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Bin Laden driver given 66 months Osama Bin Laden's ex-driver is sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison at the first US military trial in Guantanamo Bay. Details Heavy fighting in South Ossetia Georgian forces and South Ossetian separatists resume exchanging heavy fire just hours after agreeing a truce. Details Beijing pollution efforts hailed IOC President Jacques Rogge praises Beijing's efforts to cut pollution, saying there is no risk to the health of Olympic athletes. Details Musharraf faces impeachment bid Pakistan's ruling coalition parties say they will begin impeachment proceedings against President Pervez Musharraf. Details Anthrax victim's widow speaks out A US widow demands to know why a "certifiable" scientist now suspected of anthrax attacks was not removed from his post. Details US mayor jailed for bail breach Mayor of Detroit, Kwame Kilpatrick, is jailed for visiting Canada in a violation of the terms of his bail in a perjury case. Details Top Italian car designer killed Andrea Pininfarina, head of the Italian car designer of Ferraris and Fiats, is killed in a road accident in Turin. Details Coup demonstrations in Mauritania Demonstrations take place in Mauritania for and against Wednesday's military coup. Details Net address bug worse than feared A weakness in the plumbing of the internet could be much more destructive than first thought, says the man who found it. Details NZ police bring in TV's Cracker to solve burglary case A wanted poster featuring Robbie Coltrane is being used by New Zealand police to try to catch a teenage burglar. Details Unlikely icon: Voluptuous statuette takes Vienna by storm Austrians mark 100 years since the discovery of a tiny but curvy figurine, dubbed the Venus of Willendorf, dating back 25,000 years. Details China hopes for 'greatest' Games The Olympics open on Friday with more than 200 countries represented at a "spectacular" opening ceremony. Details New era begins well for England England close 145 behind on 49-1 having bowled out South Africa for 194 on Kevin Pietersen's first day as captain in the final Test. Details
