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BBC News |
1:58am PDT |
Cameron calls for economy rethink |
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Summary: Tory leader David Cameron demands "a new economic strategy" to help companies across the UK. |
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Yahoo News |
1:53am PDT |
Police close Muslim quarter in Lhasa
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Police closed off Lhasa's Muslim quarter on Friday, two weeks after Tibetan rioters burned down the city's mosque amid the largest anti-Chinese protests in nearly two decades. |
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BBC News |
1:45am PDT |
Iraq extends militiamen deadline |
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Summary: Iraq extends by 10 days a deadline for militias fighting troops in the southern city of Basra to hand over weapons. |
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Yahoo News |
1:33am PDT |
Australian premier to meet with Bush
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and President Bush are trying to strike a delicate balance on China, voicing displeasure with Beijing's crackdown on protests in Tibet without alienating a crucial economic and political partner. |
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Yahoo News |
1:30am PDT |
Shi'ite-Sunni clashes intensify in northwest Pakistan
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Sectarian violence between
Shi'ite and Sunni Muslims intensified in a tribal region of
northwest Pakistan on Friday, with at least 22 people
reportedly killed in gunbattles, a senior official said. |
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Yahoo News |
1:27am PDT |
Israel seeking peace talks with Syria: minister
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - An Israeli minister said on Friday
that the Jewish state was trying to revive peace talks with
Syria and that the price of a deal was the occupied Golan
Heights. |
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Yahoo News |
1:20am PDT |
Dutch relief at Muslim restraint over Koran film
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The Netherlands breathed a sigh of
relief on Friday after Dutch Muslims reacted with restraint to
the release of a film by a Dutch lawmaker that accuses the
Koran of inciting violence. |
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BBC News |
1:12am PDT |
China to let diplomats into Tibet |
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Summary: A group of foreign diplomats will be taken to Tibet, amid criticism of Beijing over its response to protests. |
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BBC News |
1:05am PDT |
T5 disruption moves into day two |
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Summary: More flights are cancelled and long queues are building on the second day of Heathrow's new terminal. |
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Yahoo News |
1:04am PDT |
Clinton's Belfast role draws criticism
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton cites her role in bringing peace to Northern Ireland as one of the top foreign policy credentials of her presidential bid. |
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Yahoo News |
12:46am PDT |
Dempsey to become Central Command chief
(AP)
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Summary: AP - One of the Army's most Iraq-savvy generals is taking charge, at least temporarily, of arguably the most important command in the U.S. military, with responsibility for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. |
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Yahoo News |
12:38am PDT |
FDA investigates Merck drug-suicide link
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it is investigating a possible link between Merck's best-selling Singulair and suicide. |
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BBC News |
12:36am PDT |
Final push in Zimbabwe election |
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Summary: A final day of campaigning begins in Zimbabwe's general election, amid fears of widespread vote-rigging. |
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Yahoo News |
12:35am PDT |
Colombia offers to free rebels in Betancourt swap
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Colombia will free hundreds of guerrilla
fighters if rebel leaders release politician Ingrid Betancourt,
who is in ill health after being held hostage for years in
secret jungle camps, the government said. |
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Cnn.com |
12:14am PDT |
Oil edges down from $107 high |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Cnn.com |
12:07am PDT |
22-year-old arms dealer suspended |
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Summary: Investigators are looking into accusations that a company, run by a 22-year-old man and hired by the U.S. military, supplied corroded and decades-old Chinese ammunition to the Afghan Army and police. The U.S. government has reportedly suspended AEY Inc. f |
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Cnn.com |
12:07am PDT |
U.S. suspends 22-year-old arms dealer |
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Summary: U.S. investigators are looking into accusations that a company, run by a 22-year-old man and hired by the U.S. military, supplied corroded and decades-old Chinese ammunition to the Afghan Army and police. The U.S. government has reportedly suspended AEY I |
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Cnn.com |
12:07am PDT |
U.S. suspends 22-year-old arms dealer |
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Summary: U.S. investigators are looking into accusations that a company, run by a 22-year-old man and hired by the U.S. military, supplied corroded and decades-old Chinese ammunition to the Afghan Army and police. The U.S. government has reportedly suspended AEY I |
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BBC News |
12:02am PDT |
Further slowdown in house prices |
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Summary: House price inflation has fallen to its lowest rate for 12 years, according to the latest survey from the Nationwide. |
