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| Friday, 10 August, 2007, 18:00 GMT 03:00 +09:00:Asia/Seoul |
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Winds of change
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | World shares fall on credit fears World share prices continue to slide in a second day of big losses, amid fears of a global credit crunch. |
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| Death row conviction overturned Kenny Richey, who has spent 20 years on death row in the US, has his murder conviction overturned for a second time. | |
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| McCanns' evidence plea to police Madeleine McCann's parents ask police to tell them about any evidence that suggests their daughter was harmed. | |
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| Foot-and-mouth 'may be contained' The foot-and-mouth outbreak is contained, officials say, as tests at a suspect farm come back negative. | |
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| Third death in helicopter crash A third man dies following an RAF Puma helicopter crash in North Yorkshire, the Ministry of Defence says. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | UN approves expanded Iraq mission The United Nations Security Council approves a resolution calling for a greater UN mandate in Iraq. |
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| World shares fall on credit fears World share prices continue to slide in a second day of big losses, amid fears of a global credit crunch. | |
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| Discovery disbands without backer Lance Armstrong's former team Discovery is to disband at the end of the season after failing to find a new sponsor. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Sacked S Africa minister hits out South Africa's former deputy health minister says she was sacked for doing her job after criticising hospital conditions. |
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| Niger rebels target power station Niger rebels carry out a series of attacks around Agadez, knocking out a strategic power station and fuel depot. | |
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| Gay Nigerians face Sharia death Eighteen gay men face being stoned to death under Sharia law after being arrested in northern Nigeria. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| World shares fall on credit fears World share prices continue to slide in a second day of big losses, amid fears of a global credit crunch. |
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| Three killed in US mine accident Three people are killed after an accident in a mine in the US state of Indiana, police say. | |
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| Shuttle prepares to dock with ISS Nasa's space shuttle Endeavour prepares to dock with the International Space Station. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Philippine clashes leave 50 dead Extra troops are to be sent to the southern Philippines after clashes with militants left more than 50 dead. |
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| Homes burnt in E Timor violence Scores of houses are burnt in East Timor in violence triggered by the appointment of a new prime minister. | |
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| HK 'can demolish' colonial pier A Hong Kong court gives the go-ahead for the controversial demolition of a British colonial-era pier. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| World shares fall on credit fears World share prices continue to slide in a second day of big losses, amid fears of a global credit crunch. |
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| France mourns former archbishop Jewish prayers are said at the funeral of the former Archbishop of Paris, Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger. | |
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| Fire damages Italian film studios A fire destroys part of Rome's world-famous Cinecitta film studios, where many classic Italian films were made. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| UN approves expanded Iraq mission The United Nations Security Council approves a resolution calling for a greater UN mandate in Iraq. |
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| Blast hits market in north Iraq A car bomb kills at least seven people and injures many others at a busy market in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk. | |
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| Gunman dies in Jerusalem shootout A man is shot and killed in Jerusalem's Old City after a gun battle with security guards, Israeli police say. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Court keeps pressure on Musharraf Pakistan's Supreme Court issues a key election ruling a day after the president held back from emergency rule. |
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| S Korea in Taleban hostage talks South Korean officials and the Taleban start direct talks on the fate of 21 hostages, Afghan officials say. | |
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| Sickness spreads in S Asia floods Thousands fall sick as flood waters that have affected 28 million people recede across South Asia. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Mother jailed for girl's murder The mother of four-year-old Leticia Wright, and her boyfriend are jailed for life for the girl's murder. |
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| UK soldiers killed in Iraq named The Ministry of Defence has named two British soldiers who were killed in Iraq by a roadside bomb. | |
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| Death row conviction overturned Kenny Richey, who has spent 20 years on death row in the US, has his murder conviction overturned for a second time. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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| Mother jailed for girl's murder The mother of four-year-old Leticia Wright, and her boyfriend are jailed for life for the girl's murder. |
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| Foot-and-mouth 'may be contained' The foot-and-mouth outbreak is contained, officials say, as tests at a suspect farm come back negative. | |
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| M25 reopens after 10-hour closure Part of the M25 in Surrey is reopened after a four-vehicle crash caused a 10-hour closure and massive delays. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Children raise arson attack alarm A man is saved following an arson attack on a house in County Armagh after a group of children raised the alarm. |
