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	Saturday, 06 March, 2010, 20:00 GMT 01:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta

TOP STORIES
	PM visits soldiers in Afghanistan Gordon Brown visits British troops in Afghanistan amid a growing row over the evidence he gave to the inquiry into the Iraq war.
	Mother pleads for return of son The mother of a five-year-old UK boy kidnapped in Pakistan pleads for his safe return, saying she would forgive his captors.
	Venables 'should be identified' James Bulger's mother calls for Jon Venables' anonymity to be taken away if he is charged over "extremely serious allegations".
	Car park death linked to murder Police link the death of a man at a car park in Manchester to the murder of a woman found stabbed in Huddersfield earlier.
	Icelanders vote on payback plan Iceland votes on a deal to repay the UK and Netherlands over the Icesave bank collapse, with "No" protesters out in force.

WORLD
	Icelanders vote on payback plan Iceland votes on a deal to repay the UK and Netherlands over the Icesave bank collapse, with "No" protesters out in force.
	Tear gas used on Togo opposition Police in Togo fire tear gas at opposition supporters alleging fraud as partial results put the incumbent into a lead.
	US city hands out female condoms Washington DC will become the first city in the US to make female condoms available for free, local media say.

AFRICA
	Tear gas used on Togo opposition Police in Togo fire tear gas at opposition supporters alleging fraud as partial results put the incumbent into a lead.
	Evacuation after Uganda mudslide Thousands of people are being evacuated from hillsides in eastern Uganda following a deadly mudslide.
	Africa in bid to wipe out polio A campaign is launched to eradicate polio in west and central Africa, targeting 85 million children.

AMERICAS
	UN chief visits Chile quake city UN chief Ban Ki-Moon visits a Chilean city badly hit by the earthquake as doctors warn that debris poses a health risk.
	US city hands out female condoms Washington DC will become the first city in the US to make female condoms available for free, local media say.
	Wonder receives top French honour US singer Stevie Wonder collects one of France's top cultural honours in Paris, 30 years after he was first named to receive it.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	Philippine troops die in ambush Left-wing rebels ambush a Philippine army patrol on Mindoro island south of Manila, killing 11 soldiers, a military spokesman says.
	Australia to review tsunami alert Australia is to review its tsunami procedures after thousands ignored warnings following Chile's huge earthquake.
	Communion insult magazine 'sorry' A Malaysian Muslim magazine apologises after two of its journalists took Holy Communion in a Roman Catholic church.

EUROPE
	Icelanders vote on payback plan Iceland votes on a deal to repay the UK and Netherlands over the Icesave bank collapse, with "No" protesters out in force.
	US will not adopt 'genocide' bill The White House vows to block a bill that sparked Turkish anger by refering to the World War I "genocide" of Armenians.
	Wonder receives top French honour US singer Stevie Wonder collects one of France's top cultural honours in Paris, 30 years after he was first named to receive it.

MIDDLE EAST
	Surgery on Mubarak 'successful' Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak undergoes successful surgery at a German clinic for an inflamed gall bladder, state media say.
	PM's Iraq evidence 'disingenuous' Former defence chiefs challenge Gordon Brown's claim at the Iraq inquiry that no military request for equipment was turned down.
	Deadly Iraq car bomb hits Najaf A car bomb in Iraq's holy city of Najaf kills at least three people on the eve of tense parliamentary elections, officials say.

SOUTH ASIA
	S Lanka denounces UN rights panel Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa attacks plans for a UN-appointed panel to examine alleged human rights abuses.
	Pakistan hit 'kills top Taliban' A senior Taliban commander is likely to have been killed by an air strike in Pakistan's north-west, officials say.
	PM visits soldiers in Afghanistan Gordon Brown visits British troops in Afghanistan amid a growing row over the evidence he gave to the inquiry into the Iraq war.

UK
	PM visits soldiers in Afghanistan Gordon Brown visits British troops in Afghanistan amid a growing row over the evidence he gave to the inquiry into the Iraq war.
	Mother pleads for return of son The mother of a five-year-old UK boy kidnapped in Pakistan pleads for his safe return, saying she would forgive his captors.
	Venables 'should be identified' James Bulger's mother calls for Jon Venables' anonymity to be taken away if he is charged over "extremely serious allegations".

