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	Saturday, 28 July, 2007, 18:00 GMT 03:00 +09:00:Asia/Seoul

In pictures How England's flood crisis has affected its animal population		Reforming Nasa Tales of drunken astronauts strike familiar chord

TOP STORIES
	Body found in flooded Tewkesbury Police find a third victim of the flooding in Tewkesbury, as the region braces for heavy overnight rain.
	UK soldier dies in rocket attack A British soldier from 14 Signals Regiment is killed in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence confirms.
	Boy, three, dies in hit-and-run A three-year-old boy dies in hospital after being hit by a car, which fails to stop on a Cardiff estate.
	Man held in boxer murder inquiry Police arrest a man after a former British heavyweight boxer dies from gun shots in a row over smoking.
	Prince marks scouting's centenary Prince William opens the 21st World Scout Jamboree, marking the movement's 100th anniversary.

WORLD
	Libya details medic release deal Libya gives details about the deal that led to the release of six foreign medics at the centre of a long legal battle.
	Cleared doctor leaves Australia An Indian doctor cleared of involvement in last month's failed bombings in the UK has left Australia.
	Liberia lifts diamond mining ban Liberia lifts a moratorium on the mining, sale and export of diamonds, imposed at the height of the civil war.

AFRICA
	Liberia lifts diamond mining ban Liberia lifts a moratorium on the mining, sale and export of diamonds, imposed at the height of the civil war.
	Libya details medic release deal Libya gives details about the deal that led to the release of six foreign medics at the centre of a long legal battle.
	Nigeria ex-governor freed early A former Nigerian governor is released from jail, two days after being sentenced to two years for corruption.

AMERICAS
	Congress passes anti-terror bill The US Congress approves an anti-terrorism bill implementing many recommendations from the 9/11 Commission.
	US 'plans huge Saudi arms deal' The US is reported to be preparing a major arms deal with Saudi Arabia worth $20bn over the next decade.
	Cheney pacemaker battery replaced The battery powering US Vice-President Dick Cheney's heart pacemaker is replaced in minor surgery.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	Cleared doctor leaves Australia An Indian doctor cleared of involvement in last month's failed bombings in the UK has left Australia.
	Japan election campaign winds up Japan's political parties hold their final campaign rallies ahead of Sunday's upper house election.
	Talks on S Korean hostages resume Afghan tribal leaders negotiate with the Taleban in an attempt to secure the release of 22 South Koreans.

EUROPE
	Bosnian war victims laid to rest Thousands of people in Bosnia attend a ceremony for 147 Muslims killed by Serbian forces in the 1990s.
	Libya details medic release deal Libya gives details about the deal that led to the release of six foreign medics at the centre of a long legal battle.
	Russia downplays submarine blast A blast damages a Russian naval submarine near the Arctic, but there are no reports of any casualties.

MIDDLE EAST
	France fears new war in Lebanon France's foreign minister warns of renewed war in Lebanon if the country's rival political factions do not talk.
	Hamas starts payment of salaries Hamas begins paying the overdue wages of more than 10,000 civil servants and members of the security forces.
	Morale-boosting final awaits Iraq Iraq's players bid to lift their war-weary supporters by winning Sunday's Asian Cup final against Saudi Arabia in Jakarta.

SOUTH ASIA
	Police probe attack at Red Mosque The authorities in Pakistan investigate how a suicide bomber managed to kill 13 at Islamabad's Red Mosque.
	Cleared doctor leaves Australia An Indian doctor cleared of involvement in last month's failed bombings in the UK has left Australia.
	Talks on S Korean hostages resume Afghan tribal leaders negotiate with the Taleban in an attempt to secure the release of 22 South Koreans.

UK
	Body found in flooded Tewkesbury Police find a third victim of the flooding in Tewkesbury, as the region braces for heavy overnight rain.
	UK soldier dies in rocket attack A British soldier from 14 Signals Regiment is killed in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence confirms.
	Hannah suspect extradited to UK The prime suspect in the murder of teenager Hannah Foster is extradited to the UK to face trial.

