Monday, June 21, 2010

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Monday, 21 June, 2010, 20:00 GMT 01:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta
TOP STORIES
UK Afghan death toll reaches 300
The number of UK service personnel killed as a result of the Afghanistan conflict hits 300 as a wounded marine dies in hospital.
  Jon Venables on child porn charge
One of the two killers of two-year-old James Bulger is charged with possession and distribution of indecent images of children.
  GP waiting time target 'scrapped'
Patients in England will no longer be guaranteed a GP appointment within 48 hours under a scaling back of NHS targets.
  Not guilty plea in 'stalker' case
A man pleads not guilty to carrying out a series of rapes and assaults on elderly people in south-east London.
  Warnings over Budget cuts plans
The government is warned against "deep" and "senseless" cuts in Tuesday's Budget as it seeks to reduce the deficit.
WORLD
Gulf claims to be paid 'quickly'
The man running the $20bn fund to compensate victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill promises to speed up the payment of claims.
  SA arrests over Rwanda shooting
Six people are arrested over the shooting in South Africa of Rwandan dissident Lt Gen Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa.
  Miners' Africa plane wreck found
The wreck of a plane carrying a group of Australian mining executives is found in West Africa, as hopes of finding survivors fade.
AFRICA
Miners' Africa plane wreck found
The wreck of a plane carrying a group of Australian mining executives is found in West Africa, as hopes of finding survivors fade.
  Peacekeepers 'killed in Darfur'
Three peacekeepers with the international force in Sudan's Darfur region are killed in an attack, officials say.
  SA arrests over Rwanda shooting
Six people are arrested over the shooting in South Africa of Rwandan dissident Lt Gen Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa.
AMERICAS
Gulf claims to be paid 'quickly'
The man running the $20bn fund to compensate victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill promises to speed up the payment of claims.
  Times Square suspect due in court
Faisal Shahzad, the suspect in an alleged attempt to bomb New York's Times Square, is due to appear in court.
  Peru Andes flight ban criticised
The Peruvian government has banned helicopter flights to Machu Picchu, but the flight company has objected.
ASIA-PACIFIC
Miners' Africa plane wreck found
The wreck of a plane carrying a group of Australian mining executives is found in West Africa, as hopes of finding survivors fade.
  Whale talks 'secrecy' condemned
A key meeting on plans to regulate whaling begins, with some observers condeming the decision to hold talks behind closed doors.
  Afghan crash kills Nato soldiers
A Nato helicopter has crashed in southern Afghanistan killing three Australian commandos and a US soldier, officials say.
EUROPE
Belarus 'to pay Russian gas debt'
Belarus says it will settle its gas debts within two weeks, after Russia started cutting supplies in a dispute over payments.
  Poland heads for election run-off
A strong sympathy vote for the brother of Poland's ex-president, who died in a plane crash, carries him into an election run-off.
  Portugal hammer seven past N Korea
Portugal thump World Cup minnows North Korea 7-0 in Cape Town to get their World Cup campaign back on track.
MIDDLE EAST
Iran bars UN nuclear inspectors
Iran tells the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency it will not allow two of its inspectors to enter the country.
  Iraq suicide bombing kills eight
Eight people are killed in a suicide bombing at a market in the northern Iraqi town of Shirqat, police say.
  Ancient Egypt city found by radar
An ancient Egyptian city believed to be Avaris, the capital of the Hyksos who ruled 3,500 years ago, has been located by radar, officials say.
SOUTH ASIA
India to revisit Bhopal response
Indian cabinet ministers recommend that the government do more to help victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster.
  Afghan crash kills Nato soldiers
A Nato helicopter has crashed in southern Afghanistan killing three Australian commandos and a US soldier, officials say.
  India court 'honour crimes' move
India's Supreme Court orders the government to explain what it is doing to prevent "honour killings".
UK
UK Afghan death toll reaches 300
The number of UK service personnel killed as a result of the Afghanistan conflict hits 300 as a wounded marine dies in hospital.
  Jon Venables on child porn charge
One of the two killers of two-year-old James Bulger is charged with possession and distribution of indecent images of children.
  Patient admits killing two women
A Broadmoor patient admits killing two women whose bodies were found within eight days in Hastings 12 years ago.
ENGLAND
Patient admits killing two women
A Broadmoor patient admits killing two women whose bodies were found within eight days in Hastings 12 years ago.
  Public warned over Esso oil spill
Oil is washing on to two miles (3.2km) of Hampshire coastline after a leak at Esso's Fawley terminal at Southampton Water.
