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Nato urged to probe Libya deaths

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 03:56
Human rights group Amnesty International calls on Nato to investigate civilian deaths from its bombing campaign in Libya last year.
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Man faces court in hospital bed

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 03:56
A husband appears in court in a hospital bed accused of murdering his estranged wife and her mother.
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VIDEO: House of Commons

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 03:56
Labour has been granted a rare emergency debate in the Commons to demand that the Health and Social Care Bill does not become law until the government publishes its risk assessment of the reforms.
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Nemesis ride 'too scary' for kids

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 03:56
A new ride at Alton Towers theme park is classified as "too scary" for children under 12 by a film board.
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VIDEO: Olympic torch street route set out

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 03:56
The street-by-street route the London 2012 Olympic torch relay will take around the UK has been set out.
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Court: Benefits for babies born after dad's death?

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-04 03:56
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Should babies conceived through artificial insemination after a father's death get his Social Security survivor benefits?...
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Robinson says no to referendum

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 03:56
First minister has dismissed suggestions by an Ulster Unionist leadership contender that there should be a referendum on whether the Stormont system needs to be changed to include an official opposition.
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Health care message wars heat up

CNN - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-04 03:56
Two years after President Obama signed health care reform into law -- and with the Supreme Court about to consider a challenge from several states trying to overturn it -- supporters and opponents of the law are gearing up for a message war like it's 2009.
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Despite concerns, NKorea defends rocket launch

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-04 03:56
BEIJING (AP) -- Despite China's concerns, a senior North Korean nuclear negotiator reiterated his government's position on a planned long-range rocket launch after holding talks Monday with his counterpart in Beijing....

Romney, Santorum face Illinois showdown

CNN - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-04 03:56
Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum launched a final campaign blitz across Illinois on Monday, the eve of their showdown in the Land of Lincoln primary that could cement Romney's front-running status or boost Santorum's conservative-backed surge in the Republican presidential race.
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Church to tackle domestic abuse

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 03:56
The Church in Wales joins forces with other groups to debate its response to issues of domestic abuse.
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Elephants flee as fire burns on Mount Kenya slopes

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-04 03:56
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- A fire on the slopes of Kenya's tallest mountain is sending big game animals like elephants fleeing for their lives, as wildlife agents and British troops are fighting to put out several fires, officials said Monday....

London games organizers unveil Olympic torch route

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-04 03:56
LONDON (AP) -- Schoolchildren, charity fundraisers, war veterans and a centenarian are among 8,000 people who will carry the Olympic flame in the torch relay for the 2012 London Games....

Court set to argue health care law

CNN - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-04 03:56
Jeffrey Toobin explains the arguments for and against the health care law and discusses the justices who will hear the case.
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Afghans describe massacre

CNN - Top Stories - Mon, 2026-05-04 03:56
A U.S. soldier is accused of killing 16 civilians. Most villagers say they don't believe the U.S. version of events.
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San Francisco sheriff sentenced for false imprisonment

SAN FRANCISCO (AP)— Embattled San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi on Monday was sentenced to three years' probation and must participate in a domestic-violence program after pleading guilty to false imprisonment in a closely watched case that has gripped this city for nearly three months.

The sentencing for the misdemeanor came ...

Fate of 50p 'not key' says Hughes

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 03:56
The Lib Dems' deputy leader suggests keeping the 50p tax rate is not one of the party's "central" objectives for the Budget.
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1st commercial cargo run to space station April 30

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-04 03:56
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- The International Space Station should be getting its first commercial cargo shipment in early May....
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Iraqis demand better services on war anniversary

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-04 03:56
BASRA, Iraq (AP) -- Followers of the anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Monday demanded better living conditions in Iraq on the ninth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of their country....

M42 bridge-fall van driver dies

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 03:56
A van driver dies after crashing through a bridge above the M42 in the West Midlands and landing on the motorway below.
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