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	Saturday, 05 December, 2009, 20:00 GMT 01:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta

TOP STORIES
	Verdict 'pleases' Kercher family The family of murdered British student Meredith Kercher are "pleased" with the guilty verdicts against Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito.
	Climate protests ahead of summit Tens of thousands of people have taken part in climate change protests around the UK ahead of the Copenhagen summit.
	'Parmalat founder's art' seized Italian officials say they have seized art worth more than 100m euros (£90m) concealed by the convicted founder of Parmalat.
	Cameron plays down UK troop cuts Conservative leader David Cameron says the number of UK troops in Afghanistan is "unlikely" to be cut next year.
	Russia to mourn club fire victims Russia's President Medvedev vows to punish those responsible for a nightclub fire that killed 109 and declares a day of mourning.

WORLD
	Russia to mourn club fire victims Russia's President Medvedev vows to punish those responsible for a nightclub fire that killed 109 and declares a day of mourning.
	Guinea vice-president takes helm Guinea's vice-president returns from abroad to take charge of the country after an attempted assassination on the president.
	'Parmalat founder's art' seized Italian officials say they have seized art worth more than 100m euros (£90m) concealed by the convicted founder of Parmalat.

AFRICA
	Guinea vice-president takes helm Guinea's vice-president returns from abroad to take charge of the country after an attempted assassination on the president.
	Rwandan soldiers killed in Darfur Two more Rwandan peacekeepers die in Sudan's troubled Darfur region, taking deaths in attacks to five in two days.
	More World Cup tickets go on sale Tickets for the 2010 Fifa World Cup go on sale, a day after the group draw is made for the Africa-hosted contest.

AMERICAS
	Pair convicted of Kercher murder Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend are jailed for murdering British student Meredith Kercher in Italy in 2007.
	Obama to attend climate forum end President Obama will now attend the end of the Copenhagen climate summit after "progress" in talks, the White House says.
	Crowds turn out for Jara funeral Thousands attend the funeral of Chilean singer Victor Jara, who is being reburied 36 years after he was killed following a coup.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	Martial law for Philippines area A Philippines province is under martial law after the election-related massacre of 57 people, the first such move in decades.
	Thai king gives birthday audience Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej leaves hospital to give an audience at the royal palace on his 82nd birthday.
	'Kangaroo smuggler' held in Java An Indonesian man is arrested on suspicion of smuggling 10 rare kangaroos from their native habitat of New Guinea.

EUROPE
	Russia to mourn club fire victims Russia's President Medvedev vows to punish those responsible for a nightclub fire that killed 109 and declares a day of mourning.
	'Parmalat founder's art' seized Italian officials say they have seized art worth more than 100m euros (£90m) concealed by the convicted founder of Parmalat.
	Verdict 'pleases' Kercher family The family of murdered British student Meredith Kercher are "pleased" with the guilty verdicts against Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito.

MIDDLE EAST
	Saudi flood death inquiry opens Saudi officials open an investigation into the handling of last month's flooding in Jeddah that killed at least 150 people.
	Egyptian ferries collide on Nile Two passenger ferries collide on the Nile in northern Egypt, but officials say all passengers are now accounted for.
	Slain student's family blame Iran The family of Neda Agha Soltan voice their most strongly-worded accusation yet against the Iranian government.

SOUTH ASIA
	Several killed in Pakistan blast At least three people are reported to have been killed in an explosion in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar.
	Clinton lauds Nato Afghan pledge US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton welcomes a pledge by Nato allies to send at least 7,000 extra troops to Afghanistan.
	Document details Mumbai charges The BBC obtains details of charges that Pakistan has filed against the alleged mastermind of last year's Mumbai attacks.

UK
	Verdict 'pleases' Kercher family The family of murdered British student Meredith Kercher are "pleased" with the guilty verdicts against Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito.
	Climate protests ahead of summit Tens of thousands of people have taken part in climate change protests around the UK ahead of the Copenhagen summit.
	Cameron plays down UK troop cuts Conservative leader David Cameron says the number of UK troops in Afghanistan is "unlikely" to be cut next year.

