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   From: pedro1940@progression.net   
      
              New Mars probe 'ready for launch'   
      
   Nasa clears its latest Mars probe for lift-off on Thursday,   
   after a one-day delay due to safety concerns.   
      
      
      
                Colombia three   
               Return of accused men puts Irish government in a bind   
          Rescue cliff-hanger   
               Pakistani troops describe race to save stranded mountaineer   
      
      
      
      
         TOP STORIES   
      
        'Threats to UK security' detained   
         Ten foreign nationals who "threaten security" are held in raids,   
   including radical cleric Abu Qatada, the BBC learns.   
      
           Pakistan fires new cruise missile   
         Pakistan says it has fired its first cruise missile, describing the   
   launch as a "milestone" in its history.   
      
           New Mars probe 'ready for launch'   
         Nasa clears its latest Mars probe for lift-off on Thursday, after a   
   one-day delay due to safety concerns.   
      
           Malaysia haze triggers emergency   
         Malaysia declares a state of emergency in two towns hit by pollution   
   caused by Indonesian fires.   
      
           IAEA drafts Iran nuclear reaction   
         The UN nuclear agency holds a last day of crisis talks following   
   Iran's resumption of nuclear activities.   
      
      
      
         AMERICAS   
      
        US police seize jailbreak couple   
         Police in the US arrest an inmate and his wife a day after she helped   
   him to escape from a courthouse.   
      
           Lula aide in impeachment hearing   
         Brazil's Congress starts impeachment proceedings against a former   
   presidential aide accused in a bribery scandal.   
      
           Pinochet deplores family arrests   
         Chile's ex-President Augusto Pinochet intervenes after his wife and   
   son are charged over tax fraud allegations.   
      
      
      
         EUROPE   
      
        'Threats to UK security' detained   
         Ten foreign nationals who "threaten security" are held in raids,   
   including radical cleric Abu Qatada, the BBC learns.   
      
           Assaults sour Poland-Russia ties   
         Poland's ambassador to Russia protests over assaults on two Polish   
   diplomats in Moscow, who are now in hospital.   
      
           Irish abortion plea in Strasbourg   
         Three women from Ireland take their country to the European Court of   
   Human Rights over its abortion laws.   
      
      
      
         MIDDLE EAST   
      
        IAEA drafts Iran nuclear reaction   
         The UN nuclear agency holds a last day of crisis talks following   
   Iran's resumption of nuclear activities.   
      
           'Threats to UK security' detained   
         Ten foreign nationals who "threaten security" are held in raids,   
   including radical cleric Abu Qatada, the BBC learns.   
      
           Hurndall killer to be sentenced   
         A former Israeli soldier is to be sentenced for the manslaughter of   
   British peace activist Tom Hurndall.   
      
      
      
         UK NEWS   
      
        'Threats to UK security' detained   
         Ten foreign nationals who "threaten security" are held in raids,   
   including radical cleric Abu Qatada, the BBC learns.   
      
           Muslims 'want sermons in English'   
         British Muslims believe clerics should be made to preach in the   
   English language, a BBC survey suggests.   
      
           Nuclear clean-up cost up to £56bn   
         Decommissioning the UK's ageing nuclear power stations will cost   
   billions of pounds more than originally expected.   
      
      
      
         SCIENCE/NATURE   
      
        New Mars probe 'ready for launch'   
         Nasa clears its latest Mars probe for lift-off on Thursday, after a   
   one-day delay due to safety concerns.   
      
           Siberia's rapid thaw causes alarm   
         The world's largest frozen peat bog is melting, which could speed the   
   rate of global warming, New Scientist reports.   
      
           Nuclear clean-up cost up to £56bn   
         Decommissioning the UK's ageing nuclear power stations will cost   
   billions of pounds more than originally expected.   
      
      
      
         TECHNOLOGY   
      
        File-sharers swap more than video   
         Two-thirds of files being swapped on file-sharing networks are video,   
   according to analysts.   
      
           Yahoo in $1bn Chinese online deal   
         US search engine firm Yahoo has paid $1bn to take a 40% stake in   
   Chinese online auction firm Alibaba.com   
      
           Phone sites fail disabled surfers   
         A large number of telecom company websites fail to meet a basic level   
   of accessibility for disabled net users.   
      
      
               ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES   
      
      
      
      
        1982: Krays let out for mother's funeral   
         The notorious East End gangsters Ronnie and Reggie Kray have been   
   allowed out of prison for their mother's funeral.   
      
           1999: Millions marvel at total eclipse   
         Up to 350 million people in Europe and Asia witness the last total   
   solar eclipse of the century.   
      
           1971: Admiral's Cup triumph for Heath   
         Prime Minister Edward Heath steers the British yachting team to   
   Admiral's Cup victory.   
      
      
                Fight looms   
               Schwarzenegger's foes prepare for battle over his California   
   plans   
          Defining hunger   
               How many starving children in Niger make a famine?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)