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	Sunday, 29 June, 2008, 1:00 GMT 09:00 +08:00:Asia/Shanghai




TOP STORIES

	Zimbabwe election results delay Election officials in Zimbabwe say final results from a one-candidate presidential election have been delayed.

	Alexander quits as Labour leader Scottish Labour leader Wendy Alexander stands down with "deep regret" after breaking rules on donations

	Amy Winehouse 'lashes out' at fan Amy Winehouse appears to throw a punch at a fan during her set at the Glastonbury Festival.

	Tobacco giant 'breaks youth code' A UK tobacco firm is breaking its own marketing code covering cigarette sales to young Africans, a BBC investigation finds.

	Police forces 'block race audit' Twenty police forces are accused of blocking an inquiry into discrimination against minority officers.




WORLD

	Zimbabwe election results delay Election officials in Zimbabwe say final results from a one-candidate presidential election have been delayed.

	Iran exiles back armed opposition Thousands of supporters of Iran's outlawed opposition rally in France to end international bans on its armed wing.

	Kosovo Serbs launch new assembly An assembly set up by Kosovo Serbs holds its first session in defiance of the majority ethnic Albanian government.




AFRICA

	Zimbabwe election results delay Election officials in Zimbabwe say final results from a one-candidate presidential election have been delayed.

	Tobacco giant 'breaks youth code' A UK tobacco firm is breaking its own marketing code covering cigarette sales to young Africans, a BBC investigation finds.

	UN aid workers freed in Somalia Somali gunmen free two UN aid workers from Denmark and Sweden - just hours after seizing them, officials say.




AMERICAS

	US rivals clash over immigration US presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain spar over immigration as they court Hispanic voters.

	Guatemala minister dies in crash Guatemalan Interior Minister Vinicio Gomez dies in a helicopter crash north of the capital, officials say.

	Huge US payout over anthrax case The US justice department agrees a multimillion-dollar settlement with a man named in the 2001 anthrax attack probe.




ASIA-PACIFIC

	Clashes in Seoul over US beef row South Korean police use water cannon to disperse a big protest in Seoul against the resumption of US beef imports.

	Malaysia's Anwar faces sex claim The Malaysian opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim, is to be investigated over allegations of sodomy, police say.

	Indonesia air crash bodies found Indonesian rescuers recover the bodies of 18 people who were on board a plane which crashed into a mountain.




EUROPE

	Kosovo Serbs launch new assembly An assembly set up by Kosovo Serbs holds its first session in defiance of the majority ethnic Albanian government.

	Iran exiles back armed opposition Thousands of supporters of Iran's outlawed opposition rally in France to end international bans on its armed wing.

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




MIDDLE EAST

	Iran exiles back armed opposition Thousands of supporters of Iran's outlawed opposition rally in France to end international bans on its armed wing.

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

	Deadly blast hits Lebanese city An explosion in a block of flats in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli kills at least two people, officials say.




SOUTH ASIA

	Pakistan army attacks militants Pakistan's military launches an offensive against militants near the main north-western city of Peshawar, say officials.

	Fresh clashes in India's Kashmir Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir fire bullets to quell big Muslim rallies against the transfer of land to a Hindu trust.

	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.




UK

	Alexander quits as Labour leader Scottish Labour leader Wendy Alexander stands down with "deep regret" after breaking rules on donations

	Senior Tory in Zimbabwe share row Shadow home secretary Dominic Grieve defends his decision not to give up shares in firms operating in Zimbabwe.

	Police forces 'block race audit' Twenty police forces are accused of blocking an inquiry into discrimination against minority officers.




ENGLAND

	Police forces 'block race audit' Twenty police forces are accused of blocking an inquiry into discrimination against minority officers.

	Inquiry after child's pub death A care inquiry starts after a mother is jailed for starving her three-year-old child to death at her pub.

	Bodies of two men found in house Police find the bodies of two men, believed to be brothers, at a house in Hartlepool.




NORTHERN IRELAND

	Police gun is stolen in burglary A gun is stolen from the house of a police officer during a burglary near Templepatrick in County Antrim.

	Orange parade passes peacefully The contentious Orange Order Whiterock parade in west Belfast passes off peacefully.

	Funeral held for shooting victim The funeral of the man shot dead in Londonderry on Tuesday has taken place at St Eugene's Cathedral in the city.




SCOTLAND

	Alexander quits as Labour leader Scottish Labour leader Wendy Alexander stands down with "deep regret" after breaking rules on donations

	Bikers stage fuel prices protest Hundreds of motorcyclists stage a protest against the rising cost of fuel with a mass ride into Edinburgh.

	New by-election after MP resigns The Labour MP David Marshall is to step down because of ill health triggering a by-election in Glasgow East.




WALES

	Police forces 'block race audit' Twenty police forces are accused of blocking an inquiry into discrimination against minority officers.

	Child rail danger hotspots named Network Rail names 10 places in Wales where children are most likely to risk their lives on the line.

	Fears for church man in Slovenia Concerns are mounting for the safety of a Welsh church minister who has disappeared while on holiday in Slovenia




POLITICS

	Alexander quits as Labour leader Scottish Labour leader Wendy Alexander stands down with "deep regret" after breaking rules on donations

	Senior Tory in Zimbabwe share row Shadow home secretary Dominic Grieve defends his decision not to give up shares in firms operating in Zimbabwe.

	Police forces 'block race audit' Twenty police forces are accused of blocking an inquiry into discrimination against minority officers.




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

	Amy Winehouse 'lashes out' at fan Amy Winehouse appears to throw a punch at a fan during her set at the Glastonbury Festival.

	Police quiz BB 'spit' housemate Dennis McHugh, removed from Big Brother for allegedly spitting at a fellow housemate, is questioned by police.

	Uma Thurman announces engagement Actress Uma Thurman announces she is to marry financier Arpad Busson with an advert in a British newspaper.




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

	NHS drug approval to 'speed up' The government is to set out plans to speed up the approval of drugs for use in the NHS.

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

	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.




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

1995: US shuttle docks with Russian space station
American and Russian spacecrafts successfully dock in orbit for the first time in 20 years.

1960: BBC unveils TV 'factory'
The BBC's new Television Centre will be the "Hollywood" of the small screen, the corporation's director of TV announces.

1974: First female president for Argentina
Isabel Peron is sworn in as interim leader of the Argentine Republic after her husband falls ill.

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