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Blind China activist speaks by phone to Congress

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-04 12:50
WASHINGTON (AP) -- For the second time in less than two weeks, Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng has spoken by phone to a U.S. congressional hearing and alleged persecution of his relatives....
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Deputies: Fla. mom killed 4 kids, then herself

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-04 12:50
PORT ST. JOHN, Fla. (AP) -- A Florida mother who fatally shot her four children before killing herself Tuesday called three of the kids who had sought help from a neighbor back to the house before firing the fatal shots, authorities said....
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VIDEO: House of Commons

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 12:50
There is a "hint of imperial delusion" about the coalition's foreign policy, shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander has said.
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EU agrees strict new bank rules

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 12:50
The European Union agrees strict new rules for banks, intended to make them safer and eliminate the need for future bailouts.
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VIDEO: Aircraft in Jubilee rehearsal flypast

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 12:50
Aircraft have rehearsed a flypast over Anglesey for the Diamond Jubilee, although the actual event will be over Windsor Castle.
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Nebraska GOP chooses Senate challenger for Kerrey

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-04 12:50
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Nebraska Republicans on Tuesday were choosing a candidate to square off against Democrat Bob Kerrey, a former senator seeking another turn on Capitol Hill in one of the year's most hotly contested Senate races....

Prince turns down homework appeal

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 12:50
Prince Edward asked for "royal homework pardon" but doesn't sign
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VIDEO: Mladic set to face trial over Bosnia

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 12:50
Ratko Mladic now faces eleven charges including genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.
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VIDEO: When Obama met Beckham

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 12:50
United States President Barack Obama teases LA Galaxy captain David Beckham on the team's visit to the White House, joking that "half his team-mates could be his kids".
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VIDEO: Beijing's Olympic monuments

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 12:50
The BBC's Sport Editor David Bond visits China, the host of the Olympics in 2008, to find out what legacy lessons can be learned for the London Olympics.
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PSNI kept body parts in 67 cases

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 12:50
The PSNI reveal they have kept body parts and tissue samples in 67 cases of suspicious and unexplained deaths without notifying relatives.
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Mexico writer Carlos Fuentes dies

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 12:50
Carlos Fuentes, one of the most famous Latin American authors, known for fiction and political essays, dies in Mexico at the age of 83.
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Ex-tabloid boss Brooks faces phone hacking charges

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-04 12:50
LONDON (AP) -- One of Rupert Murdoch's most trusted lieutenants and five people close to her were charged Tuesday with conspiring to hide evidence of phone hacking, bringing the scandal that has raged across Britain's media and political elite uncomfortably close to Prime Minister David Cameron....

Ex-tabloid boss Brooks faces phone hacking charges

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-04 12:50
LONDON (AP) -- One of Rupert Murdoch's most trusted lieutenants and five people close to her were charged Tuesday with conspiring to hide evidence of phone hacking, bringing the scandal that has raged across Britain's media and political elite uncomfortably close to Prime Minister David Cameron....

Israeli group wins terror suit against Syria, Iran

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-04 12:50
JERUSALEM (AP) -- An Israeli advocacy group won a $323 million judgment in a U.S. court against Iran and Syria for supporting Palestinian militants that killed an American teenager and ten others in a 2006 bombing, the group's director said Tuesday....

Israeli group wins terror suit against Syria, Iran

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-04 12:50
JERUSALEM (AP) -- An Israeli advocacy group won a $323 million judgment in a U.S. court against Iran and Syria for supporting Palestinian militants that killed an American teenager and ten others in a 2006 bombing, the group's director said Tuesday....

Israeli group wins terror suit against Syria, Iran

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-04 12:50
JERUSALEM (AP) -- An Israeli advocacy group won a $323 million judgment in a U.S. court against Iran and Syria for supporting Palestinian militants that killed an American teenager and ten others in a 2006 bombing, the group's director said Tuesday....

Man in 60s dies in two-car crash

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 12:50
A 66-year-old man dies following a two-vehicle crash on the Lisnevenagh Road in Ballymena.
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Bush touts Arab spring, says US can't fear freedom

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-04 12:50
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former President George W. Bush on Tuesday praised the Arab spring movement and said the U.S. shouldn't fear the spread of freedom, even if it doesn't know what policies newly liberated countries will pursue....

Bush touts Arab spring, says US can't fear freedom

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-04 12:50
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former President George W. Bush on Tuesday praised the Arab spring movement and said the U.S. shouldn't fear the spread of freedom, even if it doesn't know what policies newly liberated countries will pursue....
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