http://www.globalradionews.com/public/todaysUpdate.aspLatest Stories AFP: Israel rejected an Amnesty International report that accused it of committing war crimes in the Gaza Strip, and said the human rights group was manipulated by Hamas. "The slant of their report indicates that the organisation succumbed to the manipulations of the Hamas terror organisation," the Israeli military said in a statement. London-based Amnesty accused Israeli forces of war crimes, saying they used civilians, including children as human shields and conducted wanton attacks on civilians during the December-January Gaza offensive. Israel called the report "unbalanced" and said it presented "a distorted view of the laws of war that does not comply with the rules implemented by democratic states battling terror." "It ignores the efforts of the IDF (Israeli Defence Forces) to minimise as much as possible harming uninvolved non-combatant civilians," it said. It insisted Israeli forces used "various fighting methods and advanced technology to minimise harm to the civilian population while engaging terrorists who were operating from densely populated areas and using the local population as 'human shields'." Amnesty said it found no evidence the Hamas rulers of Gaza had used civilians as human shields, but claimed Israeli forces forced Palestinian families to remain in one room of their home while using the rest of the house as a base and sniper position. Israel accused the rights group of ignoring "the blatant violations of international law perpetrated by Hamas." Thirteen pages of the 117-page report are devoted to the conduct of Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups and points out the rocket attacks they carried out against Israel "constitute war crimes." More than 1,400 Palestinians and 13 Israelis died during the massive offensive launched by Israel in response to rocket fire from Palestinian militants.]]> AFP: Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd described as "devastating" a report showing conditions for Aboriginals were worsening despite efforts to improve them. Rudd's government, which made a historic apology to Aborigines for past injustices last year, released the report showing indigenous children were six times more likely to be abused or neglected than their non-Aboriginal counterparts. The Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage report found abuse and neglect of Aboriginal children had doubled since 2000, with 35 in every 1,000 suffering compared with six in 1,000 non-Aboriginals. It also found the indigenous homicide rate was seven times higher than in the rest of the community, with hospitalisations from domestic violence 34 times higher and Aborigines 13 times more likely to be imprisoned. "This report on indigenous disadvantage is a devastating report," Rudd said. "The fact that despite all the efforts in the past, when it comes to such basic things as literacy and numeracy standards, that we have achieved no effective progress, means that we have to redouble and treble our efforts to make an impact." "It is unacceptable and it requires decisive action."]]> AFP: The death toll from this week's rail disaster in northern Italy climbed to 18 after a victim who suffered serious burn injuries died in hospital, officials said. The latest victim, a man of Moroccan origin, died overnight while in hospital in Carrare, close to the town of Viareggio, where a train ferrying liquid petroleum gas exploded into a giant fireball after derailing on Monday. The force of the blast brought down two small blocks of flats, where many of the victims lived. Others were simply passers-by caught up in the explosion. Another 24 people are still seriously injured, according to the official toll. Fire crews had been working round the clock to clear the remaining 13 wagons of their volatile cargo but said Thursday they had finished their operation and rail authorities now hope normal service will resume in the next 24 hours.]]> AP: In fresh displays of defiance, Iran's opposition leader told supporters Wednesday "it's not yet too late" to push for their rights, and he joined a reformist ex-president in condemning the regime for a post-election crackdown both said was tantamount to a coup. Iran's standoff with the West escalated with the European Union considering pulling out all 27 of its ambassadors in retaliation for the recent detentions of several local employees of the British Embassy in Tehran, despite Iranian claims that all but one had been released. Embattled opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi said he considered Iran's cleric-led government illegitimate, and he demanded that it release all political prisoners and institute electoral reforms and press freedoms. Former President Mohammad Khatami, meanwhile, lashed out at what he termed "a poisonous security situation" in the wake of violent street protests. In boldly worded statements posted on their Web sites, Khatami accused Iran's leadership of a "velvet coup against the people and democracy," and Mousavi said the government's crackdown on demonstrators was "tantamount to a coup." Wednesday's confrontations with the regime came as Iran's feared Basij militia accused Mousavi of undermining national security and asked a prosecutor to investigate his role in the protests. Khatami, an ally of Mousavi — who contends the June 12 election was marred by widespread fraud and insists he was robbed of