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Morning News


Aug.22   Norway   Scream stolen from museum
  Two masked armed robbers have stolen the iconic Edvard Munch painting from the Munch Museum


  Greece     Dope tests 'catch medallists'  A Greek Olympian has been stripped of his bronze medal, and a Russian gold medallist has also failed a test

  Bangladesh 2 bombs found  One of them similar to the grenades used in assassination attempt on the former prime minister

  Venezuela Plane crash kills 25  A air force plane carrying 3 crew members and 22 passengers has crashed in bad weather, killing all on board

  Greece Noguchi won women's marathon  Japan's Mizuki Noguchi won the gold in 2 hours 26 minutes and 20 seconds

  Bangladesh Clashes erupt across Bangladesh  Clashes have erupted between police and opposition supporters in about a dozen towns and cities

Day News


  Darfur   Talks aim to end conflict
  2 rebel groups and the government are to hold fresh talks to try to end the conflict in Darfur region


  Greece   Gatlin guns to 100m glory
  Justin Gatlin ran 9.85 seconds to take a brilliant gold in one of the greatest sprint races of all time


  Iraq   Kidnappers free journalist Micah Garen  French-American was released in Nasiriya along with his Iraqi translator after being kidnapped more than a week ago

  Greece Athletics hat-trick for Sweden  Stefan Holm took the gold in the high jump, Christian Olsson in the triple jump and Christina Kluft in the heptathlon

  Nigeria Darfur disarmament plan laid out  Nigerian President proposed to give a greater role to African Union troops in restoring peace to Sudan's region

  Beijing 100th anniversary of Deng Xiaoping  Born in Guangan, Deng is regarded as the architect of China's economic reforms

  Greece Massu claims second gold in a day  Nicolas Massu won the Olympic men's singles, after winning the doubles with Fernando Gonzalez

Evening News


  Germany Soldiers face Abu Ghraib hearings  4 US soldiers are facing pre-trial hearings before a military tribunal at a US barracks in Germany
San Francisco Bay Area , August 22, 2004 Timeline