Saturday, 03 July, 2010, 3:00 GMT 04:00 +01:00:Europe/London | |
TOP STORIES | |
US suspects 'admit Russian names' Two of the 11 members of a suspected spy ring in the US confirm they are Russian citizens, prosecutors say. | |
MPs want new ban on ticket touts A number of MPs are calling for the prohibition of ticket-touting at major sporting events to be widened. | |
Russian spaceship 'fails to dock' The Russian cargo ship Progress fails to dock with the International Space Station after an apparent electronics failure. | |
Coalition stands by Equality Act The government presses on with Labour laws which could require bosses to disclose whether they pay women as much as men. | |
Capello to remain as England boss Fabio Capello is to continue as England manager despite England's unsuccessful World Cup campaign, the Football Association confirms. |
WORLD | |
US suspects 'admit Russian names' Two of the 11 members of a suspected spy ring in the US confirm they are Russian citizens, prosecutors say. | |
Videla trial opens in Argentina Former Argentine military ruler Jorge Videla goes on trial for the murder of more than 30 political prisoners in 1976. | |
Russian spaceship 'fails to dock' The Russian cargo ship Progress fails to dock with the International Space Station after an apparent electronics failure. |
AFRICA | |
Former SA police chief convicted South Africa's former police chief Jackie Selebi is found guilty of corruption in one of the defining trials of the post-apartheid era. | |
Uruguay end Ghana dream in shoot-out Uruguay beat Ghana 4-2 on penalties after a dramatic game in Johannesburg finishes 1-1, ending Africa's hopes of a home victory. | |
'Genocide priest' held in Uganda A priest accused of helping to orchestrate the 1994 genocide in Rwanda is arrested in Uganda, police say. |
AMERICAS | |
US suspects 'admit Russian names' Two of the 11 members of a suspected spy ring in the US confirm they are Russian citizens, prosecutors say. | |
Videla trial opens in Argentina Former Argentine military ruler Jorge Videla goes on trial for the murder of more than 30 political prisoners in 1976. | |
Dutch shock Brazil to make semis An own goal from Felipe Melo - who is later sent off - and a Wesley Sneijder header give the Netherlands a 2-1 win over Brazil and puts Bert van Marwijk's side into the World Cup semi-finals. |
ASIA-PACIFIC | |
China challenged over Urumqi riot Amnesty International challenges the official Chinese version of events in Xinjiang, where nearly 200 people died in ethnic clashes. | |
Australian 'Nazi' wins appeal bid Alleged Nazi war criminal Charles Zentai wins a five-year battle against his extradition from Australia to his native Hungary. | |
Thai 'rebels' kill five soldiers Five soldiers are killed by a bomb in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat, the scene of a long-running insurgency. |
EUROPE | |
US suspects 'admit Russian names' Two of the 11 members of a suspected spy ring in the US confirm they are Russian citizens, prosecutors say. | |
Iceland holds talks over Icesave Officials from Iceland, the Netherlands and the UK hold talks over the settlement of a £2.3bn banking dispute. | |
Blast kills one in N Kosovo town An explosion during a protest by ethnic Serbs in the divided Kosovan town of Mitrovica kills at least one and injures 11. |
MIDDLE EAST | |
Thousands on Israel soldier march Twenty thousand people join a march through Israel calling for the release of captured soldier Gilad Shalit, organisers say. | |
Israeli PM admits 'insult' error Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu admits making a "mistake" by leaving his foreign minister out of secret talks with Turkish officials. | |
Obama signs new sanctions on Iran US President Barack Obama signs into law new sanctions against Iran intended to impede its nuclear programme. |
SOUTH ASIA | |
High alert after Pakistan blasts Police are on high alert in Pakistan after more than 40 people die in a suicide attack on a Sufi shrine in Lahore. | |
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 | |
Coalition stands by Equality Act The government presses on with Labour laws which could require bosses to disclose whether they pay women as much as men. | |
Major fire tackled on cargo ship Firefighters are tackling a major fire on a 100,000 tonne cargo ship on the west coast of Scotland. | |
MPs want new ban on ticket touts A number of MPs are calling for the prohibition of ticket-touting at major sporting events to be widened. |
ENGLAND | |
Boy killed in school stab attack A 15-year-old boy is stabbed to death and a second teenager injured during a fight at a school in south London. | |
Square peace protesters reprieved Peace protesters who have been camping in Parliament Square since May can remain there until next week, a judge rules. | |
Capello to remain as England boss Fabio Capello is to continue as England manager despite England's unsuccessful World Cup campaign, the Football Association confirms. |
NORTHERN IRELAND | |
Murder inquiry into death of man A murder inquiry is launched into the death of a man in his 50s, a day after his body was discovered in west Belfast. | |
Gunshots fired at police station Shots are fired at Crossmaglen police station in south Armagh, in the third such attack in recent months. | |
Bus death driver spared prison The driver of the lorry which hit a school bus, killing a teenage girl, is spared a prison sentence. |
SCOTLAND | |
Major fire tackled on cargo ship Firefighters are tackling a major fire on a 100,000 tonne cargo ship on the west coast of Scotland. | |
Thousands expected at Orange walk Up to 8,000 marchers are expected to take part in Scotland's largest Orange Parade in Glasgow later. | |
Murray hurt by Wimbledon defeat Andy Murray says defeat at Wimbledon hurts more than any other, but insists he could not have done more to beat Rafael Nadal in their semi-final. |
BUSINESS | |
MPs want new ban on ticket touts A number of MPs are calling for the prohibition of ticket-touting at major sporting events to be widened. | |
Iceland holds talks over Icesave Officials from Iceland, the Netherlands and the UK hold talks over the settlement of a £2.3bn banking dispute. | |
Coalition stands by Equality Act The government presses on with Labour laws which could require bosses to disclose whether they pay women as much as men. |
ENTERTAINMENT | |
Dame Beryl Bainbridge dies at 75 Novelist Dame Beryl Bainbridge has died at the age of 75 after a short illness, her agent says. | |
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. | |
Ex-Doctor Who cast as drug lord Former Doctor Who star Christopher Eccleston has been cast as a drug lord in a new BBC thriller to screen next year. |
SCIENCE/NATURE | |
Russian spaceship 'fails to dock' The Russian cargo ship Progress fails to dock with the International Space Station after an apparent electronics failure. | |
Scientists peer inside a python Scientists employ the latest imaging techniques to look inside a python that had just swallowed a rat whole. | |
Grandmothers link orcas to humans Scientists discover a common trait in humans and whales that explains why both groups have grandmothers. |
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 | |
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. | |
Genes predict living beyond 100 Scientists in the US have developed way of predicting how likely a person is to live beyond the age of 100. |
EDUCATION | |
Boy killed in school stab attack A 15-year-old boy is stabbed to death and a second teenager injured during a fight at a school in south London. | |
Traditional family 'in decline' Official data suggests the traditional nuclear family is in decline in Britain, as more people chose to live alone or without children. | |
Head of exams body Ofqual resigns Kathleen Tattersall, the head of the exams watchdog Ofqual, resigns citing the government's "fresh perspective" in education. |
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1988: US warship shoots down Iranian airliner An American naval warship patrolling in the Persian Gulf shoots down an Iranian passenger jet after apparently mistaking it for a fighter plane. | |||
1987: Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie gets life The former chief of Gestapo in Lyon, Klaus Barbie, is sentenced to life imprisonment in a Lyon court. | |||
1970: Holiday jet goes missing over Spain A charter flight from Manchester has gone missing with 105 holiday-makers on board. | |||
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