victory — scorned the government for declaring incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the winner in a landslide. "Given what has been done and declared unilaterally, we must say that a velvet revolution has taken place against the people and democratic roots of the system," Khatami said. "People's protests were suppressed, those who were required to protect people's rights humiliated the people ... yet it (the government) speaks of national reconciliation and peace." Mousavi said he was troubled by "the bitter, widespread distrust of the people toward the declared election results and the government that caused it." "It's not yet too late," said Mousavi, who has slipped from public view in recent days. "It's our historic responsibility to continue our complaint and make efforts not to give up the rights of the people." (AP note: based on witness reports, due to Iran ban on foreign journalists.)]]> AFP: A top Indian court has issued a landmark ruling decriminalising gay sex between consenting adults, overturning colonial-era legislation that outlawed homosexuality. The New Delhi High Court ruled that an existing statute prohibiting homosexual acts was discriminatory and therefore a "violation of fundamental rights" accorded under the constitution. The statute in question is a British colonial-era law outlawing "carnal intercourse against the order of nature." Conviction carried a fine and a maximum 10-year jail sentence. Although prosecutions were rare, gay activists said police used the law to harass and intimidate members of their community. The High Court ruling was made on a petition brought by the Naz Foundation, a gay advocacy group fighting for equal rights and AIDS awareness. "This is a long awaited and incredible judgment," said gay rights activist Gautam Bhan. "The judges in their verdict spoke about inclusivity, quality and dignity. They spoke about a vision of India as an open, tolerant society and to hear all this from the Delhi High Court was amazing," Bhan said. While the ruling is non-binding outside the Indian capital, lawyers supporting the petition said it set a precedent that effectively decriminalised consensual gay sex nationwide. The petition had been staunchly opposed by religious groups, particularly leaders of India's Muslim and Christian communities who argued that all homosexual acts were "unnatural' and should therefore be banned. Gay sex has long been a taboo subject in conservative India, where many still regard homosexuality as an illness. In recent years, however, the country's largely closeted homosexual community has raised its profile, organising gay pride marches in major cities such as New Delhi and Mumbai.]]> Sky News: Coup leaders in Honduras have defied international pressure and vowed there was "no chance at all" of ousted President Manuel Zelaya returning to office.Heads of state, from US President Barack Obama to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, have told the new rulers of the Central American country to restore Mr Zelaya. The ousted leader is a leftist who was toppled by the army on Sunday and sent into exile after a dispute over presidential term limits. The Organisation of American States gave Honduras an ultimatum early on Wednesday to allow Mr Zelaya back into office by this weekend or face suspension.But the interim government's response indicated there was little immediate hope of a negotiated solution to the crisis in Honduras, an impoverished coffee and textile producer. Interim foreign minister Enrique Ortez said Mr Zelaya would be arrested if he came home and that the interim authorities were sure he had been removed in a legal process."We are not negotiating national sovereignty or the presidency," Mr Ortez told reporters in an interview. "There is no chance at all" of Mr Zelaya coming back to power, he said. The Honduran Congress voted in a new government more favourable to the traditional business and ranching elite to replace Mr Zelaya, who was toppled before a referendum on extending his time in office. The president also upset the army, judiciary and members of his own Liberal Party for taking Honduras to the left. Newly appointed President Roberto Micheletti said it would take a foreign invasion to put Mr Zelaya back in power...]]> Reuters: The sole survivor of a Yemeni jet that plunged into deep water while attempting to land on the Indian Ocean archipelago of Comoros was reunited with her father back in France early on Thursday. Bahia Bakari, who can barely swim, clung on to floating debris for more than 12 hours before search teams spotted her struggling in rough seas. Rescuers have failed to find any of the remaining 152 passengers and crew since the Yemenia Airbus A310 crashed in rough weather in the early hours of Tuesday morning. American and French military aircraft continued to scour the crash site on Thursday as hopes of another miracle find faded fast and efforts turned toward locating the wreckage thought to be in waters up to 500 metres (1,640 ft) deep. Local doctors, who marveled at Bakari's escape with little more than cuts, bruises and a fractured collar bone, said she was discharged on her father's request. "It was on the demand of her father in France. The girl was regaining her spirit and was in a satisfactory physical state," said Dr Jean Youssef, lead doctor at the disaster unit on Grand Comore. Television images showed her lying weakly in a poorly-equipped intensive care bed, unaware her mother had died in the crash. Youssef said Moroni's El Marouf hospital lacked the facilities needed to properly scan the teenager's body for any internal damage. Bakari returned to France on a French government jet with French Cooperation Secretary Alain Joyandet. Local rescuers suspect many of the dead remained trapped inside the doomed plane and say the search effort should focus on finding the wreck. "Everything leads us to believe that the bodies of the victims remain inside. In two days we haven't found a body, any large pieces of debris or suitcases floating on the water," disaster center member Ibrahim Abdourazak told Reuters. The cause of the crash is still unknown, officials say.]]