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| Tuesday, 19 January, 2010, 20:00 GMT 01:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Cadbury says job cuts inevitable Cadbury's chairman confirms to the BBC that job losses are an "inevitability" at the firm after its takeover by US giant Kraft Foods. |
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| US troops step up Haiti efforts US troops fan out across Haiti as aid operations gather momentum, a week after the devastating earthquake. | |
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| Climate body admits glacier error The IPCC gave the wrong date for Himalayan glacier melt, but says it does not change the picture of man-made climate change. | |
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| Burglar attacker's appeal fails A man jailed for injuring a burglar who attacked him and his family is refused leave to appeal against his conviction. | |
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| Iraq weapons claim 'new' to Hoon Geoff Hoon asked for the 45-minute claim about Iraq's weapons threat to be explained as he had not heard it before. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | US troops step up Haiti efforts US troops fan out across Haiti as aid operations gather momentum, a week after the devastating earthquake. |
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| 'Scores dead' in Nigeria clashes At least 149 people die in two days of clashes between Christian and Muslim gangs in the Nigerian city of Jos, officials say. | |
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| Climate body admits glacier error The IPCC gave the wrong date for Himalayan glacier melt, but says it does not change the picture of man-made climate change. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | 'Scores dead' in Nigeria clashes At least 149 people die in two days of clashes between Christian and Muslim gangs in the Nigerian city of Jos, officials say. |
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| Sudan 'would accept separation' Sudan President Omar al-Bashir says he would accept north-south separation, if southerners vote for independence. | |
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| Burkina Faso 0-1 Ghana A depleted Ghana ensure their passage through to the quarter-finals, with a narrow 1-0 victory over a determined Burkina Faso side. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| US troops step up Haiti efforts US troops fan out across Haiti as aid operations gather momentum, a week after the devastating earthquake. |
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| Massachusetts holds key election Massachusetts votes in a special US Senate election whose outcome could derail President Obama's healthcare reforms. | |
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| FBI charges 22 over foreign bribe Twenty-two people are charged with conspiring to bribe an African country over a $15m arms sale, following an FBI sting. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | JAL bankruptcy filing confirmed Japan Airlines, Asia's biggest carrier, files for bankruptcy protection and is expected to lay off thousands of workers. |
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| China jails top judge for bribes A Chinese court sentences a former Supreme Court judge to life in prison for taking bribes, state media report. | |
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| Death penalty call in Azhar case Indonesian prosecutors demand the death penalty in the murder trial of the ex-head of the anti-corruption agency Antasari Azhar. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Cadbury agrees Kraft takeover bid Cadbury is to be taken over by US food company Kraft after its board approved a new bid, the two companies have confirmed. |
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| Russia to boost ties with Ukraine Russia is to send an ambassador to Kiev for the first time in five months, now that Viktor Yushchenko is defeated. | |
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| Witness tells of Ukraine Nazi job A Nazi death camp survivor tells the trial of alleged Nazi guard John Demjanjuk that Ukrainians guarded Sobibor camp. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Pro-settlement soldier dismissed An Israeli soldier has been dismissed from the military after protesting against the evacuation of Jewish settlement outposts. |
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| Prison for 13 in UAE trafficking A court in Abu Dhabi jails 13 Syrians for trafficking Moroccan women to the United Arab Emirates to work as prostitutes. | |
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| Algeria admit to playing for draw Algeria's coach Rabah Saadane admits his team played for a draw against Angola to ensure both sides qualified for the quarter finals. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Afghans 'paid $2.5bn in bribes' Afghans paid out the equivalent of almost one quarter of legitimate GDP in bribes last year, a UN report suggests. |
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| Climate body admits glacier error The IPCC gave the wrong date for Himalayan glacier melt, but says it does not change the picture of man-made climate change. | |
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| Pakistan players miss IPL spots Shahid Afridi's manager claims Pakistan's players missed out on contracts for the 2010 Indian Premier League because of visa concerns. | |
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| UK | |
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| Cadbury says job cuts inevitable Cadbury's chairman confirms to the BBC that job losses are an "inevitability" at the firm after its takeover by US giant Kraft Foods. |
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| Iraq weapons claim 'new' to Hoon Geoff Hoon asked for the 45-minute claim about Iraq's weapons threat to be explained as he had not heard it before. | |
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| Haiti will test world, says Brown The government pledges continuing support to rescue efforts in Haiti and praises the compassion of "ordinary people". | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Girl 'starved quite deliberately' A girl died after being starved by her mother and stepfather during months of "calculated" cruelty, a court hears. |
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| ME daughter 'determined to die' The father of a seriously ill girl whose mother helped her to die says she had attempted suicide before. | |
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| Microlight pilot's body found The body of a microlight pilot who left Gloucestershire on a solo charity flight to Australia is found off the French coast. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | DUP says deal is still 'possible' The DUP downplays rumours of a setback in negotiations over the devolution of policing and justice with SF. |
