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| Thursday, 29 October, 2009, 20:00 GMT 01:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Yacht couple 'well and being fed' A British man captured by pirates says he and his wife are being treated well by their armed kidnappers. |
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| US economy is growing once again The US economy grew at an annual pace of 3.5% between July and September, indicating its recession has ended. | |
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| Footballer jailed for sex assault Footballer Marlon King is jailed for 18 months for sexually assaulting a woman and will be sacked by Wigan Athletic as a result. | |
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| Threshers owner in administration First Quench, the owner of Threshers, The Local, Wine Rack, and Haddows, goes into administration. | |
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| Nursery worker names sex victims Nursery worker Vanessa George names some toddlers she sexually abused, but parents must wait to hear if their children are involved. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | US economy is growing once again The US economy grew at an annual pace of 3.5% between July and September, indicating its recession has ended. |
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| East-west climate row at EU talks EU leaders are split over how much climate aid to give developing nations, at the start of a two-day summit in Brussels. | |
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| Pelosi unveils House health bill US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveils a healthcare bill that would extend coverage to 36m more Americans. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Firestone in Liberia 'pollution' A Liberian government investigation concludes the Firestone Plantation Rubber Company polluted local water sources. |
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| Africa mulls a Darfur peace plan African leaders discuss a plan for hybrid courts in Darfur as part of a long-term solution to the region's bloody conflict. | |
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| Kenya to launch homosexual census Kenya will carry out a census of the gay population - controversial because homosexuality is illegal in the country. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Pelosi unveils House health bill US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveils a healthcare bill that would extend coverage to 36m more Americans. |
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| Honduras takes Brazil to UN court Brazil faces court action for allowing ousted President Manuel Zelaya to remain in its embassy in Honduras. | |
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| Coyotes kill Canadian folk singer Two coyotes attack and kill a teenage folk singer in a park in eastern Canada, in a highly rare attack. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Indonesia 'might expel' refugees Indonesia says 78 Sri Lankan asylum seekers in a boat off Sumatra must co-operate with authorities or risk expulsion. |
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| China and Australia 'mend ties' China sends a top official to Australia in what is seen as a bid to improve relations after an acrimonious year. | |
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| China TV centre 'safe' after fire The landmark new headquarters of China's national TV was not harmed by a fire in a hotel on the grounds, says the architect. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | East-west climate row at EU talks EU leaders are split over how much climate aid to give developing nations, at the start of a two-day summit in Brussels. |
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| France migrant policy criticised France's system of detaining and deporting unaccompanied migrant children flown into Paris is criticised in a damning report. | |
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| 'Kidnapped' pair's yacht is found The yacht belonging to a British couple feared kidnapped by Somali pirates is found empty by a naval patrol. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | UN hopes for Iran nuclear accord The UN's nuclear watchdog says it hopes a deal with Iran can be reached soon, as Tehran replies to its offer on uranium. |
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| Police arrested over Iraq bombing Iraq arrests more than 60 security force members, including 11 senior officers, over Sunday's devastating attack in Baghdad. | |
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| Mitchell arrives in Middle East US envoy George Mitchell visits Jerusalem in efforts to revive peace talks, ahead of a visit by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Pakistan army targets Uzbek base Troops fighting the Taliban in South Waziristan surround a key stronghold of Uzbek fighters, officials say. |
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| More poll centres for Afghan vote Afghan election officials say they will open more voting centres in the presidential run-off than they did in the fraud-riddled first round. | |
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| Pakistan car bomb toll passes 100 The death toll from the Peshawar car bomb passes 100, a day after the blast, as Hillary Clinton continues her visit to Pakistan. | |
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| UK | |
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| Yacht couple 'well and being fed' A British man captured by pirates says he and his wife are being treated well by their armed kidnappers. |
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| Footballer jailed for sex assault Footballer Marlon King is jailed for 18 months for sexually assaulting a woman and will be sacked by Wigan Athletic as a result. | |
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| Threshers owner in administration First Quench, the owner of Threshers, The Local, Wine Rack, and Haddows, goes into administration. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Footballer jailed for sex assault Footballer Marlon King is jailed for 18 months for sexually assaulting a woman and will be sacked by Wigan Athletic as a result. |
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| Yacht couple 'well and being fed' A British man captured by pirates says he and his wife are being treated well by their armed kidnappers. | |
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| Crash children's plea to driver An inquest hears a girl and her friend pleaded with her stepfather not to drive before a crash in France which killed four people. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Jobs at risk at engineering firm A County Armagh engineering firm goes into administration on Thursday putting 80 jobs at risk. |
