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BBC News |
11:58pm PDT |
Lebanese gunmen shut down media |
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Summary: Gunmen loyal to Hezbollah shut a pro-government TV station and newspaper as fighting enters a third day. |
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BBC News |
11:44pm PDT |
Donard fire started deliberately |
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Summary: Fire crews tackle an overnight fire on Slieve Donard, Northern Ireland's highest mountain. |
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BBC News |
11:44pm PDT |
Fire crews tackle mountain blaze |
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Summary: Fire crews tackle an overnight fire on Slieve Donard, Northern Ireland's highest mountain. |
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Cnn.com |
11:37pm PDT |
Beirut battles on; TV stations forced off air |
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Summary: Sectarian fighting rocked the Lebanese capital for a third day Friday, with small arms, machine-gun and rocket-propelled-grenade fire echoing through the streets.
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Yahoo News |
11:36pm PDT |
Suspected al Qaeda leader in Iraq arrested
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iraqi security forces have detained a
man suspected of being the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq after a
captured associate led them to him sleeping in a house in the
northern city of Mosul, Iraqi officials said on Friday. |
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BBC News |
11:33pm PDT |
Burma shuns foreign aid workers |
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Summary: Burma wants aid but is "not ready" for foreign experts, its foreign ministry says, as fears grow for cyclone survivors. |
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Yahoo News |
11:19pm PDT |
Tornado blows vehicles off highway in N. Carolina, kills 1
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A line of severe storms swept across the Southeast on Thursday, damaging homes and businesses in at least four states. One person was killed and three were injured by a tornado in North Carolina, authorities said. |
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BBC News |
11:12pm PDT |
Australia probes troop abuse claims |
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Summary: The Australian army says it is probing allegations that its soldiers mistreated prisoners in Afghanistan. |
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Yahoo News |
11:07pm PDT |
Myanmar says no need for foreign aid distribution
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Myanmar will accept foreign aid but
distribute relief itself, an official newspaper said on Friday,
after a disaster rescue team from Qatar that arrived in Yangon
on an aid flight was turned back. |
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BBC News |
10:54pm PDT |
Tamil Tigers 'killed in fighting' |
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Summary: Sri Lanka's army says it has killed 15 Tamil Tigers rebels in fighting to capture a town in the north-west. |
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BBC News |
10:54pm PDT |
Tamil Tigers 'killed' in fighting |
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Summary: Sri Lanka's army says it has killed 15 Tamil Tigers rebels in fighting to capture a town in the north-west. |
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Cnn.com |
10:52pm PDT |
'CSI' star charged with felony drug possession |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
10:49pm PDT |
Health plan 'missing key targets' |
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Summary: Milestones in the assembly government's flagship health strategy are being missed, BBC Wales has learned. |
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Cnn.com |
10:47pm PDT |
Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon confirm marriage |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
10:41pm PDT |
Disabled woman wins 'retire' case |
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Summary: A woman disabled in an accident gets compensation after her employers refuse to let her return to work. |
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Yahoo News |
10:20pm PDT |
Lebanon teeters on edge of civil war
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Sectarian fighting rocked the Lebanese capital for a third day on Friday as the country teetered on the brink of a new civil war, prompting urgent appeals for calm from the international community. |
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Yahoo News |
10:17pm PDT |
Myanmar says 'not ready' for foreign aid workers
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Myanmar said Friday it was not ready to let in foreign aid workers, rejecting international pressure to allow experts into the isolated nation where disease and starvation are stalking cyclone survivors. |
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Cnn.com |
10:15pm PDT |
U.S. Marine guilty of 'wrongful sexual contact' |
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Summary: A U.S. Marine accused of raping a 19-year-old Japanese woman last year was found guilty Thursday of "committing wrongful sexual contact and indecent acts," the U.S. military said, but he was acquitted of rape.
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Yahoo News |
10:04pm PDT |
McCain likely to be outspent in election
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - He backs an unpopular war in Iraq,
represents an unpopular political party and is endorsed by an
unpopular president in the midst of an economic downturn. |
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BBC News |
10:00pm PDT |
Chef Ramsay says fine restaurants for serving out of season produce |
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Summary: Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay says British restaurants should be fined if they serve out-of-season fruit and vegetables. |
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BBC News |
10:00pm PDT |
Ramsay orders seasonal-only menu |
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Summary: Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay says British restaurants should be fined if they serve out-of-season fruit and vegetables. |
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BBC News |
9:59pm PDT |
Help pledged over repossessions |
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Summary: The government is to help those facing mortgage repayment problems ahead of an expected rise in repossessions. |
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BBC News |
9:54pm PDT |
Burma 'wants aid not foreigners' |
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Summary: Burma wants aid but is "not ready" for foreign experts, its foreign ministry says, as fears grow for cyclone survivors. |
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Yahoo News |
9:52pm PDT |
Thai PM to fly to Myanmar to press for aid access
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Thailand's prime minister announced on
Friday that he would fly to cyclone-stricken Myanmar this
weekend after British and American envoys urged him to ask the
ruling generals to open the door to Western aid. |
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Yahoo News |
9:50pm PDT |
Parker, Ginobili both score 31; Spurs beat Hornets in Game 3
(AP)
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Summary: AP - There was no third-quarter breakdown for the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night, just the desperate play of a team whose quest for a second straight NBA title was on the line. Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili both scored 31 points to lead the Spurs to |
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Yahoo News |
9:49pm PDT |
UN blasts Myanmar for visa policy on aid workers
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Myanmar's refusal to give visas to relief experts is "unprecedented" in the history of humanitarian work, the United Nations charged Friday. |
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BBC News |
9:38pm PDT |
Deadly gun battles shake Beirut |
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Summary: At least five people die in clashes as Hezbollah accuses Lebanon's government of a "declaration of war". |
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Yahoo News |
9:36pm PDT |
Feds: Teen use of pot can lead to dependency, mental illness
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Depression, teens and marijuana are a dangerous mix that can lead to dependency, mental illness or suicidal thoughts, according to a White House report being released Friday. |
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BBC News |
9:25pm PDT |
Bangladesh food aid set for Burma |
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Summary: The World Food Programme says it has permission from Burma to send a plane from Bangladesh carrying relief. |
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BBC News |
9:21pm PDT |
Labour 'must admit its mistakes' |
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Summary: The government must admit its mistakes if it wants to reconnect with voters, a cabinet minister says. |
