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	Thursday, 19 July, 2007, 18:00 GMT 03:00 +09:00:Asia/Seoul

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TOP STORIES
	Russia expels four UK diplomats Four diplomats are expelled from Moscow in what Britain calls a "completely unjustified" move by Russia.
	Crime 'stable' but robbery rises Crime in England and Wales remains stable, figures show, but police report rises in drug offences and robbery.
	Doctor faces car bomb plot charge A fourth doctor is charged over the suspected failed bomb attacks in London and Glasgow.
	Mosque survivor 'willing to die' A female survivor of Islamabad's Red Mosque siege says she was prepared to die to defend the mosque.
	Top ministers admit cannabis use A string of ministers including Alistair Darling admit smoking cannabis after Jacqui Smith's earlier confession.

WORLD
	Russia expels four UK diplomats Four diplomats are expelled from Moscow in what Britain calls a "completely unjustified" move by Russia.
	Poor nations 'need science boost' The world's poorest nations are at a technological disadvantage, says a United Nations trade body.
	Mosque survivor 'willing to die' A female survivor of Islamabad's Red Mosque siege says she was prepared to die to defend the mosque.

AFRICA
	First S Leone war crime sentences The UN-backed war crimes court for Sierra Leone sentences three rebel leaders to long prison terms.
	Somali talks bombs kill children At least five Somali children die in a mortar attack as a reconciliation conference opens.
	Nigerian clash over cleric death Clashes break out in the northern Nigerian city of Sokoto after a high-profile Muslim preacher is shot.

AMERICAS
	Calls for Brazil airport to close Pressure mounts for Sao Paulo's Congonhas airport to close in the wake of a crash which killed some 200 people.
	Pakistan bank denies terror link Habib Bank in Pakistan denies that it is linked to the 2002 murder of US reporter Daniel Pearl in Karachi.
	Argentina set for campaign launch Argentina's First Lady, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, is set to launch her campaign for October's presidential poll.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	Timetable hope for N Korea talks Envoys in Beijing work to agree a timetable for phase two of a North Korean nuclear disarmament deal.
	Power cut fears after Japan quake Japan fears power shortages, as the scale of earthquake damage to a nuclear power plant becomes clear.
	Vatican welcomes new China bishop The Vatican praises the man set to become the bishop of Beijing, even though he was not selected by the Pope.

EUROPE
	Russia expels four UK diplomats Four diplomats are expelled from Moscow in what Britain calls a "completely unjustified" move by Russia.
	Chirac faces Paris scandal judge A judge questions French ex-President Jacques Chirac on a scandal dating back to his days as Paris mayor.
	Ukraine toxic smoke sickens 140 The number of people being treated for symptoms blamed on a toxic cloud in Ukraine doubles in a day to 140.

MIDDLE EAST
	Detained US-Iranians interviewed Iranian TV airs interviews with two Iranian-American academics who have been detained in Tehran since May.
	Blair attends first Quartet talks Tony Blair formally begins his new role as an envoy for the Middle East at an international meeting in Lisbon.
	Battles continue at Lebanon camp The Lebanese army continues its bombardment of Islamist militants cornered in a Palestinian refugee camp.

SOUTH ASIA
	Mosque survivor 'willing to die' A female survivor of Islamabad's Red Mosque siege says she was prepared to die to defend the mosque.
	Dozens killed in Pakistan blasts At least 33 people are killed in two separate bomb attacks amid growing insecurity in Pakistan, say officials.
	Nepalese 'goddess' is reinstated A girl of 10 is reinstated as a living goddess in Nepal after a controversy over her visiting the US.

UK
	Russia expels four UK diplomats Four diplomats are expelled from Moscow in what Britain calls a "completely unjustified" move by Russia.
	Crime 'stable' but robbery rises Crime in England and Wales remains stable, figures show, but police report rises in drug offences and robbery.
	Doctor faces car bomb plot charge A fourth doctor is charged over the suspected failed bomb attacks in London and Glasgow.