ENGLAND
	Body found in flooded Tewkesbury Police find a third victim of the flooding in Tewkesbury, as the region braces for heavy overnight rain.
	Hannah suspect extradited to UK The prime suspect in the murder of teenager Hannah Foster is extradited to the UK to face trial.
	Man held in boxer murder inquiry Police arrest a man after a former British heavyweight boxer dies from gun shots in a row over smoking.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	Pair escape 'tiger kidnap' ordeal Two members of a bank employee's family in County Down are abducted to try to force him to hand over cash.
	Heroin probe after teenager dies A teenager is found dead in a house in County Antrim after taking a possible overdose of heroin.
	Funding linked to UDA 'must stop' Any government funding of loyalists linked to the UDA must be halted, Alliance leader David Ford says.

SCOTLAND
	Angelika killer returned to jail Peter Tobin is transferred back to prison after being treated in hospital for a suspected heart attack.
	Murder probe after park body find A murder inquiry is launched into the death of a man whose dog stayed near his body for a number of days.
	Woman in 'harrowing' rape ordeal A 24-year-old woman is raped by a man who had given her a lift in his car in the east end of Glasgow.

WALES
	Boy, three, dies in hit-and-run A three-year-old boy dies in hospital after being hit by a car, which fails to stop on a Cardiff estate.
	Water firm pollution killed fish Welsh Water is fined £5,000 after a blocked sewer killed around 300 fish in the River Gwenfro in Wrexham.
	Shambo monks aim to protect herd The owners of Shambo the "sacred" bullock say they do want to see any more of their animal herd killed.

POLITICS
	MPs angry at written statements The number of written statements issued on the eve of Parliament's summer recess angers opposition parties.
	Lib Dems unveil anti-poverty plan The Lib Dems plan to lift five million people out of relative poverty and end Labour's "dependency culture".
	Pakistan urged to fight extremism UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband urges Pakistan to continue efforts to fight extremism and terrorism.

BUSINESS
	Volatility sweeps global markets US shares wobble as world stock market jitters continue over a possible credit crunch that could dent takeovers.
	Oil price near record close in US Oil prices climb to within a cent of a record close raising concerns about the effect of energy costs on inflation.
	Savers told to claim 'lost' £435m Savers are told to reclaim £435m that has been sitting in dormant accounts for years.

ENTERTAINMENT
	TV star Richie handed jail term US reality TV star Nicole Richie is given four days in jail after pleading guilty to driving on drink and drugs.
	Charley is given Big Brother boot Volatile housemate Charley Uchea becomes the latest evictee from the Big Brother house.
	Cruise 'extortion' charges made Two men are charged after allegedly trying to extort more than $1m from Tom Cruise for stolen wedding photos.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Nasa astronauts 'drunk on duty' US astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk at least twice, according to a report commissioned by Nasa.
	'Space arrow' to map Earth's tug The Goce gravity satellite will be one of Europe's most challenging space missions to date.
	Review ordered on lab test labels A High Court rules that the government is failing to correctly classify the severity of animal experiments in its licences.

TECHNOLOGY
	BBC online video service launches The BBC's flagship online TV service, called iPlayer, launches amid some concerns.
	'Space arrow' to map Earth's tug The Goce gravity satellite will be one of Europe's most challenging space missions to date.
	Game worlds show their human side Social scientists are starting to use game worlds as laboratories to study human interaction.

HEALTH
	Trials start on new TB vaccine The first new TB vaccine for 80 years is being tested in clinical trials in South Africa.
	Grans not grandpas 'extend life' Women, not men, ensure the success of future generations, say scientists.
	'Yo-yo' weight warning to mothers Mothers who gain or lose lots of weight between pregnancies may put their baby at risk, say experts.

EDUCATION
	Funding plans for flooded schools Hull will receive £3.2m, as the government begins allocating funding for schools damaged in last month's floods.
	Universities lukewarm on Diplomas Fewer than half of university admissions officers see Diplomas as a "step forward", says a survey.
	Teachers cheating to raise grades Teachers are cheating in order to improve their pupils' exam results, a BBC investigation finds.

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	2005: IRA declares end to armed struggle The IRA formally orders an end to its armed campaign and says it will pursue exclusively peaceful means.
	2000: Last prisoners leave the Maze Nearly 80 men imprisoned for terrorist offences are freed from the Maze prison in Northern Ireland.

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