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	Tuesday, 24 June, 2008, 1:00 GMT 09:00 +08:00:Asia/Shanghai




TOP STORIES

	UN calls for Zimbabwe poll delay UN chief Ban Ki-moon says Zimbabwe's presidential election run-off should be postponed after the opposition pulled out.

	Briton's wife 'took her own life' The defence in the double murder trial of Neil Entwistle has said his wife killed their daughter before taking her own life.

	Attorney general job 'must split' Proposed changes to the role of the attorney general do not go far enough, a committee of MPs has said.

	US court backs Guantanamo inmate For the first time, a US court rejects the classification of a prisoner held in Guantanamo Bay as an "enemy combatant".

	Row over prison phone call costs An official complaint about the cost of telephone calls from prison is made by the National Consumer Council.




WORLD

	UN calls for Zimbabwe poll delay UN chief Ban Ki-moon says Zimbabwe's presidential election run-off should be postponed after the opposition pulled out.

	US court backs Guantanamo inmate For the first time, a US court rejects the classification of a prisoner held in Guantanamo Bay as an "enemy combatant".

	Terror attack 'would help McCain' An aide to presidential hopeful John McCain says he regrets comments that a terror attack on the US would help the campaign.




AFRICA

	UN calls for Zimbabwe poll delay UN chief Ban Ki-moon says Zimbabwe's presidential election run-off should be postponed after the opposition pulled out.

	Kenyans blocked from return home Kenyan families displaced by electoral violence are rejected by neighbours as they try to return home.

	French workers kidnapped in Niger Tuareg-led rebels abduct four French workers from a uranium mine in northern Niger but say they are not in danger.




AMERICAS

	US court backs Guantanamo inmate For the first time, a US court rejects the classification of a prisoner held in Guantanamo Bay as an "enemy combatant".

	Terror attack 'would help McCain' An aide to presidential hopeful John McCain says he regrets comments that a terror attack on the US would help the campaign.

	Canadian 'bomb plotter' on trial A Canadian software developer was part of a plan to detonate a 600kg bomb, prosecutors in Ottawa claim.




ASIA-PACIFIC

	Hundreds missing in ferry tragedy Hundreds of people are still missing after a Philippine ferry carrying some 800 people capsized on Saturday in a storm.

	China fires 12 quake officials Twelve officials are fired by the Chinese government for their handling of the earthquake that struck the country last month.

	N Korea 'to give nuclear account' In a breakthrough for negotiators, North Korea will provide a full account of its nuclear activities on Thursday, reports say.




EUROPE

	Socialists to join Serb coalition Serbia's Socialist Party says it has agreed to join the coalition of its pro-European former rivals, after weeks of wrangling.

	Top war crimes suspect in court One of the top four war crimes suspects from the former Yugoslavia makes his first court appearance in The Hague.

	Raids hit EU 'people-smugglers' Seventy-five people are arrested in a major European police operation against the smuggling of Iraqi Kurds to the EU.




MIDDLE EAST

	Clashes rock north Lebanon city Lebanese security sources say four people have died in a second day of sectarian clashes in Tripoli, bringing the death toll to eight.

	Sarkozy urges settlement freeze French President Sarkozy, addressing Israeli MPs, calls for an end to settlement building in the West Bank.

	UN visits Syrian 'nuclear site' UN nuclear watchdog inspectors reportedly examine an alleged nuclear site in Syria which was bombed by Israel last year.




SOUTH ASIA

	Sharif barred from Pakistan poll Former Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif suffers a setback as a court bars him from running in a by-election to parliament this week.

	More civilians die in Afghanistan Seven more Afghan civilians are killed in bomb attacks during renewed violence across Afghanistan.

	AQ Khan 'nuclear middleman' freed Malaysia says it has released an alleged middleman in the nuclear secrets ring run by disgraced Pakistani scientist AQ Khan.




UK

	MPs set to question energy bosses Energy chiefs will be asked to defend expected future rises in bills when they appear before MPs on Tuesday.

	Attorney general job 'must split' Proposed changes to the role of the attorney general do not go far enough, a committee of MPs has said.

	Briton's wife 'took her own life' The defence in the double murder trial of Neil Entwistle has said his wife killed their daughter before taking her own life.




ENGLAND

	Bodies of soldiers return home The bodies of four British soldiers, including the first woman soldier to die in Afghanistan, are flown back to the UK.

