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




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