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| Wednesday, 17 February, 2010, 20:00 GMT 01:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | UK inquiry into 'fake ID' murder UK authorities launch an inquiry into how fraudulent British passports were used by the alleged killers of a Hamas commander in Dubai. |
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| Taliban 'lining up human shields' Taliban militants are increasingly using civilians as "human shields" as they fight allied troops, an Afghan general says. | |
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| Murder arrest over BBC confession TV presenter Ray Gosling is arrested on suspicion of murder after he admits on a BBC documentary to killing his lover. | |
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| Reader's Digest in administration The UK arm of magazine publishers Reader's Digest, established in 1938, has gone into administration. | |
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| UK unemployment sees slight fall Unemployment falls for the second consecutive month but the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance rises. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Israel says no proof of Dubai hit Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman says there is no proof it carried out the killing of a Hamas commander in Dubai. |
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| Syria talks candid, US envoy says A top US diplomat describes as "candid" his talks with Syria's leader, part of a US move to improve ties with Damascus. | |
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| Taliban 'lining up human shields' Taliban militants are increasingly using civilians as "human shields" as they fight allied troops, an Afghan general says. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Kenya minister hits out at leader Kenya's Agriculture Minister William Ruto hits out at his former ally, Prime Minister Raila Odinga, amid a bitter power struggle. |
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| Mugabe in diamond export threat Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe threatens to quit the international body regulating diamond sales. | |
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| Archbishop in genome health study Scientists analyse the genomes of five southern Africans, including Archbishop Desmond Tutu. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Sarkozy tours quake-ravaged Haiti French President Nicolas Sarkozy pledges Haiti 270m euros in aid to help it recover from its devastating quake. |
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| Syria talks candid, US envoy says A top US diplomat describes as "candid" his talks with Syria's leader, part of a US move to improve ties with Damascus. | |
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| French guilty in US wine scandal French winemakers and traders are convicted of a scam to sell 18 million bottles of fake Pinot Noir to a top US buyer. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Charges over Thailand club fire Thai prosecutors charges four people over a deadly Bangkok nightclub fire which left 67 Thais and tourists dead and injured scores. |
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| Malaysia women flogged over sex Three Malaysian women are caned by the authorities for having extra-marital sex, say officials. | |
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| Toyota considers Corolla recall Japanese carmaker Toyota mulls a recall of the world's best-selling car, the Corolla, as it also denies any cover-ups. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Ukrainian poll result suspended A Ukrainian court suspends the result of the recent presidential election, following a challenge by loser Yulia Tymoshenko. |
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| UK inquiry into 'fake ID' murder UK authorities launch an inquiry into how fraudulent British passports were used by the alleged killers of a Hamas commander in Dubai. | |
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| Eurostar service on hold all week Eurostar services between the UK and Brussels will remain suspended until Monday following the fatal train crash in Belgium. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Israel says no proof of Dubai hit Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman says there is no proof it carried out the killing of a Hamas commander in Dubai. |
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| Syria talks candid, US envoy says A top US diplomat describes as "candid" his talks with Syria's leader, part of a US move to improve ties with Damascus. | |
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| 'Saudi royal link' to hotel death A 33-year-old being held over the death of a man in a London hotel could have links with the Saudi royal family, it is understood. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Taliban 'lining up human shields' Taliban militants are increasingly using civilians as "human shields" as they fight allied troops, an Afghan general says. |
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| Pakistan confirms Taliban arrest Pakistan confirms a captured Taliban suspect is key leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, but denies US agents were involved. | |
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| India to hold Maoist attack probe The government of the Indian state of West Bengal orders an inquiry into the killings of at least 24 troops by Maoist rebels. | |
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| UK | |
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| UK inquiry into 'fake ID' murder UK authorities launch an inquiry into how fraudulent British passports were used by the alleged killers of a Hamas commander in Dubai. |
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| Argentina steps up Falklands row Argentina announces new controls on shipping en route to the Falkland Islands in a growing row over UK oil drilling plans. | |
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| Buyer hope for Redcar Corus plant Middlesbrough's elected mayor says a consortium is interested in buying Redcar's soon-to-be mothballed Corus plant. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Boy posted racial hatred videos A 17-year-old boy from Norfolk is given a two-year conditional discharge for posting "highly disturbing" white supremacist videos online. |
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| Murder arrest over BBC confession TV presenter Ray Gosling is arrested on suspicion of murder after he admits on a BBC documentary to killing his lover. | |
