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Yahoo News |
11:56pm PDT |
McCain seeking to assure Americans, "I detest war"
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Republican presidential candidate
John McCain is attempting to reassure Americans that "I detest
war" even as he strongly backs the current U.S. war strategy in
Iraq. |
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Yahoo News |
11:52pm PDT |
Nepal 'painted red' as Maoists surge in vote count
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Nepal's Maoists have extended their stunning surge to victory in historic polls on the Himalayan nation's political future, election officials said Monday as the count passed the one-third mark. |
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BBC News |
11:46pm PDT |
Ecuador crash injured treated in hospital |
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Summary: Survivors injured in a bus crash in Ecuador which killed five UK tourists are taken to the capital Quito for treatment. |
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Yahoo News |
11:44pm PDT |
China, Taiwan agree to restart official dialogue
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Political rivals China and Taiwan have
agreed to restart official dialogue after a gap of nearly a
decade, Taiwan Vice President-elect Vincent Siew said on Monday
as relations thaw under a new more China-friendly
administration. |
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BBC News |
11:34pm PDT |
Woman found dead near waterfalls |
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Summary: A 29-year-old Bristol woman who went missing in Argentina on Friday is found dead in a river, police say. |
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Cnn.com |
11:34pm PDT |
Ruling on Zimbabwe vote expected Monday |
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Summary: Zimbabwe's High Court was expected to rule Monday whether the government must reveal the results of the presidential election held more than two weeks ago.
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BBC News |
11:34pm PDT |
Asian shares down on market fears |
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Summary: Asian shares fall at the start of the week amid growing concerns over the state of the US economy. |
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BBC News |
11:29pm PDT |
NI finance jobs boost promise |
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Summary: Thousands of new jobs could be created in Northern Ireland, the Republic's finance minister is to announce later. |
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BBC News |
11:25pm PDT |
GB coach cool on Olympic chances |
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Summary: The coach of Great Britain's hugely successful swimming team has played down talk of a medal rush in Beijing. |
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BBC News |
11:14pm PDT |
One in hospital after flat fire |
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Summary: One person is taken to hospital following a fire in a high rise block of flats in east Belfast. |
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Yahoo News |
11:11pm PDT |
Pope and President Bush have foreign policy differences
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Pope Benedict and President George
W. Bush disagree on the Iraq war and other foreign policy
issues, but their White House meeting this week may focus more
on areas of agreement like abortion. |
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BBC News |
11:06pm PDT |
Malaysia rally for Anwar's return |
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Summary: The main opposition party is set to defy police with a rally to mark Anwar Ibrahim's return to political life. |
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BBC News |
10:52pm PDT |
£60m plans put forward for town |
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Summary: Plans to transform a south Wales town, including 500 store jobs and apartments, are unveiled. |
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Cnn.com |
10:51pm PDT |
Clinton, Obama give personal takes on faith |
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Summary: In an effort to reach some religious voters, the two remaining Democratic White House hopefuls, Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, took a break from the tumultuous campaign season Sunday night to discuss spiritual and moral issues.
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Cnn.com |
10:51pm PDT |
Clinton, Obama speak candidly on faith at forum |
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Summary: In an effort to reach some religious voters, the two remaining Democratic White House hopefuls, Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, took a break from the tumultuous campaign season Sunday night to discuss spiritual and moral issues.
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BBC News |
10:31pm PDT |
Ecuador crash injured taken to hospital |
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Summary: Survivors injured in a bus crash in Ecuador which killed five UK tourists are taken to the capital Quito for treatment. |
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Yahoo News |
9:55pm PDT |
Immelman wins Masters by 3 strokes
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Trevor Immelman felt goose bumps as he listened to a phone message left by Gary Player, his childhood idol and the last South African to slip on a green jacket at the Masters. |
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Cnn.com |
9:39pm PDT |
Army halts weapons test after shell kills cat |
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9:30pm PDT |
Cate Blanchett gives birth to third son
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Actress Cate Blanchett has given birth to her third child, a spokesman said Monday. |
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BBC News |
9:29pm PDT |
Hip hop 'wrong' for Glastonbury |
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Summary: Noel Gallagher says it is "wrong" for a hip hop act to be headlining the Glastonbury Festival. |
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Yahoo News |
9:24pm PDT |
Salesforce.com to sell Google apps
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Salesforce.com Inc.'s online software service is becoming a showcase for Google Inc.'s e-mail and other widely used applications, deepening a relationship that has spurred speculation Google eventually will buy its smaller partner. |
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BBC News |
9:06pm PDT |
Olympic torch travels on to Oman |
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Summary: The troubled Olympic torch arrives in Oman for an evening parade, after an incident-free run in Tanzania. |
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Yahoo News |
8:52pm PDT |
China says firearms found in Tibetan temple
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Chinese forces found firearms hidden
throughout a Tibetan temple in an ethnic Tibetan area of
southwestern China which has been the scene of anti-Chinese
riots in recent weeks, state television said. |
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BBC News |
8:45pm PDT |
Democratic rivals defend abortion |
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Summary: Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama say they back abortion rights and profess their Christianity at a faith forum. |
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BBC News |
8:45pm PDT |
Democrat rivals defend abortion |
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Summary: Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama say they back abortion rights and profess their Christianity at a faith forum. |
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Cnn.com |
8:26pm PDT |
Moms from polygamous sect seek state help |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
8:22pm PDT |
Italians hold second day of polls |
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Summary: Italians vote in polls pitting centre-right Silvio Berlusconi against centre-left Walter Veltroni for prime minister. |
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Yahoo News |
8:04pm PDT |
Clinton, Obama focus on faith at forum
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday that the potential for life begins at conception as she and presidential rival Sen. Barack Obama answered questions about faith and religion in both their personal lives and the public discourse. |
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Yahoo News |
7:46pm PDT |
Nepal voters give Maoists a chance
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Successful on the battlefield, Nepal's Maoists appear to have confounded predictions they would fail at the ballot box -- taking a stunning early lead in the count from last week's elections. |
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BBC News |
7:40pm PDT |
TV host's family to identify body |
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Summary: Tests are to take place on the body of a man, believed to be TV host Mark Speight, found at Paddington station. |
