Sunday, July 15, 2007

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Sunday, 15 July, 2007, 18:00 GMT 03:00 +09:00:Asia/Seoul



TOP STORIES
Two bomb attack suspects released
Two men arrested in connection with the failed bomb attacks in London and Glasgow are released.
Pakistan militants end truce deal
Pro-Taleban militants in Pakistan end their truce as three attacks in two days kill more than 60, mostly troops.
Work begins on Labour manifesto
Cabinet Office minister Ed Miliband has begun work on Labour's manifesto for the next election, the BBC learns.
Vigilance urged over Tesco threat
Police urge the public to be vigilant as 14 Tesco stores are reopened following undisclosed threats.
LA Church 'agrees abuse pay deal'
The Catholic Church in Los Angeles reportedly agrees a record-breaking $660m child sex abuse pay out.
WORLD
Pakistan militants end truce deal
Pro-Taleban militants in Pakistan end their truce as three attacks in two days kill more than 60, mostly troops.
LA Church 'agrees abuse pay deal'
The Catholic Church in Los Angeles reportedly agrees a record-breaking $660m child sex abuse pay out.
Key Palestinian exile may return
Israel is to allow Palestinian chief Nawef Hawatmeh, exiled since 1967, to travel to the West Bank.
AFRICA
Libya hosts Darfur crisis talks
The African Union and the United Nations will chair talks in Libya to seek a blueprint for peace in Darfur.
Somali peace conference postponed
A peace forum in the Somali capital has been adjourned to allow delegates time to arrive, organisers say.
Tanzanian leader takes Aids test
Tanzania's president and opposition leaders launch a campaign for voluntary HIV/Aids testing by being tested in public.
AMERICAS
LA Church 'agrees abuse pay deal'
The Catholic Church in Los Angeles reportedly agrees a record-breaking $660m child sex abuse pay out.
Street protests 'paralyse' Peru
Nationwide protests against the government have brought Peru to a near standstill over the last week.
US farewell to former first lady
US ex-presidents pay respects to Lady Bird Johnson, the late wife of ex-President Lyndon B Johnson.
ASIA-PACIFIC
UN checks N Korea 'nuclear halt'
UN inspectors start verifying whether North Korea has really shut down its nuclear reactor at Yongbyon.
Manila terror law draws criticism
A tough new anti-terrorism law comes into effect in the Philippines, bringing strong criticism from opponents.
Tokyo braces for powerful storm
The remnants of Typhoon Man-yi threaten to bring high winds and torrential rain to Japan's capital.
EUROPE
Child porn arrests made in Spain
Spanish police arrest 66 people and seize computers containing 48 million child pornography images.
Two bomb attack suspects released
Two men arrested in connection with the failed bomb attacks in London and Glasgow are released.
Ballet tribute for Gianni Versace
A specially-written ballet will be performed in Milan to mark the 10th anniversary of Gianni Versace's death.
MIDDLE EAST
Key Palestinian exile may return
Israel is to allow Palestinian chief Nawef Hawatmeh, exiled since 1967, to travel to the West Bank.
Kidnapped Israeli troops 'alive'
France's foreign minister says he "understands" two Israeli soldiers kidnapped in Lebanon last year are alive.
Shimon Peres assumes presidency
Former Prime Minister Shimon Peres is formally inaugurated as the ninth president of Israel.
SOUTH ASIA
Pakistan militants end truce deal
Pro-Taleban militants in Pakistan end their truce as three attacks in two days kill more than 50, mostly troops.
Karzai pardons 'suicide bomb' boy
Afghan President Hamid Karzai pardons a 14-year-old boy caught on his way to kill a provincial governor.
Murali captures 700th Test wicket
Muttiah Muralitharan takes his 700th Test wicket as Sri Lanka seal a 3-0 series triumph over Bangladesh.
UK
Two bomb attack suspects released
Two men arrested in connection with the failed bomb attacks in London and Glasgow are released.
Miliband defends UK-US relations
Foreign Secretary David Miliband denies suggestions that Gordon Brown wants cooler relations with the US.
Woman's burnt body found in field
A woman whose body was found in a field in an Oxfordshire village had been murdered and then set on fire.
ENGLAND
Woman's burnt body found in field
A woman whose body was found in a field in an Oxfordshire village had been murdered and then set on fire.
Search of murder home continues
Police are continuing their search of the house where a mother and her two children were found beaten to death.
