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	Sunday, 04 July, 2010, 20:00 GMT 01:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta

TOP STORIES
	Police in direct appeal to gunman Police hunting a gunman wanted for shooting dead one man and injuring two others call on him to give himself up.
	Kaczynski accepts election defeat Jaroslaw Kaczynski accepts defeat in Poland's presidential elections after exit polls put Bronislaw Komorowski ahead.
	Nadal wins second Wimbledon title Rafael Nadal blows away 12th seed Tomas Berdych in straight sets to regain the Wimbledon crown and claim his eighth Grand Slam title.
	Girl, 5, dies in gate tragedy A five-year-old girl has died after being trapped by a sliding automatic gate.
	Blair protection costs questioned William Hague urges "cost-effective" protection for ex-PMs after reports about the costs of Tony Blair's bodyguards.

WORLD
	Kaczynski accepts election defeat Jaroslaw Kaczynski accepts defeat in Poland's presidential elections after exit polls put Bronislaw Komorowski ahead.
	Hezbollah 'mentor' dies in Beirut Lebanon's top Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Fadlallah, seen as a mentor to militant group Hezbollah, has died aged 74.
	Giant skimmer tested on oil spill A giant tanker refitted to scoop up oily water and clean it is being tested at the site of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

AFRICA
	DR Congo buries fuel inferno dead Victims of a fuel truck inferno which killed some 230 people in a Democratic Republic of Congo village are buried in mass graves.
	Lula pays tribute to African role Brazil's Lula hails Africa's historic role and promises closer ties as he makes his final tour of the continent as president.
	Guinea vote goes to second round The two frontrunners in Guinea's presidential election will face each other in a second round later this month.

AMERICAS
	Petraeus assumes Afghan command The new commander of US-led forces in Afghanistan, Gen David Petraeus, formally takes over the 130,000-strong force.
	Mexicans vote amid drug violence Voting begins in Mexico as the country elects state governors and mayors, amid high levels of drug-related violence.
	Giant skimmer tested on oil spill A giant tanker refitted to scoop up oily water and clean it is being tested at the site of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	Philippine runaway bus kills 15 At least 15 people are killed when a runaway bus crashes into a wall in the Philippines after the vehicle's brakes fail.
	China braces for riot anniversary Security is stepped up in China's Xinjiang for the anniversary of the ethnic riots in Urumqi that left almost 200 people dead.
	Kyrgyzstan swears in new leader Rosa Otunbayeva is sworn in as the first female president of Kyrgyzstan weeks after deadly ethnic riots in the south.

EUROPE
	Kaczynski accepts election defeat Jaroslaw Kaczynski accepts defeat in Poland's presidential elections after exit polls put Bronislaw Komorowski ahead.
	Lagarde eyes EU bank risk results France's economy minister says results of tests to see if Europe's banks can cope with more shocks will be published on 23 July.
	Clinton seeks Azeri-Armenia deal Top diplomat Hillary Clinton visits Azerbaijan and Armenia to tackle the long-running Nagorno-Karabakh dispute.

MIDDLE EAST
	Hezbollah 'mentor' dies in Beirut Lebanon's top Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Fadlallah, seen as a mentor to militant group Hezbollah, has died aged 74.
	Iran 'proves US took scientist' Iran says it has handed over new documents proving one of its nuclear scientists was abducted by the US.
	Biden sees Iraq parties agreeing US Vice-President Joe Biden says he is "optimistic" Iraqi politicians will form a coalition soon, after months of government deadlock.

SOUTH ASIA
	Petraeus assumes Afghan command The new commander of US-led forces in Afghanistan, Gen David Petraeus, formally takes over the 130,000-strong force.
	India interest rates raised again The Reserve Bank of India raises key interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point in an attempt to curb inflation.
	Arms trade in Nepal tourist area The central Kathmandu tourist district of Thamel becomes a centre for illegal trade in guns and small arms, police say.

UK
	Police in direct appeal to gunman Police hunting a gunman wanted for shooting dead one man and injuring two others call on him to give himself up.
	Blair protection costs questioned William Hague urges "cost-effective" protection for ex-PMs after reports about the costs of Tony Blair's bodyguards.
	Car used in boy's murder is found A car used by youths involved in the fatal stabbing of a boy outside a south London school is found.