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| UDA is in 'last chance saloon' Government funding of a loyalist initiative will stop in 60 days unless the UDA starts to decommission. | |
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| Murdered victim 'kicked 15 times' A teenager murdered in Londonderry was kicked in the head about 15 times, the High Court hears. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Child sex ring man sent to jail A man who was part of a paedophile gang in Edinburgh is sentenced to a minimum of 12 years in jail. |
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| Death row conviction overturned Kenny Richey, who has spent 20 years on death row in the US, has his murder conviction overturned for a second time. | |
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| Boy burnt by 'caustic' park slide A five-year-old boy is treated in hospital after using a Fife play park slide smeared with caustic soda. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Brain surgery plan concern grows North Wales AMs and MPs are worried by plans to send patients to the south for brain operations. |
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| MP's 'despair' over Thai murder Exactly seven years after she died, an MP asks whether Thai police will ever catch a Powys backpacker's killer. | |
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| Thomas leads Wales at World Cup Gareth Thomas will skipper Wales at the World Cup, with Will James and Dafydd James in his 30-man squad. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Government 'must act on e-crime' Government and net firms must do more to protect users from online crime, says a House of Lords report. |
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| Galloway to contest next election Respect MP George Galloway announces he will stand against a Labour minister at the next general election. | |
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| Bid to cut crime with new design The government is launching a new call to companies to design theft-proof products to cut crime. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| World shares fall on credit fears World share prices continue to slide in a second day of big losses, amid fears of a global credit crunch. |
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| Universal sells songs without DRM Universal Music, the world's largest music label, is to test the sale of songs without copy-protection technology. | |
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| Game shares recover after slump Shares in Game Group fall more than 10% but then recover after regulators say they will probe its purchase of rival Gamestation. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | 'Positive' progress for Pavarotti Doctors treating Italian opera star Luciano Pavarotti in hospital are "very positive", the singer's wife says. |
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| Bunton gives birth to baby Beau Spice Girl's singer Emma Bunton gives birth to a boy called Beau at a private London hospital. | |
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| Amy expected to leave Big Brother Glamour model Amy Alexandra is the favourite to leave Big Brother in the show's ninth eviction. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Shuttle prepares to dock with ISS Nasa's space shuttle Endeavour prepares to dock with the International Space Station. |
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| Stargazers set sights on meteors Shooting stars are set to grace the weekend's night sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower. | |
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| Soot 'influences Arctic climate' Ice cores suggest that soot released by industrial activities has influenced climate change in the Arctic. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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| Government 'must act on e-crime' Government and net firms must do more to protect users from online crime, says a House of Lords report. |
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| Universal sells songs without DRM Universal Music, the world's largest music label, is to test the sale of songs without copy-protection technology. | |
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| Furniture puts on chameleon show Interactive furniture that changes colour depending on who sits on it is put on show by Japanese researchers. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Alzheimer's drugs remain limited Campaigners have failed in their High Court bid to force the NHS to fund Alzheimer's drugs in people with early-stage disease. |
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| GMC inquiry into foreign doctors The General Medical Council to investigate why it is more likely to discipline foreign-trained doctors. | |
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| Prevention 'may not help elderly' Use of drugs such as statins to prevent disease may not prolong or improve life in elderly people, say doctors. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Schools 'drill pupils for tests' England's qualifications chief says many schools spend too long drilling children to pass tests. |
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| Pupils may get full exam feedback An exam board says pupils could be given question-by-question feedback on exam performance. | |
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| A-levels 'will not be scrapped' The government denies it is planning to replace A-levels with a new qualification. | |
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| 2001: Hamiltons condemn 'sex assault' arrest Former Conservative MP Neil Hamilton and wife Christine strenuously deny allegations they carried out a serious sexual assault. | |||
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| 1977: Tight security for Queen's Irish visit The Queen visits Northern Ireland for the first time in 11 years as part of her Silver Jubilee tour. | |||
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| 1964: Guns fall silent in Cyprus The United Nations brokers another ceasefire in Cyprus, defusing a growing military crisis and heading off the threat of invasion by Turkey. | |||
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