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Morning News


Aug.29   Baghdad   Gunmen assassinate two  The assassinated were the brother of the former Baghdad governor and an official assigned to the Elections Commission

  France   Banned airlines lists published  Belgium and France have published separate blacklists of airlines banned from their territory on safety grounds

  Southern Afghanistan Taliban commander killed  U.S. forces have killed Payenda Mohammed responsible for a spate of attacks in southern Afghanistan

  New Orleans   Hurricane Katrina lashes coast Map of http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/americas/05/katrina/html/default.stm
  1,836 people lost their lives in the hurricane and in the subsequent floods
 The costliest and one of the deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States. Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast as far as 100 miles from the storm's center. Parts of New Orleans are flooded with up to 6 feet of water after some of the pumps failed. The storm is estimated to have been responsible for $81.2 billion in damage

Day News


  New York Kuznetsova beaten in opening round  Defending champion has been dumped out of the U.S. Open, beaten 6-3 6-2 by Ekaterina Bychkova

  Israel More W Bank settlements 'to go'  Sharon: Israel will relinquish control of some West Bank settlements in final agreements with the Palestinians

  Vatican Vatican moves to end Church rift  Pope Benedict has met the head of an ultra-conservative Catholic group expelled 17 years ago

Evening News


  New Orleans   Dozens feared dead after storm
  At least 50 people were killed in one county alone. The storm is causing up to $25bn of damage


  Paris   Immigrants die in new fire
  A building was housing African immigrants in the central Marais area


  Indonesia Huge polio drive  The largest-ever immunisation campaign is expected to reach 24 million children under the age of five
San Francisco Bay Area , August 29, 2005 Timeline