Tuesday 16 March 2010

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Tuesday, 16 March, 2010, 14:00 GMT 21:00 +07:00:Asia/Jakarta
TOP STORIES
Kidnapped Sahil found in Pakistan
The family of a five-year-old British boy who was kidnapped while in Pakistan say they are "ecstatic" after he is found.
  Police quizzed over abuse deaths
Ten police officers are under investigation over a mother and daughter found dead in a burned out car after years of abuse.
  PM defends stance on Omagh bomb
Downing Street defends its refusal to share intelligence over the 1998 Omagh bomb in which 29 people died.
  Six MPs' expenses appeals fail
Six MPs appealing against a ruling that they repay expenses claims have been told they must pay them back.
  US envoy postpones Israel visit
US envoy George Mitchell puts off a visit to Israel amid a row over settlements, as clashes erupt in Jerusalem.
WORLD
US envoy postpones Israel visit
US envoy George Mitchell puts off a visit to Israel amid a row over settlements, as clashes erupt in Jerusalem.
  Blood protest against Thai leader
Thailand's red-shirts splash blood under the gates of Government House in a third day of protests to oust the government.
  Mystery of Chinese lawyer deepens
Comments by China's foreign minister shed no light on the location of missing human rights lawyer Gao Xhisheng.
AMERICAS
FBI to investigate Mexico deaths
The FBI says it is sending agents to Mexico's border city of Ciudad Juarez after three people linked to the US consulate were killed.
  US plans high-speed net for all
US regulators have unveiled the nation's first plan to give every American super-fast broadband by 2020.
  Doubts cast on US 'runaway Prius'
Toyota casts doubt on claims one of its cars failed to stop, after a widely-publicised account of a "runaway" Prius in California.
SOUTH ASIA
Sri Lanka trial for ex-army chief
Sri Lanka's ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka appears before a military court charged with participating in politics while in uniform.
  Kidnapped Sahil found in Pakistan
The family of a five-year-old British boy who was kidnapped while in Pakistan say they are "ecstatic" after he is found.
  Pakistan drone raid 'kills eight'
Missiles fired by a suspected US drone have killed at least eight people in north-western Pakistan, officials say.
ENGLAND
Police quizzed over abuse deaths
Ten police officers are under investigation over a mother and daughter found dead in a burned out car after years of abuse.
  Man sentenced over fatal stabbing
A violent schizophrenic man who killed a father in north London months after being fined for another attack is jailed for life.
  Damning hospital probe cost £1.7m
An inquiry into what went wrong at Stafford Hospital cost taxpayers £1.7m, a Freedom of Information request reveals.
BUSINESS
EU urges faster cut of UK deficit
Government plans to cut the UK's budget deficit are not ambitious enough, a European Commission report will warn this week.
  Petrol price 'to hit record high'
Petrol prices in the UK could hit a record average high of £1.20 a litre in the next few weeks, according to the AA.
  Expats lose pension freeze case
More than half a million UK pensioners living overseas will continue to have their pensions frozen after a court decision.
ENTERTAINMENT
Jackson in record Sony music deal
The estate of Michael Jackson agrees a deal worth $200m (£160m) with the record label Sony, US reports say.
  Sheen pleads not guilty in court
Actor Charlie Sheen pleads not guilty to domestic violence charges at a court in Colorado and is ordered to stand trial on 21 July.
  Abba receive Hall of Fame honour
Swedish pop band Abba are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with British band Genesis and reggae master Jimmy Cliff.
SCIENCE/NATURE
Toxic troubles for climate 'fix'
Spreading iron in the oceans as a climate "fix" could poison marine mammals and birds, scientists show.
  Forensic role for hand bacteria
The bacteria on our hands could be used in forensic identification, in the same way as fingerprints and DNA, say scientists.
  'Milestone' for wave energy plans
Seven companies are to push forward plans to generate 1.2 gigawatts of electricity from wave and tidal power.
TECHNOLOGY
US plans high-speed net for all
US regulators have unveiled the nation's first plan to give every American super-fast broadband by 2020.
  Twitter embeds itself in the web
Twitter announces its @anywhere technology that will allow websites to embed Twitter services into their web pages.
  Boom time for cyber crime in US
Cyber criminals made more than $500m through online fraud in 2009, suggests a US report.
HEALTH
GPs 'overrun with minor ailments'
Doctors and health campaigners say too many people are going to see their GP with minor problems such as coughs and colds.
  Early balding 'cuts cancer risk'
Men who start going bald at a young age are up to 45% less likely to get prostate cancer in later life, a study has found.
  Damning hospital probe cost £1.7m
An inquiry into what went wrong at Stafford Hospital cost taxpayers £1.7m, a Freedom of Information request reveals.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
  1988: Three shot dead at Milltown Cemetery
A gunman kills three mourners and injures at least 50 people attending a funeral for IRA members shot dead in Gibraltar.
  1988: Thousands die in Halabja gas attack
Thousands of people die in a poison gas attack in the northern Iraqi town of Halabja.
  1978: Aldo Moro snatched at gunpoint
Former Italian premier Aldo Moro is kidnapped at gunpoint in Rome by a gang believed to be from the Red Brigade.

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