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	Wednesday, 28 October, 2009, 20:00 GMT 01:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta

TOP STORIES
	Cost cuts blamed for Nimrod crash The MoD sacrificed safety to cut costs, an independent review into a fatal RAF Nimrod crash in 2006 says.
	Nationwide post strikes still on Three days of nationwide postal strikes will go ahead from Thursday morning as planned , the union has said.
	Actress Windsor quits EastEnders Actress Barbara Windsor, who plays pub landlady Peggy Mitchell in EastEnders, is to leave the show next year.
	MPs 'facing major expenses cuts' MPs face wide-ranging cuts to their second homes and other expenses from the Kelly review, the BBC learns.
	UN chief condemns Kabul killings UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon denounces as "shocking and shameless" a Taliban attack which killed five UN staff in Kabul.

WORLD
	UN chief condemns Kabul killings UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon denounces as "shocking and shameless" a Taliban attack which killed five UN staff in Kabul.
	Carnage as car bomb hits Peshawar At least 91 people are killed by a car bomb in Peshawar, north-west Pakistan, in the deadliest such attack this year.
	Nasa launches rocket successfully The US space agency has launched the Ares I-X, a prototype rocket designed to replace the ageing shuttle.

AFRICA
	Zimbabwe blocks UN torture expert Zimbabwe withdraws an invitation to the UN torture investigator at the last minute, amid rising political turmoil.
	Somalia to 'purge piracy by 2011' Somalia's prime minister says his government will eradicate piracy off its coast in the next two years, as he asks for international help to do so.
	'No consent' for Mandela auction A Hollywood actress did not have the consent of South Africa's Nelson Mandela to auction off a meeting with him, his office says.

AMERICAS
	US warned on deadly drone attacks The US is told its use of drones to target suspected terrorists in Afghanistan and Pakistan may break international law.
	Uruguay coalition back in power Uruguay's left-wing Broad Front coalition wins a new parliamentary majority after Sunday's elections.
	Fans hail Jackson concert movie Michael Jackson's concert documentary, This Is It, is warmly received by fans after its worldwide premiere.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	China rescues kidnapped children Chinese police say they have rescued 2,000 children from human traffickers, and hope to reunite them with their families.
	Australia refuses Tamil refugees Australian authorities say 78 Sri Lankan asylum seekers in Indonesia will not be brought to Australia.
	West Aceh bans 'tight trousers' Muslim women in the Indonesian district of West Aceh are to be banned from wearing tight trousers, an official says.

EUROPE
	Germany's Merkel begins new term Germany's new coalition government is sworn in as Chancellor Angela Merkel is formally re-elected by MPs.
	Ex-Nazi goes on trial in Germany A former member of the Nazi SS goes on trial in Germany charged with the murder of three Dutch civilians in 1944.
	Swiss to tackle 'suicide tourism' The Swiss government lays out proposals to ban or severely restrict assisted suicide as part of plans to combat "suicide tourism".

MIDDLE EAST
	Iran nuclear sanctions 'unlikely' Further sanctions against Iran over its nuclear plans are unlikely in the near future, Russia's top foreign policy aide says.
	Hamas in Gaza elections warning The Islamist movement Hamas tells Palestinians in the Gaza Strip not to take part in elections called by Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas.
	'Abuse rabbi' returns to Israel A self-styled rabbi suspected in one of the worst cases of child abuse in Israeli history is extradited from Brazil to face questioning.

SOUTH ASIA
	Carnage as car bomb hits Peshawar At least 91 people are killed by a car bomb in Peshawar, north-west Pakistan, in the deadliest such attack this year.
	UN chief condemns Kabul killings UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon denounces as "shocking and shameless" a Taliban attack which killed five UN staff in Kabul.
	US warned on deadly drone attacks The US is told its use of drones to target suspected terrorists in Afghanistan and Pakistan may break international law.

UK
	Cost cuts blamed for Nimrod crash The MoD sacrificed safety to cut costs, an independent review into a fatal RAF Nimrod crash in 2006 says.
	Nationwide post strikes still on Three days of nationwide postal strikes will go ahead from Thursday morning as planned , the union has said.
	Warships track 'hijacked yacht' A yacht belonging to the British couple thought to have been captured by pirates is spotted near the Somali coast.

