Monday, October 12, 2009

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Monday, 12 October, 2009, 8:00 GMT 13:00 +05:00:Asia/Karachi
TOP STORIES
MPs braced for expenses demands
MPs return to the Commons after the summer break to face demands they repay thousands of pounds in expenses.
  Clinton warning to Afghan leader
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the winner of Afghanistan's election will need to do more to stabilise the country.
  Post-mortem due on Boyzone star
A post-mortem is due to be carried out this week to determine how Boyzone star Stephen Gately died.
  PM to unveil £16bn sale of assets
Gordon Brown is to announce the sale of £16bn worth of government assets in an attempt to shore up public finances.
  Brighton Tory bombing remembered
A memorial service is to be held to mark the 25th anniversary of the IRA bomb attack on Brighton's Grand Hotel.
WORLD
Clinton warning to Afghan leader
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the winner of Afghanistan's election will need to do more to stabilise the country.
  Blast rocks north-west Pakistan
At least six people have been killed in an explosion near the Swat valley in north-west Pakistan, officials say.
  New Jackson song is given airing
A previously unheard Michael Jackson song is given its first public airing, three and a half months after the star's death.
EUROPE
Bomb attack on Italian barracks
Two people are injured in a bomb explosion at a police barracks in Milan in northern Italy.
  Concern over 'rigged' Russia vote
Opposition parties in Russia allege that local elections across the country have been marred by widespread fraud.
  Post-mortem due on Boyzone star
A post-mortem is due to be carried out this week to determine how Boyzone star Stephen Gately died.
MIDDLE EAST
Trio of blasts strikes Iraqi city
Three blasts rock the Iraqi city of Ramadi, west of Baghdad, killing at least 22 people and wounding 61, police say.
  Turkey-Israel in air exercise row
Turkey excludes Israel from taking part in an air exercise over Turkish territory, the Israeli army says.
  Kuwait wants Gulf currency delay
Kuwait has called for the launch of a Gulf monetary union and single currency - due in 2010 - to be delayed.
SOUTH ASIA
Clinton warning to Afghan leader
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the winner of Afghanistan's election will need to do more to stabilise the country.
  Blast rocks north-west Pakistan
At least six people have been killed in an explosion near the Swat valley in north-west Pakistan, officials say.
  Violence in India's Maoist strike
Maoists in India blow up culverts and cut electricity for the railways on the first day of a strike the rebels have called.
UK
MPs braced for expenses demands
MPs return to the Commons after the summer break to face demands they repay thousands of pounds in expenses.
  Clinton to address NI politicians
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Belfast for a series of meetings with Northern Ireland's political leaders.
  Post-mortem due on Boyzone star
A post-mortem is due to be carried out this week to determine how Boyzone star Stephen Gately died.
ENTERTAINMENT
Post-mortem due on Boyzone star
A post-mortem is due to be carried out this week to determine how Boyzone star Stephen Gately died.
  New Jackson song is given airing
A previously unheard Michael Jackson song is given its first public airing, three and a half months after the star's death.
  Dannii sorry for X Factor remark
X Factor judge Dannii Minogue apologises after making a comment about the sexuality of a contestant on the ITV1 show.
SCIENCE/NATURE
Pallas is 'Peter Pan' space rock
Hubble provides new insight on 2 Pallas, the huge asteroid that never quite grew up into a full planet.
  'Scary' climate message from past
Refined measurements of past climate suggest some current political targets on CO2 are "playing with fire".
  New fears for species extinctions
Scientists warn of an alarming increase in the extinction of animal species due to loss of biodiversity.
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
Fat children 'don't want surgery'
Most obese children reject the idea of weight loss surgery, but need more support to lose weight naturally, a survey suggests.
  Children can 'imagine away' pain
Children can be taught to use their imagination to tackle frequent bouts of stomach pain, research shows.
  Juggling increases brain power
Oxford University scientists find that a complex skill such as juggling causes changes in the white matter of the brain.
EDUCATION
Many new schools lack sprinklers
Almost half of new school buildings in England do not have fire safety sprinkler systems, the BBC has learned.
  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.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
  2000: Suicide bombers attack USS Cole
At least six American sailors die in what's thought to have been a suicide bomb attack on a US Navy destroyer in Yemen.
  2002: Dozens killed in Bali nightclub explosion
Reports from the Indonesian holiday island of Bali say more than 50 people have been killed in two explosions.
  1984: Tory Cabinet in Brighton bomb blast
A bomb explodes at the Conservative Party conference in Brighton in a direct attack on the British Government.

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