North Korean diplomat to visit US...by Xian Wan for the BBC's Biodun Iginla

Saturday, October 17, 2009
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TOP STORIES North Korean diplomat to visit US
A senior North Korean diplomat is to be allowed a rare visit to the US later this month, officials say, with "informal" meetings planned. Opel's German aid may break rules
Brussels warns Germany's planned state aid for Opel may breach competition rules, raising the prospect of its sale being halted. LHC gets colder than deep space
The Large Hadron Collider experiment has reached its operating temperature, colder even than deep space. Ban on 'torture documents' lifted
Secret allegations of torture in the case of a former Guantanamo Bay detainee can be released, the High Court rules. Democracy 'not needed' in Russia
A growing number of Russians believe their country does not need democracy, a nationwide opinion poll suggests. AFRICA MDC boycotting Zimbabwe cabinet
Zimbabwe's PM says his party is suspending its participation in government, as a court orders the release of an MDC official. Bongo calls for 'elite renewal'
New President Ali Ben Bongo, son of long-time leader Omar Bongo, says Gabon's elites should be renewed. Ghana triumphant at U20 World Cup
Ten-man Ghana triumph at the Under-20 World Cup with a dramatic penalty shoot-out victory over Brazil. AMERICAS Ban on 'torture documents' lifted
Secret allegations of torture in the case of a former Guantanamo Bay detainee can be released, the High Court rules. Mexican police find cut up bodies
The dismembered bodies of nine men have been discovered in an abandoned truck in south-west Mexico, police say. US balloon boy case 'not a hoax'
Colorado police say there is no indication the family of a boy thought to have been carried away by a balloon was hoaxing. ASIA-PACIFIC North Korean diplomat to visit US
A senior North Korean diplomat is to be allowed a rare visit to the US later this month, officials say, with "informal" meetings planned. Sydney terror suspects convicted
A jury in Australia finds five men guilty of conspiring to commit terrorist attacks, after one of the country's longest trials. US criticises 'inflexible yuan'
The US Treasury criticises China for what it describes as the lack of flexibility of the Chinese currency, the yuan. EUROPE Opel's German aid may break rules
Brussels warns Germany's planned state aid for Opel may breach competition rules, raising the prospect of its sale being halted. Bosnian Serb jailed for genocide
A former Bosnian Serb army officer is jailed for genocide over the massacre of more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslims in Srebrenica in 1995. Russia seizes Stalin-era research
A Russian professor researching the fate of ethnic Germans during World War II has had all his work seized by security services. MIDDLE EAST UN backs Gaza 'war crimes' report
The UN Human Rights Council backs a report into Israel's Gaza offensive accusing both Israel and Hamas of war crimes. Iraq sends back UK asylum flight
Iraqi asylum seekers returned to Baghdad by the UK government are refused re-entry to their homeland, and flown back to Britain. Court claim over camel 'beauty'
A Saudi camel owner sues oil giant Saudi Aramco for $250,000 after a prized beast falls into a hole in the desert. SOUTH ASIA Deadly bomb shakes Pakistani city
At least 12 people have died in an explosion in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, police say, a day after a string of attacks. Mixed messages in hunger report
Brazil and China are praised, and India criticised, in a new report on efforts to tackle hunger, published on UN World Food Day. Top Indian Maoist couple arrested
Police in the Indian state of Jharkhand arrest an agricultural scientist and his wife who are believed to be senior Maoist leaders. UK Ban on 'torture documents' lifted
Secret allegations of torture in the case of a former Guantanamo Bay detainee can be released, the High Court rules. HMRC investigates taxes of 27 MPs
The tax affairs of 27 MPs are being investigated by HM Revenue and Customs, the department confirms. Iraq sends back UK asylum flight
Iraqi asylum seekers returned to Baghdad by the UK government are refused re-entry to their homeland, and flown back to Britain. UK POLITICS HMRC investigates taxes of 27 MPs
The tax affairs of 27 MPs are being investigated by HM Revenue and Customs, the department confirms. Dutch MP hails UK visit 'victory'
Controversial Dutch MP Geert Wilders hails his arrival in the UK as a "victory for freedom of speech". Speaker defiant in 'gagging row'
Speaker John Bercow defends the freedom of Parliament to debate what it chooses amid a row over injunctions covering Parliament. UK EDUCATION Delay formal lessons 'to age six'
