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Monitors poised for Syria mission

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 03:53
An advance team of UN monitors prepares to go to Syria within hours of a Security Council vote, with the ceasefire reportedly close to collapse.
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New NKorean leader speaks publicly for first time

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 03:53
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has spoken publicly for the first time at a massive celebration marking the 100th birthday of national founder Kim Il Sung....

UN chief warns Syria; regime again shells Houla

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 03:53
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrians fled a new round of government shelling Thursday in the area where more than 100 people were massacred last week, activists said, as the U.N. chief pleaded with the regime to stop its attacks....

Police: Calif suspect was prepared to do battle

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 03:53
MODESTO, Calif. (AP) -- The suspect in the killing of a sheriff's deputy and locksmith during an eviction had a gas mask and was armed with several weapons, including a high-powered assault rifle, and other weapons when his body was found in the burnt ruins of an apartment building, police reported Saturday....
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Donors criticise charity tax plan

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 03:53
Leading philanthropists, and the Tory party treasurer, add to pressure on the government over plans to cap tax relief on charitable donations.
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Titanic: The captain's legacy

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 03:53
Why is there such fascination with Titanic's captain?
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Sinking of Titanic commemorated

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 03:53
The city Titanic departed from on its ill-fated voyage is marking the 100th anniversary of its sinking.
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Secret Service scandal deepens; 11 placed on leave

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 03:53
CARTAGENA, Colombia (AP) -- An embarrassing scandal involving prostitutes and Secret Service agents deepened Saturday as 11 agents were placed on leave, and the agency designed to protect President Barack Obama had to offer regret for the mess overshadowing his diplomatic mission to Latin America....

Secret Service scandal deepens; 11 placed on leave

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 03:53
CARTAGENA, Colombia (AP) -- An embarrassing scandal involving prostitutes and Secret Service agents deepened Saturday as 11 agents were placed on leave, and the agency designed to protect President Barack Obama had to offer regret for the mess overshadowing his diplomatic mission to Latin America....
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Guinea-Bissau unrest draws condemnation

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 03:53
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) -- Soldiers on Saturday arrested protesters demanding the release of Guinea-Bissau's leading candidate in elections halted by mutinous troops, who claimed he was trying to assassinate top military leaders of this coup-prone West African nation....

Titanic anniversary commemorated

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 03:53
The 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, with the loss of more than 1,500 lives, is being remembered at a number of special events.
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Swinney warning on tax relief cap

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 03:53
The voluntary sector will be hurt by the UK government's plan to cap tax relief for charitable donations, the finance secretary claims.
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Scots organ donors at record high

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 03:53
The number of Scots signed up to be organ donors has reached a record high of more than two million, the government says.
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Obama defends typically GOP states in race to 270

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 03:53
President Barack Obama begins his re-election campaign defending traditionally Republican territory that he carried when he won the White House four years ago. Republican Mitt Romney is looking to reclaim any combination of these GOP strongholds now in flux....

Obama defends typically GOP states in race to 270

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 03:53
President Barack Obama begins his re-election campaign defending traditionally Republican territory that he carried when he won the White House four years ago. Republican Mitt Romney is looking to reclaim any combination of these GOP strongholds now in flux....

Obama defends typically GOP states in race to 270

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 03:53
President Barack Obama begins his re-election campaign defending traditionally Republican territory that he carried when he won the White House four years ago. Republican Mitt Romney is looking to reclaim any combination of these GOP strongholds now in flux....

Obama defends typically GOP states in race to 270

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 03:53
President Barack Obama begins his re-election campaign defending traditionally Republican territory that he carried when he won the White House four years ago. Republican Mitt Romney is looking to reclaim any combination of these GOP strongholds now in flux....

Obama defends typically GOP states in race to 270

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 03:53
President Barack Obama begins his re-election campaign defending traditionally Republican territory that he carried when he won the White House four years ago. Republican Mitt Romney is looking to reclaim any combination of these GOP strongholds now in flux....

Obama defends typically GOP states in race to 270

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 03:53
President Barack Obama begins his re-election campaign defending traditionally Republican territory that he carried when he won the White House four years ago. Republican Mitt Romney is looking to reclaim any combination of these GOP strongholds now in flux....

Francois Hollande's secret weapon

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 03:53
Can jokes help Hollande become French president?
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