> BBC (follow link): The US army says it has launched a major offensive against the Taliban in south Afghanistan's Helmand province. The US military says about 4,000 Marines as well as 650 Afghan troops are involved, supported by Nato planes. Brigadier General Larry Nicholson said the operation was different from previous ones because of the "massive size of the force" and its speed. The offensive is the Marines' first major operation since their recent deployment to Afghanistan. It is also the first such operation under President Barack Obama's presidency. The operation - codenamed Khanjar or Strike of the Sword - began when units moved into the Helmand river valley in the early hours of Thursday. Helicopters and heavy transport vehicles carried out the advance, with Nato planes providing air cover. UK-led forces in Helmand launched their own operation to combat the Taliban insurgency last week, in what the Ministry of Defence described as one of the largest air operations in modern times. Thousands of British forces under Nato command have been fighting the Taliban in Helmand since 2006, but there has been criticism that they have been overstretched and under-resourced. Southern Afghanistan is considered a Taliban stronghold. Where we go we will stay, and where we stay, we will hold, build and work toward transition of all security responsibilities to Afghan forces," said Brig Gen Nicholson in a statement. At a briefing at the US military's Camp Leatherneck last week, he told personnel and embedded reporters: "One of the most critical things is to tell people why we're there, and we are going to have a limited opportunity to gain their trust." The operation would have an initial highly aggressive stage lasting 36 hours, AFP news agency reported. It aims to improve security ahead of presidential elections on 20 August, allowing voter registration where before there was none, Gen Nicholson said...]]> here. ]]> The AFP: Hundreds of mourners paid tribute to Farrah Fawcett as the "Charlie's Angels" star was laid to rest in a private ceremony in Los Angeles. The 62-year-old actress and pin-up girl died last Thursday after a three-year battle with anal cancer, news that was quickly overshadowed by the death of King of Pop Michael Jackson later that day. Fawcett's 24-year-old son Redmond, her child with longtime companion Ryan O'Neal, was granted compassionate leave from a prison cell to attend. Both Ryan and Redmond O'Neal served as pallbearers for the service, held at Los Angeles Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angeles on Tuesday. Fawcett emerged as a pop-culture icon in the 1970s and 1980s after her role in "Charlie's Angels" and appearance in a famous poster wearing a red swimsuit that would come to be her defining image. During the 1970s, Fawcett was married to "Six Million Dollar Man" star Lee Majors, from whom she separated in 1979. In 1982 she began her long romance with actor O'Neal. After splitting from O'Neal in the 1990s, Fawcett faded from public view, although she appeared in Robert Altman's 2000 comedy "Dr T and the Women" in a cast that included Richard Gere, Helen Hunt, Laura Dern and Kate Hudson.]]> AP: U.S. officials said Tuesday that a North Korean ship has turned around and is headed back toward the north where it came from, after being tracked for more than a week by American Navy vessels on suspicion of carrying illegal weapons. The move keeps the U.S. and the rest of the international community guessing: Where is the Kang Nam going? Does its cargo include materials banned by a new U.N. anti-proliferation resolution? The ship left a North Korean port of Nampo on June 17 and is the first vessel monitored under U.N. sanctions that ban the regime from selling arms and nuclear-related material. The Navy has been watching it — at times following it from a distance. It traveled south and southwest for more than a week; then, on Sunday, it turned around and headed back north, two U.S. officials said on condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence. Nearly two weeks after the ship left North Korea, officials said Tuesday they still don't know where it is going. But it was some 250 miles south of Hong Kong on Tuesday, one official said. Though acknowledging all along that the Kang Nam's destination was unclear, some officials said last week that it could be going to Myanmar and that it was unclear whether it could reach there without stopping in another port to refuel. The U.N. resolution allows the international community to ask for permission to board and search any suspect ship on the seas. If permission for inspection is refused, authorities can ask for an inspection in whichever nation where the ship pulls into port. North Korea has said it would consider any interception of its ships a declaration of war.]]