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| Tuesday, 06 October, 2009, 8:00 GMT 13:00 +05:00:Asia/Karachi |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Tories plan rise in pension age The Tories unveil plans to raise the state pension age for men to 66 from 2016, to help tackle the UK's debts. |
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| PM 'refused extra Afghan troops' Gordon Brown refused a major Afghanistan troop reinforcement against the military's advice, the ex-head of the Army claims. | |
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| Calls to scrap short jail terms Jail sentences of less than a year do not work and should be abolished, prison governors will hear at their annual conference. | |
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| Freeze top public pay - Darling Chancellor Alistair Darling has announced a pay freeze on senior civil servants, NHS managers and GPs for 2010/11. | |
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| Tesco 'well-placed for recovery' Britain's biggest retailer says it is well-placed for the global recovery as it reports half-year profits up 1.5% to £1.42bn. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | North Korea 'may return to talks' North Korea tells China it is willing to return to six-party nuclear talks, dependent on negotiations with the US. |
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| Sumatra relief effort increased Aid teams try to reach remote Indonesian villages, and provide shelter and food in Padang city, after a deadly earthquake. | |
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| Australia raises interest rates Australia raises its main interest rate to 3.25% from 3%, the first G20 nation to do so as the global economy begins to recover. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Protests outside EU milk meeting Hundreds of farmers drive tractors and cows into Brussels as EU agriculture ministers meet to discuss low milk prices. |
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| Court weighs Berlusconi immunity Italy's top court is to begin deciding whether Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has immunity from prosecution whilst in office. | |
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| Scientist reproduces Turin shroud The Shroud of Turin is reproduced by an Italian scientist in another attempt to prove that the cloth image of Christ's face is a fake. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Israel minister feared UK arrest Israel's former military chief, now a government minister, cancels a visit to London fearing arrest for alleged war crimes. |
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| Iraqi funeral struck by bombing At least six people are killed and 15 injured in a suicide bomb attack at a funeral in western Iraq, police say. | |
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| Saudi completes Pompey takeover Saudi business tycoon Ali Al Faraj completes his takeover of Portsmouth, acquiring a 90% stake in the Premier League club. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Pakistan Taliban claim UN attack The Pakistani Taliban says it launched Monday's attack on the UN World Food Programme offices in Islamabad, killing five people. |
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| S Lanka pledge on refugee camps Sri Lanka's government says it is taking measures to ensure that refugee camps will cope with monsoon rains. | |
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| Maoists kill kidnapped policeman The body of a policeman, kidnapped last week by Maoist rebels in India's Jharkhand state, is found, police and the rebels say. | |
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| UK | |
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| Tories plan rise in pension age The Tories unveil plans to raise the state pension age for men to 66 from 2016, to help tackle the UK's debts. |
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| PM 'refused extra Afghan troops' Gordon Brown refused a major Afghanistan troop reinforcement against the military's advice, the ex-head of the Army claims. | |
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| Fears over care home drug errors Elderly people living in care homes are being put at risk because of poor systems relating to medication, a report says. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Amy Winehouse to sing on Strictly Amy Winehouse is to appear on BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing - as a backing singer for her 13-year-old goddaughter. |
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| Lyndhurst returns as Rodney's dad Actor Nicholas Lyndhurst is to star in the Only Fools and Horses prequel, playing the father of his original character. | |
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| Fans secure film deal for Grint Fans of Harry Potter star Rupert Grint are credited with securing the release of his new film, Cherrybomb, through a web campaign. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | DNA sequencing in a holey new way IBM researchers announce an effort to trap DNA molecules in tiny holes in an effort to decode their genetic instructions. |
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| Logbooks may yield climate bounty Researchers turn to 18th Century ships' logbooks for weather data that could help our understanding of climate change. | |
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| Scientist reproduces Turin shroud The Shroud of Turin is reproduced by an Italian scientist in another attempt to prove that the cloth image of Christ's face is a fake. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Phishing attack targets Hotmail Thousands of Hotmail passwords have been compromised as part of a phishing attack, Microsoft has confirmed. |
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| New rules to end 'blogger payola' The US government aims to regulate bloggers with new guidelines on endorsements, the first update in nearly 30 years. | |
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| DNA sequencing in a holey new way IBM researchers announce an effort to trap DNA molecules in tiny holes in an effort to decode their genetic instructions. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Fears over care home drug errors Elderly people living in care homes are being put at risk because of poor systems relating to medication, a report says. |
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| Med-style diet 'can battle blues' Following a Mediterranean diet may help prevent depression, a Spanish study of more than 10,000 adults suggests. | |
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| Educated women 'aid long life' A well-educated woman influences both her own and her partner's chances of a long life, Swedish research indicates. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Educated women 'aid long life' A well-educated woman influences both her own and her partner's chances of a long life, Swedish research indicates. |
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| Loan deal to fund student pledge The Conservatives promise 10,000 more university places if elected - paid for by a student loan discount. | |
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| Tories plan 'technical schools' The Conservatives are promising to open a new type of "technical school" in 12 major cities across England. | |
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| 1981: Egypt's President Sadat assassinated President Sadat of Egypt dies after being shot by gunmen at a military parade. | |||
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| 1986: Nuclear technician missing after secrets leak Fears grow for the missing nuclear technician who has disappeared in London. | |||
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| 1973: Arab states attack Israeli forces Heavy fighting erupts between Arab and Israeli forces along two fronts as Egypt and Syria attempt to re-take land occupied since 1967. | |||
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