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AUDIO: Could you be a Facebook 'addict'?

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 22:52
The BBC's Gareth Mitchell discusses whether it is possible to be addicted to social networks like Facebook with psychologist Dr Cecilie Andreassen.
Categories: BBC, News

Yemen: 19 killed in clashes with al-Qaida fighters

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-04 22:52
SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- Clashes between government troops and al-Qaida fighters left 19 people dead in southern Yemen on Wednesday, military officials said....

Arafat's former aide faces embezzlement charges

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-04 22:52
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- The shadowy financial adviser of the late Yasser Arafat is being sought on suspicion he stole millions of dollars in public funds, the top Palestinian anti-corruption campaigner said Wednesday....

Flight delay payments move closer

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 22:52
Airlines are likely to be told they must pay compensation to passengers whose flights are delayed by three hours or more.
Categories: BBC, News

VIDEO: 'Petrol used' in Derby fire tragedy

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 22:52
Petrol was used to start a fire at a house in Derby in which six children died, police have said at a news conference alongside the grief-stricken parents.
Categories: BBC, News

Biden's trail goes where Obama's won't

CNN - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-04 22:52
Vice President Joe Biden kicks off a two-day swing Wednesday through the eastern edge of the must-win battleground state of Ohio, an area that President Barack Obama is unlikely to visit this election year.
Categories: CNN, Issues, Politics

Records detail George Zimmerman's medical injuries

MIAMI — Court records show George Zimmerman had a pair of black eyes, a nose fracture and two cuts to the back of his head after the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.

ABC News reports (http://abcn.ws/K3tcvN) the medical records were part of evidence released Tuesday that prosecutors have ...

Early school entry 'detrimental'

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 22:52
Schooling in England should not start until the age of six because having formal lessons too early can put bright children off learning, research claims.
Categories: BBC, News

PM: Euro to 'make-up or break-up'

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 22:52
Prime Minister David Cameron says the eurozone must make a decision soon on whether to stay together.
Categories: BBC, News

Role unlikely for George W. Bush in Romney bid

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-04 22:52
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- After months of silence, George W. Bush finally weighed on the presidential race - with four short words....

Role unlikely for George W. Bush in Romney bid

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-04 22:52
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- After months of silence, George W. Bush finally weighed on the presidential race - with four short words....

Assad says Syrians back reforms

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 22:52
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says the results of last week's widely-criticised parliamentary elections prove people support his reforms.
Categories: BBC, News

Defense mum on whether John Edwards will testify

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-04 22:52
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- The John Edwards corruption trial appears to be winding down without testimony, so far, from the former presidential candidate or his one-time mistress....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Sexting threat comes from peers

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 22:52
A report commissioned by the NSPCC suggests that children are coming under pressure from friends to post explicit pictures
Categories: BBC, News

U.S. Chamber ads micro-target key races

CNN - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-04 22:52
Targeted political advertising is heading to a new but very familiar frontier -- YouTube. If you live in Syracuse or Long Island, New York, and go to the popular video sharing site in the next two weeks to find a news clip or view a favorite home decorating show, the first thing that will pop up on your screen will be a political ad.
Categories: CNN, Issues, Politics

China veterans urge Zhou sacking

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 22:52
Communist Party veterans write to China's president to urge him to sack security chief Zhou Yongkang for supporting disgraced politician Bo Xilai.
Categories: BBC, News
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