Friday, 12 February, 2010, 20:00 GMT 01:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta | |
TOP STORIES | |
Eurostar snow delays criticised Eurostar comes in for tough criticism over its handling of the crisis that severely disrupted its services before Christmas. | |
Eight arrests over Red Cap deaths There is enough evidence for eight Iraqi suspects to face trial over the 2003 killing of six British soldiers, a judge indicates. | |
Haiti 'will not die' - president Haiti's President Rene Preval vows that his country will live on, during a day of national mourning a month after the earthquake. | |
MI5 Binyam claim 'ludicrous lies' Home Secretary Alan Johnson attacks media coverage of the Binyam Mohamed case, saying "ludicrous lies" are being told about MI5. | |
Bill Clinton out of US hospital Former US President Bill Clinton leaves hospital in New York after undergoing a heart procedure to correct a blocked artery. |
WORLD | |
Haiti 'will not die' - president Haiti's President Rene Preval vows that his country will live on, during a day of national mourning a month after the earthquake. | |
Greece calls EU plans 'timid' Greek PM George Papandreou criticises the European Union's response to Greece's financial crisis as timid and too slow. | |
Olympic luger in horrific crash Georgian luge competitor Nodar Kumaritashvili is seriously injured in a 95mph crash during Winter Olympic training in Canada. |
AFRICA | |
Police arrest five 'gay' Kenyans Police in Kenya arrest five men accused of planning a "gay wedding" - a day after another union was halted. | |
Poll call over Zimbabwe impasse Fresh elections may be needed in Zimbabwe after political leaders fail to end their deadlock, the MDC says. | |
US praises 'democratic' Nigeria The US says the handover of power to Nigeria's vice-president "served the principles of democracy". |
AMERICAS | |
Haiti 'will not die' - president Haiti's President Rene Preval vows that his country will live on, during a day of national mourning a month after the earthquake. | |
Bill Clinton out of US hospital Former US President Bill Clinton leaves hospital in New York after undergoing a heart procedure to correct a blocked artery. | |
Vancouver awaits Winter Olympics Vancouver will welcome athletes from 82 nations to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Canada at Friday's opening ceremony. |
ASIA-PACIFIC | |
'Airport activist' home in China A Chinese dissident who lived at Tokyo's Narita airport for three months after China stopped him returning home is allowed back into the country. | |
China decries US-Dalai Lama plans China urges the US to reconsider its "wrong decision", as the White House confirms President Barack Obama will meet the Dalai Lama. | |
Japan anger over whaling 'attack' Japanese reacts angrily after a Sea Shepherd rancid butter attack on a whaling ship in the Antarctic. |
EUROPE | |
German economic recovery falters Germany's recovery faltered in the final quarter of 2009, while eurozone growth was weak, preliminary figures indicate. | |
Ingushetia shoot-out 'kills 20' At least 20 insurgents die in an operation by Russian security forces in the restive republic of Ingushetia, officials say. | |
Olympic luger in horrific crash Georgian luge competitor Nodar Kumaritashvili is seriously injured in a 95mph crash during Winter Olympic training in Canada. |
MIDDLE EAST | |
Iraq election campaign under way Campaigning for next month's elections in Iraq is under way amid a continuing row over the ban on scores of candidates. | |
Eight arrests over Red Cap deaths There is enough evidence for eight Iraqi suspects to face trial over the 2003 killing of six British soldiers, a judge indicates. | |
US-Iraqi raid on Iranian group The US and Iraqi military say its forces attacked suspected members of an Iranian-backed militant group in southern Maysan province. |
SOUTH ASIA | |
Khan movie hits Mumbai amid row A new film featuring Shah Rukh Khan opens in Mumbai amid tight security after protests by hardline Hindus. | |
India-Pakistan talks 'date set' Key Indian and Pakistan envoys will meet in Delhi on 25 February for peace talks stalled since the Mumbai attacks, Pakistan says. | |
Court will hear S Lanka petition Sri Lanka's Supreme Court agrees to hear a petition against the arrest of defeated presidential candidate, Gen Sarath Fonseka. |
UK | |
Eight arrests over Red Cap deaths There is enough evidence for eight Iraqi suspects to face trial over the 2003 killing of six British soldiers, a judge indicates. | |
Eurostar snow delays criticised Eurostar comes in for tough criticism over its handling of the crisis that severely disrupted its services before Christmas. | |
Rooney defends agent over dispute Wayne Rooney tells a packed courtroom that his agent had helped make him a "very wealthy young man". |
ENGLAND | |
Pair admit girl's manslaughter A mother and her partner accused of murdering her daughter, seven, by starvation, both admit manslaughter. | |
Rooney defends agent over dispute Wayne Rooney tells a packed courtroom that his agent had helped make him a "very wealthy young man". | |
Prince 'hit policeman with car' Police investigate an incident in which Prince Andrew allegedly struck a policeman while driving into Buckingham Palace. |
