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	Thursday, 05 November, 2009, 20:00 GMT 01:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta

TOP STORIES
	Royal Mail strikes are called off Postal strikes are called off until at least the New Year to allow for fresh talks between Royal Mail and the main union.
	Troop deaths 'not last atrocity' The killing of five soldiers by an Afghan policeman "probably won't be the last" atrocity of this kind, the top UK general in Afghanistan has said.
	Extra £25bn to stimulate economy The Bank of England is to pump an extra £25bn into the economy but has kept interest rates unchanged at 0.5%.
	Soldier dies in Afghanistan blast The Ministry of Defence confirms that a soldier from 3rd Battalion, The Rifles, has died in Afghanistan.
	French minister bids to calm row French minister Pierre Lellouche says he would be able to work with the Tories on Europe after previously criticising them.

WORLD
	Abbas 'will not seek re-election' Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he will not seek re-election in polls scheduled for January 2010.
	Court imposes lawyer on Karadzic The UN's war crimes court appoints a lawyer for ex-Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic and adjourns his trial until March.
	Ex-NY police chief Kerik guilty New York's police chief at the time of the 9/11 attacks, Bernard Kerik, pleads guilty to lying to the White House and other charges.

AFRICA
	Zimbabwe escapes diamond sale ban Zimbabwe escapes suspension from the world diamond trade scheme over allegations of soldiers killing miners.
	SA chief suspended in Semenya row South Africa's Olympic governing body has suspended Athletics South Africa president Leonard Chuene, while the ASA has apologised to Caster Semenya over the gender row that tainted her 800m world title.
	Saudi lifts Somali livestock ban Saudi Arabia ends a nine-year ban on the import of animals from Somalia - a major industry in the war-torn country.

AMERICAS
	Ex-NY police chief Kerik guilty New York's police chief at the time of the 9/11 attacks, Bernard Kerik, pleads guilty to lying to the White House and other charges.
	Obama pledge to Native Americans US President Barack Obama vows not to forget American Indian tribes, as representatives gather for a White House conference.
	Amazonian tribe hit by swine flu Seven members of an endangered Amazonian tribe have died from swine flu, an indigenous rights group says.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	Resignations in Indonesia scandal Two of Indonesia's senior law enforcement officials resign over an alleged plot to undermine the anti-corruption agency.
	Thai envoy recalled from Cambodia Thailand recalls its ambassador from Cambodia after it appointed ousted Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra as an advisor.
	China to ban beating web addicts China's internet boot camps should not use physical punishment to treat web addicts, the ministry of health says.

EUROPE
	Court imposes lawyer on Karadzic The UN's war crimes court appoints a lawyer for ex-Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic and adjourns his trial until March.
	Opel U-turn sparks German strikes Opel workers in Germany are on strike in protest at parent firm GM's decision not to sell its European operations.
	EU struggles to curb hard drugs Cocaine and heroin still have a firm hold on Europe's drugs scene, but cannabis use is falling, an EU drugs watchdog says.

MIDDLE EAST
	Abbas 'will not seek re-election' Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he will not seek re-election in polls scheduled for January 2010.
	Saudi jets 'attack Yemen rebels' Saudi aircraft have attacked Shia rebels in northern Yemen after the killing of a Saudi security officer, reports say.
	Hezbollah denies arms ship claims Hezbollah rejects Israeli allegations that weapons on a seized ship were destined for the Lebanese militant group.

SOUTH ASIA
	Afghan strife makes UN relocate The UN says it is to temporarily move 600 of its foreign staff in Afghanistan, after last week's deadly Taliban hostel raid.
	UK 'must investigate Afghan raid' Britain must investigate a raid that freed a UK journalist from Taliban captors but left his Afghan colleague dead, an NGO says.
	India ups budget for Delhi Games India doubles its funding for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, to accommodate new "essential" items.

UK
	Royal Mail strikes are called off Postal strikes are called off until at least the New Year to allow for fresh talks between Royal Mail and the main union.
	Troop deaths 'not last atrocity' The killing of five soldiers by an Afghan policeman "probably won't be the last" atrocity of this kind, the top UK general in Afghanistan has said.
	Holiday cottage voyeur is jailed A farmer who secretly filmed guests undressing and having sex at his holiday cottage is jailed for more than two years.

