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عدد مرات القراءة 1001	2006-08-16
WORLD  * UN aims for advance Lebanon force * The UN says it is trying to get a force of up to 3,500 peacekeepers into Lebanon within two weeks. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/4796661.stm  * EU ministers in air terror talks * Interior ministers from six EU countries are to hold talks in London on last week's alleged airline bomb plot. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/europe/4796543.stm  * Planets plan boosts tally to 12 * Astronomers are debating whether to approve a new vision of the Solar System with 12 planets. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/4795755.stm ................................ AFRICA  * Nigeria 'must halt kidnappings' * Nigeria's president vows tough action after a spate of kidnappings of foreign workers in the oil-rich Niger Delta. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/africa/4796493.stm  * Heavy rain mars Ethiopia rescue * Helicopters are grounded as rescuers use boats to help thousands trapped by floods in southern Ethiopia. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/africa/4793641.stm  * Man held for 'insulting' Mugabe * A Zimbabwean man is in police custody after allegedly making insulting remarks about President Robert Mugabe. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/africa/4794095.stm ................................ MIDDLE EAST  * UN aims for advance Lebanon force * The UN says it is trying to get a force of up to 3,500 peacekeepers into Lebanon within two weeks. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/4796661.stm  * Iraq Kurdish party office bombed * Nine Iraqis are killed in a suicide bomb attack on an office of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan in the city of Mosul. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/4794039.stm  * Israeli strike on Gaza kills two * An Israeli air strike kills a Palestinian militant and another man in a house in the Gaza town of Khan Younis. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/4796975.stm ................................ SCIENCE/NATURE  * Planets plan boosts tally to 12 * Astronomers are debating whether to approve a new vision of the Solar System with 12 planets. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/4795755.stm  * Water shortage 'a global problem' * The World Wide Fund for Nature warns even the most developed countries face increasing water shortages. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/4796909.stm  * Frozen mice 'have healthy pups' * Mice kept in the deep freeze for 15 years have fathered healthy offspring, scientists reveal. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/4793915.stm ................................ TECHNOLOGY  * Police decryption powers 'flawed' * Plans to give police powers to make suspects produce readable copies of encrypted data come under fire. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/technology/4794383.stm  * Time lists 50 'coolest websites' * Time magazine lists the 50 "coolest websites" of 2006, which include MySpace and YouTube. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/technology/4793481.stm  * Dell recalls 4m laptop batteries * The world's largest personal computer maker recalls millions of notebook batteries because of a fire risk. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/business/4793143.stm ................................ HEALTH  * Clinton urges wider look at Aids * Former US President Bill Clinton urges greater focus on Aids prevention, as he attends a Toronto summit. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/health/4796205.stm  * Early Alzheimer's skin test hope * Scientists believe it may be possible to develop a quick, painless skin test for Alzheimer's disease. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/health/4794671.stm  * Crisps salt claims 'misleading' * A Walkers' crisps promotion featuring ex-footballer Gary Lineker falls foul of the Advertising Standards Authority. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/health/4791941.stm ................................ EDUCATION  * University 'not the only option' * Trainee accountants could be almost £60,000 better off by not going to university, it is claimed. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/education/4796287.stm  * Tories aim to boost science study * Plans to increase the number of university science students are being considered by the Conservative Party. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/uk_politics/4796937.stm  * Tests flummox trainee teachers * Many trainee teachers struggle to pass literacy and numeracy tests, raising questions over their classroom ability. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/education/4793655.stm ................................ ON THIS DAY    * 2004: Dozens stranded in Cornish floods * Flash floods devastate a north Cornwall coastal village after the area's average August rainfall fell in just two hours. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/16/newsid_4152000/4152286.stm  * 1977: Rock and roll 'king' Presley dies * Elvis Presley¸ whose singing and style revolutionized popular music in the 1950s¸ dies after collapsing at his home. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/16/newsid_2496000/2496375.stm  * 1952: Flood devastates Devon village * Twelve bodies are recovered and 24 people are missing feared dead in the flood which has swept through Lynmouth in north Devon. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/16/newsid_2960000/2960180.stm