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| Five arrests in police operation Three houses are searched and five people arrested for questioning during a police investigation into serious crime in Belfast. | |
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| Devlin friend heard cries of pain A friend of the murdered schoolboy Thomas Devlin tells a court he heard cries of pain as his two friends were stabbed. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Voice of rugby Bill McLaren dies Sports commentator Bill McLaren, known popularly as the "voice of rugby", dies in the Borders at the age of 86. |
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| E-Clear placed in administration E-Clear, the company responsible for online ticket sales at the failed airline FlyGlobespan, is placed into administration. | |
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| Man, 85, stabbed woman 14 times An 85-year-old man who stabbed a female pensioner 14 times outside her Edinburgh home admits serious assault. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Man can appeal murder conviction A man jailed last year for murdering a woman in 1996 gets leave to appeal, claiming faulty scientific evidence. |
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| Lib Dem push for fewer Welsh MPs Liberal Democrats propose cutting the number of Welsh MPs by 30% to 28 as part of proposals on "fair distribution of seats". | |
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| Lostprophets gig to boost valleys Rock group Lostprophets perform free school concert as part of a campaign to promote the south Wales valleys. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Iraq weapons claim 'new' to Hoon Geoff Hoon asked for the 45-minute claim about Iraq's weapons threat to be explained as he had not heard it before. |
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| School smacking loophole reviewed Children's Secretary Ed Balls has called for the urgent scrutiny of a loophole which allows corporal punishment in part-time schools. | |
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| All-you-can-drink offers face ban All-you-can-drink bar offers could be banned and ID checks made compulsory under a planned code for England and Wales. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Cadbury says job cuts inevitable Cadbury's chairman confirms to the BBC that job losses are an "inevitability" at the firm after its takeover by US giant Kraft Foods. |
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| UK inflation rate jumps to 2.9% UK inflation rose at its fastest annual pace in nine months in December, climbing to an annual rate of 2.9%. | |
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| Pound up to four-month euro high The pound rises to a four-month high against the euro, after a jump in inflation raises the prospect of interest rate rises. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Folk singer Kate McGarrigle dies Canadian folk singer-songwriter Kate McGarrigle dies of cancer at the age of 63 at her home in Montreal. |
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| UK cinema is 'at seven-year high' UK cinema admissions in 2009 were at their highest level since 2002, the Film Council reveals. | |
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| EastEnders stars at charity sale A host of TV stars recreate a version of TV sitcom Are You Being Served? at a charity sale in memory of the late Wendy Richard. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Climate body admits glacier error The IPCC gave the wrong date for Himalayan glacier melt, but says it does not change the picture of man-made climate change. |
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| Astrium develops space power idea Europe's biggest space company, EADS Astrium, is seeking partners to fly a demonstration solar power mission in orbit. | |
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| Fight to save dying plant species A botanist from Kew Gardens is fighting to save the rarest plant species in the world, the Bastard Gumwood tree (<I>Commidendrum rotundifolium</I>). | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Google postpones Chinese mobiles Google says it has postponed the Chinese launch of two mobile phones following a dispute with the government over censorship. |
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| Tablet PCs to 'take off' in 2010 Analysts predict that "tens of millions" of tablets PCs will be sold in 2010 but "green" technology may struggle. | |
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| France in fresh Explorer warning France echoes calls by the German government for web users to find an alternative to Microsoft's Internet Explorer. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Child drug errors 'too frequent' Mistakes are being made in a high number of drug treatments given to children in hospital, warn UK researchers. |
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| Smear test 'bettered by HPV test' Cervical cancer deaths could be cut if a different screening test was used for over-35s, according to researchers. | |
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| All-you-can-drink offers face ban All-you-can-drink bar offers could be banned and ID checks made compulsory under a planned code for England and Wales. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | School smacking loophole reviewed Children's Secretary Ed Balls has called for the urgent scrutiny of a loophole which allows corporal punishment in part-time schools. |
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| Boys 'need to move in lessons' Teachers should let boys walk around during lessons to aid their learning, research from the United States suggests. | |
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| County high schools under threat Up to seven high schools could close as Powys council deals with "severe" cash problems and falling pupil numbers. | |
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| 1966: Indira Gandhi takes charge in India The only daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, becomes the first woman prime minister of India. | |||
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| 1973: Super tug to defend fishing fleet A super tug is sent to protect British trawlers from Icelandic patrol boats as the dispute over cod fishing rights intensifies. | |||
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| 1990: Rebel cricketers face storm of protest Police in Johannesburg armed with batons and dogs break up a demonstration against the rebel cricketers who are defying a ban on playing in segregated South Africa. | |||
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