Sunday, November 8, 2009

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Sunday, 08 November, 2009, 20:00 GMT 01:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta
TOP STORIES
Nation unites to remember fallen
Britain's fallen are remembered across the UK and Afghanistan, as another two British soldiers are killed in the conflict.
  Iraq MPs approve election reform
The Iraqi parliament approves a crucial election law ahead of national polls due to be held in January 2010.
  Second claim to £90m prize share
Both of the record £45m Euromillions jackpots won by British tickets have now been claimed, Camelot says.
  Web may hold firework murder clue
Police are to examine social networking sites on the internet as part of investigations into the murder of a mother-of-nine from Cornwall.
  Obama says health vote 'historic'
President Barack Obama praises the House's approval of landmark health reforms and expects the Senate to follow suit.
WORLD
Iraq MPs approve election reform
The Iraqi parliament approves a crucial election law ahead of national polls due to be held in January 2010.
  Obama says health vote 'historic'
President Barack Obama praises the House's approval of landmark health reforms and expects the Senate to follow suit.
  Scores die in El Salvador floods
El Salvador declares an emergency in five regions after at least 91 people die in floods caused by days of heavy rain.
AFRICA
China pledges $10bn Africa loans
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao pledges $10bn in loans to Africa over the next three years, reports say.
  ICC seeking speedy Kenya trials
The ICC's top prosecutor says perpetrators of Kenya's post-poll violence could face trial as early as next July.
  DR Congo army 'used aid as bait'
The DR Congo army has been using measles vaccination clinics as "bait" to attack civilians, an aid agency says.
AMERICAS
Scores die in El Salvador floods
El Salvador declares an emergency in five regions after at least 91 people die in floods caused by days of heavy rain.
  Obama says health vote 'historic'
President Barack Obama praises the House's approval of landmark health reforms and expects the Senate to follow suit.
  US Senate may probe army shooting
A top US senator says he is planning to investigate whether last week's deadly army base shooting was a terror attack.
ASIA-PACIFIC
Dalai Lama in Tibet border visit
Thousands turn out to welcome the Dalai Lama on his controversial visit to a monastery close to the Tibetan border.
  Japanese protest against US base
Thousands of people attend a rally to demand the removal of a US military base on the Japanese island of Okinawa.
  China pledges $10bn Africa loans
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao pledges $10bn in loans to Africa over the next three years, reports say.
EUROPE
Camorra boss arrested in Naples
Italian police arrest influential mafia boss Luigi Esposito - the latest in a string of Camorra bosses held recently.
  Swiss Muslims open mosque doors
Swiss mosques open their doors to the public - ahead of a vote on whether to ban the construction of minarets.
  Deadly bridge collapse in Andorra
A bridge under construction collapses in Andorra, killing at least five workers, officials say.
MIDDLE EAST
Iraq MPs approve election reform
The Iraqi parliament approves a crucial election law ahead of national polls due to be held in January 2010.
  Saudis 'push back Yemen rebels'
Saudi Arabia says it has regained control of territory seized by Yemeni rebels in a cross-border incursion.
  Lebanon government accord reached
Lebanon's Hezbollah says its opposition alliance has agreed to join a national unity government under PM-designate, Saad Hariri.
SOUTH ASIA
Deadly suicide attack in Pakistan
At least 12 people, including an anti-Taliban mayor, die in a suicide attack near Pakistan's north-western city of Peshawar.
  Dalai Lama in Tibet border visit
Thousands turn out to welcome the Dalai Lama on his controversial visit to a monastery close to the Tibetan border.
  Afghans die in 'Nato air strike'
Nato officials investigate whether the death of eight Afghans working with US troops was a "friendly-fire" incident.
UK
Nation unites to remember fallen
Britain's fallen are remembered across the UK and Afghanistan, as another two British soldiers are killed in the conflict.
  Web may hold firework murder clue
Police are to examine social networking sites on the internet as part of investigations into the murder of a mother-of-nine from Cornwall.
  Second claim to £90m prize share
Both of the record £45m Euromillions jackpots won by British tickets have now been claimed, Camelot says.
ENGLAND
Web may hold firework murder clue
Police are to examine social networking sites on the internet as part of investigations into the murder of a mother-of-nine from Cornwall.
  Families remember fallen soldiers
Wreaths are laid by the families of the two soldiers from North East Lincolnshire who were killed in Afghanistan.
  Twitchers flock to see rare bird
A bird which is rarely seen in the UK is spotted on the River Severn at a nature reserve in Gloucestershire.
