Tuesday, 20 October, 2009, 8:00 GMT 13:00 +05:00:Asia/Karachi | |
TOP STORIES | |
Inmates 'moved before jail check' Five senior managers face disciplinary action after inmates were moved between two jails ahead of inspections. | |
'Extremists hijack' military name A group of former generals warns the armed forces' reputation is being tarnished by political "extremists" using their symbols. | |
Roll-out for Nasa's test rocket The US space agency rolls out its Ares 1-X rocket as it tests the design concept of a future astronaut launcher. | |
Karzai 'to answer poll criticism' Afghan President Hamid Karzai is set to respond to doubts over his election victory claim, says US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. | |
Handover of forces homes attacked The Ministry of Defence must improve the way it hands over homes to armed forces families, says a Commons watchdog. |
WORLD | |
Karzai 'to answer poll criticism' Afghan President Hamid Karzai is set to respond to doubts over his election victory claim, says US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. | |
Pakistan targets key Taliban town Fierce fighting has broken out as Pakistani troops battle to gain control of the key militant town of Kotkai in South Waziristan. | |
US scientist charged with spying A US scientist who used to work for the Pentagon and Nasa is arrested and charged with attempted espionage. |
EUROPE | |
PKK 'surrender' tests Turkey plan Eight Kurdish rebels cross into Turkey from Iraq to surrender in a sign of support for Ankara's peace efforts. | |
France detains 'top Eta leader' French police arrest two suspected Eta members, including a senior political leader of the Basque separatist group, officials say. | |
Fury as Berlusconi judge filmed Silvio Berlusconi comes under fire after a TV channel that he owns secretly films a judge who ruled against him in a bribery case. |
MIDDLE EAST | |
Iran uranium deal talks 'go well' Talks with Iran on a uranium enrichment deal are "off to a good start", says UN watchdog Mohamed ElBaradei. | |
US scientist charged with spying A US scientist who used to work for the Pentagon and Nasa is arrested and charged with attempted espionage. | |
Iran accuses Pakistan over attack Iran's president claims Pakistani agents were involved in a suicide attack that targeted a group of elite Revolutionary Guards. |
SOUTH ASIA | |
Pakistan targets key Taliban town Fierce fighting has broken out as Pakistani troops battle to gain control of the key militant town of Kotkai in South Waziristan. | |
Karzai 'to answer poll criticism' Afghan President Hamid Karzai is set to respond to doubts over his election victory claim, says US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. | |
Abuses may hit EU-Sri Lanka ties Sri Lanka could lose special trading rights with the EU after a report roundly criticises its recent human rights record. |
UK | |
Inmates 'moved before jail check' Five senior managers face disciplinary action after inmates were moved between two jails ahead of inspections. | |
'Little sign' of post strike deal Talks aimed at averting strike action by Royal Mail workers resume later, as union sources suggest a deal is not close. | |
'Extremists hijack' military name A group of former generals warns the armed forces' reputation is being tarnished by political "extremists" using their symbols. |
ENTERTAINMENT | |
PCC to examine Mail Gately column The Press Complaints Commission is to ask the Daily Mail to respond to complaints about a column it ran on the death of Boyzone singer Stephen Gately. | |
U2 gig to be streamed on YouTube U2's concert at the Pasadena Rose Bowl in California on Sunday will be streamed live on video-sharing website YouTube, the band announces. | |
'Mock' rapped over swimmer jibes Satire show Mock The Week breached guidelines over comments about swimmer Rebecca Adlington, the BBC Trust rules. |
SCIENCE/NATURE | |
Roll-out for Nasa's test rocket The US space agency rolls out its Ares 1-X rocket as it tests the design concept of a future astronaut launcher. | |
'Quick test' for airport liquids Scientists say they have come up with a quick technique for detecting liquids that could be used as explosives. | |
Climate treaty now 'more do-able' Prospects for a global climate treaty advanced during talks in London between big-emitting countries, the UK says. |
TECHNOLOGY | |
'Quick test' for airport liquids Scientists say they have come up with a quick technique for detecting liquids that could be used as explosives. | |
Apple profits up on iPhone sales Apple shrugs off the recession with profits surging on demand for iPhones and both laptop and desktop computers. | |
Roll-out for Nasa's test rocket The US space agency rolls out its Ares 1-X rocket as it tests the design concept of a future astronaut launcher. |
HEALTH | |
Science to 'stop age clock at 50' Centenarians with the bodies of 50-year-olds will be a realistic possibility in the future, say scientists. | |
Growing doubts about HIV vaccine Experts raise concerns about the reliability of the trial of a vaccine which appeared to protect against HIV. | |
Early MRSA discharges called for Hospitals should discharge MRSA patients early, to help ease care beds pressure as the flu season starts, doctors say. |
EDUCATION | |
Science adviser warns of fee rise Universities in England will need to charge higher fees in order to maintain standards, says a government adviser. | |
Children's books 'ousted by DVDs' A survey suggests half of children spend more time in front of a television or computer screen than they do reading. | |
More choice on school start age Parents in England are to be given more choice about when their children start primary school. |
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1967: Thousands join anti-war movement Thousands of demonstrators in Oakland, California, hold the biggest protest yet against the Vietnam War. | |||
1983: Grenada's prime minister 'assassinated' Eyewitnesses say the prime minister and seven of his colleagues have been killed during a hardline military coup. | |||
2000: British activist freed from Burma Human rights activist James Mawdsley is released from prison in Burma where he has been held since 1999. | |||
DON'T MISS | |
Hate at the Door Panorama's undercover look at racism in Britain today. MONDAY, BBC ONE AT 8.30PM AND THEN ONLINE |
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