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Yahoo News |
10:26am PDT |
Bhutto party announces candidate for Pakistani PM
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Summary: Reuters - The party of assassinated former
Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto nominated former
National Assembly speaker Yousaf Raza Gilani as its candidate
for prime minister, a party spokesman said on Saturday. |
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10:14am PDT |
Two dead after car canal plunge |
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Summary: The bodies of a man and woman are found after their car plunges into the Caledonian Canal. |
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10:06am PDT |
US deaths in Iraq approach 4,000
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Summary: AP - A roadside bomb killed three American soldiers north of Baghdad on Saturday, pushing the U.S. death toll in the five-year conflict to nearly 4,000. |
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10:02am PDT |
Democrats demand 'straight talk' on Iraq
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Summary: AP - With U.S. troops entering their sixth year of combat in Iraq, New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez demanded Saturday that President Bush give an honest assessment of the costs of the conflict. |
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9:55am PDT |
Football: Keegan celebrates win |
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Summary: Goals from Mark Viduka and Michael Owen hand Newcastle their first win in 14 league games and Kevin Keegan's first in 10 matches since his return to Tyneside. |
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BBC News |
9:44am PDT |
Probe after second burka robbery |
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Summary: Police look at possible links after a second robbery is carried out by a man thought to be wearing a burka. |
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Cnn.com |
9:36am PDT |
China threatens to 'shatter Tibet conspiracy' |
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Summary: China's threats to crush the Tibetan uprisings were followed by protests in Britain and India on Saturday, while European politicians again raised the prospect of boycotting the Beijing Olympics if violence continues.
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Cnn.com |
9:36am PDT |
West protests as China threatens Tibetans |
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Summary: China's threats to crush the Tibetan uprisings were followed by protests in Britain and India on Saturday, while European politicians again raised the prospect of boycotting the Beijing Olympics if violence continues.
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9:30am PDT |
Masked gunmen shoot at pub |
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Summary: Detectives are hunting masked gunmen who shot a man and a woman inside a public house. |
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9:25am PDT |
China official paper: crush protesters
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Summary: AP - The communist government's leading newspaper called Saturday to "resolutely crush" Tibetan demonstrations against Chinese rule. |
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9:25am PDT |
Three Welsh girls bid to be Nancy |
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Summary: Would-be stars from Wales are among the 12 finalists in the BBC's new musical talent show I'd Do Anything. |
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8:48am PDT |
Iraqi police say US kills Sunni allies
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Summary: AP - A U.S. airstrike struck two checkpoints manned by U.S.-allied Sunni fighters north of Baghdad on Saturday, killing six and injuring two, Iraqi police said. |
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8:45am PDT |
US air strike kills 'Iraq allies' |
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Summary: Six people are killed in a US air strike in Iraq, with some reports suggesting they were US-allied Sunni fighters. |
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8:42am PDT |
UK protest calls for Tibet action |
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Summary: Hundreds of people march through central London to protest against China's violent crackdown against demonstrators in Tibet. |
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8:35am PDT |
Britney Spears' TV wardrobe up for sale
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Summary: AP - It seems almost everybody wants a piece of Britney Spears, and at least six pieces are officially for sale. |
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BBC News |
8:30am PDT |
Teachers to vote over pay strikes |
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Summary: Teachers have voted to ballot on a rolling programme of one-day strikes over their demands for a pay rise of up to 10%. |
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7:35am PDT |
Over 100 anti-war protesters arrested at NATO HQ
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Summary: Reuters - Around 100 anti-war protesters were
arrested trying to force their way into NATO's headquarters in
Belgium on Saturday, police said. |
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Yahoo News |
7:31am PDT |
Fed's moves bring praise, new scrutiny
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Summary: AP - The Federal Reserve has taken its boldest action since the Great Depression, invoking rarely used powers in an effort to contain a panic threatening to undermine the economy. The central bank acted with speed the White House and Congress only could e |
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7:28am PDT |
Sci-fi writer Clarke laid to rest |
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Summary: The funeral of Sir Arthur C Clarke, the British science-fiction writer who died aged 90, takes place in Sri Lanka. |
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BBC News |
7:21am PDT |
Sudan rejects Darfur rape charges |
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Summary: Sudan's army rejects charges in a UN report it was implicated in the rape of Darfur women last month. |
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BBC News |
7:21am PDT |
Turkish police clash with Kurds |
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Summary: Clashes erupt in Turkey between police and protesters marking the Kurdish spring festival. |
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7:13am PDT |
North battered by gales and snow |
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Summary: High winds and snow bring chaos to the North East and Cumbria, with roads closed and buildings damaged. |
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7:10am PDT |
Musharraf party to nominate PM candidate
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Summary: AP - Allies of President Pervez Musharraf said Saturday they would field another candidate for Pakistan's prime minister after withdrawing their original nominee a day earlier. |
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Cnn.com |
6:46am PDT |
Official: Al Qaeda behind attack on U.S. Embassy |
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6:43am PDT |
Workers were punished for records breach
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Summary: AP - Two companies that provide workers for the State Department say they fired or otherwise punished those who improperly accessed the passport records of the three major presidential candidates. The security breaches touched off demands for a congressio |
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Cnn.com |
6:37am PDT |
Illinois-shaped cornflake goes for $1,350 |
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Cnn.com |
6:30am PDT |
Missouri residents nervously watch levee |
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6:20am PDT |
F1: McLaren duo punished |
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Summary: McLaren drivers Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen are penalised five grid places for impeding rivals during qualifying in Malaysia. |
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Yahoo News |
6:01am PDT |
Three US soldiers die in Iraq, toll nears 4,000
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Three U.S. soldiers were killed by a
roadside bomb in Iraq on Saturday, pushing the U.S. death toll
closer to the 4,000 mark at start of the sixth year of the war
for U.S. troops. |
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BBC News |
5:59am PDT |
Charity criticises sex case judge |
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Summary: A children's charity expresses concern after a second child sex case involving a judge is referred to the Court of Appeal. |
