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BBC News |
11:53pm PDT |
Zuma condemns Zimbabwe poll delay |
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Summary: South Africa's governing ANC head Jacob Zuma says Zimbabwe should have released poll results by now. |
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BBC News |
11:49pm PDT |
Hospital staff attacked 115 times |
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Summary: Staff at Muckamore Abbey Hospital were assaulted 115 times by patients in the last four months. |
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Cnn.com |
11:32pm PDT |
American expects to cancel more flights |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
11:25pm PDT |
San Francisco vows to greet Olympic torch with 'great alarm'
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Archbishop Desmond Tutu called for world leaders to skip the Olympic Games in Beijing as Tibet supporters vowed to send their message to China, ahead of the Olympic torch relay in San Francisco Wednesday. |
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BBC News |
11:02pm PDT |
Australian PM speaks out on Tibet |
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Summary: Australian PM Kevin Rudd uses a speech in Beijing to urge China to address "significant" rights problems in Tibet. |
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BBC News |
11:02pm PDT |
Plaid pledges local 'revolution' |
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Summary: Plaid Cymru says it will offer "exciting innovation" in town halls as it launches its local election manifesto. |
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Yahoo News |
11:00pm PDT |
No plan to cut torch relay as U.S. protesters mass
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Protesters angered over China's
crackdown in Tibet marched in San Francisco ahead of the
Olympic torch's arrival on Wednesday but Olympics chief Jacques
Rogge said there are no plans to cut short the global torch
relay. |
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BBC News |
10:39pm PDT |
Paisley finalises US invest plan |
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Summary: Northern Ireland's First Minister Ian Paisley is due to begin a four day visit to the United States. |
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Yahoo News |
10:28pm PDT |
Bush to press case against cutting Iraq force
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The top U.S. officials in Iraq will
testify on the war for a second day to Congress on Wednesday as
the Bush administration makes its case against a big troop
pull-out. |
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Cnn.com |
10:24pm PDT |
Call led to sect raid, affidavit says |
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Summary: Tipped that girls as young as 13 were being forced to enter "spiritual marriages," have sex and bear children, Texas officials raided an isolated polygamist retreat in West Texas, according to court documents. The teen girl whose phone call prompted the s |
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Cnn.com |
10:24pm PDT |
Teen bride's plea led to sect raid, affidavit says |
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Summary: Tipped that girls as young as 13 were being forced to enter "spiritual marriages," have sex and bear children, Texas officials raided an isolated polygamist retreat in West Texas, according to court documents. The teen girl whose phone call prompted the s |
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Yahoo News |
9:32pm PDT |
Poor get poorer as recession threat looms: report
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The gap between rich and poor in
many states has broadened at a quickening pace since the last
U.S. recession, which could make it difficult for low-income
families to weather the current economic downturn, according to
a report issued Wedne |
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BBC News |
9:31pm PDT |
US protests ahead of torch relay |
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Summary: Pro-Tibet protesters march in San Francisco, as the Olympic torch arrives for the US leg of its international relay. |
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BBC News |
9:25pm PDT |
Nepal police kill 'seven' Maoists |
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Summary: Seven activists from the Maoist party are reported shot dead by the security forces in western Nepal. |
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BBC News |
9:02pm PDT |
Nepal police kill seven activists |
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Summary: At least seven activists from the Maoist party are shot dead by the security forces in western Nepal. |
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BBC News |
9:01pm PDT |
Shannon's mother to appear in court |
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Summary: The mother of Shannon Matthews is due before magistrates to face charges of child neglect and perverting the course of justice. |
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BBC News |
9:01pm PDT |
Shannon mother's charged by police |
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Summary: The mother of Shannon Matthews is due before magistrates to face charges of child neglect and perverting the course of justice. |
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BBC News |
9:01pm PDT |
Shannon mother due before court |
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Summary: The mother of Shannon Matthews is due before magistrates to face charges of child neglect and perverting the course of justice. |
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BBC News |
8:46pm PDT |
Who dares wins? |
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Summary: The dangers facing British special forces in Iraq |
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Yahoo News |
8:06pm PDT |
Obama gaining on Clinton in Pennsylvania: poll
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Democratic presidential contender
Hillary Clinton leads Barack Obama by 6 points among likely
Pennsylvania Democratic primary voters but he is chipping away
at her lead, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released
on Tuesday. |
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Yahoo News |
8:05pm PDT |
Parker leads Lady Vols to another title
(AP)
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Summary: AP - One by one, Candace Parker hugged her teammates on the sideline as the last seconds ticked away. It was all part of her final farewell to Tennessee. All that was left was to hoist a championship trophy, which came moments after the Lady Vols' 64-48 v |
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Yahoo News |
8:02pm PDT |
U.S. Navy lawyer to defend alleged 9/11 mastermind
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The
self-described mastermind of the September 11 attacks on New
York City and the Pentagon has been assigned a U.S. military
lawyer to defend him in the Guantanamo war court, where he
could face execution if convicted, The Miami Herald repo |
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Cnn.com |
7:57pm PDT |
Petraeus: Iraq progress significant but 'fragile' |
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Summary: The top U.S. military commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, has testified that there has been "significant but uneven progress" in the country's security. But he warned that recent violence in the war-ravaged nation shows the progress is "fragile and re |
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Cnn.com |
7:47pm PDT |
Polar bear cub makes splash in public debut |
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Summary: A fluffy white polar bear cub that has captured German hearts is making her first public appearance Tuesday at the Nuremberg City Zoo.
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Cnn.com |
7:45pm PDT |
Martin: Dems get religion on religion |
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Summary: Sweet Jesus! What has gotten into the Democratic Party when it comes to issues of faith?
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Cnn.com |
7:45pm PDT |
Commentary: Dems get religion on religion |
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Summary: Sweet Jesus! What has gotten into the Democratic Party when it comes to issues of faith?
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BBC News |
7:43pm PDT |
Baghdad under anniversary curfew |
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Summary: Baghdad imposes a one-day vehicle curfew on the fifth anniversary of its capture by American forces. |
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BBC News |
7:23pm PDT |
Japanese bank boss wins approval |
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Summary: Japanese parliamentarians back Masaaki Shirakawa as head of the central bank after rejecting two other hopefuls. |
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Yahoo News |
7:09pm PDT |
Top US general calls for pause in Iraq troop withdrawal
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - The top US general in Iraq Tuesday called for US troop withdrawals to be frozen for at least 45 days after July, warning military gains remained fragile and accusing Iran of seeking to stoke violence. |
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Yahoo News |
7:08pm PDT |
Court hears Zimbabwe poll bid as opposition cries for help
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Zimbabwe's opposition stepped up pleas for foreign help ahead of a second day of court hearings Wednesday that could force the publication of long-awaited presidential election results. |
