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	Tuesday, 04 May, 2010, 20:00 GMT 01:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta

TOP STORIES
	Brown urges 'come home' to Labour Gordon Brown urges voters to "stick with me" as party leaders push for votes in the final stages of the election campaign.
	Airspace to close in new ash risk Airspace over Scotland and Northern Ireland is to be closed from 0700 BST on Wednesday due to volcanic ash.
	Reps not guilty over Corfu deaths Two tour firm employees are cleared of manslaughter after two children died of carbon monoxide poisoning in Corfu.
	NY suspect charged with terrorism A Pakistan-born US citizen is charged with terrorism in connection with the failed bomb attack in Times Square.
	Markets hit by more debt concerns Markets slide as concerns about high levels of European government debt continue to hit confidence.

WORLD
	NY suspect charged with terrorism A Pakistan-born US citizen is charged with terrorism in connection with the failed bomb attack in Times Square.
	Funnel plan to battle Gulf spill Welders work against the clock to build a giant funnel for BP in a bid to halt the huge slick from a Gulf of Mexico well.
	Greek strikers hit Athens streets Greek public sector workers storm the Acropolis and scuffle with riot police during a strike against austerity measures.

AFRICA
	Bribes cost Ivory Coast '$300m' At least $300m (£200m) is paid in bribes at checkpoints in Ivory Coast each year, a business leader says.
	Angola threat over police arrest Police in Angola threaten legal action against local media after the case of a senior police officer charged with rape was made public.
	Gunman kills SA strip clubs owner "Lolly" Jackson, the owner of South Africa's Teazers strip clubs, is found shot dead, police say.

AMERICAS
	NY suspect charged with terrorism A Pakistan-born US citizen is charged with terrorism in connection with the failed bomb attack in Times Square.
	Funnel plan to battle Gulf spill Welders work against the clock to build a giant funnel for BP in a bid to halt the huge slick from a Gulf of Mexico well.
	Man sentenced in Letterman trial A former CBS producer is sentenced to six months for blackmailing TV host David Letterman over his affairs.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	Thai red-shirts in poll response Thailand's red-shirt protesters set out conditions for reconciliation talks with the government but say they are staying put.
	Japan PM scraps US base move plan Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama says it is not "feasible" to move a controversial US base out of Okinawa.
	Philippines vote machine 'errors' Some of the Philippines new vote-counting machinery has malfunctioned in tests ahead of 10 May polls, say officials.

EUROPE
	Greek strikers hit Athens streets Greek public sector workers storm the Acropolis and scuffle with riot police during a strike against austerity measures.
	Police stop veiled woman in Italy A Muslim woman in north-west Italy is stopped by police for wearing a veil covering her face, under a new law.
	'Profound' decline in fish stocks Over-fishing means UK trawlermen now have to work 17 times as hard for the same fish catch as 120 years ago, a study shows.

MIDDLE EAST
	US envoy returns to Middle East US Middle East envoy George Mitchell returns to the region, attempting to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.
	West Bank blaze damages mosque A mosque near the West Bank city of Nablus is damaged by fire caused by Jewish settlers, Palestinian officials say.
	Couple win Dubai car sex appeal A newly-wed couple caught by police in Dubai allegedly having sex in a car win an appeal against a conviction for public indecency.

SOUTH ASIA
	Mumbai gunman 'should be hanged' The sole surviving gunman who attacked the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay) in 2008 should be executed, prosecutors say.
	NY suspect charged with terrorism A Pakistan-born US citizen is charged with terrorism in connection with the failed bomb attack in Times Square.
	Probe into India reporter death Police in India question the father and brother of journalist Nirupama Pathak over her death, in a suspected "honour killing" case.

UK
	Brown urges 'come home' to Labour Gordon Brown urges voters to "stick with me" as party leaders push for votes in the final stages of the election campaign.
	Reps not guilty over Corfu deaths Two tour firm employees are cleared of manslaughter after two children died of carbon monoxide poisoning in Corfu.
	Airspace to close in new ash risk Airspace over Scotland and Northern Ireland is to be closed from 0700 BST on Wednesday due to volcanic ash.

ENGLAND
	Reps not guilty over Corfu deaths Two tour firm employees are cleared of manslaughter after two children died of carbon monoxide poisoning in Corfu.
	UKIP regrets 'blow up Iran' quote The UKIP candidate for Norwich North says Iran should be "blown up" and describes people from Afghanistan as "backward".
	Anger over dogging 'tourist' sign People living near a Cotswold beauty spot tear down a fake tourist sign pointing to an "official dogging area".

