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North Korea 'tests Scud missiles' in show of defiance to US - 5 Hours ago
North Korea fired seven ballistic missiles off its eastern coast today, according to South Korea, a violation of UN resolutions and an apparent message of defiance to the United States on Independence
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Six die as fire rips through flats - PA - 4 Hours ago
Six people, including three young children, were killed in a blaze which ripped through a block of flats, emergency services said. A three-week-old baby, a six-year-old and a seven-year-old died, along
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Palin quits as Alaska governor in surprise move - 3 Hours ago
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, the Republican Party's vice presidential candidate in 2008, said on Friday she will resign this month, an unexpected move that could signal a run for higher office. Palin
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British embassy employee in Iran charged
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Probe into fatal tower block fire
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Palin to resign in surprise move
Reuters all 85 news articles >>

Federer, Roddick to meet in Wimbledon final
People's Daily Online all 155 news articles >>

Sudan Police Search for Kidnapped Aid Workers
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Cause of London tower block blaze investigated
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Michelle Obama bringing glamour to Moscow - 2 Hours ago
Michelle Obama brings her superstar glamor to Moscow this weekend as she accompanies her husband on his summit with the Russian president. But the American first lady, who has wowed publics in the U.S.
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Obama cites his agenda in holiday address - 5 Hours ago
WASHINGTON --President Barack Obama sought to rally support for his domestic initiatives, while Sen. John McCain called for Americans to support Iranian election protesters. The one-time presidential
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Obama: Nation needs July 4th's 'unyielding spirit' - 6 Hours ago
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama sought to rally support for his domestic initiatives, while Sen. John McCain called for Americans to support Iranian election protesters. The one-time presidential
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>>   Politics/Law
Obama's Independence call - 2 Hours ago
US President Barack Obama urged Americans, who celebrate Independence Day on Saturday, to implement broad economic and social reforms, expressing confidence the country will be able to overcome the challenges
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60 votes not so super for Obama, Senate Democrats - 3 Hours ago
WASHINGTON -- Congress returns for its midsummer session Monday with a Senate supermajority not super enough for President Barack Obama's top priorities to pass without Republican support. The seating

Obama's pragmatic approach faces test - 5 Hours ago
By Matt Spetalnick - Analysis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Eight years ago, George W. Bush said he gazed into Vladimir Putin's soul. Now U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev are
 
>>   Business
Coal plant 'will hit African poor' - PA - 4 Hours ago
Creating a new coal plant in Kent could lead to 100,000 more people in the developing world losing their water supply during dry seasons, it has been claimed. Anti-poverty campaigners at the World Development
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Fairtheworld Comments on Auto Industry: China's Automobile Enterprises Are Expanding... - 3 Hours ago
Fairtheworld Comments on Auto Industry: China's Automobile Enterprises Are Expanding Amidst an Adverse Market Under the Economic Crisis HONG KONG, July 4 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- The bankruptcy of Chrysler
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Hardline Iran editor calls for Mousavi to face trial - 4 Hours ago
TEHRAN (Reuters) - A newspaper editor seen as close to Iran's top authority said Saturday defeated election candidate Mirhossein Mousavi and a former pro-reform president had committed 'terrible crimes'
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>>   Finance
Stanford Clients Sue Insurance Broker Willis Group - 3 Hours ago
Several Mexican clients of Stanford Financial Group have sued insurance broker Willis Group Holdings, contending it was a willing participant in a $7 billion fraud at the Texas-based investment company.
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N.Y. Fed's Chief Backs Preemptive Crisis Moves: Fed Should Get Ahead of Asset Bubbles, - 9 Hours ago
The Federal Reserve should break with past policy and try to identify and deflate asset bubbles before they can damage the U.S. economy, New York Federal Reserve President William C. Dudley said. While

Raising morale in a sinking economy - 6 Hours ago
EDT P MORALE: n. 1. The mental and emotional condition (as of enthusiasm, confidence, or loyalty) of an individual or group with regard to the function or tasks at hand. 2. The level of individual psychological
 
>>   Sports
Venus faces lil' sis Serena in 4th Wimbledon final - 4 Hours ago
WIMBLEDON, England -- Venus Williams is just about the perfect older sibling: She supports Serena endlessly, protects her fiercely and even lets her pick which bedroom she wants when they're on the road.
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Owen ready for challenge - 3 Hours ago
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and new signing Michael Owen are convinced the deal will be a success, despite doubts expressed in some quarters about the wisdom of the transfer. United we
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Chopra completes Cardiff switch - 4 Hours ago
Cardiff have completed the signing of Michael Chopra from Sunderland for a club-record fee. Chopra joined Sunderland from the Bluebirds in the summer of 2007 but failed to pin down a first-team place
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>>   Industry
Daughter poisoning: mother charged - PA - 3 Hours ago
The mother of a child who died from a suspected methadone overdose has been charged with poisoning her daughter, police said. Fourteen-month-old Holly Agius was found in a 'poorly condition' at her home
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Questions asked over escape routes - PA - 4 Hours ago
Questions are being asked about whether escape routes and fire prevention measures were 'adequate' at a block of flats where fire left six people dead, Harriet Harman said. Three young children were among
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North of Scotland has cheapest seaside houses - 3 Hours ago
HOUSE hunters looking for an affordable place by the sea should look to the north of Scotland, a survey said today. Wick in Caithness has the country's most favourably priced seaside homes, according
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>>   Internet
Department of Justice investigates Google Book Search - 5 Hours ago
Deal with US book publishers may breach anti-trust regulations The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has confirmed that its anti-trust division is investigating Google's $125m (£76m) deal with book publishers
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How open source is growing up - 9 Hours ago
By Chris Long Reporter, Click Open source software is created by enthusiasts for free There is no doubt that free technologies, mainly open source software, are proving more popular both inside and outside

