Friday, 04 December 2009

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Friday, 04 December, 2009, 14:00 GMT 21:00 +07:00:Asia/Jakarta
TOP STORIES
1,700 jobs to go at Corus plant
Steelmaker Corus says it will curtail production at its Teesside Cast Products factory, putting 1,700 people out of work.
  Jury out in Kercher murder trial
The jury in the trial of two students accused of killing Briton Meredith Kercher in Italy retires to consider its verdict.
  Dam Busters star Todd dies at 90
Actor Richard Todd, best known for his roles in war films The Dam Busters and The Longest Day, dies at the age of 90.
  Parents charged over hanged girl
The mother and stepfather of a girl found hanged in her bedroom are charged with child neglect.
  Rap pair jailed over death plot
A court jails two teenage rappers who plotted to kill a pregnant 15-year-old because they thought she stood in the way of their fame.
WORLD
Nato allies to add 7,000 to surge
Nato's top official says 25 countries will send at least 7,000 extra troops to support the US surge in Afghanistan.
  Pakistan mosque attack 'kills 30'
At least 32 people are killed and dozens injured in an attack at a mosque in the Pakistani garrison city of Rawalpindi.
  Shot Guinea chief 'flown abroad'
Guinea's military leader Capt Moussa Dadis Camara is flown to Morocco for treatment after being shot by an aide, officials say.
AMERICAS
Woods 'snoring' after car crash
Neighbours of US golfer Tiger Woods say he was lying in the street 'snoring' after a car crash, according to police interviews.
  US-Russian missile deal 'close'
Russia says it is close to a deal with the US on a successor to a Cold War-era nuclear arms reduction treaty.
  Chile wake for singer Victor Jara
Chile prepares to rebury the remains of singer Victor Jara, 36 years after he was killed following the 1973 coup.
SOUTH ASIA
Pakistan mosque attack 'kills 30'
At least 32 people are killed and dozens injured in an attack at a mosque in the Pakistani garrison city of Rawalpindi.
  Nato allies to add 7,000 to surge
Nato's top official says 25 countries will send at least 7,000 extra troops to support the US surge in Afghanistan.
  Bangladesh ferry sinks killing 46
At least 46 people die in Bangladesh when a ferry capsizes on the Daira river, just days after a similar accident, police say.
ENGLAND
Man shot dead 'robbed of £10,000'
A man dies after being shot in the stomach as he left work at a money exchange company in Longsight, Manchester.
  1,700 jobs to go at Corus plant
Steelmaker Corus says it will curtail production at its Teesside Cast Products factory, putting 1,700 people out of work.
  Parents charged over hanged girl
The mother and stepfather of a girl found hanged in her bedroom are charged with child neglect.
BUSINESS
1,700 jobs to go at Corus plant
Steelmaker Corus says it will curtail production at its Teesside Cast Products factory, putting 1,700 people out of work.
  UK banking bail-out 'justified'
The Treasury was "justified" in using taxpayers' money, totalling £850bn, to bail out banks, an official report says.
  UK car sales up 57.6% in November
UK car sales rose by 57.6% in November compared with a year earlier, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders says.
ENTERTAINMENT
Dam Busters star Todd dies at 90
Actor Richard Todd, best known for his roles in war films The Dam Busters and The Longest Day, dies at the age of 90.
  House arrest begins for Polanski
Film director Roman Polanksi starts his house arrest at his Swiss home pending a decision on extradition to the US.
  ITV plan Boyle Christmas special
Britain's Got Talent runner-up Susan Boyle will star in her own Christmas special this year, ITV confirm.
SCIENCE/NATURE
Glacier threat to Bolivia capital
Fears grow for the future of water supplies in Bolivia's sprawling, fast-growing capital of La Paz and its twin El Alto.
  UN body enters climate e-mail row
The head of the world's top climate change body says claims that UK scientists manipulated data should be investigated.
  Iron Curtain kept out alien birds
During the Cold War, the Iron Curtain prevented many alien bird species from colonising Eastern Europe, suggests a study.
TECHNOLOGY
iPhone orchestra ready for debut
Smartphone symphony: a group of US students have built music applications and written scores for their iPhones.
  Grid helps tune tiny transistors
A vast network of thousands of computers is being harnessed to design the building-blocks for future silicon chips.
  London CCTV to be streamed live
How one company is planning to recruit a network of internet users to make sure London's CCTV cameras are watched - with cash prizes for catching the criminals.
HEALTH
Clot risk after surgery warning
The risk of a blood clot after surgery is higher and lasts longer than previously thought, say researchers at the University of Oxford.
  Mobiles 'not causing brain risk'
There has been no substantial change in the number of adult brain tumours since mobile phone usage sharply increased in the mid-1990s, Danish scientists say.
  'Double trouble' antibiotic hope
A "double-headed" antibiotic could lead to powerful new drugs to beat resistance, say UK researchers.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
  1971: Bomb demolishes crowded Belfast pub
At least 10 people die and 17 are injured after a bomb explodes in McGurk's Bar, a crowded Catholic pub in Belfast.
  1991: Last US hostage freed
The final American hostage in Lebanon is released by his captors after almost seven years of captivity.
  1983: IRA gunmen shot dead in SAS ambush
Police are searching for an IRA gunman who escaped as two of his colleagues were shot dead by the SAS.
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