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Yahoo News |
6:01am PDT |
British journalist rescued in Basra
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Summary: AP - A kidnapped British journalist was rescued by Iraqi troops on Monday after two months in captivity in the southern city of Basra, the Iraqi military said. |
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BBC News |
6:01am PDT |
Zimbabwe poll petition rejected |
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Summary: Zimbabwe's High Court rejects an opposition legal bid to force the release of the presidential election results. |
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Cnn.com |
5:57am PDT |
Kidnapped journalist released in Iraq |
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Summary: Soldiers discovered more than two dozen decomposed bodies buried at a site north of Baghdad, the U.S. military said Monday.
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5:48am PDT |
Body in house killer dies in jail |
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Summary: A man who kiilled his partner and left her body for three days dies less than a year into a life jail term. |
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5:46am PDT |
7/7 friends 'made tourism calls' |
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Summary: Two men accused of helping the 7 July bombers made calls to tourist bodies on a reconnaissance mission, a court hears. |
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BBC News |
5:40am PDT |
Brown says economy is sole focus |
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Summary: Gordon Brown says keeping the economy on track is Labour's "sole focus" as the Tories attack his record. |
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Yahoo News |
5:34am PDT |
Israel snubs Carter and declines security help
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Israel's secret service has declined
to assist U.S. agents guarding former U.S. President Jimmy
Carter during a visit in which Israeli leaders have shunned
him, U.S. sources close to the matter said on Monday. |
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5:23am PDT |
French push for EU food response |
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Summary: France calls for an EU initiative on food security, amid alarm about unrest linked to rising prices. |
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5:20am PDT |
Rail crossing crash driver jailed |
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Summary: A teenager who accelerated at a level crossing before hitting a train and killing his passengers is jailed. |
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5:19am PDT |
Blockbuster bids for Circuit City
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Blockbuster Inc. said Monday it will take an unsolicited $1 billion-plus bid for Circuit City Stores Inc. directly to the consumer electronics chain's shareholders, saying Circuit City has not responded to repeated offers. |
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5:19am PDT |
AP poll: More avoid buying homes
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A growing majority say they won't buy a home anytime soon, the latest sign of increasing pessimism about the nation's housing crisis, a poll showed Monday. |
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BBC News |
5:11am PDT |
Italian election draws to a close |
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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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5:04am PDT |
PC admits assisting drug dealer |
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Summary: A former policeman is remanded in custody after passing confidential information to a drug dealer in Dundee. |
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BBC News |
5:03am PDT |
UK journalist 'released in Iraq' |
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Summary: A British journalist has been freed by forces in Iraq, says the Iraqi defence ministry according to local media. |
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Cnn.com |
5:00am PDT |
Behind the Scenes: Hungry, broke, ready to vote |
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Summary: Coaldale is a borough of 2,200, nestled in the anthracite-rich mountains in the northeastern part of Pennsylvania.
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Yahoo News |
4:59am PDT |
Kidnapped UK journalist freed in Iraq's Basra
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A British journalist held for two
months by kidnappers in the southern Iraqi city of Basra was
rescued on Monday by Iraqi forces sweeping through the city in
a crackdown on militants, the Iraqi military said. |
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Yahoo News |
4:54am PDT |
Carter visits battered Israel town
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Former President Jimmy Carter deplored Palestinian militant attacks on Israel as a "despicable crime" as he toured a rocket-battered town on Monday. |
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4:51am PDT |
Roadside bomb ignites Baghdad blaze
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A bomb exploded next to a convoy of U.S. military vehicles driving down a commercial street in eastern Baghdad on Monday, setting dozens of stalls in a market ablaze. |
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Yahoo News |
4:49am PDT |
Users fight to save Windows XP
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Microsoft Corp.'s operating systems run most personal computers around the globe and are a cash cow for the world's largest software maker. But you'd never confuse a Windows user with the passionate fans of Mac OS X or even the free Linux operating s |
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Yahoo News |
4:48am PDT |
Trevor Immelman wins Masters golf
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Trevor Immelman won the Masters with relative ease, completing a wire-to-wire victory for his first Major title. Immelman closed with a 3-over 75 yesterday following three straight rounds under 70, leaving him three shots ahead of Tiger Woods. |
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BBC News |
4:43am PDT |
M1 coach crash driver facing jail |
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Summary: The driver of a coach which crashed at a motorway service station is told to expect a prison sentence. |
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Cnn.com |
4:37am PDT |
Hearings planned for polygamy sect children |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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4:37am PDT |
Making it all |
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Summary: Is there any way to avoid Chinese underwear? |
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BBC News |
4:35am PDT |
Beaten rugby fan critically ill |
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Summary: A 43-year-old man is in a critical condition after being severely beaten in an attack in Belfast city centre. |
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BBC News |
4:08am PDT |
Firms to fund university places |
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Summary: Businesses are to help fund 20,000 university places as ministers seek to boost the nation's skills. |
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BBC News |
4:05am PDT |
Israeli and Omani ministers meet |
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Summary: Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni holds talks with her Omani counterpart, Yousef bin Alawi, during a visit to Qatar. |
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BBC News |
4:02am PDT |
World Bank tackles food emergency |
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Summary: The rise in food prices could push 100m people in poor countries deeper into poverty, says the head of the World Bank. |
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Cnn.com |
3:41am PDT |
Rowling suing fan over new Potter book |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Cnn.com |
3:38am PDT |
Behind the Scenes: Hungry, broke, about to vote |
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Summary: Coaldale is a borough of 2,200, nestled in the anthracite-rich mountains in the northeastern part of Pennsylvania.
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BBC News |
3:24am PDT |
Hackers exploit poor website code |
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Summary: Poor programming by web designers is being exploited by hi-tech criminals to steal login details, warn experts. |