	Briton's wife 'took her own life' The defence in the double murder trial of Neil Entwistle has said his wife killed their daughter before taking her own life.

	Fourth plinth winners announced The winning artworks to occupy Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth are announced.




NORTHERN IRELAND

	Teenager dies following car crash An 18-year-old woman dies in hospital after a weekend car crash in County Fermanagh, the police say.

	Maze rejection risks 10,000 jobs Ministers are warned that 10,000 jobs could be at risk if they reject plans for development at the Maze.

	Terror groups' status for review The government is to review the status of banned paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland, it has emerged.




SCOTLAND

	999 calls disk 'lost' by courier The Scottish Ambulance Service says a computer disk containing some patients' contact information has been lost.

	Men to be screened for aneurisms The first NHS screening programme offered just to men is to be rolled out in three years time.

	A82 upgrade petition considered A campaign calling for an upgrade of a main route through Scotland is to be looked at by MSPs.




WALES

	Nanny 'shook' baby before death The 13-month-old son of two police officers suffered brain damage and died 10 months after he was "shaken" by his nanny, a court hears.

	Bakery site and shops jobs saved Over 200 jobs are saved at a string of high street bakeries and a factory after two separate deals.

	Royal couple move into Welsh home Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall stay at their Welsh country home for the first time during their summer tour.




POLITICS

	Ministers float border force plan The government says a new border police force may be created - just months after it launched the UK Border Agency.

	Council workers vote for strike Council workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland vote for industrial action in a pay dispute, Unison says.

	Brown's social mobility 'crusade' Gordon Brown says improving social mobility is a "national crusade" and Labour has not made enough progress.




BUSINESS

	MPs set to question energy bosses Energy chiefs will be asked to defend expected future rises in bills when they appear before MPs on Tuesday.

	Youths 'buy violent games online' UK youngsters can illegally buy violent video games through online auction sites, a trading standards group says.

	Oil price up despite Saudi pledge Oil prices rise after emergency talks in Jeddah over the weekend end with no real resolution.




ENTERTAINMENT

	Singer Winehouse has lung disease Singer Amy Winehouse has "traces" of lung disease emphysema and is "responding brilliantly to treatment" her father says.

	Bassey pulls out of Mandela gig Dame Shirley Bassey pulls out of performing at the Nelson Mandela concert following an operation on her stomach.

	Radio digital switchover proposed Plans to move all UK radio stations to digital broadcasts are put forward in a report by a government working group.




SCIENCE/NATURE

	Anger at calm in whaling waters Environmentalists complain that dissent is being suppressed as the International Whaling Commission gathers.

	Earth 'not at risk' from collider Our planet will not be sucked into a black hole made in a new European physics facility, a report concludes.

	'Neanderthal tools' found at dig Dozens of tools thought to have belonged to Neanderthals have been dug up at an archaeological site called Beedings in West Sussex.




TECHNOLOGY

	'Shake-up' for internet proposed The net could see its biggest change in decades if plans to open up the address system are approved this week.

	EBay criticises EU trading laws The online auction site is lobbying the European Parliament to change current trade laws.

	Youths 'buy violent games online' UK youngsters can illegally buy violent video games through online auction sites, a trading standards group says.




HEALTH

	Cats 'spark eczema in vulnerable' Being exposed to cat allergens early in life may spark eczema - if you carry a key gene fault, say scientists.

	Pill on the web scheme concerns Experts raise concerns about a UK-based online medical service which offers the contraceptive pill without the need to see a doctor.

	Hospital rise for child diabetes The number of children who needed to be admitted to hospital as an emergency with complications of diabetes has risen sharply.




EDUCATION

	Degree grades arbitrary: Watchdog The universities' watchdog has warned of problems with degree grades and overseas student over-recruitment.

	Bosses cool on academic Diplomas The CBI says government plans for academic Diplomas in England are "an unnecessary distraction".

	Classrooms focus on 'Britishness' More than 500 schools in England will be looking at the subject of Britishness as part of a government initiative on social cohesion.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES

1974: Labour rift over nuclear test
The Labour Government admits Britain exploded a nuclear device in the United States a few weeks ago.

1983: US astronaut Sally Ride returns
America's first woman in space, Sally Ride, returns safely in the Challenger space shuttle after a six-day flight.

1968: Rail go-slow begins
The country's rail network is thrown into disarray as the National Union of Railwaymen begins its work-to-rule and ban on overtime.

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