ENGLAND
	Player on sister assault charge A footballer is charged with assaulting his sister after an incident in which he was stabbed in both legs in Bedfordshire.
	Longer term for Rhys gun supplier The gang member who supplied the gun used to kill schoolboy Rhys Jones has his jail term increased to 12 years.
	Warships track 'hijacked yacht' A yacht belonging to the British couple thought to have been captured by pirates is spotted near the Somali coast.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	Ex-bank manager held over 'fraud' A former bank manager is being questioned as part of a major police investigation into alleged fraud and money-laundering.
	Assault teen will serve full term The father of a Londonderry man attacked at a barbecue in July 2006 says there is "a potential murder gang in the city".
	Six freed in cigarette ship probe Six of the nine men arrested in connection with the seizure of 120m illegal cigarettes in the Republic are released without charge.

SCOTLAND
	Cost cuts blamed for Nimrod crash The MoD sacrificed safety to cut costs, an independent review into a fatal RAF Nimrod crash in 2006 says.
	Two more Scots swine flu deaths Two more people have died after contracting swine flu in Scotland, taking the total number of deaths to 25.
	Nominations close in by-election A total of 13 candidates come forward to fight the Glasgow North East by-election, as the nomination deadline passes.

WALES
	Shotgun murders trial date is set A trial date is set of a man accused of the murders of a brother and sister in 1985 and of two tourists in 1989.
	Woman's death 'not natural cause' A pathologist who examined a woman's body found more than a year after she disappeared tells a jury she did not die of natural causes.
	Lost shoe boy's 100ft hill fall A teenager escapes injury after falling 100ft off a hill while trying to reach his lost shoe in a seaside town.

POLITICS
	MPs 'facing major expenses cuts' MPs face wide-ranging cuts to their second homes and other expenses from the Kelly review, the BBC learns.
	Councils to get asset seize power Local councils will get the power to seize the assets of minor offenders under government moves next week.
	BNP 'on Question Time annually' The BNP could be invited to appear on Question Time about once a year, the BBC's director general suggests.

BUSINESS
	Nationwide post strikes still on Three days of nationwide postal strikes will go ahead from Thursday morning as planned , the union has said.
	EU approves Northern Rock split The European Union approves the division of Northern Rock into two separate banks - paving the way for a partial sale.
	Sharp falls for European shares European stock markets are hit by disappointing company results and economic data in the US.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Actress Windsor quits EastEnders Actress Barbara Windsor, who plays pub landlady Peggy Mitchell in EastEnders, is to leave the show next year.
	Fans hail Jackson concert movie Michael Jackson's concert documentary, This Is It, is warmly received by fans after its worldwide premiere.
	'No consent' for Mandela auction A Hollywood actress did not have the consent of South Africa's Nelson Mandela to auction off a meeting with him, his office says.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Nasa launches rocket successfully The US space agency has launched the Ares I-X, a prototype rocket designed to replace the ageing shuttle.
	Stellar blast is record-breaker Gamma ray burst is confirmed as the most distant cosmic event ever seen from Earth.
	Starfish 'pump up' to cool down Starfish have a remarkable strategy to avoid overheating in the sun, scientists discover.

TECHNOLOGY
	Net pirates to be 'disconnected' The Business Secretary Peter Mandelson says UK will introduce a three strikes policy for persistent illegal file-sharers.
	Call to harmonise mobile airwaves The EU urges its members to adopt a common frequency for mobile broadband to ensure 100% broadband coverage by 2013.
	Massive call for mobile rate cut A petition to reduce mobile termination rates including more than 114,000 signatures will be passed to watchdog Ofcom on Wednesday.

HEALTH
	NHS obesity admissions 'rocket' The number of people being treated for conditions related to obesity has risen dramatically, in part due to surgery now being widely available on the NHS.
	Curry spice 'kills cancer cells' An extract found in the curry spice turmeric can kill off cancer cells, lab scientists have shown.
	'Aura' migraines a stroke risk Young women who have migraines with auras are twice as likely to have a stroke, researchers say.

EDUCATION
	Grants rise for 75,000 students A students' union welcomes a £30m increase in grants and support announced by the Scottish Education Secretary.
	Nurseries fear for troubled young State-run nurseries say a shake-up of early years funding will force them to reduce provision for children from disadvantaged homes.
	Diploma advert ruled 'misleading' The advertising standards watchdog says a government advert for the new diploma was misleading.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1962: World relief as Cuban missile crisis ends US President John F Kennedy welcomes Russia's announcement that it will dismantle its missiles based in Cuba.
	2001: Christians killed in Pakistan massacre Masked gunmen burst into a church in eastern Pakistan killing 18 people including children who were at prayer.
	1974: Minister's wife survives bomb attack Sports Minister Denis Howell's wife and young son survive a bomb attack on their car.

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