ENGLAND
	Father guilty of baby girl murder A Cambridgeshire man is found guilty of murdering his seven-week-old daughter found with a skull fracture and bites to her face.
	Girl fatally shot 'by accident' The death of a teenage girl, shot in the eye by a "faulty" air rifle at a flat in Greater Manchester was an accident, a coroner rules.
	Council 'spied on woman 21 times' A woman was spied on by her council 21 times to find out whether she lived in the catchment area of a school, a tribunal is told.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	Two further NI swine flu deaths Two swine flu-related deaths have been reported in the last week in Northern Ireland, the government confirms.
	Policing package enough - Baggott The Chief Constable says that a financial package on offer for the devolution of policing and justice is sufficient for operational needs.
	Soldiers receiving Afghan medals Soldiers recently returned from Afghanistan receive medals at their base in Ballykinler, County Down.

SCOTLAND
	Mother speaks of her hero soldier The mother of a soldier who died from the wounds received in Afghanistan says after his funeral that he will always be a hero.
	Rangers charged over fan violence Uefa will ask Rangers to answer a charge of improper conduct by their fans during Wednesday's Champions League tie.
	CCTV camera films Poppy can theft A couple are caught by a CCTV camera apparently stealing a full Poppy Appeal can from a petrol station.

WALES
	Family's tribute to shot soldier The family of a Royal Military Policeman killed by a rogue Afghan officer say he was "irreplaceable".
	Mentally ill nurse inquiry call A judge demands an investigation into how a nurse with a history of mental illness was employed to look after patients with dementia.
	Holiday cottage voyeur is jailed A farmer who secretly filmed guests undressing and having sex at his holiday cottage is jailed for more than two years.

POLITICS
	French minister bids to calm row French minister Pierre Lellouche says he would be able to work with the Tories on Europe after previously criticising them.
	Extra £25bn to stimulate economy The Bank of England is to pump an extra £25bn into the economy but has kept interest rates unchanged at 0.5%.
	Troop deaths 'not last atrocity' The killing of five soldiers by an Afghan policeman "probably won't be the last" atrocity of this kind, the top UK general in Afghanistan has said.

BUSINESS
	Royal Mail strikes are called off Postal strikes are called off until at least the New Year to allow for fresh talks between Royal Mail and the main union.
	Extra £25bn to stimulate economy The Bank of England is to pump an extra £25bn into the economy but has kept interest rates unchanged at 0.5%.
	UBS fined £8m by the UK regulator The Financial Services Authority fines Swiss banking giant UBS £8m for failing to stop employees making unauthorised trades.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Rihanna warning over Brown attack Singer Rihanna talks on US television about being assaulted by ex-boyfriend Chris Brown, warning that "it could happen to anybody".
	Controversy over U2's Berlin wall A U2 concert marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall runs into controversy - after they build a wall around the venue.
	Wogan commits to Children In Need Broadcaster Sir Terry Wogan plans to carry on presenting the BBC's Children In Need show "until hell freezes over", he reveals.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Climate deal 'unlikely' this year The UK government has admitted that a new legally-binding global treaty on climate change is highly unlikely to be agreed this year.
	Major quakes could be aftershocks Many earthquakes may be aftershocks of large quakes that occurred hundreds of years ago, say scientists.
	Tiny tech sparks cell signal find Tiny metal particles have been shown to cause damage to DNA across a cellular barrier - without having to cross it.

TECHNOLOGY
	F1 designer unveils electric car A new sustainable electric car designed for city or town use is the result of a £9m investment programme.
	EU offers hope to file-sharers The European Parliament has put together a reform package that would offer more protection to those accused of illegal file-sharing.
	BBC iPlayer to launch on Freesat The BBC's catch-up service iPlayer will have a test launch on Freesat later on this month.

HEALTH
	Young 'must have swine flu jab' All schoolchildren and college students should be vaccinated against swine flu, the Tories say.
	Doctor says baby 'better at home' A doctor says a baby in a right-to life case will be able to communicate with other people and will be better off at home.
	Tiny tech sparks cell signal find Tiny metal particles have been shown to cause damage to DNA across a cellular barrier - without having to cross it.

EDUCATION
	Sex education opt out is reduced Parents are to lose their right to opt their children out of sex education classes once they reach the age of 15.
	Appeals rise over schools tests More appeals were lodged this year over the results of national tests taken by 11-year-olds in England.
	Council 'spied on woman 21 times' A woman was spied on by her council 21 times to find out whether she lived in the catchment area of a school, a tribunal is told.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1952: Landslide victory for Eisenhower General Dwight D Eisenhower sweeps to victory in the American presidential elections with the largest number of popular votes ever recorded for a presidential candidate.
	1991: Publisher Robert Maxwell dies at sea The body of the millionaire newspaper publisher, Robert Maxwell, is found in the sea off the coast of Tenerife.
	1967: Forty die in Hither Green rail crash At least 40 people are killed and 80 hurt after a train derails in south-east London.

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