ENGLAND
	Rival protesters and police clash Police clash with protesters and eleven arrests are made as two rival groups stage demonstrations in the centre of Nottingham.
	'Stripping' teacher reprimanded A supply teacher filmed stripping off in front of a class at a school in Suffolk is reprimanded by an education watchdog.
	Khan father rejects bigotry claim Amir Khan's father Shah denies his son is the victim of bigotry in Britain because of his Muslim background.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	Four questioned over city deaths Four people have been arrested after the death of two men in separate incidents in Belfast.
	31-year-old man stabbed in back A 31-year-old man is stabbed three times in the back shortly after leaving a bar in north Belfast.
	Cardinal backs NI abuse inquiry Cardinal Sean Brady says he would support calls for a Northern Ireland inquiry into clerical sex abuse.

SCOTLAND
	Two children killed in road crash A woman and two children are killed in a three-vehicle crash on the A95 near Aviemore in the Highlands.
	Schoolboy wins vitamin D campaign Pregnant women are to be educated about the importance of taking vitamin D thanks to a Glasgow schoolboy's campaign.
	Thousands march on climate change More than 7,000 people take part in what was billed as Scotland's largest ever protest in support of climate change action.

WALES
	Jones warning over Tory victory New Welsh Labour leader Carwyn Jones says the assembly government would try to "protect Wales" from a Tory government.
	Body found in Cardiff city centre Police are not treating as suspicious the death of a man whose body was discovered close to Cardiff's main shopping area.
	Climate protesters in 'Wave' demo Hundreds of people from Wales join a major demonstration calling on the UK to act on climate change.

POLITICS
	Cameron plays down UK troop cuts Conservative leader David Cameron says the number of UK troops in Afghanistan is "unlikely" to be cut next year.
	Brown 'unequivocal' on climate Gordon Brown says scientific case for action against climate change is 'clear,' ahead of Copenhagen summit.
	Blears: PM lacked expenses facts Ex-minister Hazel Blears says the Commons' fees office forced the decision to change her primary residence to London.

BUSINESS
	1,700 jobs to go at Corus plant Steelmaker Corus says it will curtail production at its Teesside Cast Products factory, putting 1,700 people out of work.
	Gold slumps as dollar strengthens The price of gold slumps after surprisingly good US unemployment data sends the dollar higher.
	UK banking bail-out 'justified' The Treasury was "justified" in using taxpayers' money, totalling £850bn, to bail out banks, an official report says.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Gino crowned King of the Jungle Italian chef Gino D'Acampo has been crowned King of the Jungle in the final of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!
	Cage wins UN humanitarian award Hollywood film star Nicolas Cage is given an award for his humanitarian work by the United Nations in New York.
	Hall of Fame Annex NYC to close The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Annex in New York is to close just one year after it opened, it is announced.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Climate protests ahead of summit Tens of thousands of people have taken part in climate change protests around the UK ahead of the Copenhagen summit.
	Obama to attend climate forum end President Obama will now attend the end of the Copenhagen climate summit after "progress" in talks, the White House says.
	UN hits back at climate sceptics The UN's official panel on climate change rejects sceptics' claims that the case for human influence on global warming has been exaggerated.

TECHNOLOGY
	iPhone orchestra ready for debut Smartphone symphony: a group of US students have built music applications and written scores for their iPhones.
	Grid helps tune tiny transistors A vast network of thousands of computers is being harnessed to design the building-blocks for future silicon chips.
	London CCTV to be streamed live How one company is planning to recruit a network of internet users to make sure London's CCTV cameras are watched - with cash prizes for catching the criminals.

HEALTH
	Care watchdog chief to step down The head of England's independent health and social care regulator Baroness Young is to step down from her post in February.
	Lower birth weight puberty link Babies who are small at birth or who put on weight quickly in the first two years are more likely to start puberty early.
	Worm could offer Parkinson's clue Dundee University scientists believe worms could hold clues to why some people develop Parkinson's Disease.

EDUCATION
	A fair verdict on Labour years? Mike Baker rejects claims that a statistical report out this week showed Labour had failed on education.
	Primary school crackdown set out Local authorities are being told to improve standards at more than 1,400 primary schools in England.
	Science GCSEs to get harder maths Students taking science GCSEs will have to show a higher level of maths, regulators have said.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1977: Egypt severs ties with Arab hardliners President Anwar al-Sadat of Egypt breaks all relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria and South Yemen.
	1950: Pyongyang taken as UN retreats Chinese forces fighting for their Korean comrades enter the North Korean capital and push United Nations troops back south.
	1995: Jaffna falls to Sri Lankan army Sri Lankan troops drive the Tamil Tiger guerrillas out of their heartland capital of Jaffna after a 49-day operation.

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