ENGLAND
	Girls assaulted at youth hostel A man is arrested after three British schoolgirls were assaulted while sleeping at a youth hostel in western France.
	Woman found burned in field named A woman whose burnt body was discovered in an Oxfordshire field was a 94-year-old from London.
	Doctor faces car bomb plot charge A fourth doctor is charged over the suspected failed bomb attacks in London and Glasgow.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	Teen harm concern over web list Police investigating teenage suicides visit homes in County Armagh after material is published on the web.
	Pair arrested over city killing Police investigating a murder in Belfast's Cathedral Quarter question two men over the killing.
	Sickness levels 'will be tackled' The problem of absenteeism in NI's civil service will be tackled, the finance minister says.

SCOTLAND
	Pair jailed for 'horrific' murder Two men are jailed for life for killing a man by stuffing newspapers in his pockets and setting him on fire.
	Doctor faces car bomb plot charge A fourth doctor is charged over the suspected failed bomb attacks in London and Glasgow.
	Rail union renews strike plans Signallers in Scotland say they will stage a 24-hour strike in a renewed row over bonus pay.

WALES
	Three Plaid ministers in cabinet Three Plaid Cymru ministers are named in First Minister Rhodri Morgan's assembly government cabinet.
	Chucklevision row teacher cleared A supply teacher is cleared of hitting a boy who teased him about looking like a Chuckle Brothers.
	Police bridge checks on vehicles An operation to catch criminals travelling into Wales sees 80,000 number plates checked on police databases.

POLITICS
	Top ministers admit cannabis use A string of ministers including Alistair Darling admit smoking cannabis after Jacqui Smith's earlier confession.
	Russia expels four UK diplomats Four diplomats are expelled from Moscow in what Britain calls a "completely unjustified" move by Russia.
	Three Plaid ministers in cabinet Three Plaid Cymru ministers are named in First Minister Rhodri Morgan's assembly government cabinet.

BUSINESS
	Halifax ups house price forecast Halifax, the UK's biggest mortgage lender, raises its house price inflation forecast for the year from 4% to 6%.
	Jaguar and Land Rover get offers Ford says it has received a number of proposed offers for its Jaguar and Land Rover car divisions.
	Fed warns of $100bn credit losses Federal Reserve boss Ben Bernanke warns the crisis in the US sub-prime lending market may cost $100bn.

ENTERTAINMENT
	JK Rowling rails against spoilers JK Rowling hits out at US newspapers that have published plot details from the final Harry Potter book.
	BBC editorial leaders suspended A number of BBC senior staff are asked to "step back" with immediate effect in the wake of the faked phone-ins.
	Emmys recognise Sopranos swansong America's top TV awards lavish nominations on the last series of hit mob drama The Sopranos.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Megaflood 'made Island Britain' Britain became separated from mainland Europe after a catastrophic flood some time before 200,000 years ago, a sonar study of the English Channel confirms.
	Viking treasure hoard uncovered A hoard of Viking treasure unearthed by a father and son in Yorkshire is the most important find in 150 years, experts say.
	Gulf dead zone to be biggest ever This year's lifeless expanse of water in the Gulf of Mexico may be the biggest since records began, scientists say.

TECHNOLOGY
	Fast food brands hit kids online Despite rules banning the advertising of unhealthy food online, some brands are bending the rules, research suggests.
	Gecko glue exploits mussel power The remarkable adhesive abilities of geckos and mussels have been combined to create "geckel" glue.
	JK Rowling rails against spoilers JK Rowling hits out at US newspapers that have published plot details from the final Harry Potter book.

HEALTH
	Alcohol law 'trebles' A&E visits New 24-hour drinking may have trebled alcohol-related admissions to inner city A&E departments, researchers say.
	Doubts over private clinic care Doubts remain on the quality of private clinics seeing NHS patients in England, the health watchdog says.
	Weight loss pill warning issued A weight-loss drug used by thousands is unsafe for those also taking antidepressants, health watchdogs warn.

EDUCATION
	More state pupils in universities Annual indicators of university participation show small changes "on the right track", ministers say.
	Promise of a 'skills revolution' Ministers have outlined plans to close the UK's skills gap with other developed countries and boost basic training.
	'Cotton wool' childhood challenge Children should be able to take risks and should not be "wrapped in cotton wool", the schools secretary says.

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	1983: Flesh-eating dinosaur resurrected A gigantic new dinosaur skeleton is unveiled to the media at the Natural History Museum in London.

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