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Friday, 16 October, 2009, 8:00 GMT 13:00 +05:00:Asia/Karachi
TOP STORIES
Call for lessons to begin at six
A major review of primary education calls for children's formal learning to be delayed until they reach the age of six.
  Far-right Dutch MP heading to UK
Controversial right-wing Dutch MP Geert Wilders is due to arrive in the UK later after overturning a Home Office ban on him entering the country.
  Balloon boy father denies TV fake
The father of a boy thought to have been carried away by a balloon before being found denies the incident was a media stunt.
  Deadly bomb shakes Pakistani city
At least six people have died in an explosion in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, police say, a day after a string of attacks.
  'No post-jab paracetamol' advice
Routinely giving paracetamol to babies after vaccinations may lower the effectiveness of the immunisation, research suggests.
WORLD
Sydney terror suspects convicted
A jury in Australia finds five men guilty of conspiring to commit terrorist attacks, after one of the country's longest trials.
  Deadly bomb shakes Pakistani city
At least six people have died in an explosion in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, police say, a day after a string of attacks.
  Balloon boy father denies TV fake
The father of a boy thought to have been carried away by a balloon before being found denies the incident was a media stunt.
EUROPE
Italy fury at 'Taliban pay' claim
Italy angrily denies a UK newspaper report that it paid Taliban fighters in Afghanistan to keep the peace.
  Far-right Dutch MP heading to UK
Controversial right-wing Dutch MP Geert Wilders is due to arrive in the UK later after overturning a Home Office ban on him entering the country.
  Hague fixes Karadzic trial date
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic will go on trial at The Hague on Monday 26 October, the court says.
MIDDLE EAST
UN body debates Gaza war report
The UN Human Rights Council ends a first day of debate on whether to endorse a report into the Israeli offensive in Gaza.
  Hezbollah disputes 'rocket' video
Lebanese group Hezbollah broadcasts its own footage to dispute an Israeli claim that it removed arms from the site of an explosion.
  Egypt groups target Mubarak son
Opposition groups in Egypt start a campaign to block President Hosni Mubarak from passing power to his son Gamal.
SOUTH ASIA
Deadly bomb shakes Pakistani city
At least six people have died in an explosion in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, police say, a day after a string of attacks.
  Food Day praise for Brazil, China
Brazil and China are praised, and India criticised, in a new report on efforts to tackle hunger, published on UN World Food Day.
  Afghan envoy says run-off likely
Afghanistan's ambassador to the US says a run-off vote to settle the country's presidential election is likely.
UK
Call for lessons to begin at six
A major review of primary education calls for children's formal learning to be delayed until they reach the age of six.
  Far-right Dutch MP heading to UK
Controversial right-wing Dutch MP Geert Wilders is due to arrive in the UK later after overturning a Home Office ban on him entering the country.
  Teen alcohol crackdown 'success'
Thousands of teenagers had a total of 5,171 litres of alcohol confiscated in a summer crackdown on binge drinking.
ENTERTAINMENT
Man sectioned over Lewis assault
A man is charged and sectioned under the Mental Health Act in connection with an assault on pop star Leona Lewis.
  Sir Paul to play BBC charity gig
Sir Paul McCartney is to join a host of stars including Take That and Muse for a one-off charity concert for Children in Need.
  Stars wish Corrie's Blanche well
Coronation Street stars wish actress Maggie Jones, who plays Blanche Hunt, a speedy recovery after major surgery.
SCIENCE/NATURE
Glimpses of Solar System's edge
The first results from Nasa's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (Ibex) spacecraft show unexpected features at our Solar System's edge.
  Banana marks seed bank milestone
An international seed bank has hit its target of containing 10% of all the world's wild plant species, researchers announce.
  Virtual maze 'maps' mouse memory
Researchers take live recordings from inside the brain cells of mice as they move around a virtual reality maze.
TECHNOLOGY
Microsoft recovers Sidekick data
Microsoft says it has recovered "most if not all" of the data lost during recent server disruptions.
  Call for rethink on data storage
A Microsoft official says new trading rules are needed for the movement of electronic data around the world.
  Battle of the smartphones begins
With a clutch of new high-end handsets launching this week, could smartphones finally be going mass market?
HEALTH
'No post-jab paracetamol' advice
Routinely giving paracetamol to babies after vaccinations may lower the effectiveness of the immunisation, research suggests.
  Foetal kick charts 'inaccurate'
Foetal kick charts, used to check a pregnancy's healthy progress, are inaccurate and should not be used, Irish researchers say.
  GPs not promoting chlamydia tests
GPs are not promoting chlamydia screening because they fear it will embarrass patients, researchers say.
EDUCATION
Call for lessons to begin at six
A major review of primary education calls for children's formal learning to be delayed until they reach the age of six.
  Fewer than half get GCSE minimum
Just under half of teenagers who took GCSEs this summer in England got five "good passes" including maths and English.
  Troubleshooters lead loan review
The government has appointed two troubleshooters to lead a review of the problems over student loans.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
  1996: Handguns to be banned in the UK
The British Government announces plans to outlaw almost all handguns following Dunblane massacre in March.
  1987: Hurricane winds batter southern England
Southern Britain begins a massive clear-up operation after the worst night of storms in living memory.
  1974: Maze prison goes up in flames
Three prison staff are in hospital and dozens of prisoners injured after rioting and fires at the Long Kesh Maze prison.
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