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	Monday, 20 August, 2007, 18:00 GMT 03:00 +09:00:Asia/Seoul

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TOP STORIES
	Mexico coast braces for hurricane Hurricane Dean moves towards Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula after battering Jamaica.
	Lawrence killer to remain in UK The man who killed head teacher Philip Lawrence wins his appeal against deportation.
	Biker murder police release CCTV Police release CCTV footage showing Hells Angel Gerry Tobin just minutes before he was murdered.
	Cameron pledges hospitals fight Tory leader David Cameron campaigns to save local NHS services as he seeks to regain the political initiative.
	Campaigners leave Heathrow camp Climate change protesters leave their camp at Heathrow Airport on a day of direct action against firms around the UK.

WORLD
	Mexico coast braces for hurricane Hurricane Dean moves towards Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula after battering Jamaica.
	France announces paedophile curbs France's president announces new measures to deal with sex offenders in response to a paedophile scandal.
	Pakistan frees 'al-Qaeda suspect' A Pakistani computer expert alleged to have had al-Qaeda links is freed without charge after three years in custody.

AFRICA
	Taylor trial delayed until 2008 The trial of ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor for war crimes is postponed until January 2008.
	Row over SA minister's transplant South Africa's government denies reports the controversial health minister had a liver transplant while suffering from alcoholism.
	Uganda considers war crimes court Uganda asks for the views of victims on the setting up of war crimes courts to deal with atrocities in the north.

AMERICAS
	Mexico coast braces for hurricane Hurricane Dean moves towards Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula after battering Jamaica.
	US officer tried over Abu Ghraib The court martial starts of the only US Army officer charged over the abuse scandal at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison.
	US property tycoon Helmsley dies US property tycoon Leona Helmsley, who famously said "only the little people pay taxes", dies aged 87.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	Plane gutted at Japanese airport A Taiwanese China Airlines plane is destroyed by fire at an airport in Okinawa, but all on board escape safely.
	Sex is prime cause of China's HIV Unsafe sex becomes the main means of transmission of HIV/Aids in China, overtaking injecting drug use.
	Pet camel kills Australian woman An Australian woman is killed by her pet camel when the animal apparently tried to have sex with her, police say.

EUROPE
	France announces paedophile curbs France's president announces new measures to deal with sex offenders in response to a paedophile scandal.
	Russian clinic releases activist A Russian opposition activist leaves a psychiatric clinic where colleagues say she had been incarcerated.
	Turkey vote goes to second round The frontrunner for Turkey's presidency, Abdullah Gul, fails to win the presidency outright in a parliamentary vote.

MIDDLE EAST
	Roadside bomb kills Iraq governor The governor of Iraq's southern Muthana province is killed by a roadside bomb in the capital, Samawa.
	EU confirms halt to Gaza fuel aid The EU says it has stopped paying for fuel supplies in Gaza, accusing Hamas of attempting to profit from it.
	Six die in Israeli missile strike Six members of the Palestinian militant group, Hamas, are killed by an Israeli missile strike in Gaza, officials say.

SOUTH ASIA
	Pakistan frees 'al-Qaeda suspect' A Pakistani computer expert alleged to have had al-Qaeda links is freed without charge after three years in custody.
	Bail for Bollywood's Sanjay Dutt Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt, sentenced in connection with buying illegal weapons in 1993, is given bail.
	Pakistan stars join Indian league Pakistan trio Inzamam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Yousuf and Abdul Razzaq head a list of stars joining the rebel Indian league.

UK
	Lawrence killer to remain in UK The man who killed head teacher Philip Lawrence wins his appeal against deportation.
	UK tourists braced for hurricane Thousands of holidaymakers in Mexico brace themselves for Hurricane Dean, which has already claimed six lives.
	Postage-free packages for troops The Royal Mail announces postage is to be free for parcels sent to British troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.

