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	Monday, 15 March, 2010, 20:00 GMT 01:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta

TOP STORIES
	BA hopes to fly 60% during strike British Airways has announced contingency plans to fly 60% of its customers during the first planned strike by cabin crew.
	Tributes paid to Labour MP Kumar Tributes are paid to the Labour MP Ashok Kumar, who has been found dead in his home in Middlesbrough, aged 53.
	Kate Winslet and Sam Mendes split Actress Kate Winslet and her film director husband Sam Mendes have split up, their lawyers announce.
	Tories 'preparing to unveil cuts' The Conservatives are preparing to outline spending cuts they would make this year if they are elected, the BBC understands.
	Israel-US ties 'at historic low' A settlements row has pushed US-Israeli relations to their lowest point for 35 years, a top Israeli envoy is quoted as saying.

WORLD
	Israel-US ties 'at historic low' A settlements row has pushed US-Israeli relations to their lowest point for 35 years, a top Israeli envoy is quoted as saying.
	Pentagon to review spy ring claim The US Defence Department may investigate one of its staff over claims he ran an unofficial spy ring in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
	Turkey ban on insemination trips A new law in Turkey makes it a criminal offence for a woman to go abroad and get pregnant via artificial insemination.

AFRICA
	Somali deal to tackle militants A powerful Sufi Muslim group joins Somalia's government to help tackle hardliners from the al-Shabab group.
	Explosions hit Nigeria oil talks Two car bombs are detonated in Nigeria, during talks over an amnesty for militants in the oil-rich delta.
	ANC figure guilty of hate speech South African judge convicts ANC official Julius Malema of hate speech for insulting woman who accused Jacob Zuma of rape.

AMERICAS
	Israel-US ties 'at historic low' A settlements row has pushed US-Israeli relations to their lowest point for 35 years, a top Israeli envoy is quoted as saying.
	Power cut plunges Chile into dark A massive power failure plunges much of earthquake-hit Chile into darkness, affecting up to 90% of the population.
	Calvin Klein owner buys Hilfiger Private equity firm Apax partners sells Tommy Hilfiger to the owner of Calvin Klein, Philips-Van Heusen, in a deal worth 2.2bn euros.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	Thai PM rejects protest ultimatum Thailand's prime minister rejects protesters' demands for his resignation, as red-shirt rallies continue in Bangkok.
	Burma and N Korea slam UN reports Burma and North Korea reject UN condemnation of human rights abuses at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
	World's shortest man dies aged 22 The world's shortest man, He Pingping, who was just 74.6cm tall, has died at the age of 22, Guinness World Records says.

EUROPE
	Georgian mafia suspects arrested Sixty-nine people are arrested in six European countries as part of a co-ordinated police operation against the Georgian mafia.
	Smyth victim in Brady resign call A victim of serial abuser Fr Brendan Smyth calls on the the head of the Catholic Church in Ireland, Cardinal Sean Brady, to resign.
	Turkey ban on insemination trips A new law in Turkey makes it a criminal offence for a woman to go abroad and get pregnant via artificial insemination.

MIDDLE EAST
	Israel-US ties 'at historic low' A settlements row has pushed US-Israeli relations to their lowest point for 35 years, a top Israeli envoy is quoted as saying.
	Deadly car bomb in Iraq's Falluja A suicide bomber explodes a car in the Iraqi city of Falluja, killing at least seven people and wounding 13, officials say.
	Israel closes protest villages The Israeli military has ordered two West Bank villages at the centre of protests against the "separation wall" are off-limits.

SOUTH ASIA
	Pentagon to review spy ring claim The US Defence Department may investigate one of its staff over claims he ran an unofficial spy ring in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
	Low-caste Indians rally for party Hundreds of thousands of people rally in northern India to mark the 25th anniversary of a party representing low-caste Hindus.
	Tiger decline 'sign of failure' Governments need to crack down on the illegal trade in tiger parts if the big cats are to be saved from extinction, the UN warns.

UK
	BA hopes to fly 60% during strike British Airways has announced contingency plans to fly 60% of its customers during the first planned strike by cabin crew.
	Submarine officer given reprimand A nuclear submarine commander whose vessel ran aground in the Red Sea is reprimanded by a court martial.
	Kate Winslet and Sam Mendes split Actress Kate Winslet and her film director husband Sam Mendes have split up, their lawyers announce.