Vigilance urged over Tesco threat
Police urge the public to be vigilant as 14 Tesco stores are reopened following undisclosed threats.
NORTHERN IRELAND
Girl swept out to sea on dinghy
A 12-year-old girl is rescued after being swept out to sea on a dinghy off the coast of Donegal.
Fire at church 'suspected arson'
A fire which caused extensive damage to a Baptist church in County Down is suspicious, say police.
Man is wounded in knife attack
A man is stabbed in the chest and hands after he answered a knock at the door of a house in County Londonderry.
SCOTLAND
Two bomb attack suspects released
Two men arrested in connection with the failed bomb attacks in London and Glasgow are released.
Stores reopen after Tesco threat
A major criminal investigation is launched after threats force supermarket chain Tesco to shut some stores.
Straw hears Scotland airgun plea
Calls to ban airguns in Scotland are said to have had a "sympathetic response" from the UK Government.
WALES
Man charged with boy's abduction
Police say a 10-year-old boy has been returned safely to his mother after being abducted in Cardiff.
Tesco reopens store after threat
A Tesco store in Port Talbot reopens after it was one of more than a dozen closed after a series of threats.
'No rush' over powers referendum
A senior assembly figure cautions against rushing to a referendum on full law-making powers, in case it is lost.
POLITICS
Miliband defends UK-US relations
Foreign Secretary David Miliband denies suggestions that Gordon Brown wants cooler relations with the US.
Work begins on Labour manifesto
Cabinet Office minister Ed Miliband has begun work on Labour's manifesto for the next election, the BBC learns.
'No easy way' for Iraq pull-out
The US-led coalition has "no easy options left" for withdrawing troops from Iraq, a report states.
BUSINESS
Disgraced mogul Black 'to appeal'
Disgraced media tycoon Conrad Black will appeal against his convictions for fraud, his lawyer has said.
Profit warnings at five-year high
Profit warnings issued by UK listed firms are at their highest level since the worst days of the dotcom crash.
Vigilance urged over Tesco threat
Police urge the public to be vigilant as 14 Tesco stores are reopened following undisclosed threats.
ENTERTAINMENT
Newspaper gives away Prince CDs
The Mail on Sunday gives away three million copies of Prince's new album, Planet Earth.
Ballet tribute for Gianni Versace
A specially-written ballet will be performed in Milan to mark the 10th anniversary of Gianni Versace's death.
Ugly Betty actress ties the knot
Ugly Betty star Rebecca Romijn marries Stand By Me actor Jerry O'Connell in Los Angeles.
SCIENCE/NATURE
'Jules Verne' set for sea voyage
Europe's biggest, most complex spacecraft is packed up for despatch to the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana.
London's small but relentless dip
Scientists trace London's inexorable sinking in a study that will be critical to the planning of defences against sea level rise.
Tests begin on Canaries telescope
Tests on one of the world's largest optical telescopes have begun on the Canary Island of La Palma.
TECHNOLOGY
Intel and $100 laptop join forces
Intel and the One Laptop per Child foundation bury their differences and agree to work together on the project.
The fight against net crime
Using high tech know-how and old fashioned police work, net detectives are cleaning up the web.
'Jules Verne' set for sea voyage
Europe's biggest, most complex spacecraft is packed up for despatch to the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana.
HEALTH
Poor 'do not have a worse diet'
People on low incomes have similar diets to the rest of the population, a government report says.
Out-of-hours service 'failures'
Concern is raised about a new service brought in to provide medical cover outside surgery hours.
'Tumour paint' may help surgeons
A paint which illuminates cancer cells could help surgeons remove tumours accurately, scientists say.
EDUCATION
The dead parrot curriculum
The shake-up of the school curriculum signals a truly radical change in education, argues Mike Baker
Brown backs child sport campaign
A campaign to get school children and teenagers out of school to do more sport is announced by Gordon Brown.
Academies expel far more pupils
Academies expelled pupils at twice the rate of other secondary schools last year, figures reveal.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
1995: Serbs force Muslims out of Srebrenica
Thousands of Muslim refugees flee the captured "safe area" of Srebrenica - forced out by the Bosnian Serbs.
1997: Versace murdered on his doorstep
Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace is shot dead on the steps of his Miami mansion.
1966: Euston staff 'colour bar' ended
A West Indian refused a job at Euston Station will now be employed there after managers overturn a ban on black workers.
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