NORTHERN IRELAND
	Airspace to close in new ash risk Airspace over Scotland and Northern Ireland is to be closed from 0700 BST on Wednesday due to volcanic ash.
	PSNI man targeted in pipe bombing A pipe bomb device explodes outside the family home of a Catholic police officer in Newry on Monday night.
	Man arrested over Carroll murder A man is arrested in County Antrim over the murder of PSNI Stephen Carroll by dissident republicans last year.

SCOTLAND
	Ash set to shut Scottish airspace Scottish airspace is set to close again on Wednesday after forecasters warned volcanic ash would make it unsafe to fly.
	House price dip at start of year The average cost of a home in Scotland fell slightly at the beginning of 2010 but over the year rose by 5.4%.
	Driver charged over learner death A motorist appears in court charged with causing the death of a young learner driver in the Borders.

WALES
	Pensioner killer heard 'voices' A man with schizophrenia admits the "senseless killing" of a pensioner who was waiting for a lift to a skittles match.
	Labour fight for jobs, says Brown Gordon Brown has rallied support in Wales for the second time in the election campaign to declare Labour is in a "fight for jobs".
	Two arrested over woman's murder Police investigating the murder of a 22-year-old woman whose body was found in a disused canal in Porthmadog arrest two men.

BUSINESS
	Markets hit by more debt concerns Markets slide as concerns about high levels of European government debt continue to hit confidence.
	BP shares fall to seven-month low BP shares hit a a seven-month low as concerns grow about the cost of cleaning up a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
	EU ministers agree volcano action EU transport ministers agree measures they say will help prevent further disruption to air travel as a result of volcanic ash.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Florence heads up Mojo nominees Florence and the Machine leads the charge at this year's Mojo Honours List awards with four nominations.
	Tony nods for Law and Zeta-Jones British actors Jude Law and Catherine Zeta-Jones are among nominees announced for this year's Tony Awards.
	Turner Prize shortlist announced Artists Dexter Dalwood, Angela de la Cruz, Susan Philipsz and The Otolith Group have been shortlisted for this year's 2010 Turner Prize.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	'Profound' decline in fish stocks Over-fishing means UK trawlermen now have to work 17 times as hard for the same fish catch as 120 years ago, a study shows.
	Rocks record early magnetic field Scientists push back the date for the earliest known presence of a magnetic field on Earth by about 250 million years.
	BP vows to clean up US oil slick Oil giant BP says it is "absolutely responsible" for cleaning up the massive oil spill off the US Gulf of Mexico coast.

TECHNOLOGY
	Microsoft losing browser battle Internet Explorer once dominated the browser market but, for the first time, it has dropped below 60% while Google's Chrome continues to gain strength.
	Lovebug set stage for cybercrime Ten years ago the Love Bug virus was released, setting the stage for the modern day explosion of cybercrime.
	BBC website wins two Webby awards The BBC News website has won the Webbys' People's Voice award but loses out the New York Times in the offiical news site award.

HEALTH
	'Long-term harm' of toddlers' TV The more TV a toddler watches, the higher the likelihood they will do badly at school and have poor health at the age of 10, researchers warn.
	Southall back on medical register Paediatrician David Southall is back on the medical register after winning an appeal over a long-running dispute with the General Medical Council.
	NHS considering 'cheap eye drug' The NHS is looking into if it should break with convention and recommend the use of an unlicensed treatment for patients at risk of blindness.

EDUCATION
	Smacking ban 'improves parenting' Parents should find ways of punishing children without smacking, says the deputy head of the Council of Europe.
	Parties clash on education plans The three main parties clash over education funding, school standards and classroom discipline.
	'Long-term harm' of toddlers' TV The more TV a toddler watches, the higher the likelihood they will do badly at school and have poor health at the age of 10, researchers warn.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1997: Labour routs Tories in historic election The Labour Party wins the general election by a landslide, leaving the Conservative Party in tatters after 18 years in power.
	1982: British sub sinks Argentine cruiser The General Belgrano is destroyed in a controversial move by the Royal Navy off the disputed Falklands Islands - a thousand men are believed to be on board.
	1952: Comet inaugurates the jet age The world's first ever jet airliner - the De Havilland Comet 1 - sets off from London to Johannesburg on its maiden flight

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