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BBC News |
11:46pm PDT |
Closure threat on 13 post offices |
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Summary: Thirteen branches are earmarked for closure in the latest round of Post Office restructuring plans. |
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Yahoo News |
11:42pm PDT |
Space shuttle Endeavour launches with Japanese lab
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The U.S. space shuttle
Endeavour blasted off from its Florida home port on Tuesday to
deliver the first part of a huge Japanese laboratory to the
International Space Station. |
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BBC News |
11:40pm PDT |
'No agreement' on powers transfer |
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Summary: A Stormont committee is set to say there is no agreement on when justice and policing powers should be transferred. |
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Yahoo News |
11:40pm PDT |
Space shuttle Endeavour blasts off
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Shuttle Endeavour and a crew of seven blasted off Tuesday on what was to be the longest space station mission ever, a 16-day voyage to build a gangly robot and add a new room that will serve as a closet for a future lab. |
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11:39pm PDT |
Cricket: Australia cancel tour |
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Summary: Australia cancel their tour of Pakistan until further notice because of security fears. |
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11:34pm PDT |
Deadly blasts hit Pakistani city |
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Summary: At least 15 people have died in two explosions in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, police say. |
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BBC News |
11:31pm PDT |
Shuttle launched from Florida |
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Summary: The US shuttle Endeavour lifts off, carrying astronauts and equipment to the International Space Station. |
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BBC News |
11:31pm PDT |
Endeavour launched from Florida |
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Summary: The US shuttle Endeavour has lifted off carrying astronauts and equipment to the International Space Station. |
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Yahoo News |
11:20pm PDT |
At least 16 killed in two blasts in Pakistan
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Two bombs exploded in the
Pakistani city of Lahore on Tuesday, killing at least 16
people, police and officials said. |
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BBC News |
11:13pm PDT |
Fears over forced marriage levels |
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Summary: Figures showing hundreds of pupils are being removed from school sparks concerns over levels of forced marriages. |
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Yahoo News |
11:12pm PDT |
Two blasts kill 19 in Pakistan's Lahore: state media
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Two blasts killed at least 19 people in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Tuesday, state media said. |
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Cnn.com |
11:07pm PDT |
Drugged water giving female fish male parts |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Cnn.com |
11:07pm PDT |
Fish, wildlife affected by contaminated water |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
11:00pm PDT |
Reverse F1 grids - Williams boss |
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Summary: Formula One races should start with the fastest cars at the back to make overtaking easier, says Williams co-owner Patrick Head. |
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Cnn.com |
10:56pm PDT |
Three suicide blasts kill 12 in Pakistan |
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Summary: At least 12 people were killed Tuesday in three suicide bombings in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, police reported.
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Cnn.com |
10:50pm PDT |
Shuttle Endeavour lifts off |
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Yahoo News |
10:34pm PDT |
Roadside bomb kills three U.S. soldiers in Iraq
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A roadside bomb killed three U.S.
soldiers and an interpreter in the Iraqi province of Diyala,
the U.S. military said on Tuesday, a day after a suicide bomber
killed five U.S. soldiers in Baghdad. |
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BBC News |
10:34pm PDT |
Ex-Tamil Tigers win local polls |
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Summary: A group of former Tamil Tiger rebels wins the first elections to be held in eastern Sri Lanka for more than 10 years. |
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BBC News |
10:27pm PDT |
Deadly blast hits Pakistan city |
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Summary: At least 12 people die in a powerful explosion in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore, police say. |
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10:23pm PDT |
Airports landing fees 'to rise' |
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Summary: Higher air fares are expected following increased charges being levied on airlines at Heathrow and Gatwick. |
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Cnn.com |
10:11pm PDT |
Will sex scandal sink New York governor? |
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Summary: Before Monday, Eliot Spitzer was a rising star in the Democratic Party. Now, after being linked to a prostitution ring, political advisers are split over whether the New York governor has a political future.
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Cnn.com |
10:11pm PDT |
Will sex scandal sink NY governor? |
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Summary: Before Monday, Eliot Spitzer was a rising star in the Democratic Party. Now, after being linked to a prostitution ring, political advisers are split over whether the New York governor has a political future.
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Yahoo News |
9:49pm PDT |
NY Gov. Spitzer under pressure to quit over sex case
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer faces
pressure to resign on Tuesday as well as questions about
whether he will be prosecuted for any crime after a report
linked him to a high-class prostitution ring. |
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Yahoo News |
9:47pm PDT |
U.N. reports sharp rise in Afghanistan attacks
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Militant attacks in Afghanistan
increased dramatically last year, with civilians accounting for
nearly a fifth of people killed, the U.N. secretary-general
said in a new report. |
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BBC News |
9:40pm PDT |
China inflation hits fresh high |
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Summary: High food prices drove Chinese consumer inflation to an 11-year high of 8.7% in February, figures show. |
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BBC News |
9:29pm PDT |
Obama spurns double ticket hints |
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Summary: Barack Obama dismisses the idea of becoming Hillary Clinton's running mate in the US presidential election. |
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BBC News |
9:20pm PDT |
Pupils 'to take allegiance oath' |
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Summary: Pupils should be encouraged to swear allegiance to the Queen, a review of British citizenship suggests. |
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Yahoo News |
9:20pm PDT |
Madonna, Mellencamp head to rock hall
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Madonna, pop music's quick-change artist, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Monday and paid tribute to people who encouraged her and even critics who panned her for helping drive her career. |
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Cnn.com |
9:18pm PDT |
8 U.S. troops killed in Iraq double bombings |
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Summary: A roadside bomb killed three U.S. soldiers and an interpreter Monday in Diyala province. Earlier in the day, at least five U.S. soldiers on foot patrol were killed and three others wounded in a suicide bombing in Baghdad.
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Yahoo News |
9:16pm PDT |
WITNESS: Chase for the news can take a while in Africa
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Alistair Thomson has been a Reuters correspondent in Africa
for eight years, covering everything from military coups to
commodities markets. A British citizen, he has worked for
Reuters in London, Brussels, Ivory Coast and South Africa, and
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