Sunday, July 29, 2007

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Sunday, 29 July, 2007, 18:00 GMT 03:00 +09:00:Asia/Seoul



TOP STORIES
Water supplies returning to homes
Water supplies will return to thousands of flood-hit homes within hours, after a battle to repair a treatment works.
Haneef relieved 'honour restored'
Indian Mohammed Haneef, accused in Australia of UK terrorist links, says he is relieved to have been cleared.
Iraq celebrates football victory
Iraqis take to the streets to celebrate their Asian Cup victory, firing guns into the air despite a government ban.
World owes US a debt, says Brown
Gordon Brown says the world owes a debt to the US for its fight against terror ahead of a meeting with President George Bush.
Japan's PM accepts 'utter defeat'
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe accepts defeat in elections for the upper house but says he will not resign.
WORLD
Iraq celebrates football victory
Iraqis take to the streets to celebrate their Asian Cup victory, firing guns into the air despite a government ban.
Japan's PM accepts 'utter defeat'
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe accepts defeat in elections for the upper house but says he will not resign.
Haneef relieved 'honour restored'
Indian Mohammed Haneef, accused in Australia of UK terrorist links, says he is relieved to have been cleared.
AFRICA
ANC launches leadership selection
South Africa's ruling ANC asks its branches to begin the process of selecting its presidential candidate.
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.
AMERICAS
Farc 'killed hostages by mistake'
The 11 Colombian politicians who died while held by Farc were killed during accidental clashes, officials say.
World owes US a debt, says Brown
Gordon Brown says the world owes a debt to the US for its fight against terror ahead of a meeting with President George Bush.
Cuban athletes leave games early
Cuban athletes make a hurried exit from the Pan-American games in Brazil, apparently amid fears of mass defections.
ASIA-PACIFIC
Japan's PM accepts 'utter defeat'
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe accepts defeat in elections for the upper house but says he will not resign.
Haneef relieved 'honour restored'
Indian Mohammed Haneef, accused in Australia of UK terrorist links, says he is relieved to have been cleared.
Karzai 'doing best' for hostages
Afghan President Karzai tells South Korea he is doing all he can to free 22 Korean hostages.
EUROPE
Contador wins tainted 2007 Tour
Alberto Contador wins the 2007 Tour de France, with Daniele Bennati claiming the final stage on the Champs-Elysees in Paris.
Russia subs make Arctic test dive
Russian mini-subs make a test dive ahead of a mission to the Arctic Ocean seabed beneath the North Pole.
Veteran, 109, revisits WWI trench
The last known surviving British soldier to fight in the trenches of World War I revisits where he fought in 1917.
MIDDLE EAST
Iraq celebrates football victory
Iraqis take to the streets to celebrate their Asian Cup victory, firing guns into the air despite a government ban.
Israel hails US military aid rise
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert confirms an increase in military defence aid from the United States.
'We blocked US plans' - Hezbollah
The leader of Hezbollah says its conflict with Israel last year has thwarted the US vision for a "new Middle East".
SOUTH ASIA
Haneef relieved 'honour restored'
Indian Mohammed Haneef, accused in Australia of UK terrorist links, says he is relieved to have been cleared.
Musharraf urged to quit army post
Pakistan's Pervez Musharraf must quit as military chief if he wants to go on as president, says ex-PM Bhutto.
Karzai 'doing best' for hostages
Afghan President Karzai tells South Korea he is doing all he can to free 22 Korean hostages.
UK
Water supplies returning to homes
Water supplies will return to thousands of flood-hit homes within hours, after a battle to repair a treatment works.
World owes US a debt, says Brown
Gordon Brown says the world owes a debt to the US for its fight against terror ahead of a meeting with President George Bush.
Haneef relieved 'honour restored'
Indian Mohammed Haneef, accused in Australia of UK terrorist links, says he is relieved to have been cleared.