> AFP. "People are frustrated with a government which is unable to lead them through economic hardship and political crisis, although not to a point where they want the chief executive to step down." The 2003 march was galvanised by an economic downturn, unpopular chief executive Tung Chee-hwa and controversy over the introduction of a proposed national security bill. The show of people power saw the security legislation shelved and was a key factor in Tung's decision to resign the following year. Opposition to the government, which is mainly driven by pro-democratic political parties, has grown as the latest global economic crisis has hit the financial and export hub hard. The city fell into recession in the third quarter of 2008 and the government expects the economy to contract 5.5-6.5 percent in 2009.]]> here for the full story from the New York Times. ]]> here for the full story. ]]> AFP: Iran halted the publication of a reformist party newspaper after its defeated presidential candidate said he would refuse to recognise Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election, its website said. Former parliament speaker Medhi Karroubi said on Tuesday that the government emerging from the disputed June 12 election was not "legitimate" after Ahmadinejad's victory was certified by the nation's top electoral body. "Last night, after Karroubi's statement was released, representatives of the Tehran prosecutor and the culture ministry prevented the publication of Etemad Melli newspaper," his Etemad Melli party said on its website. "They wanted the statement censored and not published -- so the newspaper will not be published today," it said. The newspaper is one of the few reformist publications to have survived a crackdown under Ahmadinejad's rule. However, it chief editor Mohammad Ghoochani is among scores of reformist leaders and journalists detained in a crackdown by the authorities on opposition activists and protesters in the wake of the disputed election. Iran warned the opposition on Tuesday it would not tolerate further protests after the official election watchdog, the Guardians Council, upheld Ahmadinejad's re-election despite complaints of widespread irregularities.]]> LA Times:  [. . .] An entertainment attorney who had worked for Jackson produced a 7-year-old will that named him and a music executive as executors. Lawyers for Jackson's mother, who had asked a court for control of his affairs a day before, said they were evaluating the validity of the document. Meanwhile, reports about funeral arrangements swirled, with a source close to family discussions telling The Times that one potential plan involved a memorial at Staples Center followed by a procession to Jackson's Neverland Ranch, where a more intimate service for family, friends and the music industry would occur. Law enforcement agencies strategized, school officials near the ranch mulled traffic congestion and broadcast outlets, anticipating one of the largest media events in years, began talking about how to share helicopters, satellite coordinates, video feeds and other resources. There was just one thing missing: official information. "We don't know the details of what any movement would be," said California Highway Patrol Sgt. Mark Garrett. "We've heard rumors just like the media and the public." An attorney for Jackson's parents, Katherine and Joe Jackson, declined to comment on the funeral planning and said the couple's legal team was focused on evaluating the July 2002 will.]]> here for the story from the Brazil Sun. ]]> RTÉ: One of the black box flight recorders from the Yemenia jet which crashed off the Comoros has been located. A French government spokesman said efforts to retrieve it will begin today. French rescue teams have joined in the search for survivors of the crash. However, a Red Cross spokeswoman said hopes of finding more survivors were slim, more than a day after the plane plunged into the sea while trying to land at Moroni airport in rough weather. A French military plane, Zodiac fast boats and other equipment have arrived from the neighbouring French island, Réunion. A French helicopter is also expected. Yesterday, a 40-metre Madagascan vessel with some 30 seamen was sent to help with the search operation. So far, a girl from the southern Comoros village of Nioumadzaha has been confirmed as the only survivor among 142 passengers and 11 crew of Flight IY 626.]]> The Guardian: Honduras' ousted president said he will return to his country in two days and reclaim control from coup leaders, urging soldiers to go back to their baracks and stop cracking down on thousands of his supporters who have protested his overthrow. The military coup has provoked the condemnation of world leaders from U.S. President Barack Obama to Venezuela's Hugo Chavez and sparked clashes in the Honduran capital that have left dozens of people injured. Flanked by leftist Latin American leaders who have vowed to help him regain power, Manuel Zelaya said late Monday that he would accept an offer by Organization of American States Secretary-General Jose Miguel Insulza to accompany him back to Honduras and work for the restoration of the democratic order. Zelaya, a wealthy rancher who has championed the poor, said he wanted to make the trip Thursday, after attending a meeting of the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday