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Morning News


Jul.20   Pakistan   Supreme Court reinstates top judge
  Court reinstated Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry, dealing a political blow to President Gen. Pervez Musharraf


  Israel   Israel frees 256 prisoners
  Israel released 255 Palestinian prisoners as part of a series of goodwill gestures designed to bolster Abbas in his standoff against Hamas


  Sao Paulo   Jet reverse thruster 'off'
  A reverse thruster on the plane which crashed, killing some 200 people, had been deactivated during maintenance checks


  New York DJ director quits to protest sale  A director on the board of Dow Jones & Co has resigned because he could not support its endorsement of a $5 billion takeover

  Baghdad Blocs in parliament ended boycotts  Lawmakers from 2 major blocs in parliament ended boycotts and returned to work, just in time for vacation

Day News


  Washington   Bush signs order banning 'torture'
  An executive order is prohibiting cruel and inhuman treatment, including humiliation or denigration of religious beliefs


  Southern California No jail time for Marine in Iraqi killing  Cpl. Trent D. Thomas convicted for his role in the death of a civilian was sentenced to a reduction in rank and will be discharged

  Nigeria Pfizer faces new Nigerian lawsuit  Nigerian government lawyers withdrew a $7 billion civil lawsuit, saying they have discovered new material and plan to file an even stronger case

  UN Security Council Kosovo vote plan put on hold  The US and European allies have put on hold plans for a resolution on Kosovo's future after encountering Russian opposition

Evening News


  London   Fans receive final Potter book
  The seventh book in the series went on sale across the world. JK Rowling read excerpts to 500 devotees at Natural History Museum


  Afghanistan     Taliban threaten abducted South Koreans
  The militants threatened to kill a group of abducted Christians within 24 hours unless S. Korea withdraws its troops from Afghanistan


  Ivory Coast   UN probes 'abuse'
  The United Nations is investigating allegations of widespread sexual abuse and exploitation by peacekeepers


  Brazil   President Lula vows crash probe  Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pledged a thorough investigation into the plane crash in a TV address that aimed to blunt criticism of his response
San Francisco Bay Area , July 20, 2007 Timeline