Wednesday, 14 October, 2009, 8:00 GMT 13:00 +05:00:Asia/Karachi | |
TOP STORIES | |
PM 'to boost Afghanistan troops' Gordon Brown is expected to announce that Britain is to send an extra 500 military personnel to Afghanistan. | |
Clegg wants more expenses repaid Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg calls on the retrospective expenses audit that has angered MPs to be widened. | |
New flying reptile fossils found Fossils of a new type of flying reptile which lived 160 million years ago are found in China, bridging an evolutionary gap. | |
Tesco boss raps school standards Standards in many state schools are "woefully low", leaving employers to "pick up the pieces", the boss of Tesco says. | |
Senate panel passes health bill A US Senate committee approves a healthcare reform bill, a move described as a "critical milestone" by President Obama. |
WORLD | |
Decline in Chinese trade slowing The decline in Chinese exports slows in September, suggesting improvements in economies elsewhere in the world. | |
Tsunami drill across Indian Ocean Eighteen countries around the Indian Ocean hold an exercise to evaluate the region's tsunami early warning systems. | |
New flying reptile fossils found Fossils of a new type of flying reptile which lived 160 million years ago are found in China, bridging an evolutionary gap. |
EUROPE | |
PM 'to boost Afghanistan troops' Gordon Brown is expected to announce that Britain is to send an extra 500 military personnel to Afghanistan. | |
Karadzic immunity appeal rejected Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic loses his appeal that war crimes charges against him be dropped. | |
Russian court rejects Stalin case A Moscow court rejects a lawsuit filed by the grandson of dictator Joseph Stalin claiming a Russian newspaper defamed him. |
MIDDLE EAST | |
Israel warns of Hezbollah threat Israel's president says Hezbollah has turned Lebanon into a "powder keg", after an explosion at a house near Tyre. | |
Don't pressure Iran, says Russia Threatening Iran with sanctions will not help progress on the nuclear issue, Russia's top diplomat tells Hillary Clinton. | |
Al-Qaeda suspects die in shootout Two suspected al-Qaeda members and a police officer have been killed in a shoot-out in Saudi Arabia, officials say. |
SOUTH ASIA | |
'No change' to Pakistan aid bill A top US senator behind a major aid package to Pakistan says its conditions do not "impinge" on Pakistan's sovereignty. | |
PM 'to boost Afghanistan troops' Gordon Brown is expected to announce that Britain is to send an extra 500 military personnel to Afghanistan. | |
Tsunami drill across Indian Ocean Eighteen countries around the Indian Ocean hold an exercise to evaluate the region's tsunami early warning systems. |
UK | |
PM 'to boost Afghanistan troops' Gordon Brown is expected to announce that Britain is to send an extra 500 military personnel to Afghanistan. | |
Tesco boss raps school standards Standards in many state schools are "woefully low", leaving employers to "pick up the pieces", the boss of Tesco says. | |
Clegg wants more expenses repaid Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg calls on the retrospective expenses audit that has angered MPs to be widened. |
ENTERTAINMENT | |
First chart-topper Martino dies US Singer Al Martino, who made musical history with the UK's first number one record, dies at the age of 82. | |
Plinth art project draws to close Antony Gormley's Fourth Plinth art project in London's Trafalgar Square is coming to an end after 100 days. | |
Gately 'died of natural causes' The Boyzone singer Stephen Gately died of natural causes, a post mortem examination in Spain establishes. |
SCIENCE/NATURE | |
New flying reptile fossils found Fossils of a new type of flying reptile which lived 160 million years ago are found in China, bridging an evolutionary gap. | |
European commands space station Belgian astronaut Frank De Winne talks of his pride at taking command of the International Space Station. | |
Lizards filmed 'walking on water' Remarkable slow-motion film is taken of two lizards that seem to do the impossible - walk on water. |
TECHNOLOGY | |
Data losses in Snow Leopard bug Users are reporting a bug in the Mac's latest operating system that deletes their entire accounts when they log in as a guest. | |
Phone sales hit by Sidekick loss The data loss resulting from a technical glitch affecting Sidekick mobile phones hurts the future of cloud computing, say analysts. | |
Youth 'cannot live' without web 75% of 16 to 24 year olds say they cannot live without access to the internet, according to a new survey. |
HEALTH | |
Parents 'doubt cot death risks' Half of cot deaths are linked to bed-sharing, yet many parents remain sceptical about the risk, a poll reveals. | |
Patients urged to rate GPs online Patients are encouraged to rate their local GP surgery on a new NHS website designed to improve standards. | |
Physical problems 'often mental' The toll of mental ill health is unrecognised since problems like cancer and obesity are often caused in the mind, say experts. |
EDUCATION | |
Tories' university places attack The Conservatives are set to criticise the shortage of university places this summer, claiming 141,000 missed out. | |
Tesco boss raps school standards Standards in many state schools are "woefully low", leaving employers to "pick up the pieces", the boss of Tesco says. | |
Madrasas 'should face regulation' Islamic supplementary schools known as madrasas should face stricter regulations, an MP demands. |
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1994: Israelis and Arafat share peace prize Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, and two Israelis - the Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Foreign Minister Shimon Peres - are the winners of this year's Nobel peace prize. | |||
1983: Parkinson quits over lovechild scandal The Trade and Industry Secretary resigns after fresh details about his affair with a former secretary are revealed. | |||
1973: Thai army shoots protesters Dozens of people are killed in the Thai capital of Bangkok in street battles between government troops and demonstrators. | |||
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