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Yahoo News |
6:20am PDT |
Bush says Saudi oil boost doesn't solve US problem
(AP)
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Summary: AP - President Bush said Saturday that the Saudis' modest increase in oil production is "something but it doesn't solve our problem" of soaring gas prices. |
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Yahoo News |
6:17am PDT |
Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai delays return over plot-party
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan
Tsvangirai on Saturday postponed his expected return home to
contest an election run-off after his party said it had
discovered an assassination plot against him. |
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Cnn.com |
6:16am PDT |
Iran seizes Baha'i religious leaders |
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Summary: Six Baha'i leaders in Iran were seized and imprisoned this week, the religious group said. The act prompted condemnation and concern from the movement and a top American religious freedom panel.
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Cnn.com |
6:15am PDT |
35-year-old chosen to lead NAACP |
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Summary: The NAACP has chosen Ben Jealous as its new president, members of its board of directors said Saturday.
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BBC News |
6:14am PDT |
Amy and Pete post YouTube video |
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Summary: Amy Winehouse and Pete Doherty post a video of themselves playing with newborn mice on YouTube. |
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BBC News |
6:02am PDT |
Lebanese factions at Qatar talks |
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Summary: Lebanon's rival leaders hold talks in Qatar aimed at pulling the country back from the brink of civil war. |
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BBC News |
5:56am PDT |
Man cut free after train hits car |
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Summary: A driver is cut free from his car after a train smashes into it at a railway crossing in the Highlands. |
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Yahoo News |
5:51am PDT |
Myanmar death toll soars
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Diplomats witnessed "huge" devastation
in the Irrawaddy delta on Saturday and the toll of dead and
missing from the cyclone rose above 133,000 people, making it
one of the most damaging to hit Asia. |
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Cnn.com |
5:43am PDT |
One winner in $196 million lottery |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
5:42am PDT |
China blocks entry to UK rescuers |
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Summary: British search and rescue specialists who flew to China to help in the aftermath of an earthquake there have been denied visas. |
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BBC News |
5:38am PDT |
Hundreds gather for Jimmy tribute |
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Summary: Family and friends of 16-year-old Jimmy Mizen, who was killed in a London bakery a week ago, gather for a memorial service. |
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Yahoo News |
5:38am PDT |
Iraqi forces detain 1,000 in al Qaeda push
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iraqi forces have detained more than
1,000 suspects in an offensive aimed at crushing al Qaeda in
northern Iraq, the military commander of the operation said on
Saturday. |
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Yahoo News |
5:01am PDT |
US House speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Iraq
(AP)
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Summary: AP - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a top Democratic critic of the U.S.-led war in Iraq, met with the Iraqi prime minister Saturday during a surprise visit to Baghdad. |
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BBC News |
4:55am PDT |
'Plot' delays Tsvangirai return |
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Summary: Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai postpones a return to Zimbabwe due to fears about an alleged plot to kill him. |
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Yahoo News |
4:40am PDT |
World turns up heat on Myanmar
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Frustrated world leaders condemned Myanmar's military rulers on Saturday, alleging negligence and possible crimes against humanity by refusing a massive foreign relief effort for the cyclone tragedy. |
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Yahoo News |
4:34am PDT |
House Speaker Pelosi makes visit to Iraq
(AP)
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Summary: AP - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Baghdad for a surprise visit, an Iraqi government official said Saturday. |
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Yahoo News |
4:32am PDT |
Tsvangirai delays return over plot: party
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan
Tsvangirai on Saturday postponed his expected return home to
contest an election run-off after his party discovered an
assassination plot against him, his spokesman said. |
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BBC News |
4:27am PDT |
Man charged over attack on Ripper |
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Summary: A man is charged after Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe was injured in an attack at Broadmoor hospital. |
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BBC News |
4:26am PDT |
Spain arrests 'prolific' hackers |
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Summary: Spanish police arrest five hackers they describe as being among the most active on the internet. |
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BBC News |
4:21am PDT |
Fans arriving for cup final match |
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Summary: Thousands of football fans arrive in London to see Portsmouth take on Cardiff at Wembley. |
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BBC News |
4:14am PDT |
Fans gather for Pompey's big day |
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Summary: Tens of thousands of Portsmouth supporters are watching their club's first FA Cup final for 69 years. |
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BBC News |
4:09am PDT |
Lost generation |
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Summary: Tragedy of China's one-child families hit by earthquake |
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BBC News |
4:08am PDT |
Hispanic hopes |
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Summary: How 43 million Latinos are changing the US |
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BBC News |
4:07am PDT |
Life of bread |
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Summary: Yugoslavia's history rolled out by its master bakers |
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Yahoo News |
4:02am PDT |
Bush to discuss Palestinian concerns in talks
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. President George W.
Bush will try on Saturday to address the concerns of
Palestinian leaders looking for signs they will not be
neglected after he lavished praise on Israel earlier this week. |
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BBC News |
3:58am PDT |
Brown reveals global moral vision |
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Summary: Prime Minister Gordon Brown sets out his vision for a global society governed by a shared "moral sense". |
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BBC News |
3:51am PDT |
Dunlop son wins 250cc at NW races |
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Summary: Michael Dunlop, the son of late motorcycle legend Robert, wins the 250cc race at the North West 200. |
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Yahoo News |
3:47am PDT |
U.S. House Leader Nancy Pelosi visits Iraq
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker
Nancy Pelosi, a key Democrat critic of President George Bush's
war policy in Iraq, landed in Baghdad on Saturday for talks
with U.S. and Iraqi officials, the U.S. embassy said. |
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Yahoo News |
3:42am PDT |
McEntire says she has more fun hosting ACM Awards
(AP)
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Summary: AP - After wrapping up a successful concert tour, you'd think Reba McEntire would want to take some time off to relax. Instead, the tireless country star is preparing for her 10th turn as host of the Academy of Country Music Awards this weekend. Over the |
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Yahoo News |
3:31am PDT |
China fights to stave off disease, amid miracle quake rescues
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - China ramped up efforts on Saturday to stave off disease for millions of earthquake victims, as more miracle rescues amid the rubble offered hope in an increasingly desperate battle to save lives. |
