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11:58pm PDT |
Bail denied for Khmer Rouge head |
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Summary: A UN-backed genocide tribunal rejects bail for Nuon Chea, Pol Pot's second-in-command. |
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BBC News |
11:52pm PDT |
Uighur inmate in Guantanamo plea |
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Summary: A letter from a Chinese Muslim inmate highlights harsh conditions at the Guantanamo Bay detention centre. |
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BBC News |
11:47pm PDT |
Queen attends NI Maundy service |
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Summary: The Queen attends the first Maundy Thursday ceremony to be held in Northern Ireland. |
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BBC News |
11:47pm PDT |
Queen to attend NI Maundy service |
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Summary: The Queen is to attend the first Maundy Thursday ceremony to to be held in Northern Ireland. |
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BBC News |
11:44pm PDT |
US 'reassures Russia on shield' |
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Summary: The US offers to let Russia monitor missile shield installations planned in Europe, Russia says. |
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Yahoo News |
11:26pm PDT |
Rockets suffer second straight loss
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Former Houston swingman Bonzi Wells helped New Orleans hand the Rockets their second straight loss after a 22-game winning streak, scoring 20 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter in the Hornets' 90-69 victory Wednesday night. |
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BBC News |
11:21pm PDT |
Nepal action on Tibet 'excessive' |
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Summary: An US-based rights group condemns Nepal's government for using 'excessive force' against Tibetan protesters. |
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Cnn.com |
11:16pm PDT |
U.S. interrogator gets immunity in abuse case |
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BBC News |
11:13pm PDT |
Formula One to return to BBC TV |
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Summary: The BBC secures the television rights to Formula One from 2009. |
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Yahoo News |
11:03pm PDT |
China ramps up security, cautions Britain on Dalai Lama
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Summary: AFP - China ramped up security on Thursday to quell a Tibetan uprising as it expressed concern over British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's planned meeting with the Dalai Lama. |
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BBC News |
10:57pm PDT |
Split views on Iraq anniversary |
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Summary: Iraq's leader laments violence brought by the Iraq war, after President Bush hails its results, five years on. |
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BBC News |
10:57pm PDT |
Divided views on Iraq anniversary |
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Summary: The Iraq war enters its sixth year with the US and Iraqi presidents split over what it has achieved. |
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Cnn.com |
10:57pm PDT |
Raging floods leave deadly mark on Midwest |
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10:10pm PDT |
US commitment to Nato 'at risk' |
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Summary: MPs say US commitment to Nato risks being undermined by some European reluctance to deploy more troops in Afghanistan. |
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Yahoo News |
10:05pm PDT |
Views of Obama's pastor reflect black U.S. tradition
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Many U.S. voters have
been shocked by the sentiments expressed by the pastor of
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama but they should
not be surprised, say faith leaders with experience of black
American churches. |
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Yahoo News |
10:01pm PDT |
At least 200 arrested in U.S. antiwar protests
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - More than 200 people were arrested
across the United States on Wednesday as protesters marking the
fifth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq obstructed
downtown traffic and tried to block access to government
offices. |
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Cnn.com |
9:58pm PDT |
Boyfriend charged in woman-on- toilet case |
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9:56pm PDT |
China announces arrests in Tibet |
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Summary: Chinese officials say they have arrested 24 over Lhasa protests and admit unrest has spread beyond Tibet. |
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Yahoo News |
9:56pm PDT |
Shanghai index down more than 6 percent
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Asian stock indexes fell in early trading Thursday as investors took a cue from overnight losses on Wall Street. |
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Cnn.com |
9:51pm PDT |
Suspected rat's head found in snack |
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9:45pm PDT |
U.S.: Non-essential embassy staff in Yemen can leave
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The U.S. State Department is
offering free flights out of Yemen to non-essential diplomats
and family members, after three mortars hit a school near the
U.S. Embassy in Sanaa. |
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9:39pm PDT |
Folate 'may keep sperm healthy' |
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Summary: A diet rich in the vitamin folate may protect men against producing abnormal sperm, a study suggests. |
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Yahoo News |
9:25pm PDT |
Republicans and Democrats diverge on health care
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Americans' views of the U.S. health
care system differ widely based on political party preferences,
with Republicans far more likely than Democrats to call it the
world's best, a poll released on Thursday showed. |
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Yahoo News |
9:09pm PDT |
New Orleans says census numbers too low
(AP)
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Summary: AP - This hurricane-ravaged city and neighboring St. Bernard Parish top a U.S. Census Bureau list of fast-growing counties released Thursday, but some local officials aren't happy that the agency estimated New Orleans' population to be less than 240,000. |
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Yahoo News |
8:56pm PDT |
Documents shed light on Lewinsky affair
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton was home in the White House on at least seven days when her husband had sexual encounters there with intern Monica Lewinsky, according to Sen. Clinton's schedule, released Wednesday among 11,000 pages of papers from her years a |
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BBC News |
8:26pm PDT |
Overseas ops 'harm one in five' |
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Summary: Combining a foreign holiday with an operation may result in health complications, a survey suggests. |
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BBC News |
8:26pm PDT |
Over-55s 'causing holiday havoc' |
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Summary: Older British holidaymakers are causing trouble by drinking too much and trying dangerous sports. |
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BBC News |
8:15pm PDT |
New 'Bin Laden tape' threatens EU |
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Summary: A new audio message purportedly from Osama Bin Laden threatens the EU over cartoons offensive to Muslims. |
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Cnn.com |
8:13pm PDT |
7 indicted in scheme to sell counterfeit art |
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Summary: An alleged scheme involving the production and sale of counterfeit prints by artists including Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali and Marc Chagall resulted in the indictments of four Americans, two Italians and a Spaniard, federal authorities said Wednesday.
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Cnn.com |
8:07pm PDT |
Iraq invasion anniversary fuels anti-war protests |
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Summary: Several hundred anti-war protesters marched through Washington on Wednesday's fifth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, splattering red paint on government offices and scuffling with police.
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