Wednesday, September 30, 2009

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Wednesday, 30 September, 2009, 8:00 GMT 13:00 +05:00:Asia/Karachi
TOP STORIES
Brown loses Sun newspaper backing
Gordon Brown insists "it's people who decide elections, not newspapers" after the Sun declares for the Conservatives.
  Deadly tsunamis strike in Pacific
Tsunamis caused by a powerful earthquake in the Pacific kill more than 90 people in Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga.
  Cancer jab 'unlikely' death cause
A girl who died shortly after being given a cervical cancer vaccine had a "serious underlying medical condition", an NHS Trust says.
  UN 'to remove Afghanistan envoy'
The BBC learns that UN official Peter Galbraith is to be removed from his post in Afghanistan, but the envoy denies this.
  Online advertising 'overtakes TV'
Online advertising spending in the UK has overtaken television expenditure for the first time, a report says.
WORLD
Deadly tsunamis strike in Pacific
Tsunamis caused by a powerful earthquake in the Pacific kill more than 90 people in Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga.
  IMF cuts crisis losses prediction
The International Monetary Fund cuts its prediction for write-downs from the financial crisis to $3.4tn (£2.1tn) from $4tn.
  UN 'to remove Afghanistan envoy'
The BBC learns that UN official Peter Galbraith is to be removed from his post in Afghanistan, but the envoy denies this.
EUROPE
Russia-Georgia war EU report due
An independent report into who started last year's Russia Georgia conflict is set to be published by the European Union.
  New Czech move to block EU treaty
Czech senators opposed to the EU's Lisbon Treaty file a new legal complaint that could delay its adoption for months.
  Brown loses Sun newspaper backing
Gordon Brown insists "it's people who decide elections, not newspapers" after the Sun declares for the Conservatives.
MIDDLE EAST
UN scrutinises Gaza 'war crimes'
UN's human rights representatives gather in Geneva for a sensitive debate on a report into Israel's military operation in Gaza.
  Iran insists on 'nuclear rights'
Iran says it will not negotiate away its rights to nuclear enrichment at an upcoming meeting with world powers.
  Iran allows visit to US detainees
Swiss diplomats have visited three US hikers detained in Iran after straying across the border from Iraq, officials say.
SOUTH ASIA
UN 'to remove Afghanistan envoy'
The BBC learns that UN official Peter Galbraith is to be removed from his post in Afghanistan, but the envoy denies this.
  Nepal church collapse kills many
At least 23 people are killed at a Christian conference when a makeshift church building collapses in eastern Nepal.
  Air India pilots call off protest
Senior pilots of India's national carrier, Air India, call off their four-day-old protest after a government assurance to look into their demands.
UK
Brown loses Sun newspaper backing
Gordon Brown insists "it's people who decide elections, not newspapers" after the Sun declares for the Conservatives.
  RAF leaflet box kills Afghan girl
An investigation begins into the death of an Afghan girl who died when a box of leaflets dropped by an RAF aircraft landed on her.
  Cancer jab 'unlikely' death cause
A girl who died shortly after being given a cervical cancer vaccine had a "serious underlying medical condition", an NHS Trust says.
ENTERTAINMENT
Polanski capture 'always planned'
US prosecutors dispute claims Roman Polanski's arrest came out of the blue, saying he had been on a "wanted list" for years.
  Call halts Craig and Jackman play
Actors Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman halt a performance of their Broadway play over an audience member's ringing mobile phone.
  Glasgow not 'too white' for Mobos
The founder of the Music of Black Origin Awards rejects comments that Glasgow is a "very white" city to host the event.
SCIENCE/NATURE
'Clown' tourist blasts into space
Circus entrepreneur Guy Laliberte is to become the "first clown in space" as he lifts off in a Soyuz rocket from Kazakhstan.
  Deadly tsunamis strike in Pacific
Tsunamis caused by a powerful earthquake in the Pacific kill more than 90 people in Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga.
  Mummy autopsy result 'was wrong'
The first scientific autopsy on an ancient Egyptian mummy probably got the cause of death wrong, research suggests.
TECHNOLOGY
Online thieves step up bank raids
Cyber-criminals are increasingly avoiding bank anti-fraud software and recruiting money mules to avoid being caught.
  18m Freeview homes in TV retune
More than 18 million households with Freeview will need to retune their set-top boxes and TVs later as the service is upgraded.
  Online advertising 'overtakes TV'
Online advertising spending in the UK has overtaken television expenditure for the first time, a report says.
HEALTH
Cancer jab 'unlikely' death cause
A girl who died shortly after being given a cervical cancer vaccine had a "serious underlying medical condition", an NHS Trust says.
  Social isolation 'worsens cancer'
Social isolation may trigger biological changes that make cancer more deadly, US research on mice suggests.
  IVF clinics' success rates online
IVF success rates are now almost indistinguishable among clinics so patients need to consider other factors, says regulator.
EDUCATION
Parents to get discipline warning
Plans to improve pupil behaviour, including leaflets reminding parents of their responsibilities, will be unveiled by Ed Balls.
  Brown's pledge on school funding
Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledges not to cut public spending on schools in England.
  Watchdog fears over poor students
The man who champions the lot of poorer students has said he is "extremely concerned" about the delays to grant and loan payments.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
  1955: James Dean killed in car smash
Hollywood actor James Dean is killed when his sports car is involved in a head-on collision with another vehicle.
  2000: Shocking images of boy shot in Gaza
There is a shocked and angry reaction to images of the death of a 12-year-old Palestinian boy caught in Israeli-Palestinian crossfire.
  1971: Foreign Office names Soviet superspy
The British Government names Oleg Lyalin as the Soviet defector who last week exposed dozens of Russians alleged to be spying in the UK.

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