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| DUP parades call 'unacceptable' DUP calls to make resolving the parades issue a precondition for devolving policing are unacceptable, says Gerry Adams. | |
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| GPs 'coping well with swine flu' Doctors' surgeries in Northern Ireland are coping well with an increase in swine flu cases, the chief medical officer says. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Abuse network ringleaders jailed The two men at the centre of Scotland's largest known child abuse network are given life sentences. |
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| Police sergeant cleared of attack A police officer accused of hitting a man over the head with a brick and knocking him unconscious is cleared of the attack. | |
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| Victim 'dared' girl to stab him A 16-year-old girl admits stabbing a youth who seconds earlier told her she did not "have the guts" to do it. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Ex-landlord died after wasp sting A man died after an allergic reaction to wasp stings while getting ready for a pheasant shoot, an inquest hears. |
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| Killing may have been 'averted' An inquiry into why a mentally ill man killed another man says proper care and treatment may have prevented the tragedy. | |
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| 30 jobs threatened at paper firm A tissue paper manufacturer confirms it is in buyout talks as it prepares to pull out of UK production. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Blair 'excellent' for EU job - PM Gordon Brown makes his most enthusiastic comments yet in support of Tony Blair as a potential European president candidate. |
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| McBride 'pays damages to slur MP' Tory MP Nadine Dorries says she has been paid damages by ex No 10 spin doctor Damien McBride over e-mail smears. | |
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| UK row over US economy's upturn George Osborne says the US upturn leaves Gordon Brown's economic policy "in tatters," sparking an angry Labour response. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Threshers owner in administration First Quench, the owner of Threshers, The Local, Wine Rack, and Haddows, goes into administration. |
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| US economy is growing once again The US economy grew at an annual pace of 3.5% between July and September, indicating its recession has ended. | |
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| Union warns of more post strikes The Communication Workers Union raises the prospect of more strike action as it fails to reach agreement with Royal Mail. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Voice of Phil Archer dies aged 85 Actor Norman Painting, the voice of Phil Archer on long-running Radio 4 drama The Archers, dies at the age of 85. |
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| BBC to cut senior management bill The BBC says it is to cut the amount it spends on the salaries of more than 600 senior managers by a quarter over the next three-and-a-half years. | |
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| Ledger's last music video online The last music video directed by Heath Ledger - for London-born rap act No Fixed Abode - is posted online. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Tuna ban 'justified' by science Banning trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna is justified by the extent of their decline, scientists advising fisheries regulators suggest. |
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| Stellar blast is record-breaker Gamma ray burst is confirmed as the most distant cosmic event ever seen from Earth. | |
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| Denmark in climate deal warning Denmark warns about the risks to a global climate change deal being finalised in time, as EU leaders gather for a key summit. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Google opens OneBox music service Search giant Google enters the online music market with a new service for finding and buying music online. |
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| DJ game aims to buck predictions The high-profile music mixing video game DJ Hero launches in the UK on Thursday amidst poor sales forecasts. | |
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| Awards offered for map mash-ups A competition backed by UK mapping agency Ordnance Survey aimed at making the most of map data is launched. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | 'Further rise' in swine flu cases There has been a further rise in swine flu infections, latest figures show. |
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| NHS assaults 'not taken seriously' The NHS is accused by the union Unison of not doing enough to protect staff from physical assaults at work. | |
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| Dieting 'keeps diabetes at bay' A period of careful eating and regular exercise can stave off diabetes for a decade, a study suggests. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Infant place appeals up by a half Almost 50% more parents appealed over the infant school places their children were given last year. |
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| Grants rise for 75,000 students A students' union welcomes a £30m increase in grants and support announced by the Scottish Education Secretary. | |
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| 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. | |
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| 1999: Super-cyclone wreaks havoc in India A massive cyclone sweeps through the state of Orissa in eastern India, killing an unknown number of people and leaving thousands homeless. | |||
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| 1998: Apartheid report accuses SA leaders The long-awaited report by South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission has accused leading figures from across the political spectrum of human rights violations. | |||
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| 1975: Franco's 36-year reign ends General Franco's dictatorship is effectively ended with the announcement heir designate Prince Carlos will take over as provisional head of state. | |||
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