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5:44am PDT |
Fresh push in global trade talks |
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Summary: Trade negotiators from 30 countries meet in Geneva on Monday to make a fresh push towards a global trade deal. |
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Yahoo News |
5:31am PDT |
Mugabe threatens to seize foreign firms over sanctions
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Zimbabwe will transfer ownership of all
foreign-owned firms that support Western sanctions against
President Robert Mugabe's government to locals and investors
from "friendly" countries, a state newspaper reported on
Sunday. |
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Yahoo News |
5:25am PDT |
US troops kill relatives of Iraq governor in raid
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The U.S. military says American soldiers have killed two armed relatives of a provincial governor during a raid against al-Qaida in Iraq. |
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Cnn.com |
5:25am PDT |
Kurdish rebels release German hostages |
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Summary: Three Germans held captive by Kurdish rebels have been released Sunday.
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5:20am PDT |
Norman tries to win an Open for the ages
(AP)
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Summary: AP - On another blustery day alongside the Irish Sea, Greg Norman tried to clinch a win for the ages. |
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5:19am PDT |
It's the law: No sagging pants in Chicago suburb
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Be careful if you have saggy pants in the south Chicago suburb of Lynwood. Village leaders have passed an ordinance that would levy $25 fines against anyone showing three inches or more of their underwear in public. |
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5:08am PDT |
Rescued angler dies in hospital |
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Summary: An angler who was rescued after getting into difficulties in water off the west coast of Scotland dies in hospital. |
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4:57am PDT |
UK PM in Palestinian aid pledge |
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Summary: UK PM Gordon Brown announces economic help for the Palestinians, after talks in the West Bank town of Bethlehem. |
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Cnn.com |
4:43am PDT |
Obama meets with Afghan president |
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Summary: Sen. Barack Obama met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai today as part of a tour aimed at boosting his foreign policy credentials. In the past, Obama has criticized Karzai for not doing enough to rebuild his war-torn country. Before the meeting, Obama had |
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4:43am PDT |
PM calls for Iraq hostage release |
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Summary: Gordon Brown calls for the release of five British hostages in Iraq after claims one of them has committed suicide. |
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4:40am PDT |
German hostages freed in Turkey |
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Summary: Three German climbers taken hostage by Kurdish armed rebel group the PKK have been freed, officials say. |
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4:36am PDT |
Obama meets Afghan leader Karzai |
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Summary: US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama meets President Hamid Karzai while on a visit to Afghanistan. |
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Cnn.com |
4:32am PDT |
Tropical storm skirts North Carolina |
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Summary: Tropical Storm Cristobal moved "parallel and very close" to the North Carolina coast Sunday morning, but the storm was expected to move away from the eastern U.S. coast by Monday.
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Cnn.com |
4:32am PDT |
Cristobal moves parallel to North Carolina coast |
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Summary: Tropical Storm Cristobal moved "parallel and very close" to the North Carolina coast Sunday morning, but the storm was expected to move away from the eastern U.S. coast by Monday.
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4:20am PDT |
Obama meets with Karzai, a leader he's criticized
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama met Sunday with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, a man Obama has chided for not doing enough to rebuild his war-torn country. |
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4:20am PDT |
Brown in £30m Palestinian pledge |
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Summary: Gordon Brown announces £30m of British support for the Palestinian Authority for development in the territories. |
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4:17am PDT |
Iran says nuclear talks a step forward
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iran's president described talks with
world powers on its disputed nuclear program as a step forward
on Sunday, official media said, even though the meeting in
Geneva failed to produce any breakthrough in the standoff. |
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4:15am PDT |
British leader urges end to settlement building
(AP)
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Summary: AP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called on Israel to stop settlement construction. |
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4:09am PDT |
Welfare plan to 'transform lives' |
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Summary: Welfare reforms to be unveiled - including ending incapacity benefits - will "transform lives", says minister James Purnell. |
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4:09am PDT |
Welfare plans 'will transform lives' |
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Summary: Welfare reforms to be unveiled - including ending incapacity benefits - will "transform lives", says minister James Purnell. |
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4:09am PDT |
'Revolutionary' plans for welfare |
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Summary: Welfare reforms to be unveiled - including ending incapabity benefits - will "transform lives", says minister James Purnell. |
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BBC News |
4:00am PDT |
Live text - German Grand Prix |
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Summary: Lewis Hamilton leas the German Grand Prix as he seeks back-to-back wins at Hockenheim. |
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3:58am PDT |
Cameron not rejecting tax rises |
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Summary: Tory leader David Cameron refuses to reveal whether he would raise taxes if he becomes prime minister. |
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3:57am PDT |
Blast in northern Spanish town, ETA blamed: media
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - An explosive device went off on a
sea-front walkway in the town of Laredo, northern Spain, on
Sunday, Spanish media reported. |
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BBC News |
3:55am PDT |
Families sue over aircraft deaths |
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Summary: The families of two backpackers, who were among 89 people killed in a plane crash in Thailand, plan to sue the airline. |
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3:51am PDT |
Live text - Tour de France stage 15 |
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Summary: Stage 15, 183km from Stage 15 from Embrun, across into Italy to the mountain-top finish at Prato Nevoso, begins three crucial days in the Alps for leader Cadel Evans. |
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Yahoo News |
3:46am PDT |
Pope warns Catholic youth of 'spiritual desert'
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday urged hundreds of thousands of young Catholics to beat back a "spiritual desert" spreading through the modern world as he closed Catholic World Youth Day in Australia. |
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Cnn.com |
3:34am PDT |
Obama meets with Afghan president Karzai |
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Summary: Sen. Barack Obama met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai Sunday as part of a tour aimed at boosting his foreign policy credentials. In the past, Obama has criticized Karzai for not doing enough to rebuild his war-torn country. Before the meeting, Obama ha |
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BBC News |
3:33am PDT |
Zimbabwe talks 'to move ahead' |
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Summary: Efforts to resolve the political crisis in Zimbabwe are close to making progress, Kenyan PM Raila Odinga tells the BBC. |
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Cnn.com |
3:23am PDT |
British PM calls for release of Iraq hostages |
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Summary: A videotaped statement claiming one of five British hostages captured in Iraq last year has committed suicide is an "abhorrent film" that will only increase the anguish suffered by their families, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Sunday.
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