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	Saturday, 28 June, 2008, 1:00 GMT 09:00 +08:00:Asia/Shanghai




TOP STORIES

	Tsvangirai rejects 'sham' ballot Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai condemns "mass" intimidation after boycotting the presidential poll.

	10p tax losers 'need more help' The chancellor must do more to help those still losing out as a result of the scrapping of the 10p tax rate, MPs say.

	Mandela joins stars at London gig Nelson Mandela joined music stars on stage at a concert in central London celebrating his 90th birthday.

	Report questions gun crime policy Gun crime policies are flawed because the root causes of poverty and inequality are overlooked, a report suggests.

	Clinton and Obama rally together Hillary Clinton joins Barack Obama at a public rally for the first time since she quit the Democratic presidential race.




WORLD

	Tsvangirai rejects 'sham' ballot Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai condemns "mass" intimidation after boycotting the presidential poll.

	Clinton and Obama rally together Hillary Clinton joins Barack Obama at a public rally for the first time since she quit the Democratic presidential race.

	Taleban 'to boost Afghan attacks' A resurgent Taleban is likely to step up the scope of its attacks around Afghanistan during 2008, the Pentagon warns.




AFRICA

	Tsvangirai rejects 'sham' ballot Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai condemns "mass" intimidation after boycotting the presidential poll.

	At least 17 dead in Niger clashes Clashes between the Niger army and members of a Tuareg-led rebel group leave at least 17 people dead, reports say.

	ICC charges DR Congo 'warlords' Two Congolese warlords are charged with war crimes and seeking to "wipe out" an entire village at the International Criminal Court.




AMERICAS

	Clinton and Obama rally together Hillary Clinton joins Barack Obama at a public rally for the first time since she quit the Democratic presidential race.

	US body snatch mastermind jailed The US dentist who masterminded thefts from hundreds of human corpses will serve up to 54 years in jail.

	Taleban 'to boost Afghan attacks' A resurgent Taleban is likely to step up the scope of its attacks around Afghanistan during 2008, the Pentagon warns.




ASIA-PACIFIC

	N Korea demolishes reactor tower N Korea destroys its Yongbyon cooling tower in a symbolic gesture, a day after releasing details of its nuclear programme.

	Toxic find halts Philippine dive The discovery of a toxic cargo on board a sunken Philippine ferry halts an operation to recover hundreds of bodies inside.

	Burma agency makes plea to donors A leading aid agency working in Burma after Cyclone Nargis urges international donors not to politicise future aid pledges.




EUROPE

	Russians and EU to seek new pact Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and EU leaders agree to start new talks on a strategic partnership, at a summit in Siberia.

	Italy cabinet offers PM immunity The Italian cabinet moves to reinstate a law granting immunity to top officials - including PM Silvio Berlusconi.

	Bulgaria withdraws lifting team Bulgaria withdraw their weightlifting team from this summer's Beijing Olympics as 11 lifters fail a drugs test.




MIDDLE EAST

	Gaza truce 'violated repeatedly' A fragile truce in the Gaza Strip appears to have been violated by both Israeli forces and Palestinian militant groups.

	Key Iraqi al-Qaeda figure 'dead' The US military in Iraq says a militant killed on Tuesday has been positively identified as the leader of al-Qaeda in Mosul.

	Lebanon's bakers reduced prices A day after they increased the price of bread by a third, bakers in Lebanon agree to reduce prices.




SOUTH ASIA

	Taleban 'to boost Afghan attacks' A resurgent Taleban is likely to step up the scope of its attacks around Afghanistan during 2008, the Pentagon warns.

	India's best-known soldier dies The Indian general who commanded the military campaign that led to the creation of Bangladesh, Sam Manekshaw, dies at 94.

	Huge protests continue in Kashmir Thousands of Kashmiris protest again at the transfer of land to a Hindu organisation.




UK

	10p tax losers 'need more help' The chancellor must do more to help those still losing out as a result of the scrapping of the 10p tax rate, MPs say.

	Report questions gun crime policy Gun crime policies are flawed because the root causes of poverty and inequality are overlooked, a report suggests.

	Mandela joins stars at London gig Nelson Mandela joined music stars on stage at a concert in central London celebrating his 90th birthday.




ENGLAND

	Report questions gun crime policy Gun crime policies are flawed because the root causes of poverty and inequality are overlooked, a report suggests.

	Mother jailed over child's death A mother whose child died of malnutrition in squalor has been jailed for 12 years.