NORTHERN IRELAND
Road hole 'caused by air pocket'
The collapse of one of Belfast's busiest roads was caused by an air pocket rising to the surface, an NI Water spokesman says.
  Arrests after £500,000 drugs find
Police on both sides of the Irish border arrest three men as they uncover a "substantial" amount of cannabis and cash.
  Parade postponed amid PSNI search
A Remembrance Day parade is postponed as police receive information a device may have been left in County Londonderry.
SCOTLAND
Boy arrested over woman's death
A 16-year-old boy is arrested in connection with the death of a 41-year-old woman in Airdrie last weekend.
  Services held to honour war dead
Events are held across Scotland to remember servicemen and women killed in past and current conflicts.
  Concern for two missing teenagers
A search is ongoing for two youths who have been reported missing overnight in Glasgow's Knightswood area.
WALES
Fire warnings over drunk cooking
Fire chiefs urge people to buy takeaways instead of cooking while drunk after a man was saved from a smoke filled building.
  'Change school funding' demands
Calls are made to change funding at Welsh schools after figures show one in 10 is in debt while others have large reserves.
  Army band heads remembrance event
The Army's last all-brass band leads Wales' national Remembrance Sunday parade.
POLITICS
UK 'not convinced' by Afghan goal
The public are not convinced by the Afghan war, the head of the UK's armed forces says, as a poll suggests support is ebbing away.
  Hague in expenses reform warning
Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague urges the man in charge of new rules on MPs' expenses to back Sir Christopher Kelly's suggested reforms.
  Johnson 'misled MPs over adviser'
Home Secretary Alan Johnson is accused by the Lib Dems of misleading MPs over the sacking of drugs adviser Prof David Nutt.
BUSINESS
Cadbury awaits latest Kraft move
UK confectioner Cadbury will soon find out if it will be the target of a hostile bid by would-be US suitor Kraft Foods.
  G20 vows to spur fragile growth
The recovery is too weak to end stimulus moves, G20 ministers say, as Britain suggests a transaction tax to fund bailouts.
  China pledges $10bn Africa loans
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao pledges $10bn in loans to Africa over the next three years, reports say.
ENTERTAINMENT
Greatest day for Take That singer
Take That singer Mark Owen marries his fiancee Emma Ferguson at an intimate ceremony at a parish church in the Highlands.
  Morrissey stops show over missile
Morrissey walks off stage in Liverpool after he is hit on the head by a plastic drinks container.
  JLS oust Cole from top of chart
Former X Factor contestants JLS oust show judge Cheryl Cole from the top of the singles chart.
SCIENCE/NATURE
Early life stress 'changes' genes
A study in mice has shown how stress in early life can have a long-term impact on genes and on behaviour.
  Law change call for space flight
A law change is needed before Scotland can be considered as a launch site for commercial space flights, Virgin Galactic says.
  Studies 'overstate species risks'
Some large-scale computer simulations appear to overestimate the threats of climate change on biodiversity in some regions, a study suggests.
TECHNOLOGY
Play.com hit by ordering glitch
Customers of online shop Play.com contact the BBC to report problems with its ordering system.
  Gadget problems divide the sexes
A technology helpline claims that there are significant differences between the types of calls it receives from men and women.
  Early origins for uncanny valley
Human suspicion of realistic robots and avatars may have earlier origins than previously thought.
HEALTH
Report dismays breastmilk lobby
Breastfeeding campaigners say they are dismayed by a draft report commissioned by the food watchdog that finds few problems with advertising for follow-on formula.
  US House backs healthcare reforms
A landmark bill that could extend healthcare coverage to tens of millions passes in the US lower House after a tense vote.
  Call for tests after sudden death
Doctors are calling for human tissue to be routinely kept for genetic testing whenever young people die without explanation.
EDUCATION
Many 'against student fee rise'
Most people are opposed to raising the fees students in England pay for their university tuition, a survey suggests.
  University fee review date set
The terms of a planned review into fees paid by England's university students will be announced on Monday.
  Academy sponsor told to up game
Ministers have told England's largest sponsor of Academies it cannot take on any more schools until standards improve.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
  1987: Bomb kills 11 at Enniskillen
Eleven people are killed after a bomb explodes during a Remembrance Day service at Enniskillen in County Fermanagh.
  1974: Police hunt Lord Lucan after murder
Detectives are searching for British aristocrat Lord Lucan following the death of his children's nanny last night.
  2000: Bush and Gore fight to the finish
The result of the American presidential election is still hanging in the balance hours after the polls officially closed.
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