Red Hat beta builds on virtualisation plans - 117 Minutes ago
Red Hat has released the latest beta of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4, adding improved virtualisation features to the open-source operating system. The release adds a variety of new features and capabilities,
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>>   Science
Saudi exporters demand duty on China imports - 4 Hours ago
Saudi exporters urged the government on Saturday to slap import duties on Chinese exports, including steel and plastics, to retaliate for what they claim was the planned imposition of a duty on Saudi
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Canpotex cuts potash prices for Japan: report - 3 Hours ago
The export marketing arm for the major producers of Saskatchewan potash has dropped back its contracted price for shipments to Japan by about $200 per tonne, the Reuters news agency reports. Canpotex,

BASF Chief Exec: Economy Not Getting Better - 5 Hours ago
Article Font Size FRANKFURT -- The chief executive of BASF, the world's largest chemical maker, said tentative signs of an economic recovery were being over interpreted, in an interview with German daily
 
>>   Entertainment
"Slumdog" Child Star Moves Into New Mumbai Home - 4 Hours ago
MUMBAI (Reuters) - A child star of the Oscar-winning movie 'Slumdog Millionaire' moved into his new home in an upmarket Mumbai suburb Saturday, a far cry from his family's former dwelling -- a shanty
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'Abba concert' set for September - 6 Hours ago
Abba have not played a concert in the UK since 1979 Abba's songwriting team Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus are to take part in a concert featuring some of their biggest hits in London later this year.

How Jackson's "Thriller" changed the music business - 16 Hours ago
By Gail Mitchell and Melinda Newman LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - In early 1984, when Epic Records executives presented their slate of upcoming releases at the convention in Hawaii of parent company CBS Records,
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>>   Technology
DJ app for Microsoft Surface - 16 Hours ago
Like most people who've had a chance to play with it, I've been impressed with Microsoft's Surface, the multitouch tabletop computer that the company began demonstrating about two years ago. It drew some

Jammie Thomas plans to appeal $2m RIAA ruling... - 8 Hours ago
Jammie Thomas-Rasset the recent court decision ordering her to in a case involving the RIAA. The legal battle has followed several twists, with the initial filing only leading to damages totaling $222,000
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Breaking: shot fired, one wounded at Virginia-based Apple Store - 2 Hours ago
An unidentified man fired at least one shot at the Apple Store Clarendon in Arlington, Virginia shortly after the store opened Friday morning, wounding at least one, a person with knowledge of the situation
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>>   Health
On Memory, Older Americans Outsmart the English - 3 Hours ago
FRIDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- Older people in the United States scored better than their counterparts in England on a memory and awareness test, possibly because of differences in levels of depression

Relaxing rules on GPs removing skin cancer will 'put patients at risk' - 9 Hours ago
Patients could be put at risk as rules allowing GPs to remove cancerous moles are set to be relaxed despite evidence the treatment fails in almost half of cases, experts have warned. by Rebecca Smith,
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Get her diet, workout plan and more! - 108 Minutes ago
Instead of eating a big meal at night or snacking throughout the day, Oprah's meal plan emphasizes small, healthy, satisfying meals. Plus, the recipe for her green drink and favorite meatballs. Oprah's
 
>>   Culture
Islamist Winds Chill Pakistani Artists - 3 Hours ago
Farhan Khan, a drummer in a band, is taking a break from performing. This move was prompted by his mother, who worries that her son might become a target for the Islamic extremists gradually asserting

Zaha Hadid meets Bach and Anderszewski â?? and it works - 3 Hours ago
Last night it was the first of the evening concerts in the Zaha Hadid installation created for the music of Bach within the Manchester Art Gallery (part, needless to say, of the Manchester international
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Only S.F. would snub gift of world-class museum - 3 Hours ago
Yes, sir, you have to get up pretty early in the morning to put one over on San Francisco's not-in-my-backyard crowd. Gap founder Don Fisher wanted to hand the city a brand-new $100 million museum, a
 
>>   Top Stories
British Embassy Local Staff to be tried in Iran - 5 Hours ago
A top Iranian cleric said Friday that some local staff of the British embassy in Iran will be put on trial for alleged instigating post-election unrest in the country. 'In these developments, their embassy
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Military chopper crash kills 26 in NW Pakistan - 2 Hours ago
ISLAMABAD: At least 26 security personnel on board a military helicopter were killed yesterday in northwestern Pakistan when it crashed due to a technical fault, security officials said. The accident
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Fatal flats fire 'is suspicious' - 6 Hours ago
A tower block fire that left six people dead, including a three-week-old baby and two children, is being treated as suspicious by police. About 30 people were rescued from the fire at the 12-storey Lakanal
 
>>   Media & Advertising
Iranian newspaper says opposition figure should stand trial - 63 Minutes ago
Reporting from Beirut -- A right-wing newspaper close to Iran's supreme leader today accused the country's main opposition figure of being a dupe for Iran's foreign enemies who should face trial, as an

What's Right and Wrong with Media Now - 8 Hours ago
Like most things on the Internet, there?s a good side and a dark side to where the media business is headed. The good side is very good: thousands of layers of mostly needless middlemen and processes
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Two thirds of BBC middle managers refuse to move north - 8 Hours ago
Almost two thirds of BBC middle managers have refused to relocate to the corporation's new northern headquarters in the north west of England. A total of 261 staff were asked to move to Salford Quays,
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