	Mandela joins stars at London gig Nelson Mandela joined music stars on stage at a concert in central London celebrating his 90th birthday.




NORTHERN IRELAND

	McCartney sisters in justice vow The sisters of murder victim Robert McCartney say their fight for justice will go on after a man is acquitted of the killing.

	Robber to hand over £170k assets A convicted robber is to hand over assets worth £170,000 in a settlement with the Serious Organised Crime Agency.

	Patient with MRSA infection dies A patient infected with MRSA at the Erne Hospital, where a ward has been forced to close due to an outbreak, dies.




SCOTLAND

	Nimrod families take legal action The families of some of servicemen killed when their RAF Nimrod plane exploded in Afghanistan are to sue the MoD.

	Babies test positive for MRSA bug Five babies in a special care unit in a Scottish hospital test positive for the superbug MRSA, health officials say.

	Clyde Arc reopens after repairs The Clyde Arc bridge in Glasgow is set to reopen on Saturday after being closed since January.




WALES

	Remand over holiday island death A student faces an extradition hearing over the death of an 18-year-old roller hockey player who died on holiday in Greece.

	Bodies of a couple found in house Police say the bodies of a couple have been found at their home at Valley on Anglesey.

	Nursery children clear of E. coli Children are given the all-clear to return to a nursery school after two youngsters became ill with an E. coli stomach infection.




POLITICS

	10p tax losers 'need more help' The chancellor must do more to help those still losing out as a result of the scrapping of the 10p tax rate, MPs say.

	Report questions gun crime policy Gun crime policies are flawed because the root causes of poverty and inequality are overlooked, a report suggests.

	Cameron hails by-election victory Tory leader David Cameron hails an "excellent result" in the Henley by-election, in which Labour came fifth.




BUSINESS

	10p tax losers 'need more help' The chancellor must do more to help those still losing out as a result of the scrapping of the 10p tax rate, MPs say.

	TV chef loses Tesco chicken vote Tesco investors vote against plans to lift welfare standards for chickens backed by TV chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.

	House prices 'unchanged in May' House prices in England and Wales were unchanged in May and up 1.8% over the year, the Land Registry says.




ENTERTAINMENT

	Mandela joins stars at London gig Nelson Mandela joined music stars on stage at a concert in central London celebrating his 90th birthday.

	Soggy Glastonbury starts rocking US rock band Kings of Leon bring the first day of the Glastonbury Festival to a close.

	Sylvia evicted from Big Brother Sylvia Barrie becomes the second housemate to be voted off the ninth series of Big Brother.




SCIENCE/NATURE

	Whale meet ends with peace agenda The International Whaling Commission's annual meeting ends with members agreeing to try and resolve their differences.

	Biometrics picks up the penguins The problem of keeping track of thousands of near-identical penguins has been solved, scientists report.

	Martian soil 'could support life' Martian soil appears to contain sufficient nutrients to support life - or, at least, asparagus - Nasa scientists believe.




TECHNOLOGY

	Gates to step down from Microsoft The chairman of Microsoft, Bill Gates, is stepping down from his day-to-day job at the world's largest software company.

	Spam fighters lay down gauntlet New recommendations for how ISPs can fight spam are issued by a global working group.

	EU acts to cut mobile phone costs The EU's telecoms watchdog plans to cut mobile phone call costs by reducing fees that operators charge each other.




HEALTH

	Hearing loss link to stroke risk Sudden hearing loss could be a warning sign of increased stroke risk, Taiwanese research suggests.

	'My aim is to get a boyfriend' Jess Lee is undergoing a series of operations to correct facial disfigurement caused by a rare condition called Apert Syndrome.

	NHS IT mess hits cancer patients Cancer patients at a top London hospital have had urgent appointments postponed because of problems with the new NHS computer system.




EDUCATION

	Ethnic pupil targets vary widely Education authorities in England have widely different targets for the attainment of pupils from ethnic groups.

	More primaries teaching languages There has been an increase in the number of primary schools in England teaching foreign languages.

	MPs asked to probe degree 'fraud' An influential committee of MPs is to be asked to investigate allegations about degree standards in the UK.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES

1960: Welsh pit blast kills 37 miners
At least 37 men are killed in a gas explosion at a coal mine in Monmouthshire, Wales.

2004: US transfers power back to Iraq
The US hands sovereignty back to Iraq in a low-key ceremony in Baghdad.

1976: Death sentence for mercenaries
Three Britons and an American are sentenced to death by firing squad for their roles during the Angolan civil war.

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