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	Saturday, 01 March, 2008, 1:00 GMT 09:00 +08:00:Asia/Shanghai

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TOP STORIES

	Harry withdrawn from Afghanistan Prince Harry is pulled out of Afghanistan after news of his secret front line deployment leaked out.

	New abuse claims at Jersey home Police in Jersey say two more people have come forward to claim they were abused at Haut de la Garenne.

	Suicide bomb at Pakistan funeral At least 30 people are killed in a suicide attack in Pakistan at a funeral for a policeman killed earlier in the day.

	Turkish troops pull out of Iraq Turkey's military says it has withdrawn troops from Iraq after an operation against Kurdish PKK rebels.

	Israel warns of invasion of Gaza An Israeli minister says Israel will be left with no choice but to invade Gaza if Palestinians step up rocket attacks.




WORLD

	Turkey urges PKK to end struggle Turkey calls on Kurdish PKK rebels to lay down arms after its forces leave Iraq following a week-long operation.

	Suicide bomb at Pakistan funeral At least 30 people are killed in a suicide attack in Pakistan at a funeral for a policeman killed earlier in the day.

	US to deport 'Pumpkin' case man A Chinese man accused of murdering his wife and abandoning his daughter is to be deported from the US.




AFRICA

	Mugabe dubs poll rivals 'witches' Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe launches election campaign by calling his rivals a group of "witches and charlatans".

	Odinga pledges to rebuild Kenya Prime Minister-designate Raila Odinga promises to heal Kenya's wounds, after a landmark peace deal.

	Top model's body found in river French police say the body of former top model Katoucha Niane has been found in the River Seine.




AMERICAS

	EADS wins $40bn US aircraft deal EADS and US company Northrop Grumman beat Boeing to win a $40bn US Air Force contract.

	US to deport 'Pumpkin' case man A Chinese man accused of murdering his wife and abandoning his daughter is to be deported from the US.

	Plagiarist White House aide quits A Bush administration public relations aide resigns after admitting to newspaper column plagiarism.




ASIA-PACIFIC

	Ex-presidents at Philippine rally Two ex-presidents join protesters demanding the resignation of Philippine President Gloria Arroyo.

	US to deport 'Pumpkin' case man A Chinese man accused of murdering his wife and abandoning his daughter is to be deported from the US.

	Interpol alert on escaped suspect A global security alert is issued after a suspected Islamist militant leader escapes from jail in Singapore.




EUROPE

	Turkey urges PKK to end struggle Turkey calls on Kurdish PKK rebels to lay down arms after its forces leave Iraq following a week-long operation.

	Kosovo suspends rebel Serb police Some 150 Kosovo Serb police are suspended for refusing to take orders from the ethnic Albanian authorities.

	Berlin gallery in Islam art row A Berlin art gallery closes an exhibition where one poster made fun of Islam's holiest shrine.




MIDDLE EAST

	'Chemical Ali' execution approved The execution of Saddam Hussein's henchman "Chemical Ali" is finally approved by Iraq's presidency.

	Iraqi Chaldean archbishop seized Gunmen kidnap the archbishop of the Chaldean Catholic Church in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, his church says.

	Hezbollah says US ship is threat Hezbollah condemns the deployment of a US warship off the coast of Lebanon as a threat to regional stability.




SOUTH ASIA

	India cancels small farmers' debt India is to cancel the debt of its small farmers in a giant scheme that will cost 600bn rupees ($15bn; £7.6bn).

	Suicide bomb at Pakistan funeral At least 30 people are killed in a suicide attack in Pakistan at a funeral for a policeman killed earlier in the day.

	Record for Afghan poppy planting The Afghan government must do more to combat opium poppy production, says US government report.




UK

	Harry withdrawn from Afghanistan Prince Harry is pulled out of Afghanistan after news of his secret front line deployment leaked out.

	Gang get life for '£5 bet' murder A man and two youths are jailed for life for kicking a disabled man to death over a £5 bet.

	Plea for Iraq hostages' release The families of the five Britons being held hostage in Iraq appeal to their kidnappers to release them.




ENGLAND

	Gang get life for '£5 bet' murder A man and two youths are jailed for life for kicking a disabled man to death over a £5 bet.

	Text driver jailed for bike death A motorist who was texting on her mobile phone when she hit and killed a cyclist is jailed.

