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Morning News


Aug.10   London   Central banks pour money into system
  The U.S. Federal Reserve and European Central Bank pumped money into the banking system for a second day to ward off a global credit crisis


  UN Security Council   UN approves expanded Iraq mission
  The Council has unanimously approved a resolution calling for a greater UN mandate in Iraq


  USA   Discovery disbands without backer  Lance Armstrong's former team is to disband at the end of the season after failing to find a new sponsor

  Beijing 1989 Tiananmen protester released  One of the last remaining prisoners Xi Haoliang, jailed for opposing the military crackdown on pro-democracy protests, has been released

  Southern Afghanistan Coalition in 13-hour Taliban fight  Afghan troops backed by coalition aircraft are fighting a large battle with militants in Helmand province

Day News


  India   Monsoon death toll reaches 2,000
  India asked doctors to cancel vacations and rushed food and medicine to flooded regions. A wild storm hit Karachi


  Arctic   Canada to build two military Arctic bases
  As the race to back up claims over the resources of the Arctic heats up, Canada has said it will build new military bases in its far north


  Washington U.S. assessing Pakistan nukes  U.S. military intelligence officials are urgently assessing how secure Pakistan's nuclear weapons would be if Musharraf falls

  Afghanistan S. Korean negotiators meet Taliban  2 top Taliban leaders and 4 South Korean officials met face-to-face for the first time to negotiate the fate of 21 hostages

  USA Nasa space shuttle docks with ISS  Endeavour has docked with the International Space Station, after performing a backflip so the underside could be photographed

  Oklahoma Majestic Woods claims USPGA lead  Tiger Woods matched the major championship record with a 63 in the PGA Championship, when a 15-foot birdie putt spun 270 degrees

Evening News


  Sierra Leone   S Leone poised for landmark polls  Voters go to the polls to elect a new president and members of parliament, 5 years after the end of a brutal civil war

  USA US crackdown on illegal workers  US Homeland Security secretary : Businesses found guilty of employing illegal immigrants will face more criminal charges and higher fines
San Francisco Bay Area , August 10, 2007 Timeline