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Clegg to rally Lib Dem activists

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 02:07
Nick Clegg is to tell Lib Dem members to start celebrating being in government, as the Lib Dem spring conference begins in Gateshead.
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Obama is judge, jury and executioner

Attorney General Eric Holder has now made clear what many long suspected...

VIDEO: Friday Focus: Gallagher and Balotelli

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 02:07
Dan Walker chats to musician Noel Gallagher and Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli as part of an exclusive Football Focus interview.
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Romney is facing skepticism in Republican South

AP - Politics - Fri, 2026-05-01 02:07
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Mitt Romney faces a tough sell in the Deep South. With Mississippi and Alabama primaries coming up next Tuesday, there's concern that he's too slick, not really a conservative. In a region where the evangelical vote is important, some are skeptical about his Mormon faith....

Group: Al Qaeda's Yemeni head dies

CNN - Top Stories - Fri, 2026-05-01 02:07
Al Qaeda announced the death of a regional commander in Yemen, whom the group described as one of "its sheikhs of jihad and support," according to an online terror monitoring group.
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Hiker missing for almost month found in New Mexico

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2026-05-01 02:07
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- An Albuquerque woman who had been missing for nearly a month has been found alive in New Mexico's Gila National Forest, authorities said Thursday....
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Rahul Dravid: The Great Wall of India

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 02:07
Indian batsman Rahul Dravid stands down
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VIDEO: Oxfam warns of West Africa crisis

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 02:07
Oxfam is warning of a humanitarian catastrophe in the Sahel region of West Africa.
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Greece: high participation in bond swap

AP - World News - Fri, 2026-05-01 02:07
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Greece on Friday secured a high enough participation in its critical bond swap offer to drastically reduce its debt, staving off an imminent default and paving the way for the release of funds from international rescue loans....

2 children found living in abandoned school bus

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2026-05-01 02:07
SPLENDORA, Texas (AP) -- The abandoned school bus had no engine and no front wheels. But there were crude curtains in the windows, an air conditioner and even bunk beds inside....
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Mormon church restricts access to Jewish names

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2026-05-01 02:07
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Mormon leaders have put up a virtual firewall in their massive genealogical database to block out anyone who attempts to access the names of hundreds of thousands of Holocaust victims the church has agreed not to posthumously baptize....
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Greece 'meets bailout conditions'

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 02:07
Greece has taken a crucial step towards its second bailout after it secured a deal that is the biggest ever reorganisation of government debt.
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VIDEO: Clearing tsunami's '100 years of debris'

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 02:07
The task of clearing the millions of tonnes of debris left by last year's Japanese earthquake and tsunami is far from complete.
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VIDEO: Female Afghan boxer eyes Olympics

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 02:07
Afghan female boxer Sadaf Rahimi is hoping to compete in the inaugural women's boxing tournament at the Olympics.
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Nigeria rescue bid hits headlines

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 02:07
Nigeria rescue bid hits headlines
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NKorean defectors in China a sore point in Seoul

AP - World News - Fri, 2026-05-01 02:07
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Activists and the occasional celebrity have gathered nearly every day in front of the Chinese Embassy for more than two weeks, sometimes scuffling with police or tearing up pictures of China's president as they protest on behalf of a group of North Koreans they say China holds....

NKorean defectors in China a sore point in Seoul

AP - World News - Fri, 2026-05-01 02:07
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Activists and the occasional celebrity have gathered nearly every day in front of the Chinese Embassy for more than two weeks, sometimes scuffling with police or tearing up pictures of China's president as they protest on behalf of a group of North Koreans they say China holds....

Millions spent on Holyland area

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 02:07
The annual cost of providing policing and other services in Belfast's Holyland area rises to over £3m a year.
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Cameron vows to cut adoption wait

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 02:07
Prime Minister David Cameron has vowed to tackle "absurd barriers" to mixed-race adoption, as part of moves to speed up adoptions in England.
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