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	BBC News \| News Front Page \| UK Edition
	last updated: Thu, 05 Jul 2007 01:08:48 GMT

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 21:38:39 GMT BBC's Johnston describes relief

The BBC's Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston says it is "unimaginably good" to be free after 114 days in captivity.

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 23:00:44 GMT Bank predicted to raise UK rates

The Bank of England is generally expected to raise UK interest rates to 5.75% later, to help reduce inflation.

Thu, 05 Jul 2007 00:12:00 GMT Local people given budget power

Local people in England will have a direct say in how council budgets are spent under new government plans.

	Christian Science Monitor \| Top Stories
	last updated: Thu, 05 Jul 2007 01:06:32 GMT

In Massachusetts, test for a pioneering health plan

Its new insurance mandate kicks in July 1. Some see a model for the rest of the US.

In Mexico's drug wars, police given 'trust test'

Hundreds of police have been suspended in a bid to stem trafficking-related corruption.

China takes up civic work in Africa

It's sending 1,809 UN peacekeepers and 300 volunteers in a new Chinese 'peace corps' program.

	NYT > Home Page
	last updated: Thu, 05 Jul 2007 00:58:27 GMT

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 22:45:07 GMT Flood of Legal Immigrants Seeks to Become Citizens

New feelings of insecurity in immigrant communities is helping fuel a rise in the number of legal immigrants seeking to become United States citizens.

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 20:37:42 GMT Leader in Mosque Siege is Captured

As Pakistani forces tightened a cordon around the mosque in Islamabad Maulana Mohammad Abdul Aziz was caught trying to slip out dressed as a woman, officials said.

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 15:30:34 GMT Role of Foreign Doctors Draws Scrutiny in British Inquiry

Britain will review its methods for recruiting foreign doctors after it emerged that all eight of the people detained in failed car bombings last week are from the medical profession.

	U.S. News & World Report
	last updated: Thu, 05 Jul 2007 01:08:49 GMT

Wed, 4 Jul 2007 08:00:00 EST A New Knee, Talked Up to Women, Must Walk the Walk

Manufacturers of everything from running shoes to deodorants design products specifically for women. One of the latest entries to the market: an artificial knee created for?and heavily advertised to? females. Without a track record, though, doctors say it's too soon to tell whether the Gender Knee truly represents a giant leap for womankind or whether it merely gives its manufacturer, Zimmer Holdings Inc., a leg up in marketing.

Tue, 3 Jul 2007 17:18:00 EST Democrats Hang On to Party Faithful

Pollster Scott Rasmussen weights his results by party identification, but also readjusts party identification monthly so he won't miss underlying changes in the political balance. Party identification tends to change slowly, and he measures it using tenths of a percentage. My recollection is that party identification remained fairly steady in the 1995-2005 period; Rasmussen's numbers suggest it has changed more since mid-2005. Let's look at it quarter by quarter, rounding off to full percentages:

Tue, 3 Jul 2007 16:34:00 EST Some Support from Reporters

A couple of journalists are making the case for the U.S. News rankings, explaining why the actions of a group of college presidents who have signed the letter boycotting the U.S. News peer survey may not be in the best interests of prospective students and their parents.

	Yahoo! News: Top Stories
	last updated: Thu, 05 Jul 2007 01:08:49 GMT

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 23:23:38 GMT Nation celebrates 4th of July (AP)

AP - Thousands of people staked out viewing spots Wednesday for Fourth of July pyrotechnics extravaganzas, while rain in the East and dangerously dry conditions elsewhere canceled some festivities.

Thu, 05 Jul 2007 00:14:26 GMT Cleric: Cryptic threat preceded attacks (AP)

AP - "Those who cure you are going to kill you."

Thu, 05 Jul 2007 00:03:23 GMT Russia awarded 2014 Winter Olympic Games (AP)

AP - Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi was awarded the 2014 Olympics on Wednesday, rewarding President Vladimir Putin and taking the Winter Games to his country for the first time.

	ABC News: International
	last updated: Thu, 05 Jul 2007 01:55:31 GMT

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 14:39:53 -0400 U.K. Lowers Threat Level

Police Meet to Learn More About the Eight Suspects, Decide to Lower Threat Level

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 16:12:53 -0400 BBC Gaza Reporter Freed by Captors

Gaza Journalist Is Released Amid Increasing Hamas Pressure

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 13:05:51 -0400 British PM Cracks Down on Foreign Medics

British PM Announces Checks on Immigrants Taking Skilled Medical Jobs in Wake of Terror Plots

	Guardian Unlimited
	last updated: Thu, 05 Jul 2007 01:50:42 GMT

2007-05-11T00:00+00:00 'I did what I thought was right'

Blair to step down on June 27.

2007-05-11T00:00+00:00 CCTV boosts search for kidnap girl

British-registered vehicle gives police new lead.

2007-05-11T00:00+00:00 Andrew Marr on curling up with a good ebook

Andrew Marr - who treasures his smelly, beautiful library of real books - roadtests one of the new gadgets.

	CNN.com
	last updated: Thu, 05 Jul 2007 01:08:32 GMT

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 20:22:47 EDT Militant: 'Those who cure you will kill you'

An Iraqi militant said to be close to al Qaeda allegedly warned a British cleric: "Those who cure you will kill you." The warning -- or threat -- is now taking on new meaning after last week's UK terror plot, believed to have been hatched by health professionals.

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 13:10:10 EDT CNN reporter: We finally got good news in Gaza

I didn't sleep a wink last night, but I'm not tired. After a night of anxiety and drama, the BBC's Alan Johnston is finally free.

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 18:53:40 EDT Al Qaeda's No. 2 says end of the West imminent

In a newly released videotaped message similar to a "fireside chat," al Qaeda's second-in-command issues advice and directives for the Muslim world, terrorism expert Laura Mansfield said Wednesday.

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