http://news.bbc.co.uk – The three Pakistan cricketers accused of corruption have been charged with various offences by the International Cricket Council (ICC).Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir are being investigated by police over allegations Asif and Amir bowled deliberate no-balls against England.The ICC charges relate to "alleged irregular behaviour" in the fourth Test at Lord's last Thursday and Friday.

http://www.bbc.co.uk – The first direct talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders in nearly two years have begun with a pledge of "full and active support" from the US.US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas had the "opportunity to end this conflict".

http://edition.cnn.com – A well connected to an oil and gas production platform caught on fire Thursday, engulfing the vessel in flames about 100 miles off the central coast of Louisiana and forcing 13 people overboard, Gov. Bobby Jindal said Thursday.All 13 people have been accounted for, said Petty Officer Bill Colclough of the Coast Guard. Mariner Energy, which owns the Vermilion Oil Rig 380, said none of the crew members was hurt in the incident, despite earlier reports of a single injured worker.

http://www.bbc.co.uk – Samsung has become the latest challenger to into the tablet computer battle, unveiling its Galaxy Tab at the IFA conference in Berlin. The device will run on Google's Android operating system, with a capacity of 16 or 32Gb, expandable by 32Gb more.It weighs 380g (14oz), and has an 18cm (7in) screen - smaller and lighter than its principal rival the iPad.Vodafone has announced that it will distribute the device in most European markets starting in October.

http://edition.cnn.com – A reworked line of iPods and a new, drastically cheaper, version of Apple TV are on the way.Those announcements highlighted an entertainment-themed presentation by Apple CEO Steve Jobs on Wednesday.The event, in San Francisco, California, didn't produce any bombshell announcements that hadn't been widely anticipated in tech circles.But the moves refresh one of Apple's most enduring products in advance of the holidays and renew its efforts in the emerging Internet television market.

http://www.bbc.co.uk – US President Barack Obama has urged Israeli and Palestinian leaders not to let the chance of a permanent peace deal "slip away"."This moment of opportunity may not soon come again," he said, pledging US support for the new negotiations.Mr Obama spoke the day before a new round of direct talks between Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas was due to begin.Earlier, he condemned the "senseless slaughter" of four Israeli settlers.

http://edition.cnn.com – The health of 33 trapped Chilean miners is authorities' top priority, as crews this week began drilling in an effort to free them.The men have been trapped 2,300 feet underground since a rockslide cut off their exit route on August 5.Drillers could take three to four months to reach the subterranean chamber, Chilean authorities have estimated.Humans can survive in extreme environments, such as the 540-square-foot space the men share. But this kind of prolonged confinement with darkness, crowding and lack of sanitation can take a heavy physical toll.

http://www.bbc.co.uk – Ferrari has decided to recall all of the 458 Italia cars it made this year, following reports of a number of the luxury cars catching fire.Ferrari said its engineers had flown around the world to investigate five reports of "thermal incidents".As a result, it will be asking the owners of more than 1,200 of the supercars to bring them in for modification work.

http://www.foxnews.com – A hurricane warning was issued for North Carolina on Wednesday as Hurricane Earl barreled toward the East Coast packing winds of 125 mph. The National Hurricane Center said Earl, a powerful Category 3 hurricane, could make landfall on the Carolinas as early as Thursday. The center also issued a hurricane watch for Delaware.

http://www.foxnews.com – The Jordanian antiquities department announced Wednesday the discovery of a 3,000-year-old Iron Age temple boasting a trove of figurines of ancient deities and circular clay vessels used in religious rituals.Antiquities chief Ziad al-Saad said archaeologists unearthed the eighth century B.C. sanctuary at Khirbat 'Ataroz near the town of Mabada, some 20 miles (32 kilometers) southwest of the capital Amman.

http://www.bbc.co.uk – Mobile firm Orange has become the first UK network to use a technology that offers higher quality voice calls.High Definition (HD) voice claims to reduce background noise and the "hisses and crackles" often heard on a normal mobile call.