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| Arrest over bogus Claudia message A man is arrested and cautioned for posting a bogus message on Facebook claiming to be missing York chef Claudia Lawrence. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Probe remarks 'unwise' - Robinson Peter Robinson says the standards watchdog was wrong to call for him to publish legal advice he had not breached the ministerial code. |
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| UUP picks ex-TV presenter Nesbitt Former television presenter Mike Nesbitt is selected as a general election candidate for the Ulster Unionist Party in Strangford. | |
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| Housing plan may be reconsidered A plan to develop hundreds of houses on a hospital-owned golf course in County Down may be reconsidered, the BBC learns. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Scottish jobless total up 10,000 The number of people out of work in Scotland rose by 10,000 in the last three months of 2009, official figures show. |
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| Mother pays tribute to scout son A mother pays tribute to her 'unique' scouting son who was killed on a Scottish mountain while on a hiking trip. | |
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| Lawyer to 'clean up' SPT expenses A lawyer is to be the next chairman of Strathclyde Partnership for Transport which is at the centre of an expenses row. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Armed kidnap gang in lorry hijack Police hunt robbers who stole a lorry heading to a sportswear factory, and threatened and kidnapped the driver at gunpoint. |
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| Father's tractor ran over boy, 6 A coroner says the death of a boy killed by his father's tractor shortly before Christmas is one of the most tragic he has known. | |
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| Woman falls 24ft in hole on drive A woman is rescued by firefighters after falling into an 8m (24ft) deep water-filled hole which appeared in her driveway. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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| UK inquiry into 'fake ID' murder UK authorities launch an inquiry into how fraudulent British passports were used by the alleged killers of a Hamas commander in Dubai. |
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| Ban on MP spouse jobs 'essential' Sir Christopher Kelly says MPs must stop employing relatives to demonstrate that expenses have been "cleaned up". | |
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| Tories' gay views 'have changed' Senior Conservative Nick Herbert says his party is now a force for "progress" on gay rights. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| UK unemployment sees slight fall Unemployment falls for the second consecutive month but the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance rises. |
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| Reader's Digest in administration The UK arm of magazine publishers Reader's Digest, established in 1938, has gone into administration. | |
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| Toyota considers Corolla recall Japanese carmaker Toyota mulls a recall of the world's best-selling car, the Corolla, as it also denies any cover-ups. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Brits ceremony watched by 5.8m An average audience of 5.8 million tuned in to see the Brit Awards on ITV1, according to overnight figures. |
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| Murder arrest over BBC confession TV presenter Ray Gosling is arrested on suspicion of murder after he admits on a BBC documentary to killing his lover. | |
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| Designer McQueen 'hanged himself' Fashion designer Alexander McQueen hanged himself in a wardrobe after leaving a note, an inquest hears. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Archbishop in genome health study Scientists analyse the genomes of five southern Africans, including Archbishop Desmond Tutu. |
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| Ancient giant cattle genome first Scientists are publishing details of their research of the DNA of large wild cattle that died out almost 400 years ago. | |
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| Japan to question whale activist A New Zealand activist who boarded a Japanese whaling ship in protest is to be taken to Japan for questioning. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Google Buzz 'breaks privacy laws' A leading privacy watchdog files a complaint with US regulators urging them to investigate Google's Buzz social network. |
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| BBC to offer iPhone applications The BBC announces it will start offering iPhone apps for some of its news and sport content from April. | |
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| Seesaw launches online TV service An online TV service that offers programmes from the BBC, Channel 4 and Five is rolled out across the UK. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Murder arrest over BBC confession TV presenter Ray Gosling is arrested on suspicion of murder after he admits on a BBC documentary to killing his lover. |
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| Guilty plea in herb 'cancer' case A practitioner of Chinese medicine pleads guilty to selling a banned substance to a woman who went on to develop kidney failure and cancer. | |
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| 'Malaria' killed King Tutankhamun Tutankhamun may well have died of malaria after the disease ravaged a body crippled by a rare bone disorder, experts say. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Almost 200 exams lost to snowfall Almost 200 A-level, AS and GCSE exams were cancelled in England because of January's snowfall, regulator Ofqual has revealed. |
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| Ofsted privatises nursery checks The education watchdog in England is in the final stages of preparing to outsource its early years inspections. | |
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| Labour leader 'stumps students' A third of students in England and Scotland do not know Gordon Brown is the leader of the Labour Party, a survey finds. | |
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| 1979: China invades Vietnam China sends hundreds of troops into Vietnam after weeks of tension and a military build-up along the border. | |||
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| 1987: Tamils strip off at Heathrow A group of Tamils seeking asylum in Britain protest at Heathrow airport by removing their clothes as they are about to be deported. | |||
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| 1992: Cannibal killer jailed for life Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is jailed for life in the US for murdering and dismembering 15 young men and boys. | |||
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