ENGLAND
	Prison for 'fantasist' bomb maker A "misguided fantasist" is jailed for two years for building makeshift bombs in his bedroom in Lancashire.
	Brown leads Foot funeral tributes Gordon Brown calls Michael Foot "one of the greatest parliamentarians ever" at the former Labour leader's funeral.
	Blind soldier 'sees' with tongue A soldier blinded by a grenade in Iraq says his life has been turned around by technology that allows him to "see" with his tongue.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	Smyth victim in Brady resign call A victim of serial abuser Fr Brendan Smyth calls on the the head of the Catholic Church in Ireland, Cardinal Sean Brady, to resign.
	Two appear on terrorism charges Two men appear in court in Newry on Monday charged with terrorism offences following a police operation in Armagh.
	Man's knife threat to teenage son A man is sentenced to six months in prison for assault and threatening to kill his teenage son with a kitchen knife.

SCOTLAND
	Man held over Mary McLaren death A man is arrested over the death of a mother-of-three who went missing after a night out in Dundee, police say.
	Submarine officer given reprimand A nuclear submarine commander whose vessel ran aground in the Red Sea is reprimanded by a court martial.
	Man guilty of businessman killing A 24-year-old man is found guilty of the culpable homicide of a 56-year-old businessman in Aberdeen.

WALES
	Submarine officer given reprimand A nuclear submarine commander whose vessel ran aground in the Red Sea is reprimanded by a court martial.
	Air and sea jobs boost for city A transatlantic airline and a boat repair company announce they are creating almost 300 jobs in Swansea.
	Newport County v Havant & W Match report to follow.

POLITICS
	Defiant Brown will 'keep going' Gordon Brown says he wants to "keep going", after being asked if he would resign if Labour failed to win the general election.
	Tributes paid to Labour MP Kumar Tributes are paid to the Labour MP Ashok Kumar, who has been found dead in his home in Middlesbrough, aged 53.
	Tories 'preparing to unveil cuts' The Conservatives are preparing to outline spending cuts they would make this year if they are elected, the BBC understands.

BUSINESS
	BA hopes to fly 60% during strike British Airways has announced contingency plans to fly 60% of its customers during the first planned strike by cabin crew.
	New credit card protection agreed Credit card holders will be offered more protection from spiralling debts, but changes are watered down from original plans.
	Road travel 'needs big overhaul' There needs to be a "radical overhaul" of road travel in the UK to avoid future gridlock, the CBI warns.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Kate Winslet and Sam Mendes split Actress Kate Winslet and her film director husband Sam Mendes have split up, their lawyers announce.
	Mission: Impossible actor dies Peter Graves - star of the TV series Mission: Impossible and the Airplane films - dies in Los Angeles, aged 83.
	Cotillard receives French honour Oscar-winning actress Marion Cotillard receives one of France's highest cultural honours at a ceremony in Paris.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Tiger decline 'sign of failure' Governments need to crack down on the illegal trade in tiger parts if the big cats are to be saved from extinction, the UN warns.
	Mars moon Phobos seen in detail The European Mars Express probe releases new pictures from its close flybys of the Martian moon Phobos.
	Reindeer body clock switched off Reindeer have "switched off" their internal body clocks to survive dark winters and light summers in the Arctic.

TECHNOLOGY
	Tories may 'lose broadband vote' New research suggests that key Tory constituencies could suffer most from the Conservative policy on super-fast broadband.
	Dotcom marks silver anniversary The internet domain name dotcom celebrates its 25th anniversary as nearly 86 million active internet sites now use it.
	China's stern warning to Google China's top internet official warns that Google will "pay the consequences" if it does not comply with censorship laws.

HEALTH
	Call for children's fitness tests Fitness tests should be introduced for children in secondary schools to help make people more active, the chief medical officer for England says.
	No quick fix for diabetes risk Exercise and diet are key to prevent diabetes in high-risk people, say researchers who found two drug treatments offer no benefit.
	'Too many' baby hip cases ignored A national charity says parents and health professionals need to check babies' hips in order to prevent pain and permanent disability.

EDUCATION
	Balls criticises Bulger comments Children's Secretary Ed Balls criticises children's commissioner for "ill advised" comments about James Bulger's killers.
	Universities heads' 'wages soar' The pay of university heads has soared with some now earning more than the prime minister, a report says.
	Balls supports 'pupil premiums' Labour's Ed Balls stokes up the battle over school funding - putting forward his own plans for "pupil premiums" for poorer pupils.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1990: Observer journalist executed in Iraq Iraqi authorities execute The Observer journalist Farzad Bazoft in Baghdad bringing strong condemnation from Britain.
	1976: Tube driver shot dead The driver of a London Underground train is shot dead as he chases a gunman after a bomb exploded on his train.
	1981: Pakistani jet hostages released The passengers and crew of a Pakistan Airways plane held hostage for nearly two weeks have been released in Syria.

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