  Creator of Frank Sidebottom dies
The comedian Chris Sievey, who performed as Frank Sidebottom, dies at his home in Greater Manchester.
NORTHERN IRELAND
NI man in African aeroplane crash
A man born in Ballymena is reported to be one of several people on a plane which crashed in West Africa.
  McDowell in historic US Open win
Graeme McDowell becomes Europe's first US Open champion for 40 years as he holds off the pack including Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson to secure his maiden major title.
  Teen nurse murder trial aborted
The trial of a teenager accused of the murder of a retired psychiatric nurse has been aborted for legal reasons, just two days before it was due to end.
SCOTLAND
Rugby player died in 90mph race
A court hears how a 90mph race between two teenage drivers in the Borders ended in the death of a 17-year-old rugby player.
  School assembly for drowned pupil
A special assembly is held at a Glasgow school to remember a 13-year-old pupil who drowned at the weekend.
  Road casualties lowest since 1949
The number of people injured on Scotland's roads has dropped to its lowest level in 60 years, new statistics have suggested.
WALES
Fans say goodbye to Stuart Cable
Thousands of fans of the late rock star Stuart Cable lined the route to the church where his funeral was held.
  City bus services are hit by cuts
Some off-peak and lesser used bus services in Swansea are being dropped due to a cut in subsidies.
  Research hope over lice treatment
Researchers at two UK universities, Bangor and Reading, find obsolete antibiotics could treat body and head lice.
BUSINESS
China yuan comments buoy markets
Stock markets and Asian currencies rise following weekend comments by China's central bank about its yuan policy.
  Warnings over Budget cuts plans
The government is warned against "deep" and "senseless" cuts in Tuesday's Budget as it seeks to reduce the deficit.
  Gulf claims to be paid 'quickly'
The man running the $20bn fund to compensate victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill promises to speed up the payment of claims.
ENTERTAINMENT
Creator of Frank Sidebottom dies
The comedian Chris Sievey, who performed as Frank Sidebottom, dies at his home in Greater Manchester.
  Bleakley to leave BBC TV for ITV
The One Show's Christine Bleakley is to leave the BBC later this year, following her former co-presenter Adrian Chiles to ITV.
  Fans say goodbye to Stuart Cable
Thousands of fans of the late rock star Stuart Cable lined the route to the church where his funeral was held.
SCIENCE/NATURE
Whale talks 'secrecy' condemned
A key meeting on plans to regulate whaling begins, with some observers condeming the decision to hold talks behind closed doors.
  NHS patients 'have genes mapped'
An NHS hospital has begun decoding all the genes of individual patients, 10 years after the first human genome sequence was published.
  Satellite seeks 3D view of Earth
Germany's TanDEM-X satellite blasts into orbit on a mission to acquire the most precise 3D map of the Earth's surface.
TECHNOLOGY
French quiz Google on wi-fi data
An early look at wi-fi data 'accidentally' gathered by Google in 30 countries suggests it contains sensitive information.
  Nintendo expresses currency fears
Nintendo boss says continuing currency market fluctuations are making it difficult to estimate its profits.
  Kenya starts to register mobiles
Kenya begins registering all mobile phone numbers in a bid to cut crime, with unregistered numbers to be cut off at the end of July.
HEALTH
NHS patients 'have genes mapped'
An NHS hospital has begun decoding all the genes of individual patients, 10 years after the first human genome sequence was published.
  GP waiting time target 'scrapped'
Patients in England will no longer be guaranteed a GP appointment within 48 hours under a scaling back of NHS targets.
  Learning disabled care is 'worse'
Some doctors and nurses believe people with learning disabilities get a poorer standard of care, says a charity.
EDUCATION
Protest at education funding cuts
Students and staff from 100 UK colleges and universities mount protest over multi-million pound funding cuts.
  Student 'crunch point is £7,000'
Increasing tuition fees to £7,000 per year would mean a sharp drop in young people wanting to go to university, says a survey.
  Child bitten by fox at playgroup
A three-year-old boy is taken to hospital after being bitten on the arm by a fox at a playgroup in Brighton.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
  1945: US troops take Okinawa
The Japanese island of Okinawa falls to the Americans after a long and bloody battle.
  1978: Four dead in post office shootings
An outbreak of shooting between Provisional IRA members and the British Army leaves one civilian and three IRA men dead.
  1982: Princess Diana gives birth to boy
Diana, Princess of Wales, gives birth to a boy sixteen hours after checking in to St Mary's Hospital, in London.

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