| 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. | |
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| 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. | |||
| SPECIAL COVERAGE | |




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