	Abortion tablets in wife's food A baker put abortion tablets into his wife's breakfast to try to make her lose their baby, a court hears.




NORTHERN IRELAND

	Paisley Jnr back on policing body Former Stormont minister Ian Paisley Junior is appointed as a DUP representative to the Policing Board.

	Sewer workers are poisoned by gas Safety at the Belfast sewers project is reviewed after four workers are treated for carbon monoxide poisoning.

	Cardinal Brady meets Orangemen The head of the Catholic Church in Ireland meets Orangemen involved in the Drumcree marching dispute.




SCOTLAND

	Stephen in attack on energy firms Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Nicol Stephen is to attack "obscene" power companies.

	Major route closed by tram works Drivers are being warned to brace themselves for months of chaos with diversions starting for tram works.

	Blind man in tractor caused crash A blind pensioner caused a crash on the A9 after parking his tractor and trailer on the dual carriageway.




WALES

	Man claims abuse at Jersey home A man who spent time as a child at the Jersey care home where human remains were found alleges he was abused.

	Ex-bank manager jailed for theft A retired bank manager is jailed after admitting he stole £160,000 whilst a treasurer for church groups.

	Five more tax offices will close Tax officials say five more tax offices in Wales are planned to close as part of a review into its operations.




POLITICS

	Working carers 'to keep benefits' Carers will be able to work and claim benefits under plans reportedly to be unveiled at Labour's spring conference.

	Party leaders declared gifts late David Cameron and Nick Clegg are among MPs criticised by the Electoral Commission for declaring donations late.

	PM warns stores over carrier bags Gordon Brown warns retailers he will force them to cut down on plastic bag use if they do not act voluntarily.




BUSINESS

	EADS wins $40bn US aircraft deal EADS and US company Northrop Grumman beat Boeing to win a $40bn US Air Force contract.

	Oil price hovers near record high The price of oil dips at the end of trading in New York, but remains near record levels.

	Property prices fall in February Nationwide says house prices fell by 0.5% in February, but warns against gloomy economic predictions.




ENTERTAINMENT

	Winehouse will not face charges Amy Winehouse faces no further action in connection with her husband's alleged bid to pervert justice.

	Rowling 'exploited' by book plan Author JK Rowling hits out at an unofficial Harry Potter encyclopaedia, which she says is a "rip-off".

	Supermodel leaves Brazil hospital A helicopter whisks away supermodel Naomi Campbell as she leaves hospital after an operation in Brazil.




SCIENCE/NATURE

	Bat takes flight cue from insects Bats use the same aerodynamic trick as insects to hover in one place, scientists report.

	Race differences in immune genes Scientists find the way genes controlling the response of the immune system work varies from race to race.

	No impact from Energy Saving Day The UK's first Energy Saving Day ends with no discernible reduction in the country's electricity consumption.




TECHNOLOGY

	Final goodbye for early web icon Support for the Netscape Navigator browser will cease on 1 March, its owners say.

	EU extends net safety programme Europe is to spend 55m euros (£42m) over four years to make the net safer for children.

	Microsoft cutting price of Vista Microsoft says it plans to cut the cost of its Windows Vista operating system sold at retail outlets in 70 countries.




HEALTH

	Vitamin E linked to lung cancer Taking high doses of vitamin E supplements can increase the risk of lung cancer, research suggests.

	NHS facing locum doctor shortage Hospitals are experiencing problems recruiting locum hospital doctors, a leaked government memo shows.

	Blood test hope for mood disorder Scientists have found that the presence of certain chemicals in the blood may be a sign of mood disorders.




EDUCATION

	School choice 'fuels segregation' School choice and the system of admissions is fuelling social segregation, says the chief schools adjudicator.

	Parents bemoan state of childhood Parents feel something is fundamentally wrong with modern childhood and want to see big changes

	Bullying 'higher among migrants' Migrant children are more likely to be bullied at school than non-migrants, a Europe-wide study finds.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES

1950: Communist spy jailed for 14 years
Nuclear scientist Klaus Fuchs is sentenced to 14 years imprisonment for espionage.

1954: US tests hydrogen bomb in Bikini
The biggest explosion ever made by man is witnessed in the Pacific when US scientists explode their second H-bomb at Bikini Atoll.

1994: West charged as death toll mounts
Fred West is charged with two further murders following the discovery of more human remains in the garden of his Gloucester home.




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