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	Tuesday, 15 July, 2008, 1:00 GMT 09:00 +08:00:Asia/Shanghai




TOP STORIES

	Youth crime plan to be unveiled The government is to set out its first ever cross-departmental youth crime action plan for England and Wales.

	UN pulls back staff from Darfur The UN is to relocate non-essential staff from Darfur after violence and genocide allegations against Sudan's leader.

	Obama team decry satirical image Barack Obama's team voice outrage at a US magazine cover depicting him in Muslim dress and his wife as an armed terrorist.

	Numbers moving home at record low Surveyors say the number of people moving home is at is lowest level since it started collecting records.

	Cameron urges bankruptcy support David Cameron outlines changes the Tories would make which he says would protect firms in difficult economic times.




WORLD

	UN pulls back staff from Darfur The UN is to relocate non-essential staff from Darfur after violence and genocide allegations against Sudan's leader.

	Italians jailed over G8 protest An Italian court finds 15 officials guilty of mistreating protesters following violent demonstrations at G8 meeting in Genoa in 2001.

	Obama team decry satirical image Barack Obama's team voice outrage at a US magazine cover depicting him in Muslim dress and his wife as an armed terrorist.




AFRICA

	UN pulls back staff from Darfur The UN is to relocate non-essential staff from Darfur after violence and genocide allegations against Sudan's leader.

	Aid groups mull leaving Somalia Aid agencies in Somalia are considering suspending operations after two aid workers were shot dead in less than 24 hours.

	Nigerian jobs scramble kills 12 At least 12 people die across Nigeria trying to get a job in the Immigration Service.




AMERICAS

	US moves to bolster lending firms The US government announces sweeping measures to shore up troubled mortgage lenders Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.

	Bush lifts offshore drilling ban President George W Bush lifts an executive ban on oil drilling in most US coastal waters, and urges Congress to follow suit.

	Obama team decry satirical image Barack Obama's team voice outrage at a US magazine cover depicting him in Muslim dress and his wife as an armed terrorist.




ASIA-PACIFIC

	New S Korea call for North talks A leading ruling-party politician in Seoul suggests parliament should spearhead attempts to engage the North in dialogue.

	Beijing unveils new traffic curbs Beijing tells firms and shops to stagger work times in a bid to cut traffic volumes for the Olympic Games.

	China demand for ivory tops talks A proposal to allow China to import elephant ivory legally is among the issues to be discussed at a UN meeting in Geneva.




EUROPE

	Italians jailed over G8 protest An Italian court finds 15 officials guilty of mistreating protesters following violent demonstrations at G8 meeting in Genoa in 2001.

	Belgian PM 'to offer resignation' Belgium's PM is tendering his government's resignation to the king after failing to push through reforms, his spokesman says.

	Leaders mass for parade in Paris Dozens of world leaders view a spectacular military parade in Paris, the highlight of nationwide Bastille Day celebrations.




MIDDLE EAST

	Dispute on Paris summit wording Israelis and the Palestinians disagree over the final declaration of Paris' Mediterranean summit, a French minister says.

	Iranians 'execute six in public' Iran is said to have executed six people in public, the second report of a public execution in a week.

	Barack Obama 'to visit West Bank' Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama will visit the West Bank as part of his upcoming overseas tour, officials say.




SOUTH ASIA

	Pakistan fears over US air raids US air strikes in Pakistan's tribal belt are undermining the government's fight against militancy, a senior official says.

	Militants breached US Afghan base More than 100 insurgents breach a US outpost in north-eastern Afghanistan, killing nine US soldiers, military officials say.

	Pakistan film makes India record A Pakistani film, based on a real-life story, is being released simultaneously in India for the first time.




UK

	Youth crime plan to be unveiled The government is to set out its first ever cross-departmental youth crime action plan for England and Wales.

	Numbers moving home at record low Surveyors say the number of people moving home is at is lowest level since it started collecting records.

	Hospital assault admissions rise The number of people admitted to hospital because of assault rose 30% over a four-year period, a study shows.




ENGLAND

	Police 'taken in' by canoe wife The wife of the canoeist John Darwin who was presumed dead for five years "put on a great act" to dupe police, a court hears.

	Heart transplant toddler Zoe dies A toddler from Hull who received a heart transplant last year dies suddenly.

	Rabbit contaminated water supply A rabbit is named as the cause of a sickness bug which was found in water supplies and led to thousands of homes having to boil water.




