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International AIDS Meeting Opens in Rwanda Nigerian Militants Release 10 Indian Hostages UN Calls for Stop to Trafficking of Children in Africa Darfur Documentary Debuts in Washington Zimbabwe Police Seize Opposition Leader's Passport At Least Five Charged in Alleged Zimbabwe Coup Plot Freedom Fighter Exposes Unsung Heroes of Zimbabwe

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	Saturday, 16 June, 2007, 18:00 GMT 03:00 +09:00:Asia/Seoul

In pictures Thousands watch the Trooping the Colour ceremony in London		In pictures England stars wed before team-mates past and present

TOP STORIES
	Fatah militants storm parliament Fighting between Hamas and Fatah spreads to the West Bank, with Fatah gunmen storming the parliament.
	Botham and Rushdie lead honours Ex-cricketer Ian Botham and novelist Salman Rushdie are among the new knights in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
	England stars' wedding hat-trick Footballers Gary Neville, Steven Gerrard and Michael Carrick marry their girlfriends in lavish ceremonies.
	Brown sets out plans for Mid-East The chancellor promises an "economic road map" for Middle East peace at a final hustings before becoming PM.
	Soldier dies in Iraq bridge crash A British soldier dies as his Warrior armoured vehicle rolls off a bridge into water south of Basra in Iraq.

WORLD
	Fatah militants storm parliament Fighting between Hamas and Fatah spreads to the West Bank, with Fatah gunmen storming the parliament.
	N Korea invites nuclear monitors North Korea invites monitors from the UN nuclear watchdog to discuss shutting down a key reactor.
	Athletes' remains found in Iraq The bodies of 13 members of an Iraqi taekwondo team kidnapped more than a year ago are found, officials say.

AFRICA
	Indian hostages freed in Nigeria Militants in Nigeria reportedly free 10 Indians more than two weeks after their abduction near Port Harcourt.
	Court blow for Malawi president Malawi's Supreme Court says MPs who switch parties can be expelled - which could bring down the government.
	Amazon river 'longer than Nile' Scientists in Brazil claim to have established that the Amazon, not the Nile, is the longest river in the world.

AMERICAS
	Head of US military 'forced out' The US military's outgoing top commander says he opposed plans to replace him at the end of his term.
	Amazon river 'longer than Nile' Scientists in Brazil claim to have established that the Amazon, not the Nile, is the longest river in the world.
	DeGeneres rules at Daytime Emmys Ellen DeGeneres wins her third consecutive Daytime Emmy, while the newly-retired Bob Barker is also honoured.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	N Korea invites nuclear monitors North Korea invites monitors from the UN nuclear watchdog to discuss shutting down a key reactor.
	Thai PM 'ready' for Thaksin talks Thai prime minister offers to hold talks with ousted former leader Thaksin Shinawatra as supporters rally in Bangkok.
	China 'will catch slave owners' The Chinese state pledges to bring to justice traffickers who enslaved children and adults to work in brick kilns.

EUROPE
	Polish leader to debate EU treaty Poland's president is in Germany for crucial talks on the future of a new EU constitutional treaty.
	Free 'spy', Russia tells Austria Moscow demands the release of a Russian space agency official who was arrested in Austria on suspicion of spying.
	Designer Ferre 'is seriously ill' Italian fashion designer Gianfranco Ferre is taken to hospital and is in a serious condition, Italian media say.

MIDDLE EAST
	Fatah militants storm parliament Fighting between Hamas and Fatah spreads to the West Bank, with Fatah gunmen storming the parliament.
	US forces in new Iraq offensive US forces launch a major security offensive in Baghdad as Defence Secretary Robert Gates visits the Iraqi capital.
	Athletes' remains found in Iraq The bodies of 13 members of an Iraqi taekwondo team kidnapped more than a year ago are found, officials say.

SOUTH ASIA
	Nato troops kill Afghan civilian Nato soldiers shoot dead a civilian at the scene of a suicide bomb attack in the Afghan capital, Kabul.
	Indian hostages freed in Nigeria Militants in Nigeria reportedly free 10 Indians more than two weeks after their abduction near Port Harcourt.
	Pakistan to interview Aussie trio Geoff Lawson and Richard Done join fellow Australian Dav Whatmore on the shortlist to become Pakistan coach.

UK
	Botham and Rushdie lead honours Ex-cricketer Ian Botham and novelist Salman Rushdie are among the new knights in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
	Brown sets out plans for Mid-East The chancellor promises an "economic road map" for Middle East peace at a final hustings before becoming PM.
	England stars' wedding hat-trick Footballers Gary Neville, Steven Gerrard and Michael Carrick marry their girlfriends in lavish ceremonies.

