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	Tuesday, 22 July, 2008, 1:00 GMT 09:00 +08:00:Asia/Shanghai




TOP STORIES

	Serbia captures fugitive Karadzic Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic, one of the world's most wanted men, is captured in Serbia.

	Supermarkets reduce petrol prices Retailers Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury's say they will lower the price of petrol, prompted by falling oil prices.

	Prisoners 'sleeping in toilets' Some prisoners are living and sleeping in toilets because of increased overcrowding, a report says.

	Drug for deadly prostate cancer Scientists say a drug to treat aggressive prostate cancer may be the most significant advance in the field for 70 years.

	Clean deadline call on coal power The government should set a deadline for coal power stations to "clean up" or close, a parliamentary committee says.




WORLD

	Serbia captures fugitive Karadzic Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic, one of the world's most wanted men, is captured in Serbia.

	Zimbabwe leaders agree talks pact Zimbabwe's president and opposition leader sign an agreement to hold talks on the country's political crisis.

	Two dead in US B-52 bomber crash The US Air Force says two bodies have been recovered from a B-52 bomber, which crashed into the Pacific off the coast of Guam.




AFRICA

	Zimbabwe leaders agree talks pact Zimbabwe's president and opposition leader sign an agreement to hold talks on the country's political crisis.

	AU rejects Bashir Darfur charges The African Union calls for war crimes accusations against Sudan's president to be dropped.

	Ivory Coast halves government pay The government of Ivory Coast is halving the salaries of its ministers to pay for a reduction in the price of fuel.




AMERICAS

	Bin Laden's driver denies charges A former driver of Osama Bin Laden pleads not guilty at the first war crimes trial to be held in Guantanamo Bay.

	Obama meets Iraqi PM in Baghdad US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama meets the Iraqi prime minister on his first visit to Baghdad.

	Two dead in US B-52 bomber crash The US Air Force says two bodies have been recovered from a B-52 bomber, which crashed into the Pacific off the coast of Guam.




ASIA-PACIFIC

	Burma aid effort 'requires $1bn' Relief and reconstruction work in Burma after Cyclone Nargis will cost at least $1bn, say the UN and regional body Asean.

	Bali bombers 'to die by Ramadan' Three militants behind the bloody 2002 bombings in Bali could be executed by early September, Indonesia says.

	China and Russia sign border deal China and Russia have signed a treaty settling a long-running territorial dispute along their eastern border.




EUROPE

	Serbia captures fugitive Karadzic Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic, one of the world's most wanted men, is captured in Serbia.

	France backs constitution reform French lawmakers back President Sarkozy's plans to rewrite the country's constitution - in a razor-edge vote.

	Sarkozy denies pressurising Irish France's President Sarkozy plays down Lisbon Treaty tensions in Dublin, saying he is working on a "solution" with Irish leaders.




MIDDLE EAST

	Brown issues Iran nuclear warning UK prime minister Gordon Brown warns Iran over its nuclear programme as he addresses Israel's parliament.

	Obama meets Iraqi PM in Baghdad US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama meets the Iraqi prime minister on his first visit to Baghdad.

	Barak condemns detainee shooting Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak condemns an incident in which a soldier appears to fire a rubber bullet at a bound Palestinian detainee.




SOUTH ASIA

	Indian MPs hold confidence debate India's parliament holds a two-day debate ahead of a vote of confidence over a controversial nuclear deal with the US.

	Vote setback for Nepalese Maoists Nepal's biggest party, the former Maoist rebels, fail to get their preferred candidate elected president.

	Tigers call Colombo summit truce Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels call a truce for the duration of a regional summit in the capital but rule out peace talks.




UK

	Prisoners 'sleeping in toilets' Some prisoners are living and sleeping in toilets because of increased overcrowding, a report says.

	Supermarkets reduce petrol prices Retailers Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury's say they will lower the price of petrol, prompted by falling oil prices.

	Batman film has London premiere The Dark Knight, the latest Batman movie, has its European premiere in London.




ENGLAND

	Prisoners 'sleeping in toilets' Some prisoners are living and sleeping in toilets because of increased overcrowding, a report says.

	TV contestant guilty of attack A former reality TV show contestant and another man are found guilty of assaulting a 16-year-old boy.

	McCanns vow to continue searching The parents of Madeleine McCann insist they "will never give up" on her, as Portuguese officials end their status as suspects.