ENGLAND
Water supplies returning to homes
Water supplies will return to thousands of flood-hit homes within hours, after a battle to repair a treatment works.
Man charged over murder of Hannah
A man extradited from India is charged with the rape and murder of teenager Hannah Foster in 2003.
Veteran, 109, revisits WWI trench
The last known surviving British soldier to fight in the trenches of World War I revisits where he fought in 1917.
NORTHERN IRELAND
Inquiry into beach body discovery
Police appeal for help in identifying a man whose body was found on the shoreline in a County Antrim village.
Coastal search for missing diver
A major air and sea rescue operation is under way for a diver missing off the coast of County Donegal.
Four dead in separate accidents
Four people, three of them pedestrians, die in separate overnight accidents in the Republic of Ireland.
SCOTLAND
'Brutal' river murder man named
Police identify the man whose body was found in an oil drum in the River Clyde on Thursday.
Hospitals bring in parking fees
Car parking charges are introduced for the first time at four hospital sites in Glasgow.
Haneef relieved 'honour restored'
Indian Mohammed Haneef, accused in Australia of UK terrorist links, says he is relieved to have been cleared.
WALES
Arrest after road death of boy, 3
A 24-year-old man is arrested and released on bail after the death of a three-year-old boy hit by a car.
Snowdon helicopter rescue for six
An RAF helicopter winchman plucks five men and a woman to safety at night on Snowdon.
Water safety day in son's memory
A day of emergency services displays is organised by a mother whose teenage son drowned.
POLITICS
World owes US a debt, says Brown
Gordon Brown says the world owes a debt to the US for its fight against terror ahead of a meeting with President George Bush.
Cameron 'failing over key voters'
David Cameron is failing to reach out to voters in the north and Midlands, says an ex-Tory frontbencher.
Flag plan will have Scots opt-out
Proposals to fly the Union flag every day on public buildings will not apply to the Scottish Executive.
BUSINESS
Fears of fresh stock market falls
It is feared that there could be fresh stock market falls on Monday after the Dow Jones closed down 208 on Friday.
ICI 'to reject fresh Akzo offer'
ICI is reported to be about to reject a fresh offer from Akzo Nobel despite pressure to open its books to the Dutch.
Savers told to claim 'lost' £435m
Savers are told to reclaim £435m that has been sitting in dormant accounts for years.
ENTERTAINMENT
Ray Davies shooting case dropped
Charges are dropped against the man accused of shooting The Kinks' Ray Davies after the singer did not appear in court.
Chanelle walks out of Big Brother
Chanelle Hayes has walked out of the Big Brother house after her romance with Ziggy ended.
Doctors make Kiss star drop gig
Heart problems force Kiss singer and guitarist Paul Stanley to abandon a show in California, US.
SCIENCE/NATURE
Russia subs make Arctic test dive
Russian mini-subs make a test dive ahead of a mission to the Arctic Ocean seabed beneath the North Pole.
'Space arrow' to map Earth's tug
The Goce gravity satellite will be one of Europe's most challenging space missions to date.
Medici writers exhumed in Italy
Italian researchers exhume the bodies of two 15th Century literary figures from the court of the Medici family.
TECHNOLOGY
Web child fight videos criticised
Police chiefs urge websites to remove violent video footage of children fighting, following a BBC probe.
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.
HEALTH
Sunshine 'protective' against MS
Basking in the sun's rays lowers the risk of developing multiple sclerosis, a US study suggests.
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.
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.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
1981: Charles and Diana marry
Thousands line the streets of London to glimpse Prince Charles and Lady Diana on their wedding day.
1993: Israeli court sets Demjanjuk free
A court in Israel says retired Ohio car worker John Demjanjuk may not after all have been notorious Nazi death camp guard Ivan the Terrible.
1968: Pope renews birth control ban
Pope Paul VI has confirmed a ban on the use of contraceptives by Roman Catholics in spite of a Church commission's recommendation for change.
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