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Arab ministers want Syria to halt crackdown

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 18:09
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Arab countries, divided over how to stop Syria's bloodshed, plan to call for the Syrian regime to halt its crackdown on civilians, let in humanitarian groups and free detainees, according to recommendations Wednesday by foreign ministers preparing for a summit this week....

Donna Air 'fraud saved £5,000'

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 18:09
TV presenter Donna Air fraudulently applied for a parking permit to avoid paying more than £5,000 in on-street parking charges in west London, a court hears.
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VIDEO: 'Tiniest puppy' vies for world record

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 18:09
A puppy, so small it may qualify for the Guinness Book of World Records, had to be revived by mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and chest compressions when she was born.
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Olympic security review after France attacks

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 18:09
LONDON (AP) -- Britain has planned for a dizzying array of security nightmares surrounding the Olympics, including a coordinated attack like the London transit bombings, a dirty bomb or a cyberattack....

Spain edges toward economic abyss amid Europe woes

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 18:09
MADRID (AP) -- Investors concerned that Spain is fast becoming Europe's riskiest economic link and could be the next bailout candidate have plenty to worry about this week....

VIDEO: UN chief: Syria targets children

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 18:09
Syrian authorities are systematically detaining and torturing children, the United Nations' human rights chief, Navi Pillay, has told the BBC.
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No doubts on Bahrain - Ecclestone

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 18:09
Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone says he has no doubts about holding the Bahrain Grand Prix this year.
Categories: BBC, News

VIDEO: 'Who's panic buying? Not us...'

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 18:09
Motorists on a petrol forecourts around the country have told the BBC they are not panic buying, despite the government urging people to top up petrol tanks and fill jerrycans ahead of any fuel tanker strike.
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Pair shot by Afghan soldier named

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 18:09
Two British servicemen shot dead by an Afghan army soldier are named by the Ministry of Defence as Sgt Luke Taylor, of the Royal Marines, and L/Cpl Michael Foley.
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Jonathan Agnew column

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 18:09
"Kevin Pietersen and Jonathan Trott might just be the pair to help England get over the line"
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Thousands see Pope Mass in Cuba

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 18:09
Hundreds of thousands of Cubans flock to see Pope Benedict XVI celebrate a huge open-air Mass in Havana's Revolution Square.
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VIDEO: US full face transplant 'success'

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 18:09
US doctors have carried out what they say is the most extensive face transplant ever performed, by giving a man a new jaw, teeth and tongue.
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George H.W. Bush to formally back Romney

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-09 18:09
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Former President George H.W. Bush plans to endorse Mitt Romney at an event Thursday in Houston....

George H.W. Bush to formally back Romney

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-09 18:09
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Former President George H.W. Bush plans to endorse Mitt Romney at an event Thursday in Houston....

George H.W. Bush to formally back Romney

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-09 18:09
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Former President George H.W. Bush plans to endorse Mitt Romney at an event Thursday in Houston....

George H.W. Bush to formally back Romney

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-09 18:09
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Former President George H.W. Bush plans to endorse Mitt Romney at an event Thursday in Houston....

Arizona Democrat drops out of Senate race

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-09 18:09
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Don Bivens, a top Democratic challenger in Arizona's U.S. Senate race, announced Wednesday that he was ending his campaign because a competitive primary battle was draining resources the party needed to win in November....

Arizona Democrat drops out of Senate race

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-09 18:09
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Don Bivens, a top Democratic challenger in Arizona's U.S. Senate race, announced Wednesday that he was ending his campaign because a competitive primary battle was draining resources the party needed to win in November....

Arizona Democrat drops out of Senate race

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-09 18:09
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Don Bivens, a top Democratic challenger in Arizona's U.S. Senate race, announced Wednesday that he was ending his campaign because a competitive primary battle was draining resources the party needed to win in November....

Arizona Democrat drops out of Senate race

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-09 18:09
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Don Bivens, a top Democratic challenger in Arizona's U.S. Senate race, announced Wednesday that he was ending his campaign because a competitive primary battle was draining resources the party needed to win in November....
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