NORTHERN IRELAND | |
UVF pair admit 13 years of crime Two UVF brothers who have admitted involvement in the murder of Tommy English confess to crimes spanning 13 years. | |
Paisley hits out at 'trick talk' Former DUP leader Ian Paisley hits out at "talk of clever tricks and cunning plans" over the Hillsborough deal. | |
Tax scam couple facing jail term A Dungannon couple who operated a major tax scam in Northern Ireland are told they face jail. |
SCOTLAND | |
Abuse accused allowed to return A teenager accused of sexually assaulting his four-year-old neighbour in a village is allowed to move back to the same street. | |
Cameron promises 'radical reform' Tory leader David Cameron promises "radical" reform if he wins the election, and says his party is in the centre ground. | |
Soldiers' bodies returned to UK The bodies of three soldiers killed in two separate attacks in Helmand, Afghanistan, arrive back in the UK. |
WALES | |
Student convicted of manslaughter An A-level student is cleared of murdering her boyfriend on the day of her results but faints as she is convicted of manslaughter. | |
Eight arrests over Red Cap deaths There is enough evidence for eight Iraqi suspects to face trial over the 2003 killing of six British soldiers, a judge indicates. | |
Petite driver's 'miracle' escape A pregnant woman believes her height of 4ft 11in saved her when a steel girder ripped through her car. |
POLITICS | |
Brown admits deal over leadership Gordon Brown admits in a television interview he struck a deal with Tony Blair over the 1994 Labour leadership. | |
MI5 Binyam claim 'ludicrous lies' Home Secretary Alan Johnson attacks media coverage of the Binyam Mohamed case, saying "ludicrous lies" are being told about MI5. | |
Mandelson: Tories 'wrecked' talks Lord Mandelson accuses David Cameron of "driving a wrecking ball" through efforts to get a consensus on elderly care. |
BUSINESS | |
Eurostar snow delays criticised Eurostar comes in for tough criticism over its handling of the crisis that severely disrupted its services before Christmas. | |
Stamp duty change prompts rush A rush to beat the end of the stamp-duty concession saw a big rise in house loans in December, mortgage lenders say. | |
Greece calls EU plans 'timid' Greek PM George Papandreou criticises the European Union's response to Greece's financial crisis as timid and too slow. |
ENTERTAINMENT | |
Muse to headline Glastonbury 2010 Muse and Stevie Wonder will join U2 as headliners at this year's Glastonbury Festival. | |
Injured Robbie out of dance final So You Think You Can Dance finalist Robbie White is forced to pull out after dislocating his shoulder. | |
Malawians move for Madonna school Some 200 villagers in Malawi end their protests and agree to leave their land for a school being built by pop star Madonna. |
SCIENCE/NATURE | |
Tiger's ancient ancestry revealed As the Chinese Year of the Tiger begins, scientists say the world's biggest cat may be more ancient and unique than we thought. | |
Do speedy elephants walk or run? Scientists answer the weighty question of whether fast-moving elephants walk or run. | |
Study hints at dark matter action Researchers in the US say they have detected two signals which could possibly indicate the presence of particles of dark matter. |
TECHNOLOGY | |
Pirate boss to make the web pay One of the founders of the Pirate Bay site is planning to help websites make money from their content. | |
Net attack hits Australian sites A hacktivist group plans to keep up with attacks aimed at Australian government websites | |
Iceland to be 'journalism haven' Icelandic MPs and whistle-blowing website Wikileaks propose to turn Iceland into a 'journalism haven'. |
HEALTH | |
Clue over autism 'hug avoidance' Delays at crucial points during the development of the brain in the womb may explain why people with a condition linked to autism do not like hugs. | |
NHS 'cannot afford private role' Doctors are stepping up their campaign against NHS commercialisation, warning the service cannot afford to keep handing funds to the private sector. | |
Poorest 'die seven years earlier' People in the poorest neighbourhoods in England live an average 7 years less than those in the richest areas, says a major report on health inequalities. |
EDUCATION | |
Teachers complain of 'e-spying' Teaching unions are complaining that e-safety software is being used against their members. | |
Recession 'hits private school' A small prep school says it is the latest independent institution to be hit by the recession. | |
More 'will miss out on degrees' Lord Mandelson admits more students than usual will miss out on university degrees, saying creating more places is not the answer. |
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1989: Belfast lawyer Finucane murdered Leading solicitor Pat Finucane is shot dead at his home in north Belfast in front of his wife and children. | |||
1964: Deaths follow Cyprus truce breach Fighting between ethnic Turks and Greeks in the disputed island of Cyprus has left at least 16 people dead. | |||
1994: Art thieves snatch Scream One of the world's best-known paintings, The Scream by Edvard Munch, is stolen from a museum in Norway. | |||
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