Sunday, October 11, 2009

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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.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
  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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