens strike against GM
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Summary: AP - After 20 straight days of negotiations, the United Auto Workers union said it would strike General Motors Corp. Monday morning if a new contract agreement isn't reached, citing the automaker's failure to address job security and other concerns. |
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11:33pm PDT |
Two Italians freed in Afghan raid |
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Summary: Two Italian soldiers kidnapped in Afghanistan are freed during a military operation, Italy's defence ministry says. |
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11:12pm PDT |
Arsenal income gets stadium boost |
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Summary: The move to the Emirates Stadium is starting to pay off financially for Premier League leaders Arsenal. |
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10:53pm PDT |
Floods strategy to be developed |
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Summary: A new approach to managing floods could result in some areas being flooded in Wales. |
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10:46pm PDT |
Bug concern shuts children's unit |
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Summary: The intensive care unit of a sick children's hospital is closed to new admissions after a bacterium is found. |
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10:40pm PDT |
President leads Marceau tributes |
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Summary: French president Nicolas Sarkozy leads the tributes to mime artist Marcel Marceau, who has died aged 84. |
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10:35pm PDT |
Man killed and two hurt in crash |
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Summary: A man has died and two others are seriously injured in a car accident at Comber on Sunday evening. |
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10:32pm PDT |
Burmese protests gather momentum |
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Summary: Burma's monks call on the public to join their demonstrations, as anti-government protests mount. |
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10:23pm PDT |
Myanmar monks' protest gathers steam
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Summary: AFP - Thousands of monks were expected to march in Myanmar's main city Yangon on Monday, piling the pressure on its military junta after a weekend that saw the biggest show of dissent in nearly two decades. |
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10:10pm PDT |
Schwarzenegger, Gore add star power to climate meet
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - California Gov. Arnold
Schwarzenegger and former Vice President Al Gore are set to
join world leaders for a U.N. meeting on Monday aimed at
spurring global negotiations on how to cool a warming planet. |
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10:09pm PDT |
Romo, Cowboys defeat Bears 34-10
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Summary: AP - Tony Romo looked desperate early on, scrambling, rushing throws and doing all he could to avoid the Chicago defense. The only thing he didn't do was go away. |
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10:00pm PDT |
United Auto Workers threaten strike
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The United Auto Workers set a deadline of Monday morning to strike General Motors Corp. if a new contract isn't reached, even as the two sides continued bargaining late Sunday night, according to a local union Web site. |
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Cnn.com |
9:39pm PDT |
Rice hopes Syria attends Mideast meeting in D.C. |
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Summary: Syria could attend an upcoming Middle East peace conference in Washington as part of an Arab League committee, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday.
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9:24pm PDT |
PM lists policies amid poll fever |
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Summary: Gordon Brown is set to back greater stop-and-search powers in his Labour conference speech |
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9:23pm PDT |
UAW sets GM strike deadline, raises stakes in talks
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Summary: Reuters - The United Auto Workers union set a
Monday morning deadline for reaching a contract deal with
General Motors Corp. and threatened to send 73,000 GM
factory workers on strike if no deal is reached. |
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9:15pm PDT |
Farmers await virus test results |
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Summary: UK farmers anxiously await the results of tests which will show whether two different livestock viruses have spread. |
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9:15pm PDT |
China seizes on Mattel apology to emphasize safety
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Summary: Reuters - China highlighted Mattel's apology over
its recall of huge numbers of toys on Monday to press its claim
that Chinese exports are generally safe and foreign politicians
and media have unfairly hyped quality scares. |
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9:12pm PDT |
Stabbed boy's family 'devastated' |
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Summary: The family of a four-year-old boy who was stabbed to death say they cannot believe what has happened. |
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8:54pm PDT |
Union sets strike deadline at General Motors |
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Summary: The United Auto Workers union has set an 11 a.m. ET Monday strike deadline for its 73,000 members at General Motors, although talks between the union and the company were still ongoing. The company said in a statement that it was still hopeful of reaching |
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8:51pm PDT |
Indonesia cafe bomber flees jail |
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Summary: An Islamic militant jailed over a deadly bomb attack on the island of Sulawesi escapes prison, officials say. |
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8:24pm PDT |
Woman wants share of James Brown estate
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Summary: AP - The woman who claims she is the oldest daughter of James Brown said she will be in court Monday to pursue a piece of the late soul singer's estate. |
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8:18pm PDT |
Iraqi PM fears for nation's sovereignty
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Summary: AP - Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki walked a fine line Sunday: confronting his American backers over what he sees as violations of Iraq's sovereignty while stressing that his relations are rock solid with the country on whose support he still relies |
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8:18pm PDT |
Defiant Ahmadinejad to make UN visit amid US-Iran tensions
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will once again taunt his adversary President George W. Bush Tuesday -- this time on US soil -- in a visit to the UN General Assembly at a moment of high tensions between the two countries. |
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8:15pm PDT |
Key Arab nations invited to peace talks
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday that key Arab nations, including Syria, would be invited to President Bush's planned Mideast peace conference this fall and expressed hope they would attend. |
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8:14pm PDT |
US says Iran smuggling missiles to Iraq
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Summary: AP - The U.S. military accused Iran on Sunday of smuggling surface-to-air missiles and other advanced weapons into Iraq for use against American troops. The new allegations came as Iraqi leaders condemned the latest U.S. detention of an Iranian in norther |
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8:13pm PDT |
Deal reached to phase out greenhouse gas
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Governments of almost 200 countries have agreed to speed the elimination of a major greenhouse gas that depletes ozone, U.N. and Canadian officials said Saturday, describing a deal they said was a significant step toward fighting global warming. |
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Cnn.com |
7:57pm PDT |
'Evil' zombies rule box office |
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