NORTHERN IRELAND

	Sarkozy denies pressurising Irish France's President Sarkozy plays down Lisbon Treaty tensions in Dublin, saying he is working on a "solution" with Irish leaders.

	Gay comment inaccurate - Robinson Iris Robinson says she may have been misrepresented in a Hansard report quoting her views on homosexuality.

	Omagh legal aid bias claim denied Two men being sued over the Omagh bombing lose their appeal against legal aid being granted to victims' relatives.




SCOTLAND

	Report rules out fishing fuel aid A House of Lords report on the Common Fisheries Policy rules out helping fishermen with high fuel costs.

	Funeral for triple death driver A service for a 22-year-old who died in a crash alongside his girlfriend and her sister is to be held.

	Firefighters tackle school blaze A fire at a school in Edinburgh causes concern that it might contain asbestos.




WALES

	Stone-throwing car death arrests Witnesses report seeing stones being thrown from the side of a main road before a fatal road crash.

	NZ murder victim family's despair The Welsh family of a man stabbed to death in a double murder in New Zealand speak of their devastation.

	Vettriano drawing to help gallery Artist Jack Vettriano donates a rare drawing for an auction to help raise funds for one of Wales' oldest galleries.




POLITICS

	Prisoners 'sleeping in toilets' Some prisoners are living and sleeping in toilets because of increased overcrowding, a report says.

	UK 'must uphold' Iraq commitment The UK must keep its commitment to helping Iraqi forces, MPs say - ahead of a statement by Gordon Brown.

	Clean deadline call on coal power The government should set a deadline for coal power stations to "clean up" or close, a parliamentary committee says.




BUSINESS

	HBOS investors snub share issue The UK's biggest mortgage lender HBOS says only 8% of its £4bn share issue was taken up by existing investors.

	Apple sees profits beat forecast US technology giant Apple sees profits beat forecasts, but warns of slower earnings ahead.

	Supermarkets reduce petrol prices Retailers Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury's say they will lower the price of petrol, prompted by falling oil prices.




ENTERTAINMENT

	Mercury shortlist to be announced The 12 British and Irish acts which feature on this year's Mercury Prize shortlist will be announced later.

	Tobin wins best BBC jazz vocalist The winners of this year's BBC Jazz Awards have been announced in a ceremony held in London.

	Batman film has London premiere The Dark Knight, the latest Batman movie, has its European premiere in London.




SCIENCE/NATURE

	Clean deadline call on coal power The government should set a deadline for coal power stations to "clean up" or close, a parliamentary committee says.

	Climate documentary 'broke rules' A controversial Channel 4 film on global warming broke Ofcom rules on impartiality and fairness, the regulator says.

	Concerns over Olympic drug test Serious question marks hang over a key drug test just two weeks before the start of the Olympic Games, a BBC investigation finds.




TECHNOLOGY

	Oyster card hack to be published A Dutch judge rules that details of how to copy Oyster cards can be published.

	Net TV technology seeks testers A European project to create net TV technology is looking for help testing its prototype program.

	Facebook challenges German rival Germany's Studivz says the intellectual property dispute that Facebook has brought against it is without merit.




HEALTH

	Drug for deadly prostate cancer Scientists say a drug to treat aggressive prostate cancer may be the most significant advance in the field for 70 years.

	Tobacco 'could help treat cancer' The tobacco plant - a cause of cancer - may offer the means to treat one form of the disease, a study suggests.

	IMF funding 'fuelling TB deaths' Strict loan conditions have been blamed for thousands of extra TB deaths in eastern Europe and former Soviet republics.




EDUCATION

	Ofsted says tests narrow learning England's education inspectorate, Ofsted, says some schools narrow the curriculum by "teaching to the test".

	Tories review whole exam system The Conservative Party has asked Sir Richard Sykes to lead a commission on the future of exams in England.

	School design labelled 'mediocre' A major school rebuilding programme risks being harmed by poor design, an architectural watchdog says.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES

1977: Deng Xiaoping back in power
The disgraced deputy Prime Minister of China, Deng Xiaoping, returns to Chinese Government.

2003: Saddam's sons killed in gun battle
The United States says Uday and Qusay Hussein, the infamous sons of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, have been killed in a gun battle in northern Iraq.

1987: Cartoonist shot in London street
A famous Palestinian cartoonist is shot in the face and critically wounded in London.




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