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Cnn.com |
4:36am PDT |
Hundreds feared dead in Myanmar cyclone |
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Summary: A cyclone slammed into Myanmar's main city of Yangon over the weekend and hundreds of people are feared dead. "In some areas, entire villages disappeared," said Khin Maung Win of the Democratic Voice of Burma.
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Yahoo News |
4:33am PDT |
Torch in mainland China gets thunderous welcome
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Thunderous applause and cheers
greeted the Olympic torch on Sunday on the first leg of its
marathon relay through mainland China after a protest-harried
overseas journey. |
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BBC News |
4:30am PDT |
Lorry crashes feet from campers |
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Summary: Three fishermen are 2ft from death after a lorry careers off a road and crashes beside one of their tents. |
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Yahoo News |
4:30am PDT |
Myanmar cyclone kills at least 241
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - At least 241 people were killed when tropical cyclone Nargis tore through Myanmar, battering buildings, sinking boats and sending uprooted trees flying through the air, officials said Sunday. |
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BBC News |
4:23am PDT |
Nepal 'boosts global communism' |
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Summary: Nepal's Maoist leader says the party's big election victory is a signal for a global resurgence in communism. |
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BBC News |
4:14am PDT |
Egypt strike fails to make impact |
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Summary: Few people appear to observe a strike call in Egypt, which activists hoped would highlight rising food prices. |
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Yahoo News |
4:06am PDT |
Myanmar cyclone kills 243, BBC says
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Cyclone Nargis killed 243 people when
it slammed into Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta and the former
capital of Yangon, the BBC said on Sunday, citing a state
television report in the army-ruled former Burma. |
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BBC News |
3:59am PDT |
Live - Sunday football |
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Summary: The Championship reaches a dramatic climax on Sunday, while there are also two Premier League matches. |
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BBC News |
3:54am PDT |
Burma cyclone death toll 'at 243' |
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Summary: A tropical cyclone has killed at least 243 people in Burma and damaged thousands of buildings, state TV reports. |
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Cnn.com |
3:38am PDT |
Relative: Incest suspect ruled by fear |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
3:04am PDT |
Upshall, Flyers eliminate top-seeded Canadiens in 5 games
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Scott Upshall scored with 3:04 remaining in the third period and the Philadelphia Flyers advanced to the Eastern Conference final with a 6-4 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night. |
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BBC News |
3:03am PDT |
Dalai Lama aides open China talks |
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Summary: Envoys of the Dalai Lama hold talks with Chinese officials, as Beijing continues to condemn Tibetan activists. |
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BBC News |
2:52am PDT |
Rice in fresh Mid-East peace bid |
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Summary: The US secretary of state begins a new Middle East visit aimed to advance an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal. |
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Yahoo News |
2:52am PDT |
Rice meets Israeli, Palestinian leaders
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on
Sunday after discussions with Israeli leaders on ways to ease
restrictions on Palestinians and move peace talks forward. |
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Yahoo News |
2:51am PDT |
US military: 4 Marines killed in Anbar province in Iraq
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The U.S. military said Sunday a roadside bomb killed four Marines in western Anbar province — the deadliest attack in that area in months. |
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Yahoo News |
2:48am PDT |
Chinese cheer on as Olympic torch starts mainland leg
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Cheering Chinese stood on their chairs and waved flags as the Olympic torch started its mainland leg Sunday on the tropical island of Hainan — the first stop in what is expected to be a peaceful three-month journey to Beijing. |
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BBC News |
2:42am PDT |
Walking away |
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Summary: Who loses in Microsoft's failed Yahoo bid? |
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Yahoo News |
2:42am PDT |
Israel's Olmert says he will meet Palestinian president
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said he will meet Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas on Monday. |
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BBC News |
2:37am PDT |
'I feel voters' hurt', says Brown |
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Summary: Prime Minister Gordon Brown says he feels people's "hurt", after Labour's worst local election results in 40 years. |
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Cnn.com |
2:29am PDT |
At least 7 dead after large wave hits South Korea |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
2:22am PDT |
Teenager stabbed in flats named |
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Summary: A 15-year-old who was stabbed to death at a south London block of flats is named. |
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Yahoo News |
2:09am PDT |
Rice prods Israel on West Bank barriers in new peace tour
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice put new pressure on Israel to ease movement restrictions in the occupied West Bank on her latest visit to the region to push sluggish peace efforts. |
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Yahoo News |
1:33am PDT |
Cyclone batters Myanmar, casualties feared
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Myanmar residents awoke Sunday to devastation after tropical cyclone Nargis tore through swathes of the country, battering buildings, sinking boats and causing unknown casualties, officials said. |
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Cnn.com |
1:31am PDT |
At least 8 dead after large wave hits South Korea |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
1:20am PDT |
School buildings blaze was arson |
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Summary: An overnight fire which damages two derelict buildings outside an east Belfast school is treated as arson. |
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BBC News |
1:08am PDT |
Rossi storms to victory in China |
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Summary: Valentino Rossi clinches victory in round four of the MotoGP season in China. |
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BBC News |
12:53am PDT |
Ferguson piles stress on Chelsea |
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Summary: Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson believes Newcastle could cause an upset against Chelsea on Monday. |
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Yahoo News |
12:52am PDT |
Report: Chinese president hopeful on Tibet talks
(AP)
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Summary: AP - President Hu Jintao said he has hopes for a positive outcome between representatives of the Dalai Lama and Chinese officials at talks that began Sunday — the first since violent anti-government protests erupted in Tibet in March. |
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Yahoo News |
12:49am PDT |
Cyclone turns Myanmar city into "war zone"
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Myanmar's military government declared
disaster areas in five states on Sunday after a Category 3
cyclone tore through the Irrawaddy delta region, killing at
least four people in Yangon, state newspapers said. |
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BBC News |
12:48am PDT |
Q&A: No merger |
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Summary: Why have Yahoo and Microsoft not struck a deal? |
