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Clinton backs microcredit pioneer

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:10
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton publicly backs microcredit pioneer Mohammed Yunus, urging Bangladesh not to undermine the Grameen Bank.
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Three arrested over missing man

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:10
Three men have been arrested by police investigating the disappearance of a man who went missing in the River Bann near Kilrea in County Londonderry on Saturday.
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Regional poll setback for Merkel

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:10
The parties in German Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition government lose regional elections in the state of Schleswig-Holstein.
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Dan Savage and Carrie Prejean

A few years ago, beauty queen Carrie Prejean innocently answered a question about gay marriage with a polite "no."

Two charged with murder of teen

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:10
Two more people are charged with the murder of a 19-year-old man in Nottingham.
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No NI salary for new SF adviser

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:10
The Department of Finance is refusing to pay for a new Sinn Fein special adviser who has replaced controversial adviser Mary McArdle at Stormont.
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VIDEO: Face to face with a Somali pirate

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:10
The BBC gained rare access to a Somaliland prison to speak to convicted Somali pirates held there and heard a suprising defence for their notorious actions.
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Car procession for missing man

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:10
A procession of more than 40 rally cars will drive through Aberystwyth in a bid to help the search for man missing for almost a month.
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VIDEO: Olympic sailors in residence in Weymouth

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:10
The Olympics may still be a few months away, but some of the international sailing teams have already set-up camp in Britain.
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Syria opposition leader in China for talks

CNN - Top Stories - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:10
The head of a Syrian leading opposition political group arrives in China for talks Sunday as violence continues in some areas of the Middle East nation despite a cease-fire implemented last month.
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Doolittle's Raiders recall daring WW II mission

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:10
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) -- Three of Doolittle's Raiders who helped boost American morale during the early days of World War II recalled the dangers of their bold bombing attack on Japan mainland....
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Anger, sighs as 9/11 families watch terror hearing

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:10
NEW YORK (AP) -- Lee Hanson became deeply angry as the self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks and co-defendants tried to undermine their arraignment on 3,000 counts of murder at a military court in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba....
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Iran 'concerned' over US-Afghan security pact

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:10
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran says it is "concerned" about a U.S.-Afghan strategic partnership agreement signed earlier this week that could keep an American military presence in Afghanistan for years to come....

New leader aims to 'heal divide'

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:10
The new Labour leader of Swansea council describes his key priority as "healing the divide" in the city as part of a "moral crusade".
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Pro-EU camp faces nationalists in Serbia vote

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:10
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) -- Serbs voted Sunday in a national election that gave them a sharp choice between a government seeking European Union membership or one that would include former nationalist allies of the late Balkan strongman Slobodan Milosevic....

Round 3 for Greek power-sharing talks

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:10
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Greek power-sharing talks enter a third and final round Thursday, as parties in the crisis-hit country struggled to hammer out a coalition deal after general elections produced no outright winner....

Armenia ruling party 'wins poll'

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:10
Armenia's ruling Republican Party looks set to win parliamentary elections with more than 44% of the vote, according to exit polls.
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Polls open across France in presidential election

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:10
PARIS (AP) -- France voted in a presidential run-off election on Sunday that could see Socialist challenger Francois Hollande defeat incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy by capitalizing on public anger over the government's austerity policies....

Mayweather beats Cotto in Vegas

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:10
Floyd Mayweather holds off Miguel Cotto to take the WBA super welterweight title on Saturday and maintain his undefeated record.
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Clinton warns against undermining Grameen Bank

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:10
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday urged the government of Bangladesh not to do anything that could undermine the effectiveness of the internationally acclaimed Grameen Bank micro-lender....
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