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XML Top StoriesBarca hit Hibs for sixpublished about 3 hours ago
Manager Mixu Paatelainen insists Hibs' confidence has not been dented by the 6-0 thrashing from Barcelona.
Bush policy shifts leave Obama without a foilpublished about 3 hours ago
Barack Obama wants to sound like the voice of reason on U.S. foreign policy -- the guy who would abandon Bush administration policies he sees as shortsighted, self-defeating or just plain wrong. Problem is, George Bush keeps beating him to it.
Beating at N.Y. bar strains US-Serbia relationspublished about 3 hours ago
It started as a bar fight in a college town in upstate New York. Police say a hulking basketball player from Serbia beat a fellow college student to a bloody pulp and fled to his home country, setting off a diplomatic crisis.
Russell Brand to host MTV Awardspublished about 3 hours ago
Comedian Russell Brand is to present this year's MTV Video Music Awards show, which will be held in Los Angeles in September.
Cambodia: UN help if border talks failpublished about 3 hours ago
Cambodia will pursue U.N. intervention to avoid a military confrontation with Thailand if talks between the two countries fail to produce a breakthrough, the Cambodian foreign minister said Friday.
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Beijing Olympics sparks ticket fightspublished less than 1 hour ago
Chinese police were forced to stop fights as crowds queued for the last
tickets for the main Olympic events.
Fidel Castro hints at Russian air base in Cubapublished less than 1 hour ago
Fidel Castro has revived memories of the Cuban missile crisis by refusing to rule out the possibility of Russia constructing a new base for its ... more
London to Melbourne Qantas plane emergency landing: Passengers speak of terrorpublished about 2 hours ago
London to Melbourne Qantas plane forced to make emergency landing after gash
appeared in its fuselage.
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Needed: Global Water-Policy Coordinationpublished less than 1 hour ago
Clean-water shortages are expected to rise, but short-term steps can be taken now to combat the problem.
Market grim ahead of US durable goods datapublished about 2 hours ago
A pretty grim day yesterday looks like fast forwarding into today. The damage appears to have been done by a sudden loss of confidence in ... more
British economy slows further in second quarter (AFP)published about 2 hours ago
AFP - Britain's economy grew 0.2 percent in the second quarter compared with the first three months of 2008 -- the slowest pace for more ... more
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China's Web users top 250m on back of disasters, Olympics (AFP)published about 2 hours ago
AFP - China's online population, already the world's largest, has swelled to 253 million, an official report said, driven by news events such as natural ... more
Augmented Reality Coming to Your Desktop Soon (PC World)published about 2 hours ago
PC World - A Tokyo-based start-up has taken the wraps off new software that brings to the desktop the world of augmented reality.
It's art, for the Facebook generation (Reuters)published about 3 hours ago
Reuters - If like many people in our
technology-ruled world you can't live without Google, video
games, digital media and social networking sites like Facebook,
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Eagles' Andrews no-show at camppublished about 4 hours ago
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Swarms of annoying gnats were swatted away by the Eagles' veterans as they checked into their dormitory rooms late yesterday afternoon at ... more
Super Poll Fridaypublished about 4 hours ago
What's the main reason for the Phillies' problems?
1. Jimmy Rollins
2. Brett Myers
3. Charlie Manuel
4. The team's lack of hitting
Soul coach Munsey's wife gives birthpublished about 4 hours ago
Soul coach Bret Munsey was in New Orleans with his team, practicing for Sunday's ArenaBowl against the San Jose SaberCats, when an important matter sent ... more
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Heads criticise National Challenge scheme to help failing secondary schoolspublished about 2 hours ago
Government plans to improve more than 600 under-performing secondary schools have backfired, say headteacher
published about 3 hours ago
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Samsung Electronics says 2nd-quarter net profit increases 51 percent
Hole in fuselage prompts Qantas flight to make emergency stop in Manilapublished about 3 hours ago
A Qantas flight en route to Australia from London made an emergency stop in Manila on Friday after a loud bang punched a hole in ... more
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Deputies intercept text message to capture suspect (AP)published about 12 hours ago
AP - After catching one of two people wanted in a series of break-ins, Catawba County sheriff's deputies let their fingers do the chasing to ... more
Boy, 11, bites pit bull to fend off attack (AP)published about 12 hours ago
AP - An 11-year old boy is in Brazil's media spotlight after sinking his teeth into the neck of a dog that attacked him. Local ... more
Tennis balls anyone? Bank collects thousands (Reuters)published about 12 hours ago
Reuters - A Canadian bank is collecting tens of thousands of unwanted tennis balls, which it says it will recycle to reduce noise levels in ... more
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Jagger hits pension agepublished about 1 hour ago
Rolling Stone frontman Mick Jagger will be entitled to a basic US state pension when he turns 65 this weekend.
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Is Simon Cowell a hero or a villain to US TV viewers?published about 2 hours ago
Simon Cowell is crowned the favourite reality TV villain in America in a poll of 1.3 million people.
Oscars ticket poster to be suedpublished about 2 hours ago
Oscars organisers are given the identity of someone who tried to sell tickets for this year's awards without permission.
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Having fat friends may raise your own risk of obesitypublished less than 1 hour ago
People are subconsciously influenced by the weight of those around them, researchers suggest.
Hospital car parking fine warningpublished about 5 hours ago
A time limit for free car parking in a hospital could cause problems for people whose appointments overrun, a patients group says.
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