Sunday, 11 October, 2009, 8:00 GMT 13:00 +05:00:Asia/Karachi | |
TOP STORIES | |
Brown may have to repay expenses Prime Minister Gordon Brown may have to pay back some of his expense claims, the BBC understands. | |
Clinton reaches UK on Europe tour US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives in the UK on the second leg of a five-day tour of Europe. | |
Boyzone star Stephen Gately dies Boyzone singer Stephen Gately has died while on holiday in Majorca, according to the band's website. | |
Obama to end military gay policy US president Barack Obama tells America's largest gay group he will end a ban on gays serving openly in the military. | |
Pakistan army raid frees hostages Pakistani security forces say more than 40 hostages held by militants in Rawalpindi have been freed in a military operation. |
WORLD | |
Pakistan army raid frees hostages Pakistani security forces say more than 40 hostages held by militants in Rawalpindi have been freed in a military operation. | |
Obama to end military gay policy US president Barack Obama tells America's largest gay group he will end a ban on gays serving openly in the military. | |
Sri Lanka leader wins local poll Sri Lanka's ruling coalition sweeps to victory in a provincial poll that could pave the way for an early presidential election. |
EUROPE | |
Polish leader ratifies EU treaty Polish President Lech Kaczynski signs the EU's Lisbon Treaty, leaving the Czech Republic the only country yet to ratify it. | |
Armenia and Turkey normalise ties Armenia and Turkey sign a historic deal to restore diplomatic ties and reopen their border after a century of hostility. | |
Boyzone star Stephen Gately dies Boyzone singer Stephen Gately has died while on holiday in Majorca, according to the band's website. |
MIDDLE EAST | |
Iran 'sentences three to death' Three people held after June's disputed presidential election are sentenced to death, Iran's Isna news agency reports. | |
Fresh clashes mar al-Aqsa prayers Clashes break out in East Jerusalem, but Friday prayers at al-Aqsa mosque pass mainly peacefully despite high tensions. | |
Louvre to return Egyptian frescos Paris' Louvre Museum bows to Egypt's demands and says it will return five ancient stone sculptures within weeks. |
SOUTH ASIA | |
Pakistan army raid frees hostages Pakistani security forces say more than 40 hostages held by militants in Rawalpindi have been freed in a military operation. | |
Sri Lanka leader wins local poll Sri Lanka's ruling coalition sweeps to victory in a provincial poll that could pave the way for an early presidential election. | |
India in new anti-Maoist strategy The Indian government agrees on a new tactic to fight Maoists who are operating in several states across India. |
UK | |
Brown may have to repay expenses Prime Minister Gordon Brown may have to pay back some of his expense claims, the BBC understands. | |
Newsagents warn Labour over ban Newsagents threaten to boycott the Labour Party at the next general election if legislation bans them from openly displaying cigarettes. | |
Boyzone star Stephen Gately dies Boyzone singer Stephen Gately has died while on holiday in Majorca, according to the band's website. |
ENTERTAINMENT | |
Boyzone star Stephen Gately dies Boyzone singer Stephen Gately has died while on holiday in Majorca, according to the band's website. | |
Bellingham is voted off Strictly Actress Lynda Bellingham is the fourth celebrity to be voted off Strictly Come Dancing after facing Craig Kelly in the dance-off. | |
Marge gracing Playboy mag cover Simpsons matriarch Marge Simpson becomes the first cartoon character to appear on the cover of Playboy. |
SCIENCE/NATURE | |
'Scary' climate message from past Refined measurements of past climate suggest some current political targets on CO2 are "playing with fire". | |
'Space clown' lands back on Earth Circus entrepreneur Guy Laliberte returns to Earth after a 10-day tourist visit to the International Space station. | |
Nasa team scours Moon crash data Nasa scientists outline preliminary results after crashing two spacecraft into the Moon in a bid to detect water-ice. |
TECHNOLOGY | |
Superfast broadband extends reach BT says that its superfast broadband will be available to 2.5m homes by 2012, rather than its original 1m target. | |
Google hits back at book critics Google's plans for the world's largest virtual library will not create a monopoly, argues co-founder. | |
One billion hits a day on YouTube Video website YouTube says it now handles over a billion video requests a day, three years after being bought out by Google. |
HEALTH | |
Jaw bone created from stem cells Scientists create a joint in the jaw from human adult stem cells, an advance which could revolutionise reconstructive surgery. | |
Talking therapies access widens A multi-million pound strategy to increase access to "talking therapies" in England should cover 75% of the country by March, ministers say. | |
ME virus discovery raises hopes US research suggests a single virus may play a role in the development of chronic fatigue syndrome. |
EDUCATION | |
Tories warn student loan minister The Conservatives' university spokesman says ministers cannot duck responsibility in student loans fiasco. | |
'Suitable' home education review The government is to review what a "suitable" and "efficient" education means for home educated children in England. | |
One-to-one maths help for pupils Thousands of six and seven year old pupils in England who struggle with maths are to be offered one-to-one specialist teaching. |
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1976: China's 'Gang of Four' arrested The new head of the Communist Party, Hua Goufeng, snuffs out a coup led by Chairman Mao's widow Jiang Qing and three others party members. | |||
1974: Labour scrapes working majority Harold Wilson's Labour government wins a second term in office - but only just. | |||
1982: Mary Rose rises after 437 years The Mary Rose, flagship of King Henry VIII, rises to the surface after 437 years at the bottom of the Solent. | |||
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