ENGLAND
	Biker murder police release CCTV Police release CCTV footage showing Hells Angel Gerry Tobin just minutes before he was murdered.
	Lawrence killer to remain in UK The man who killed head teacher Philip Lawrence wins his appeal against deportation.
	Vibrator robber jailed over raid A robber who carried out a raid pretending his girlfriend's vibrator was a gun is jailed for five years.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	MPs express jail rebuild concerns Prisons minister Paul Goggins comes under pressure from MPs not to rule out Magilligan as a future prison.
	Man charged in paramedic attack A man is charged with assaulting a paramedic who tried to help him after he lost consciousness.
	Pilots agree to end strike threat Aer Lingus pilots agree to call off a planned strike if airline managers go into talks over a move to Belfast.

SCOTLAND
	False alibi lawyer sent to jail A Glasgow lawyer is sentenced to more than five years in jail after he admits providing a false alibi.
	Missing boy's body found in river Search teams find the body of a 14-year-old Ayrshire boy who was reported missing at the weekend.
	Campus reopens to undergraduates A £1.5m package allows Glasgow University to reopen undergraduate admissions in Dumfries from next year.

WALES
	Uncertainty for 400 computer jobs The future of 400 IT jobs in Flintshire is uncertain as food and household products giant Unilever considers outsourcing its IT work.
	Search after child falls in river A major search is under way after reports a nine-year-old child has fallen into a Snowdonia river.
	Co-op's classics to deter youths A supermarket says playing classical music outside its stores deters youngsters from gathering there.

POLITICS
	Cameron pledges hospitals fight Tory leader David Cameron campaigns to save local NHS services as he seeks to regain the political initiative.
	Government asks EU for flood cash Britain has asked the European Commission for cash to deal with the floods crisis which hit parts of England.
	Race row MP in black gang project Tory MP Patrick Mercer - sacked in a row over alleged racism - is helping black army officers mentor youths.

BUSINESS
	US stocks mirror world share rise US stocks edge up, mirroring the pattern of other world shares, after last week's market volatility.
	Microsoft cuts Europe Xbox price Microsoft cuts the price of its Xbox 360 video game console in Europe, weeks after doing the same in the US.
	US mortgage lender sells assets US mortgage firm Thornburg sells $20.5bn of assets in difficult market conditions to fund home loans.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Eleven injured on Cruise film set Eleven extras are injured after falling off a truck on the set of Tom Cruise's latest movie, Valkyrie, in Germany.
	Mourners remember 'Mr Manchester' Mourners gather for the funeral of Manchester music mogul and broadcaster Tony Wilson.
	Talksport rapped over gay jibes Radio station Talksport is censured after two presenters made derogatory comments about homosexuality.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Shuttle undocks for early return The space shuttle begins its return to Earth a day early, amid fears Hurricane Dean could threaten Mission Control.
	Darker fruits could fight cancer The compounds which colour dark fruit and vegetables may contain powerful cancer fighting properties, US research suggests.
	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.

TECHNOLOGY
	Skype issues apology for 'outage' Skype claims its net-phone service is back to normal following days of disruption.
	Drug website safety fears raised Most online pharmacies are unlicensed and may be putting patients health at risk, research suggests.
	Microsoft cuts Europe Xbox price Microsoft cuts the price of its Xbox 360 video game console in Europe, weeks after doing the same in the US.

HEALTH
	Drug website safety fears raised Most online pharmacies are unlicensed and may be putting patients health at risk, research suggests.
	Cameron pledges hospitals fight Tory leader David Cameron campaigns to save local NHS services as he seeks to regain the political initiative.
	Darker fruits could fight cancer The compounds which colour dark fruit and vegetables may contain powerful cancer fighting properties, US research suggests.

EDUCATION
	Teens 'cannot function in work' School leavers do not have the skills to allow them to function in the workplace, a poll of bosses suggests.
	Lawrence killer to remain in UK The man who killed head teacher Philip Lawrence wins his appeal against deportation.
	Campus reopens to undergraduates A £1.5m package allows Glasgow University to reopen undergraduate admissions in Dumfries from next year.

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