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Cnn.com |
4:53am PDT |
Suicide blast at funeral kills 42 in Iraq |
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Summary: At least 42 people were killed on Thursday in a suicide bombing in northern Iraq, an Interior Ministry official said.
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Yahoo News |
4:51am PDT |
Merrill Lynch posts steep first-quarter loss on write-downs
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Summary: AP - Merrill Lynch & Co., the world's largest brokerage, on Thursday said it would cut 4,000 jobs after more than $6 billion fresh write-downs pushed it to a loss for the first quarter. |
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4:50am PDT |
180 arrests around Indian Olympic relay zone: police
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Summary: AFP - Up to 180 Tibetan activists have been detained in the vicinity of the tightly guarded Olympic torch relay route in New Delhi, police and activists said Thursday. |
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Cnn.com |
4:50am PDT |
Girl, 8, granted divorce in Yemen |
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Yahoo News |
4:39am PDT |
Suicide bomber slaughters 51 Iraqi mourners
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Summary: AFP - A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd of mourners north of Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 51 people in one of the biggest insurgent attacks in violence-wracked Iraq this year. |
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4:37am PDT |
EBay CEO sees more change ahead after profitable 1st quarter
(AP)
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Summary: AP - More change is in store at eBay, its CEO said after the online auction company reported its profit climbed 22 percent in the first quarter despite anger from its sellers over fee and feedback adjustments. |
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4:37am PDT |
China snubs CNN apology over Cafferty remarks
(AP)
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Summary: AP - China on Thursday snubbed an apology from CNN over remarks by one of its commentators as a wave of verbal assaults on foreign media raised concerns over coverage at this summer's Beijing Olympics. |
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BBC News |
4:29am PDT |
Youth remanded over Rhys killing |
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Summary: A teenager appears in court charged with the murder of Rhys Jones who was shot in Liverpool. |
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4:25am PDT |
Heavy security for torch in Delhi |
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Summary: The Olympic torch relay begins
the latest leg of its world tour in Delhi, as 15,000 police secure the city centre. |
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4:23am PDT |
Men trapped in collapsed building |
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Summary: Two men are trapped in a derelict school building when it collapses in South Yorkshire. |
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4:22am PDT |
Moyes sympathises over switch |
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Summary: Everton manager David Moyes says he has sympathy for the fans after the rescheduling of his side's game with Chelsea. |
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4:22am PDT |
Gerrard 'fixer' is given 14 years |
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Summary: A robber who once allegedly helped protect footballer Steven Gerrard is jailed for 14 years. |
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4:21am PDT |
EU warns against food export bans |
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Summary: The EU's senior trade official Peter Mandelson warns food producers not to restrict exports because of rising prices. |
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4:13am PDT |
Excuse me sir |
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Summary: Innocent folk taking photos are being stopped by police |
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3:50am PDT |
Big drop in hospital wait lists |
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Summary: Hospital waiting lists in Northern Ireland have been cut drastically in the last year, figures show. |
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3:37am PDT |
Many mourners killed by Iraq bomb |
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Summary: At least 30 people are killed when a suicide bomber attacks a crowd of mourners in Baquba, north of Baghdad. |
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3:37am PDT |
Many mourners killed in Iraq bomb |
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Summary: At least 30 people are killed when a suicide bomber attacks a crowd of mourners in Baquba, north of Baghdad. |
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3:30am PDT |
Kidnap silence |
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Summary: Family's anxious wait for news of missing Iraqi father |
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3:24am PDT |
45 killed in Iraq suicide bombing
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Summary: AP - A suicide bomber struck the funeral of two anti-al-Qaida Sunni tribesmen in a town north of Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 45 people, police said. |
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3:21am PDT |
Caldwell and Weir will be banned |
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Summary: Celtic's Gary Caldwell and Rangers' David Weir are to be disciplined after being sent off after Wednesday's derby. |
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3:20am PDT |
States' death row injections get OK after high court ruling
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Summary: AP - Many states wasted little time trying to get executions back on track following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding the use of a three-drug lethal cocktail. |
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3:19am PDT |
China hikes tariffs to stem fertilizer exports
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - China slapped massive tariffs on
fertilizer exports on Thursday in a bid to control rapidly
rising domestic agricultural costs and inflation, and above all
to ensure it grows enough grain to feed its 1.3 billion people. |
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Cnn.com |
3:19am PDT |
U.S. currency sinks to new low |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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3:14am PDT |
AP-Yahoo poll shows McCain winning back unhappy Republicans
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Summary: AP - Republicans are no longer underdogs in the race for the White House. To pull that off, John McCain has attracted disgruntled GOP voters, independents and even some moderate Democrats who shunned his party last fall. |
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Cnn.com |
3:08am PDT |
Kenyan unity government sworn in |
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Summary: Kenya swore in a new Cabinet Thursday, split 50-50 between former bitter enemies from opposing parties.
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3:06am PDT |
Spurs wrap up third seed with win over Jazz
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The San Antonio Spurs wrapped up the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference playoffs in dominant fashion, routing the Utah Jazz 109-80 on Wednesday night. |
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Cnn.com |
3:03am PDT |
Suicide blast at funeral kills 15 in Iraq |
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Summary: At least 15 people were killed and 30 wounded on Thursday in a suicide bombing in northern Iraq, an Interior Ministry official said.
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Yahoo News |
3:03am PDT |
Suicide bomber slaughters 45 Iraqi mourners
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd of mourners in northern Iraq on Thursday, killing at least 45 people, a police officer told AFP. |
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BBC News |
3:02am PDT |
Bombing at funeral in north Iraq |
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Summary: At least 45 people are killed when a suicide bomber attacks a crowd of mourners in northern Iraq. |
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BBC News |
3:02am PDT |
Tory councils 'offer best value' |
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Summary: Tory leader David Cameron urges people to "vote blue, go green - and save money" in May's elections. |
