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	Sunday, 19 August, 2007, 18:00 GMT 03:00 +09:00:Asia/Seoul

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TOP STORIES
	Hurricane bears down on Jamaica Jamaica braces as Hurricane Dean approaches, bringing 145mph winds and a forecast 20in (50cm) of rain.
	Hotel fire investigation delayed Emergency teams probing the fatal hotel blaze in Cornwall are unlikely to gain access to the site until Tuesday.
	Minor scuffles in airport protest Climate campaigners are involved in minor scuffles with police outside the offices of Heathrow operator BAA.
	UK troops 'stretched but winning' British troops are "stretched" but are winning the tactical battle in Afghanistan, the head of the Army says.
	Kidnapped German in Afghan video Afghan TV stations broadcast a video appearing to show a German woman who was kidnapped in Kabul.

WORLD
	Hurricane bears down on Jamaica Jamaica braces as Hurricane Dean approaches, bringing 145mph winds and a forecast 20in (50cm) of rain.
	French foreign minister in Iraq French FM Bernard Kouchner is in Iraq, the first ministerial visit since France opposed the 2003 US-led invasion.
	Kidnapped German in Afghan video Afghan TV stations broadcast a video appearing to show a German woman who was kidnapped in Kabul.

AFRICA
	Ethiopia opposition members freed At least 31 members of the Ethiopian opposition charged with post-election violence in 2005 are pardoned.
	No pressure on Mugabe from summit Southern African leaders put no public pressure on President Mugabe to solve Zimbabwe's problems.
	Rwanda's former king eyes return King Kigeli Ndahindurwa V, who ruled Rwanda until his overthrow in 1959, says he wants to return home.

AMERICAS
	Hurricane bears down on Jamaica Jamaica braces as Hurricane Dean approaches, bringing 145mph winds and a forecast 20in (50cm) of rain.
	More troops for Peru quake zone Extra Peruvian troops are sent to areas devastated by Wednesday's earthquake to stop looting and unrest.
	Lethal blaze at Twin Towers site Two New York fire-fighters die in a blaze at an abandoned skyscraper near the site of the Twin Towers.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	Thai voters 'approve new charter' Thailand's military-backed government easily wins a referendum on a new constitution, exit polls show.
	Eastern China lashed by typhoon Typhoon Sepat brings high winds and torrential rains to China's east coast, killing at least nine people.
	Rudd apology for strip club visit The leader of Australia's Labor Party apologises for visiting a New York strip club during an official trip to the UN.

EUROPE
	French foreign minister in Iraq French FM Bernard Kouchner is in Iraq, the first ministerial visit since France opposed the 2003 US-led invasion.
	Kidnapped German in Afghan video Afghan TV stations broadcast a video appearing to show a German woman who was kidnapped in Kabul.
	Turkish hijacking ends peacefully Two men who tried to hijack a Turkish plane surrender after all passengers and crew escaped unharmed.

MIDDLE EAST
	Gaza hit by power plant shut down The Gaza Strip's main power plant shuts down operations, after the EU halts financing of fuel deliveries.
	French foreign minister in Iraq French FM Bernard Kouchner is in Iraq, the first ministerial visit since France opposed the 2003 US-led invasion.
	Baghdad mortar attack kills seven At least seven people are killed in a mortar attack on a mainly Shia eastern suburb of Baghdad, officials say.

SOUTH ASIA
	Kidnapped German in Afghan video Afghan TV stations broadcast a video appearing to show a German woman who was kidnapped in Kabul.
	UK troops 'stretched but winning' British troops are "stretched" but are winning the tactical battle in Afghanistan, the head of the Army says.
	Maldives leader heads for victory A referendum in the Maldives seems to have backed a new presidential system supported by the islands' president.

UK
	Minor scuffles in airport protest Climate campaigners are involved in minor scuffles with police outside the offices of Heathrow operator BAA.
	Hotel fire investigation delayed Emergency teams probing the fatal hotel blaze in Cornwall are unlikely to gain access to the site until Tuesday.
	British tourists braced for Dean Hotels are evacuated and curfews imposed as thousands of British tourists in Jamaica prepare for Hurricane Dean.