to seek support from its 192 member nations. "I will return Thursday to Tegucigalpa and I want the support of whoever thinks I have the right to finish my presidency," Zelaya said at a late night news conference in Nicaragua, where he earlier received a standing ovation during a meeting of Latin American leaders to discuss the coup. Honduran military leaders arrested him Sunday and flew him to Costa Rica. He said he would call for dialogue and urged soldiers to return to their barracks. "In the name of God, in the name of the people, stop repressing the people. If the people want to express themselves, don't press them," Zelaya said. It was unclear how Honduras' current leaders would react to the return of Zelaya, who they say was legally ousted because he violated the constitution by sponsoring a referendum that was outlawed by the Supreme Court. Many saw the foiled vote as a step toward eliminating barriers to his re-election, as other Latin American leaders have done in recent years. On Monday, thousands of protesters clashed with police and soldiers outside the national palace amid calls for the restoration of Zelaya to Honduras' presidency. The loudest voice calling for Zelaya's return has been Chavez, who has urged a rebellion by the Honduran people. "I'll do everything possible to overthrow this gorilla government of Honduras. It must be overthrown," the socialist leader said. "The rebellion in Honduras must be supported..."]]> Al Jazeera: Iran's Guardian Council has confirmed the re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the country's president, following a partial recount of votes from the disputed presidential election of June 12. State television said that Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, the council's secretary, had presented Sadegh Mahsouli, the minister of the interior, with a letter saying it had approved the election after a recount of 10 per cent of the ballots. "The secretary of the Guardian Council in a letter to the interior minister announced the final decision of the Council ... and declares the approval of the accuracy of the results of ... the presidential election," IRIB, the Iranian broadcaster, said on Monday. But Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, questioned the value of the recount. She said: "They [the Iranian government] have a huge credibility gap with their own people as to the election process. And I don't think that's going to disappear by any finding of a limited review of a relatively small number of ballots." Speaking to Al Jazeera, Ghanbar Naderi, the economic and political editor of the Iran Daily newspaper, said: "There have been some mistakes in the elections. "There have been some minor irregularities during the election process, there is no doubt about it. "But these minor mistakes and irregularities are not that huge to change the final result. The Guardian Council made it clear today that Ahmadinejad is the winner." The June 12 vote unleashed the worst unrest seen in Iran since the 1979 revolution, sparking violent clashes between protesters and police, resulting in the deaths of at least 20 people. The Guardian Council agreed to the partial recount after defeated candidates alleged that Ahmadinejad's declared victory was due to "rigged" voting. A supervisor for the Guardian Council told Press TV, a state broadcaster, that the recount in his area showed no major irregularities. "The results were positive, no irregularities in the results announced," the official said. Afshin Molavi, an Iran expert at the New America Foundation, a public policy institute in Washington DC, told Al Jazeera that the "Guardian Council is not necessarily an impartial arbiter here". Molavi pointed out that the council's members are all appointed directly or indirectly by Ayatollah Ai Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, who has backed Ahmadinejad's victory. "Khamenei put his stamp on this election very early on, and it would be very surprising if the Guardian Council were to do anything that would overturn that," he said. ]]> here to read the full story on Sky News.]]> Comoros islands crashed in the Indian Ocean with more than 150 people on board, airline officials said today. "We still do not have information about the reason behind the crash or survivors," Mohammad al-Sumairi, an official from Yemenia Air told Reuters. "The weather conditions were rough; strong wind and high seas. The wind speed recorded on land at the airport was 61km an hour. There could be other factors," he said. Most of the passengers on the Yemenia Air Airbus 310 were believed to be Comoros residents returning from Paris. The plane had stopped off in the Yemeni capital, Sana'a, on the way to Moroni, the capital of the main island of the Comoros archipelago. A Yemenia Air official said the plane, which authorities believe crashed in the early hours, had 142 passengers and 11 crew members on board. Click here for the full story on the Guardian website.]]