NORTHERN IRELAND

	Commons apology over bomb claims Security Minister Paul Goggins apologises for false claims made by officials in 1971 over the McGurk's Bar bombing.

	500 fish perish in polluted river A sewage spill into a mile-long stretch of river in County Antrim kills more more than 500 brown trout.

	Toddler drowns in pool accident An 18-month-old Irish girl drowns in a swimming pool in Alicante, southeast Spain.




SCOTLAND

	Three dead in head-on collision Three people die and two others are injured as a result of a head-on crash between a car and a van, police confirm.

	Breeding rate fall for rare bird One of the UK's rarest birds is facing its worst breeding season on record, RSPB Scotland says.

	Equal pay deal wrangle continues The leader of Aberdeen City Council says a new equal pay deal may have to be imposed on staff.




WALES

	Station's cash machine targeted Hundreds of people who have used a cash machine at Cardiff's main railway station are warned of a cloning device found on it.

	Hairdresser murder case 'flawed' A barrister says the case against his 17-year-old client accused of murdering a woman of 24 is "deeply flawed".

	War veterans reunited 64 years on Two Lancaster gunners meet for the first time since they had to parachute out of their damaged bomber during WWII.




POLITICS

	Youth crime plan to be unveiled The government is to set out its first ever cross-departmental youth crime action plan for England and Wales.

	Cameron urges bankruptcy support David Cameron outlines changes the Tories would make which he says would protect firms in difficult economic times.

	EU farm subsidy 'errors persist' There are still problems with the distribution of EU farming subsidies to British farmers, MPs have said.




BUSINESS

	Numbers moving home at record low Surveyors say the number of people moving home is at is lowest level since it started collecting records.

	Sales remain flat on High Street Tighter household budgets and fluctuating weather keeps down retail sales during June.

	Bush lifts offshore drilling ban President George W Bush lifts an executive ban on oil drilling in most US coastal waters, and urges Congress to follow suit.




ENTERTAINMENT

	Brother backs Madonna's marriage Madonna's brother, Christopher Ciccone, says his sister will work hard to maintain her marriage to Guy Ritchie.

	Jolie doctor was nervous at birth Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's doctor felt pressurised delivering the couple's babies because the stars were so famous.

	Australian TV evicts Big Brother The Australian version of reality TV series Big Brother is being dropped, seven years after it began on Network Ten.




SCIENCE/NATURE

	Forests to fall for food and fuel Demand for land to grow food and fuel crops is set to outstrip supply, leading to forest destruction, a report warns.

	China demand for ivory tops talks A proposal to allow China to import elephant ivory legally is among the issues to be discussed at a UN meeting in Geneva.

	MPs criticise government over CO2 The government has made "very poor progress" on reaching its own carbon emissions-cutting targets, MPs say.




TECHNOLOGY

	Gaming giants look to mainstream The giants of the games industry gather in Los Angeles this week for the E3 show and all sights are set on the mass market.

	Yahoo rejects new break-up offer Yahoo's board angrily rejects a joint offer from Microsoft and the investor Carl Icahn, describing it as "ludicrous".

	Crackdown on web game sharing People in Britain who illegally share games over the internet are facing legal action from a computer game manufacturer.




HEALTH

	Hospital assault admissions rise The number of people admitted to hospital because of assault rose 30% over a four-year period, a study shows.

	Exercise 'slows down Alzheimer's' Being physically fit could hold back the development of Alzheimer's disease, US researchers suggest.

	Lab boost for spinal injury rehab A chemical used by bacteria to invade other cells may aid rehabilitation from spinal and brain injury, research suggests.




EDUCATION

	Sats company faces bill for delay England's exams watchdog plans legal action against the Sats company.

	Call for more searches of pupils Teachers should be able to search pupils to stop them bringing alcohol and drugs into school, a review proposes.

	Girl guides' warning on self-harm Girl guides' leaders warn that girls face too many sexual and consumer pressures to grow up too soon.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES

1995: Serbs force Muslims out of Srebrenica
Thousands of Muslim refugees flee the captured "safe area" of Srebrenica - forced out by the Bosnian Serbs.

1997: Versace murdered on his doorstep
Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace is shot dead on the steps of his Miami mansion.

1966: Euston staff 'colour bar' ended
A West Indian refused a job at Euston Station will now be employed there after managers overturn a ban on black workers.

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