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	Monday, 16 November, 2009, 20:00 GMT 01:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta

TOP STORIES
	Officer 'abused Iraqi prisoners' A British army officer was among a group of soldiers who kicked and punched Iraqi detainees, a public inquiry hears.
	Drink binge mother left children A mother who left her four children, one aged three months, for a drink and drugs binge, is given a suspended sentence after admitting child cruelty.
	Burley sacked as Scotland manager George Burley is fired as manager of Scotland after a poor sequence of results.
	Actor Edward Woodward dies at 79 Actor Edward Woodward dies aged 79, his agent says.
	UK soldier killed in Afghanistan A soldier from 33 Engineer Regiment has died in a blast in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says.

WORLD
	UN presses Iran on nuclear site The UN's nuclear watchdog says Iran must answer more questions about a recently declared nuclear site near the city of Qom.
	Afghan market attack 'kills 10' At least 10 people are reported to have been killed in a rocket attack on a market in north-east Afghanistan, officials say.
	Blast off for US Atlantis shuttle The US space shuttle Atlantis blasts off from Florida on a mission to deliver spare parts to the International Space Station.

AFRICA
	Zambia 'porn' reporter acquitted A Zambian journalist is acquitted of pornography charges after sending top officials pictures of a woman giving birth.
	Rwanda genocide ruling overturned The UN Rwandan genocide tribunal frees a man who had been sentenced to 22 years.
	Kenya combs forest for squatters Officials comb Kenya's largest forest to ensure squatters have obeyed a deadline to leave so trees can be replanted.

AMERICAS
	Obama presses China over rights US President Barack Obama says freedom of expression and worship are "universal rights", during his first visit to China.
	Fed 'attentive' to US dollar drop Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke, in rare remarks, says the central bank is mindful of the sliding US dollar.
	Blast off for US Atlantis shuttle The US space shuttle Atlantis blasts off from Florida on a mission to deliver spare parts to the International Space Station.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	Obama presses China over rights US President Barack Obama says freedom of expression and worship are "universal rights", during his first visit to China.
	China joins supercomputer elite China becomes one of a handful of nations to own one of the top five fastest supercomputers in the world.
	Bid to separate conjoined twins Doctors in Australia operate on Bangladeshi twins joined at the head in a delicate attempt to separate them.

EUROPE
	Historic flight leaves Chechnya The first international flight for 15 years leaves the Russian region of Chechnya with pilgrims bound for Saudi Arabia.
	Monitors positive on Kosovo vote Election monitors say the conduct of Kosovo's first elections since it declared independence last year was generally fair.
	French 'van heist' man surrenders A Frenchman suspected of trying to steal 11.6m euros (£10.4m) from the security van he was driving surrenders to police in Monaco.

MIDDLE EAST
	UN presses Iran on nuclear site The UN's nuclear watchdog says Iran must answer more questions about a recently declared nuclear site near the city of Qom.
	Gunmen kill 12 in Iraqi village At least 12 Iraqis are shot dead by gunmen wearing army uniforms in a village west of Baghdad, while a bomb in Kirkuk kills six.
	Algeria secures Egyptian embassy Security forces are deployed to protect Egypt's embassy in the Algerian capital after Egyptian businesses are attacked.

SOUTH ASIA
	Afghan force to fight corruption Afghan officials launch a force tasked with fighting corruption, amid increasing Western pressure for the government to tackle the problem.
	Four dead in Peshawar explosion Four people are killed and a number injured in an explosion outside a police station in the Pakistani city of Peshawar.
	Bid to separate conjoined twins Doctors in Australia operate on Bangladeshi twins joined at the head in a delicate attempt to separate them.

UK
	Officer 'abused Iraqi prisoners' A British army officer was among a group of soldiers who kicked and punched Iraqi detainees, a public inquiry hears.
	UK soldier killed in Afghanistan A soldier from 33 Engineer Regiment has died in a blast in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says.
	Burley sacked as Scotland manager George Burley is fired as manager of Scotland after a poor sequence of results.

ENGLAND
	Drink binge mother left children A mother who left her four children, one aged three months, for a drink and drugs binge, is given a suspended sentence after admitting child cruelty.
	Nickell partner in Stagg apology A man wrongly accused of murdering Rachel Nickell in 1992 has said he is "very touched" by an apology from her boyfriend.
	Two kite surfers jump over pier Two kite surfers from West Sussex take advantage of strong winds to realise an ambition to jump over Worthing pier.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	NI house price recovery 'patchy' The downturn in the Northern Ireland housing market may have run its course, a survey by the University of Ulster suggests.
	Building firms in administration Two Northern Ireland construction firms are placed into administration, suggesting the recession in the building sector is continuing to bite.
	Last death sentence man appeals Lawyers for the last man to be sentenced to death in NI seek access to a secret dossier in a bid to overturn his conviction.

