1950: Seoul in UN hands United Nations forces have taken control of the South Korean capital Seoul, three months after it fell to North Korea, the US Army announces.
1996: Taleban gains threaten Kabul Opposition fighters in Afghanistan reach the eastern suburbs of Kabul and are poised to take control of the country's capital.
2003: Hutton Inquiry hears final arguments On the final day of the Hutton Inquiry, the court hears closing statements bitterly criticising the Ministry of Defence and the BBC.