> LA Times: Reporting from Baghdad -- At a moment of triumph, Prime Minister Nouri Maliki stood before a room full of reporters recently and publicly fretted about Iraq's future. After six years, U.S. troops were completing their withdrawal from Iraqi cities, the first step toward their complete departure by the end of 2011. The prime minister has declared today's deadline a holiday. And yet, Maliki acknowledged: "The challenge isn't finished. . . . What country in the world has such terrorist attacks?" Maliki described a nation that may be too feeble to overcome its legacy of violence and corruption. "I want [Iraq] to stand on its own feet," the prime minister said. He called on Iraqis to unite and do away with divisive, faction-based politics. Maliki's extended question-and-answer session highlighted changes in Iraq in the last six years. Here was a leader engaging in a relatively frank public dialogue -- something that would have been unthinkable under Saddam Hussein, or in many of Iraq's neighbors even today. That sense of openness is in part a reflection of U.S. efforts to build a more democratic system. Maliki's acknowledgment of the difficulties ahead is a testament to the mistakes on America's watch: a failure to avoid sectarian war or to quickly rebuild the economy and government services. Among Iraqi politicians and foreign diplomats alike, there are doubts about Maliki's ambitions. He is credited with helping stabilize the country, but is he intent on building an authoritarian state? Or will a semblance of Iraq's messy, consensus politics continue? There were no dramatic last-minute scenes of U.S. troops pulling out of urban bases to meet today's deadline. They have been slowly leaving for months. Iraqi forces may call on them for support, but it is unclear that they will. What is certain, however, is that after invading the country and guiding it through the post-Hussein era, the U.S. has stepped off the main stage. Iraqis will decide whether the country is run by an accountable leadership or a repressive and undemocratic elite and whether it slips back into civil war. "Corruption and arbitrary use of force in violation of citizens' rights and human rights are still a great danger," said a Western advisor to Iraq's government. "Everything is in play." Baqubah, the capital of Diyala province northeast of Baghdad, is a barometer of the tensions between Sunni Arabs and Shiite Muslims. Baghdad's heavily Shiite district of Sadr City has been the stage for the rise of the Mahdi Army militia and poisonous rivalries among religious parties. Together, they provide a glimpse into Iraq's future. (Ned Parker)]]> here for the full story by the Washington Post.  ]]> Forbes: South Korea plans to invest 4 trillion won ($3.13 billion) by 2015 to expand Incheon International Airport, the country's land ministry said on Monday. South Korea is eager to boost government and private spending in construction and other large-scale projects to help offset sluggish local consumption and exports that have weighed on Asia's fourth-largest economy. ncheon, the country's main international airport, was voted the best in the world for 2009 in an annual survey conducted by British consultancy Skytrax. The airport competes for North Asian passenger and cargo traffic with rival airports in Hong Kong, China and Japan, where expansions and upgrades are also planned. At Incheon, the government plans to add a second passenger terminal and expand its existing cargo terminal and other infrastructure, the land ministry said in a statement.Upon completion, Incheon will be able to handle 62 million passengers and 5.8 million tons of cargo a year, up from the current capacity of 44 million passengers and 4.5 million tons.Construction will begin in 2011 with completion targeted for 2015, but the schedule could change depending on air travel demand, the ministry said.]]> here. ]]> here.]]> here. ]]> The Telegraph: A lawyer representing Dr Murray said the 51 year old was looking forward to telling his side of the story. Dr Murray has been become the centre of attention in the deepening mystery over the 50 year old singer's death from apparent cardiac arrest. He was interviewed for over three hours by detectives in Los Angeles after initially going missing for 24 hours and his statement was said to have helped police build up an accurate picture of the singer's last hours alive.Dr Murray's lawyer Edward Chernoff has denied reports that he had given Jackson a shot of the methadone based painkiller Demerol.His denial that Dr Murray had ever given Jackson the drug, particularly on the night before he died, raises new questions of what exactly caused Jackson's heart to stop.''One of his best friends just died, essentially in his arms -- yeah he's looking forward to telling his story,'' Chernoff said.The Houston based lawyer said Dr Murray would wait until the police and forensic teams had finished their investigation before going public.Mr Chernoff also said that when Dr Murray found Jackson he was still alive - with a faint pulse and his body still warm.Mr Chernoff said because Jackson was so frail the doctor had placed one hand beneath his body as support and used the other to pump the heart.]]> The BBC: An inquiry was launched after a tip-off from Interpol about a website based in Switzerland being used as a forum for illegal child pornography films.The site was officially devoted to hip hop music but was used to access videos of child pornography via secret codes.The site designer was unaware of how it was being used, Swiss media report.Swiss federal police spokeswoman Eva Zwahlen said the authorities had been monitoring the website in the south-western canton of Vaud, the Associated Press reports. She confirmed a Swiss newspaper report that the investigation involved people from the US, Poland, Greece and other countries.  
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