Wednesday, 25 November 2009

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Wednesday, 25 November, 2009, 14:00 GMT 21:00 +07:00:Asia/Jakarta
TOP STORIES
Rescue under way as floods worsen
People are forced to break through their roofs to escape flooding in Cockermouth in Cumbria, as a rescue operation continues.
  Belgian PM named as EU president
Belgian PM Herman van Rompuy is named as the new EU president and the UK's Baroness Ashton becomes foreign policy chief.
  Tory MP to vacate 'sleaze role'
A Tory MP is to stand down as chairman of Parliament's standards committee while his expenses are being investigated.
  Council red tape 'wasting £4.5bn'
Needless bureaucracy is costing councils in England £4.5bn a year - money that could be spend on frontline services, according to a report.
  Google previews operating system
Internet search giant Google previews its Chrome OS operating system, to be available to users by the end of 2010.
WORLD
Belgian PM named as EU president
Belgian PM Herman van Rompuy is named as the new EU president and the UK's Baroness Ashton becomes foreign policy chief.
  Afghan leader 'must show results'
Western leaders urge Hamid Karzai to make concrete gains, as he is sworn in for a second term as Afghanistan's president.
  Google previews operating system
Internet search giant Google previews its Chrome OS operating system, to be available to users by the end of 2010.
AMERICAS
Killings prompt US Army inquiry
A review of US Army and Pentagon policies is ordered by the defence secretary in the wake of a shooting at a military base.
  Peru arrests 'human fat killers'
Police in Peru arrest members of a gang accused of killing dozens of people to sell their fat for use in cosmetics.
  Oprah talk show 'to end in 2011'
The influential Oprah Winfrey talk show is to end in 2011 after more than two decades on air, her production company says.
SOUTH ASIA
Afghan leader 'must show results'
Western leaders urge Hamid Karzai to make concrete gains, as he is sworn in for a second term as Afghanistan's president.
  UN confirms Tamil camps exodus
The UN humanitarian chief confirms Sri Lankan government claims that more than half the displaced Tamils in camps have left.
  Bangladesh officers lose appeal
Five ex-army officers face the death penalty after losing a final appeal for murdering Bangladesh's independence leader.
ENGLAND
Bid to rescue 200 caught in flood
Emergency crews and RAF teams try to rescue scores of people trapped by rising floodwater in a Cumbrian town.
  Tory MP to vacate 'sleaze role'
A Tory MP is to stand down as chairman of Parliament's standards committee while his expenses are being investigated.
  Guide dog attack footage issued
Police release CCTV footage of a blind woman's guide dog being savaged by a terrier-type dog at a railway station in north-west London.
BUSINESS
World economy 'heads for growth'
Growth and recovery are expected in 2010 in most world regions, but the upturn will be modest, the OECD says.
  Rise in public sector borrowing
UK public sector net borrowing reached £11.42bn last month, the highest for the month of October since records began.
  Dell sees quarterly profits fall
US computer giant Dell reports another decline in its quarterly profits, sending its shares 7% lower.
ENTERTAINMENT
Forgery threat to music festivals
The UK's summer music festivals face a threat from counterfeit wristbands, an industry adviser warns.
  Peas manager says sorry to Hilton
The manager of US group the Black Eyed Peas apologises to celebrity blogger Perez Hilton over an assault outside a nightclub.
  M&S Christmas TV ad 'offensive'
Some viewers accuse the High Street retailer of sexism in its latest ad featuring Ashes to Ashes actor Philip Glenister.
SCIENCE/NATURE
Mammoth dung clue to extinction
A study of mammoth dung has helped unravel the mystery of what caused the great mammals to die out.
  First test for record solar plane
The prototype of a solar-powered plane destined for a record round-the-world journey makes its first trip across a runway.
  Lab worms are stunned by 'phaser'
Scientists show off an effect not unlike that of "phasers" in Star Trek - but it only works on tiny worms called nematodes.
TECHNOLOGY
Google previews operating system
Internet search giant Google previews its Chrome OS operating system, to be available to users by the end of 2010.
  Twitter urges Murdoch to be open
Newspapers should become "radically open" if they want to make money in the online world, the co-founder of Twitter says.
  First test for record solar plane
The prototype of a solar-powered plane destined for a record round-the-world journey makes its first trip across a runway.
HEALTH
Under-fives to get swine flu jab
Children under the age of five are to offered the swine flu vaccination, the government has announced.
  'Enzyme clue' to breast tumours
Scientists have identified an enzyme that is crucial for turning breast tissue into tumours, according to a study published in the journal Cell.
  New skin 'may help burns victims'
French researchers say they have found a way of using human embryonic stem cells to create new skin which could help serious burns victims.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
  1945: Nuremberg trial of Nazis begins
Twenty of Germany's Nazi leaders go on trial in Nuremberg charged with war crimes.
  1995: Diana admits adultery in TV interview
Diana Princess of Wales speaks openly for the first time about her separation from the Prince of Wales in a frank interview for BBC Television.
  1975: Spanish dictator Franco dies
Hopes for democracy run high as Prince Juan Carlos prepares to take the reins of power following the death of General Franco.
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