ENGLAND
	Mother in court over dead girls The mother of two sisters found stabbed to death in Cambridgeshire is remanded in custody by magistrates.
	Elderly man found dead on common A man in his 80s is found dead with a stab wound, on a grassy common in Cheshire.
	Boat rescue for flooding victims Firefighters battle to rescue dozens of residents by boat after they became stranded by flood waters.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	Stab victim's home petrol bombed The west Belfast home of a man murdered last year is extensively damaged in a petrol bomb attack.
	Market target of fake goods swoop Police in County Fermanagh seize thousands of pounds or suspected counterfeit goods at a market.
	Olympic swimming pool for Bangor North Down has won the race to build Northern Ireland's first 50-metre swimming pool.

SCOTLAND
	Council chief knighted in honours More than 100 Scots, including former council leader Charlie Gray, feature in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.
	Search for missing man called off A search for a man missing after a capsized boat was discovered off Orkney will resume on Sunday.
	New high in seaside house prices House prices on the South Ayrshire coast outperformed the rest of Britain in the past year, latest figures show.

WALES
	OBE for Welsh football hero Giggs Two weeks after ending his Wales career, Manchester United's Ryan Giggs is rewarded in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
	Plaid considers coalition deals Senior Plaid Cymru figures meet in Aberystwyth to study two possible coalitions in the Welsh assembly.
	Search halted as yacht crew safe A sea search held after a yacht is found beached off Pembrokeshire is halted, with the crew safe and well.

POLITICS
	Brown sets out plans for Mid-East The chancellor promises an "economic road map" for Middle East peace at a final hustings before becoming PM.
	Birth certificates to name father Ministers are to make the registration of fathers on children's birth certificates compulsory.
	EU treaty referendum is ruled out Downing Street has indicated the treaty that emerges from next week's EU summit will not be put to a referendum.

BUSINESS
	Angry eBay pulls Google adverts Auction website eBay pulls its US advertising from search engine giant and adversary Google.
	Ashley boosts stake in Newcastle Mike Ashley is on course to withdraw Newcastle United from the stock exchange after lifting his stake.
	Help for people in mortgage trap A rescue package is announced for thousands of people suffering hardship because of a loan they took out in the 90s.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Low-key wedding for Rod Stewart Rod Stewart marries partner Penny Lancaster in a private ceremony on the Italian Riviera.
	Rushdie and Eavis lead honours Salman Rushdie, singer Emma Kirkby and Michael Eavis are among the figures honoured by the Queen.
	Police alert over TV contestant A contestant on ITV's Britain's Got Talent is withdrawn after police reveal he is on the sex offenders' register.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Cash row at wildlife trade forum A budget row dominates the final day of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species forum.
	Repairs ease space mission woes A spacewalk repairs the Atlantis heat blanket as ISS engineers finally reboot a crashed computer system.
	Wonders bid for heritage status Five natural wonders of the world are nominated for inclusion on the UN World Heritage List.

TECHNOLOGY
	Hackers meet for coding festival The BBC and Yahoo are holding a hack day for web developers and designers.
	Sony apologises over violent game Entertainment giant Sony apologises for using Manchester cathedral as a backdrop to one of its violent games.
	Web tool to help survivors cope US researchers are turning to peer-to-peer technology to help in the wake of natural disasters.

HEALTH
	Tomlinson honoured with CBE Terminal cancer sufferer, Jane Tomlinson, has been made a CBE in the Queen's birthday honours list.
	Op threat for anaemic older men Elderly men with abnormal red blood counts have more risk of dying after surgery, a study claims.
	Teenagers risk sex health crisis Young people face a "sexual health crisis" fuelled by alcohol, drugs and risky sexual behaviour, a report warns.

EDUCATION
	Birth certificates to name father Ministers are to make the registration of fathers on children's birth certificates compulsory.
	Knighthood for phonics champion A phonics champion and university academics feature prominently in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
	New smacking laws to be reviewed The government confirms it is to review the ban in England and Wales on smacking children hard.

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	1963: Soviets launch first woman into space Valentina Tereshkova, a former textile worker from the Soviet Union becomes the first woman in space.
	1989: Hungary reburies fallen hero Imre Nagy Thousands of Hungarians attend the funeral of the leader of the 1956 uprising executed in 1958 by the Soviets.

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