ENGLAND
	Venables 'should be identified' James Bulger's mother calls for Jon Venables' anonymity to be taken away if he is charged over "extremely serious allegations".
	Car park death linked to murder Police link the death of a man at a car park in Manchester to the murder of a woman found stabbed in Huddersfield earlier.
	Students in 'sexist' e-mail probe Fourteen male students from a University of Oxford college are suspended over allegations about the sending of sexist e-mails.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	Man remanded on child rape charge An 18-year-old man has been remanded in custody charged with raping and sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl.
	Order welcomes parades progress The Orange Order gives work being done on parading by a DUP and Sinn Fein working group a qualified welcome.
	McGuinness in ultimatum to UUP Martin McGuinness tells the Sinn Fein Party conference the UUP have "three days to sort themselves out" on the issue of policing and justice.

SCOTLAND
	Teachers protest over budget cuts Thousands of teachers and lecturers from across Scotland march in Glasgow against cuts to education budgets.
	Lib Dem pledge to boost spending The Liberal Democrats pledge to boost Scottish spending by £300m if the party claims victory in the UK election.
	Body of missing pensioner found A pensioner who went missing from sheltered accommodation in Caithness is found dead on a beach.

WALES
	Cameron to offer 'more for less' Conservative leader David Cameron says his party offers a "whole new type of government" that will deliver "more for less".
	Man remanded after stepson shot A man appears in court charged with child neglect after his teenage stepson suffered a gunshot wound to the head.
	Hartson's joy over baby daughter Former Wales football star John Hartson, who has fought testicular cancer, and his wife have a new baby daughter.

POLITICS
	PM visits soldiers in Afghanistan Gordon Brown visits British troops in Afghanistan amid a growing row over the evidence he gave to the inquiry into the Iraq war.
	Cameron to offer 'more for less' Conservative leader David Cameron says his party offers a "whole new type of government" that will deliver "more for less".
	Clegg offers heads £2.5bn 'deal' Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg asks head teachers to "raise their game" in return for a £2.5bn education funding package.

BUSINESS
	Icelanders vote on payback plan Iceland votes on a deal to repay the UK and Netherlands over the Icesave bank collapse, with "No" protesters out in force.
	Fixed-rate energy deals 'unfair' Millions of energy customers lose out on price cuts as they are locked into "unfair" fixed tariffs, a consumer website says.
	Man Utd suitors 'won't overpay' The Red Knights consortium say they have not yet put a figure on the value of Manchester United - but say they will not overpay.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Hurt Locker in final Oscar sprint The final countdown to the 2010 Oscars has begun, with The Hurt Locker and Avatar going head-to-head for the coveted best picture award.
	Precious sweeps indie film awards Harrowing drama Precious sweeps to victory at the Independent Spirit Awards, taking five prizes including best feature.
	Wonder receives top French honour US singer Stevie Wonder collects one of France's top cultural honours in Paris, 30 years after he was first named to receive it.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Probe may have found cosmic dust Scientists may have identified the first specks of interstellar dust in material collected by the US space agency's (Nasa) Stardust spacecraft.
	Panel confirms dino crater link An international panel of experts has strongly endorsed the idea that an asteroid impact was responsible for killing off the dinosaurs.
	'Case stronger' on climate change The UK Met Office says evidence that human activity is causing climate change is stronger now than in a 2007 assessment.

TECHNOLOGY
	Drug scam hijacks college sites The websites of UK academic institutions are targeted by web criminals peddling counterfeit drugs from fake online pharmacies.
	Browser makers demand screen time Small browser firms want changes made to Microsoft's browser choice screen to make their programs more prominent.
	Mobile phones learn to lip read A device that could allow people to conduct phone conversations without uttering a word is shown off by researchers.

HEALTH
	Sex health frankness 'milestone' Young people think frank conversations about sex infections signal that a relationship will last, says a survey.
	Challenge to vCJD pay-outs fails The families of people who died from vCJD lose a High Court challenge over the government's compensation scheme.
	Guilty plea after nurse's death A health trust pleads guilty to breaching health and safety regulations after a woman is given an epidural in her arm at a hospital in Swindon.

EDUCATION
	Clegg offers heads £2.5bn 'deal' Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg asks head teachers to "raise their game" in return for a £2.5bn education funding package.
	Teachers protest over budget cuts Thousands of teachers and lecturers from across Scotland march in Glasgow against cuts to education budgets.
	Schools could face staff cuts Schools Secretary Ed Balls has told head teachers in England they need to plan savings now or face staff cuts later.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1987: Hundreds trapped as car ferry capsizes Forty-nine people are confirmed dead and dozens are missing as a car ferry capsizes just outside the Belgian port of Zeebrugge.
	1993: Angolans die in battle for Huambo Hundreds of people are reported to have died in clashes between the rebel Unita movement and Angolan government forces in the central town of Huambo.
	1974: Miners' strike comes to an end UK coal workers bring an end to a 16 week dispute following a pay increase of over 30%.

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