ENGLAND
	Hotel fire investigation delayed Emergency teams probing the fatal hotel blaze in Cornwall are unlikely to gain access to the site until Tuesday.
	Minor scuffles in airport protest Climate campaigners are involved in minor scuffles with police outside the offices of Heathrow operator BAA.
	Vigil held for litter row victim Friends and relatives gather for a vigil for a 23-year-old man who died days after being attacked in a dispute over throwing litter.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	Paisley welcomes US farming move First Minister Ian Paisley welcomes the lifting of US restrictions on NI meat and dairy products.
	Aer Lingus intervention ruled out An Irish government minister rules out intervention in Aer Lingus' decision to end its Shannon-Heathrow service.
	Third man on house arson charge A 38-year-old man becomes the third person to be charged over an arson attack on a house in Londonderry.

SCOTLAND
	Stores 'warned over food hygiene' Two stores linked to a fatal E.coli outbreak had previously been warned over contravening food hygiene rules.
	Search called off for missing boy The search for a boy who went missing after he was seen entering a river in Ayrshire is called off for the night.
	Walker falls to death on mountain A man slips and falls 200ft to his death while walking with two other people on a mountain in Inverness-shire.

WALES
	New slaughter call after Shambo Officials promise swift action if TB results are positive in other animals at the temple which housed a "sacred" bullock.
	Legal quiz on £5.5m rail platform A disability rights watchdog asks if a new railway platform built without a lift is breaking the law.
	Archbishop's debate in nightclub The Archbishop of Wales will join a Sunday debate called Is Religion Bad? in a Cardiff nightclub.

POLITICS
	Browne denies 'failing' UK troops Defence Secretary Des Browne denies claims the government is failing in its duty to UK troops.
	'Urgency needed' on knife crime A senior government minister admits more needs to be done to beat knife crime and street violence.
	Tories 'will consider tax cuts' The Conservatives promise to look "very closely" at plans for wide-ranging tax cuts, including abolishing inheritance tax.

BUSINESS
	Market turmoil 'set to continue' Global stock market turmoil will continue, analysts say, with pressure on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates.
	Two supermarkets in e-mail probe The competition watchdog orders Tesco and Asda to hand over millions of e-mails and letters.
	Hamleys pulls toys over lead fear London toy store Hamleys withdraws two child jewellery products found to contain dangerous levels of lead.

ENTERTAINMENT
	X Factor debuts with 9.5m viewers The fourth series of The X Factor on ITV1 attracts 9.5m viewers with its opening episode.
	Bergman buried in quiet ceremony Film-maker Ingmar Bergman is laid to rest in a private ceremony on his home island of Faro in the Baltic Sea.
	Lohan's parents end divorce row Actress Lindsay Lohan's parents reach an amicable agreement in their long-running divorce and custody battle.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Hurricane fears shorten spacewalk Nasa shortens a spacewalk by Endeavour's crew so the shuttle can return early to avoid Hurricane Dean.
	Missing DR Congo gorillas 'dead' A female gorilla and its infant, part of a group attacked by gunmen, are dead, say conservationists in DR Congo.
	Atlantic yields climate secrets For the first time, scientists plot the course of climate-crucial Atlantic circulation over a year's variation.

TECHNOLOGY
	Engineers work to reconnect Peru Technicians and engineers from Telecoms Sans Frontieres arrive in Peru to help the earthquake recovery effort.
	Compact disc hits 25th birthday Exactly 25 years ago the world's first compact disc was produced at a Philips factory in Germany.
	Guitar game takes design prizes A game revolving around a magical guitar has won a respected prize for student game makers.

HEALTH
	Nurses to consider new pay offer The Royal College of Nursing is asking its members if they are happy to accept the government's final pay offer.
	Nerve cell stretchiness uncovered US scientists may have discovered why long nerve cells do not break when you move or stretch your limbs.
	Exercise 'must be tough to work' To be healthy, you really do need to break into a sweat when you exercise, say sports scientists.

EDUCATION
	Schools enjoy jobs 'golden age' Secondary schools are facing a golden age of teacher recruitment where they can pick and choose staff, research shows.
	Concerns over S2 pupils' progress A survey suggests less than half of second year pupils are reaching expected reading and numeracy levels.
	Record numbers get student places More than 300,000 A-level students are allocated university places on results day alone.

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	1987: Gunman kills 14 in Hungerford rampage A man shoots 14 people dead in the Berkshire town of Hungerford.
	1991: Hardliners stage coup against Gorbachev Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev is overthrown in a coup as Communist hardliners take over.
	2003: UN envoy dies in Baghdad bombing A massive bomb wrecks the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad, killing at least 17 people including the UN's chief envoy to Iraq.

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