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Jerusalem fuss alters Monopoly voting |
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Summary: Monopoly, the world's best-selling board game, is going global. A simple idea, substituting the iconic properties of the original game with hallmark cities of the world.
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Outrage over attack on US embassy in Belgrade
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Summary: AFP - Serb rioters enraged by Western support for Kosovo's independence set ablaze the US embassy in Belgrade, prompting angry US and UN protests, although Russia argued the violence was understandable. |
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PC beats doctor in scan tests |
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Summary: A computer does better than a doctor at diagnosing degenerative brain diseases, research has found. |
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3:01am PST |
Northern Rock now in public hands |
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Summary: The nationalisation of Northern Rock becomes law, after just three days of parliamentary debate. |
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Rock now in public hands |
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Summary: The nationalisation of Northern Rock becomes law, after just three days of parliamentary debate. |
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Football family 'must help Gazza' |
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Summary: Former Tottenham captain Gary Mabbutt calls on the world of football to come to the aid of Paul Gascoigne. |
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2:55am PST |
East Timor extends emergency rule |
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Summary: E Timor extends a state of emergency imposed after the attacks on the nation's two senior leaders. |
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Crucial day for Kenya talks |
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Summary: Kenya's government and opposition resume talks aimed at ending post-election violence. |
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2:50am PST |
Prison term in VW corruption case |
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Summary: The former head of Volkswagen's employee council is sentenced to two years nine months in prison. |
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2:50am PST |
Clinton, Obama spar in Texas debate |
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Summary: In a state she needs to win to derail Sen. Barack Obama's momentum, Sen. Hillary Clinton sparred with the Democratic front-runner on issues including Iraq, health care, leadership, the economy and what constitutes "plagiarism."
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2:49am PST |
Muqtada al-Sadr extends Iraqi cease-fire
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced Friday that he has extended a cease-fire order to his Shiite Mahdi Army by another six months, giving Iraq a chance to continue its fragile recovery from brutal sectarian violence. |
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2:45am PST |
Iraqi cleric Sadr extends militia ceasefire
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Powerful Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr
extended his Mehdi Army militia ceasefire by around six months
on Friday, according to a statement read out on his behalf in
several Shi'ite mosques. |
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2:41am PST |
ISPs could face piracy sanctions |
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Summary: The government is considering imposing legal sanctions on ISPs that do not take steps to prevent internet piracy. |
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Northern Rock in government hands |
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Summary: Troubled bank Northern Rock is nationalised, with all shares coming under government control. |
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2:32am PST |
EU-Serbia talks on ice until violence stops: Solana
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Talks between the EU and Serbia on a cooperation accord will be put on ice until the current violence in Belgrade stops, EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said here on Friday. |
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2:31am PST |
Blaze at auctioned seized house |
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Summary: Police are investigating a fire at a house auctioned hours before by the Assets Recovery Agency. |
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2:22am PST |
Al-Sadr extends Mehdi Army cease-fire |
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Summary: Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has extended the cease-fire he imposed last summer on his Mehdi Army militia for another six months, al-Sadr's office in Baghdad said on Friday.
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2:19am PST |
Turkey launches incursion into Iraq |
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Summary: The Turkish military has launched a ground operation in northern Iraq, authorities said Friday.
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2:15am PST |
Private prison staffing 'correct' |
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Summary: Scotland's only private jail is reviewing procedures in the wake of the "horrific" murder of an inmate. |
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Russia threatens force over Kosovo |
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Summary: Dozens of people were reportedly injured and one charred body was found as angry demonstrators protesting Kosovo's independence from Serbia attacked the U.S. Embassy in Belgrade on Thursday
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Yellow fever outbreak kills 7 in Paraguay |
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Summary: The World Health Organization plans to send 2 million vaccines to Paraguay by Sunday after yellow fever emerged there for the first time in 34 years.
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Sadr declares new Iraq ceasefire |
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Summary: Powerful Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr orders the renewal of the ceasefire his militia has been observing. |
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1:57am PST |
Kenya talks resume on crucial day |
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Summary: Kenya's government and opposition resume talks aimed at ending post-election violence. |
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1:55am PST |
Protect embassies, EU tells Serbs |
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Summary: The European Union calls on Serbia to do all it can to protect foreign missions after a day of violence in Belgrade. |
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Sadr announces extension of Iraq ceasefire
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Iraq's radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has ordered the renewal of his Mahdi Army militia's six-month-old ceasefire, a Sadr spokesman in Baghdad said on Friday. |
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1:49am PST |
Claim UK troops 'executed' Iraqis |
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Summary: A group of lawyers say they have evidence that will prove Iraqi prisoners were executed by British troops. |
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1:49am PST |
Turkey army launches land offensive into Iraq
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Turkey's military said on Friday it had
launched a cross-border land offensive backed by fighter jets
into northern Iraq on Thursday evening to hunt down Kurdish PKK
guerrillas. |
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1:42am PST |
Iran defiant ahead of U.N. nuclear watchdog report
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iran warned the West against hitting it
with more sanctions over its nuclear plans, speaking before a
U.N. watchdog report likely to say Tehran is being more
transparent but not enough to show its aims are solely
peaceful. |
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1:40am PST |
Turkey launches ground operation in Iraq
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Turkish troops have launched a ground incursion across the border into Iraq in pursuit of separatist Kurdish rebels, the military said Friday — a move that dramatically escalates Turkey's conflict with the militants. |
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1:38am PST |
McCain focuses on key Midwestern states
(AP)
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Summary: AP - His nomination assured, John McCain got an early jump on the general election this week with a swing through Midwestern states likely to be pivotal in the fall and a fresh line of criticism against Barack Obama. |