SCOTLAND
	Teenager faces fire death trial A youth accused of murdering a 17-year-old girl by pouring petrol over her and setting it alight at a flat in Arbroath admits killing her.
	Child is latest swine flu victim A child from the Ayrshire and Arran area has died from swine flu, Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon confirms.
	Burley sacked as Scotland manager George Burley is fired as manager of Scotland after a poor sequence of results.

WALES
	Partial street lights switch-off A council looks at turning off a third of its street lights for five hours a night to save money but says safety will not be affected.
	Ban for 'wrong way' motorist, 84 A woman who drove the wrong way along a dual carriageway admits dangerous driving and is banned for 12 months.
	Man in 60s dies after house fire Fire crews say a man in his 60s has been found dead after a house blaze in Flintshire.

POLITICS
	Cancel Queen's Speech, says Clegg Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg says the government should cancel its legislative programme and focus on cleaning up British politics.
	Bonus crackdown plan 'dangerous' A plan to give the City watchdog powers over pay is a "dangerous route to go down", a former RBS chairman tells the BBC.
	Brown plans talks on Afghan exit Prime Minister Gordon Brown plans to hold talks in London to discuss a timetable for the handover over power in Afghanistan.

BUSINESS
	UK public 'favours spending cuts' The UK public favours tackling the ballooning public deficit with cuts in spending and tax credits, a BBC poll suggests.
	Bonus crackdown plan 'dangerous' A plan to give the City watchdog powers over pay is a "dangerous route to go down", a former RBS chairman tells the BBC.
	GM to start loan repayments early Car company GM says it will start paying back its US government loan earlier than expected as sales stabilise.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Actor Edward Woodward dies at 79 Actor Edward Woodward dies aged 79, his agent says.
	Moorcock set for Doctor Who story The BBC confirms it is in talks with the fantasy author Michael Moorcock to write a Doctor Who novel.
	Honorary Oscar for actress Bacall Hollywood actress Lauren Bacall receives an honorary Oscar on Saturday in front of stars including Jack Nicholson and Warren Beatty.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Blast off for US Atlantis shuttle The US space shuttle Atlantis blasts off from Florida on a mission to deliver spare parts to the International Space Station.
	Tuna body shies from fishing ban The body responsible for managing Atlantic bluefin tuna has decided not to suspend the fishery in response to concerns over dwindling stocks.
	Starvation 'wiped out' giant deer A study of ancient teeth provides new clues as to what caused the demise of one of the largest ever species of deer.

TECHNOLOGY
	China joins supercomputer elite China becomes one of a handful of nations to own one of the top five fastest supercomputers in the world.
	Net gets set for language changes Net addresses written entirely in non-Latin characters will make their official debut in 2010.
	UN slated for stifling net debate The UN draws criticism for stifling debate about net censorship after it disrupted a meeting of free-speech advocates in Egypt.

HEALTH
	Plastic chemicals 'feminise boys' Chemicals in plastics alter the brains of baby boys making them "more feminine" and uninterested in rough games, say researchers.
	Bid to separate conjoined twins Doctors in Australia operate on Bangladeshi twins joined at the head in a delicate attempt to separate them.
	Asian infant death rate 'higher' Critically ill babies born to South Asian mothers in the UK are nearly twice as likely to die in their first year than other babies, research finds.

EDUCATION
	'Tough decisions' on weak schools Children's Secretary Ed Balls wants rapid action to improve 50 struggling secondary schools in England.
	£2m bonuses for loans firm staff Newly released figures show Student Loans Company staff were paid nearly £2m in bonuses last year.
	Bitter divorcees 'using children' Children in England are often caught up in vindictive legal action by divorcing parents, a survey suggests.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1983: England fans rampage in Luxembourg More than 20 English football supporters are arrested in Luxembourg after a night of violence.
	1979: Blunt revealed as 'fourth man' Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher names Sir Anthony Blunt, a former security service officer, as the "fourth man" in the Philby affair.
	1976: Bank robbers jailed for 100 years Seven men who took part in an £8m bank robbery receive jail terms totalling nearly 100 years.

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