ENGLAND
	Police in direct appeal to gunman Police hunting a gunman wanted for shooting dead one man and injuring two others call on him to give himself up.
	Double deaths inquiry continues Police in Sussex investigate the circumstances surrounding the deaths of a four-year-old girl and her mother.
	Monument to mark at-risk species Plans for a "living monument" are under way in Dorset to raise awareness of 17,000 global species under threat from extinction.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	City riot orchestrated - police Police say the rioting in west Belfast on Saturday night in which six police officers were injured was orchestrated.
	Man, woman held over city murder Police investigating the murder of Gerard Reid in west Belfast arrest a 30-year-old woman and a 43-year-old man.
	Man dies following road accident A man dies after a car carrying three people crashes on the Dundalk Road in Newtownhamilton.

SCOTLAND
	Lockerbie bomber advice defended The Scottish government stands by advice on which it freed the Lockerbie bomber after claims he could live for 10 years.
	Call for school rugby scrum ban Rugby scrums should be banned in schools to protect children playing a sport "not safe enough" for them, an expert warns.
	Chlorine gas alert sparked at gym A man is taken to hospital and gym members evacuated after a chlorine tank leaks near a gym swimming pool.

WALES
	Girl, 5, dies in gate tragedy A five-year-old girl has died after being trapped by a sliding automatic gate.
	Labour five back assembly powers Labour's leadership contenders back extra powers for the Welsh assembly as they are quizzed by party members in Cardiff.
	Car overturns in ambulance crash Three people are hurt when an ambulance on a 999 call is in collision with a car that overturned and hit another.

BUSINESS
	Thompson defends BBC pension move BBC director general Mark Thompson defends the proposed overhaul of the corporation pension scheme.
	Minister says 40% cuts unlikely Government departments will not have to make 40% cuts - despite being ordered to plan for them, a cabinet minister tells the BBC.
	Lagarde eyes EU bank risk results France's economy minister says results of tests to see if Europe's banks can cope with more shocks will be published on 23 July.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Katie Price has marriage blessed Reality TV star Katie Price and Alex Reid have their marriage blessed at a ceremony in Surrey on Saturday.
	BBC 'could reveal star pay bands' BBC director general Mark Thompson backs plans to publish stars' earnings in pay bands, but says revealing individual wages would be "wrong".
	Sunshine evicted from Big Brother Medical student Sunshine becomes the third person to be evicted from the Big Brother house, after losing the public vote.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Obama backs giant solar project The US is to give nearly $2bn in loan guarantees to two solar energy companies, creating one of the world's biggest solar energy plants in Arizona.
	Russian freighter docks in space An unmanned Russian cargo ship docks successfully with the International Space Station, two days after an attempt failed.
	Scientists peer inside a python Scientists employ the latest imaging techniques to look inside a python that had just swallowed a rat whole.

TECHNOLOGY
	Apple admits iPhone signal fault Apple says a significant fault on its new iPhone 4 is causing it to incorrectly display the phone's signal.
	Google moves into travel market Google pays $700m for travel technology firm that provides flight price and travel data across the globe.
	Mobile ads "poor" says Three boss The head of mobile phone company Three says the industry needs to improve its marketing, especially for broadband.

HEALTH
	Pregnancy vitamin supplement call Pregnant women in the UK should be told to routinely take vitamin D supplements, researchers say.
	Life expectancy gap 'is widening' The gap between average life expectancy and that of the poorest in England is widening, a report says.
	Homeowners 'ignorant on asbestos' Almost two-thirds of people would not be confident of identifying asbestos in their home, a survey suggests.

EDUCATION
	Graduate unemployment 'rises 25%' The unemployment rate for young graduates increased in 2009, with men doing far worse than women.
	Schools 'recycle' poor teachers Only 18 UK teachers have been struck off for incompetence in the past 40 years, the BBC's Panorama has learned.
	'Traditional' A-levels may return Modular A-levels could be scrapped in favour of exams at the end of two-year courses, the education secretary says.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1976: Israelis rescue Entebbe hostages In a dramatic raid Israeli commandos fly to Uganda to save 100 hostages held by pro-Palestinian hijackers at Entebbe airport.
	1954: Housewives celebrate end of rationing Fourteen years of food rationing in Britain is over as restrictions on the sale and purchase of meat, and bacon in particular, are lifted.
	1995: Major wins Conservative leadership The Prime Minister, John Major, wins his battle to remain leader of the Conservative party.

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