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11:58pm PST |
Rice, British diplomat visits Kandahar
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Summary: AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and British Foreign Secretary David Miliband flew to the former Taliban stronghold of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan on Thursday for a firsthand look at the front lines of the NATO-led fight against Afghan insurg |
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11:52pm PST |
Mourners bid goodbye to Bhutto before Pakistan poll
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Summary: Reuters - Chants of Koranic
verses and somber hymns resonated throughout Benazir Bhutto's
ancestral village in southern Pakistan on Thursday as thousands
gathered at the assassinated former prime minister's tomb to
mark a 40th and final day of mournin |
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11:25pm PST |
Couple found in snow after 9-day search |
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11:10pm PST |
US, British officials Rice, Miliband make surprise visit to Afghanistan
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Summary: AFP - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and British Foreign Secretary David Miliband made a surprise trip to Afghanistan Thursday calling for NATO allies to step up support for the fight against the Taliban. |
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11:09pm PST |
Firms, officials charged over tainted pet food |
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Summary: A U.S. federal grand jury indicted two Chinese businesses, a U.S. company and their top executives in connection with tainted pet food, which killed and sickened up to thousands of pets last year, prosecutors said.
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10:51pm PST |
Rice, Miliband arrive in Afghanistan in unity show
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Summary: Reuters - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband arrived in Afghanistan
on Thursday in a symbolic show of unity, pressing the case for
reluctant NATO allies to share the combat burden. |
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10:51pm PST |
Rice makes unannounced Afghanistan trip |
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10:50pm PST |
Shaq traded to Suns
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Summary: AP - The Phoenix Suns acquired Shaquille O'Neal in a stunning, blockbuster deal that sent four-time All-Star Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks to the Miami Heat. |
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10:42pm PST |
Orde to outline dissident threat |
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Summary: Sir Hugh Orde will be asked by the Policing Board to describe the current threat posed by dissident republicans. |
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10:40pm PST |
Low house price boost for valleys |
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Summary: Population decline is finally slowing in the south Wales valleys, but action is urged to attract more residents. |
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10:27pm PST |
Academies for school cooks open |
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Summary: School cooks are to be trained how to cook with fresh ingredients at training centres across England. |
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10:14pm PST |
Rice and Miliband on Afghan trip |
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Summary: The US secretary of state and UK foreign secretary arrive in Afghanistan on an unexpected visit. |
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10:10pm PST |
Rice on unannounced visit to Afghanistan
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Summary: AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and British Foreign Secretary David Miliband arrived in Afghanistan on an unannounced visit Thursday, carrying a joint message of support and prodding to Afghan officials as the U.S. continued a drive to recruit mo |
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10:09pm PST |
Parents: Spears' life at risk after discharge |
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Summary: Pop star Britney Spears left a Los Angeles hospital Wednesday afternoon, nearly a week after being admitted in the latest stage of an extraordinary public meltdown.
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10:08pm PST |
McCain reaches out to conservatives but only so far
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Summary: Reuters - Republican front-runner John McCain
is trying to gain his party's presidential nomination by
convincing conservatives he is one of them, without hurting
support from moderate voters who have propelled his candidacy. |
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10:06pm PST |
Spears' parents fear for her life
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Summary: AP - Britney Spears' parents said Wednesday they believe the pop star's life is at risk following her early release from a hospital psychiatric ward over the recommendation of her treating psychiatrist. |
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10:01pm PST |
Rice and Miliband arrive in Afghanistan
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Summary: Reuters - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband arrived in Kabul on
Thursday for an unannounced visit to Afghanistan. |
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10:01pm PST |
Police review proposes shake-up |
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Summary: Civilian staff can perform many duties better than police officers, a review by Sir Ronnie Flanagan claims. |
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9:49pm PST |
Firms, officials charged over pet food |
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Summary: A U.S. federal grand jury indicted two Chinese businesses, a U.S. company and their top executives in connection with tainted pet food, which killed and sickened up to thousands of pets last year, prosecutors said.
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9:39pm PST |
Video posted of Pedro, Marichal at cockfight |
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9:32pm PST |
Parents fear for Britney's life |
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Summary: The parents of US singer Britney Spears say her life is at risk because of her early release from a hospital in LA. |
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9:32pm PST |
Spears's life at risk say parents |
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Summary: The parents of US singer Britney Spears say her life is at risk because of her early release from a hospital in LA. |
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9:32pm PST |
Spears' life at risk, say parents |
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Summary: The parents of US singer Britney Spears say her life is at risk because of her early release from a hospital in LA. |
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8:55pm PST |
Khmer Rouge leader asks for bail |
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Summary: Khmer Rouge leader Nuon Chea appears in court to appeal against his detention by a genocide tribunal. |
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8:39pm PST |
Headless corpse examination due |
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Summary: A post-mortem examination is to be carried out on a decapitated body found wrapped in a bloody duvet. |
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8:27pm PST |
Councils 'providing good service' |
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Summary: Most councils in England are giving a good and improving service to local people, the Audit Commission says. |
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8:27pm PST |
UN calls for Kenya 'compromise' |
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Summary: The UN Security Council's first official response to Kenya's crisis calls for "dialogue and compromise". |
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8:26pm PST |
Jennifer Lopez expecting twins, dad says
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Summary: AP - Jennifer Lopez is expecting twins, her father says. "They are twins, yes," David Lopez said on Telefutura's "Escandalo TV" program. He said his sister had twins. "To be a mother is something Jennifer has wanted for many years," Lopez said. "I feel su |
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8:21pm PST |
Tornadoes in South kill at least 55 people
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Summary: Reuters - Tornadoes and
thunderstorms shattered lives and leveled buildings across the
U.S. South on Tuesday and Wednesday, killing at least 55 people
and injuring more than 150 in the deadliest such storms in nine
years. |
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7:46pm PST |
MPs' anger over jury ban plans |
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Summary: Proposals to give the home secretary powers to remove juries from some inquests are "astonishing", MPs say. |