A major review of primary education calls for children's formal learning to be delayed until they reach the age of six. Open-plan school hearing problems
The acoustics of new schools will have to be improved after warnings open-plan designs make hearing difficult. Fewer than half get GCSE minimum
Just under half of teenagers who took GCSEs this summer in England got five "good passes" including maths and English. ENGLAND Vicar who raped young boys jailed
A vicar from West Yorkshire is jailed for 14 years after being found guilty of raping two boys and sexually attacking others. Baby's body found at waste site
The body of a newborn baby boy is discovered in a black bin liner by a worker at a Lincolnshire waste site. Tube worker suspended over rant
A Tube worker is suspended after footage of him ranting at an elderly passenger emerges. NORTHERN IRELAND Woman injured in car bomb attack
A police officer's partner is injured after a bomb explodes under her car as she leaves a house in Belfast. Major jobs announcement expected
A major jobs announcement is expected next week following the recent visit of US Hillary Clinton to Northern Ireland. Shots fired during kidnap attempt
Police fire two shots and arrest four men during a foiled kidnap bid in County Antrim. SCOTLAND 'Support' over Lockerbie bomber
The SNP minister who released the Lockerbie bomber claims to have since won support for the decision from Labour politicians. Teacher jailed over rape attempt
A teacher who tried to rape a nine-year-old boy during a trip to France is jailed for five-and-a-half years. 136,000 hens die after break-in
A break-in at a poultry farm near Edinburgh causes 136,000 hens to die from suffocation, police reveal. WALES Victim of family rape speaks out
A woman who became pregnant after rape by members of her family says she was beaten by her mother, who refused to believe her. Up to 900 car plant jobs at risk
Car parts maker Bosch is to start talks with unions which could see between 300 and 900 jobs lost at a factory. Jail for cannabis factories gang
Sixteen people are jailed for their roles in one of the largest cannabis production operations ever seen in the UK. ENTERTAINMENT Boyzone bring Stephen Gately home
Stephen Gately's body arrives back in Dublin accompanied by his former Boyzone bandmates, ahead of his funeral on Saturday. 'New' Jackson song to miss charts
A "new" Michael Jackson track unveiled this week will not be a chart hit because it will not be available to download as an individual track Sugababes' Amelle 'in a clinic'
Sugababes singer Amelle Berrabah is admitted to a private health clinic suffering "from a severe bout of nervous exhaustion". SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT LHC gets colder than deep space
The Large Hadron Collider experiment has reached its operating temperature, colder even than deep space. Hare coursers 'flout Hunting Act'
A BBC investigation suggests illegal hare coursing is on the rise despite its ban under the 2004 Hunting Act. Bad memories written with lasers
Scientists use lasers to write bad memories onto the brains of flies, revealing some of the brain circuitry responsible for learning. TECHNOLOGY Laptop for every pupil in Uruguay
Uruguay has given 362,000 primary children laptops which run on a Linux desktop. ISP in file-sharing wi-fi theft
TalkTalk has been an outspoken critic of UK government piracy plans and now it sets out to prove why. Confused message on UK broadband
As Finland makes broadband 'a legal right' the UK government appears to toughen up its broadband plans. HEALTH 'No post-jab paracetamol' advice
Routinely giving paracetamol to babies after vaccinations may lower the effectiveness of the immunisation, research suggests. Bracelets 'useless' in arthritis
Copper bracelets and magnetic wrist straps do not relieve pain or stiffness in people with arthritis, say University of York researchers. Foetal kick charts 'inaccurate'
Foetal kick charts, used to check a pregnancy's healthy progress, are inaccurate and should not be used, Irish researchers say. ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
1996: Handguns to be banned in the UK
The British Government announces plans to outlaw almost all handguns following Dunblane massacre in March. 1987: Hurricane winds batter southern England
Southern Britain begins a massive clear-up operation after the worst night of storms in living memory. 1974: Maze prison goes up in flames
Three prison staff are in hospital and dozens of prisoners injured after rioting and fires at the Long Kesh Maze prison. OPTIONS AND HELP You are subscribed from the e-mail address:
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