Wednesday, 16 December 2009

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Wednesday, 16 December, 2009, 14:00 GMT 21:00 +07:00:Asia/Jakarta
TOP STORIES
Police battle climate protesters
Police push back protesters trying to break through a perimeter fence at the UN climate summit venue in Copenhagen.
  BA and Unite to hold strike talks
British Airways is to meet the union Unite later for talks to try to prevent a 12-day strike by cabin crew.
  Men guilty of post office murder
Three men are found guilty of murdering a sub-postmaster's son during an armed raid at a village store in Worcestershire.
  New military aviation body set up
The government is to set up a new independent military aviation authority, Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth says.
  Barry George in newspaper payout
Barry George accepts "substantial" damages over claims he stalked women and articles suggesting he killed Jill Dando.
WORLD
Police battle climate protesters
Police push back protesters trying to break through a perimeter fence at the UN climate summit venue in Copenhagen.
  Iran test-fires advanced missile
Iran says it has successfully test-fired an improved version of a medium-range missile, drawing Western protests.
  Herschel captures birth of stars
The European Space Agency has released the first pictures from the recently launched Herschel Space Telescope.
AMERICAS
US jail to house Guantanamo men
President Obama orders the government to buy a prison in Illinois to take a number of inmates from Guantanamo Bay.
  Boeing Dreamliner in first flight
Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner passenger aircraft successfully completes its first test flight in the US.
  US evangelist Oral Roberts dies
Renowned US evangelist Oral Roberts, who pioneered religious broadcasting, dies in California at the age of 91.
SOUTH ASIA
Mumbai prosecution concludes case
Prosecutors close their case in the trial of the man alleged to be the sole surviving gunman in last year's Mumbai attacks.
  Afghan police die in bomb attack
Five Afghan policemen are killed in a roadside bomb explosion in the western Afghan province of Herat, officials say.
  Bangladesh tests new rice strains
Researchers in Bangladesh are in the final stage of testing new rice varieties which they say will be able to survive the country's floods.
ENGLAND
Men guilty of post office murder
Three men are found guilty of murdering a sub-postmaster's son during an armed raid at a village store in Worcestershire.
  Life term for homophobic murder
A man is jailed for life for murdering one man and attempting to murder his partner in a homophobic attack in south London.
  Passengers hurt as bus overturns
Three people are seriously injured and another 17 hurt when a lorry carrying steel girders collides with a double-decker bus in London.
BUSINESS
BA and Unite to hold strike talks
British Airways is to meet the union Unite later for talks to try to prevent a 12-day strike by cabin crew.
  Deal in Microsoft-EU browser war
Microsoft reaches agreement with European Union anti-trust regulators to allow European users a choice of browsers.
  UK jobless rise continues to slow
The UK jobless total rose to 2.49 million in the three months to October, but the claimant count fell unexpectedly in November.
ENTERTAINMENT
Rage's Morello praises chart race
Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello says beating The X Factor single to number one will be a "wonderful dose of anarchy for Christmas".
  Abba set for Hall of Fame honour
Abba are picked to be inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with artists including Genesis and Jimmy Cliff.
  Everett would 'cancel' Olympics
Actor Rupert Everett says if he had the power, he would 'cancel' the London Olympics in 2012.
SCIENCE/NATURE
Herschel captures birth of stars
The European Space Agency has released the first pictures from the recently launched Herschel Space Telescope.
  Police battle climate protesters
Police push back protesters trying to break through a perimeter fence at the UN climate summit venue in Copenhagen.
  Scotland's deer 'changing shape'
Scotland's wild red deer are changing shape due to breeding with a foreign species, a new study finds.
TECHNOLOGY
Deal in Microsoft-EU browser war
Microsoft reaches agreement with European Union anti-trust regulators to allow European users a choice of browsers.
  BBC HD service draws complaints
The BBC has defended the quality of the pictures it broadcast on its high definition service after criticism from viewers.
  Susan Boyle tops YouTube moments
Singer Susan Boyle and a disorientated child recovering from dental work top the most popular videos on YouTube in 2009.
HEALTH
Swap success with 'salvaged' lung
A man becomes the first UK patient to receive lungs that would normally be rejected as too damaged.
  Women have 'more sensitive touch'
The sense of touch is more sensitive among women than men because their fingers are smaller, a study suggests.
  Food hormone link to Alzheimer's
High levels of a hormone that controls appetite are linked to a reduced risk of developing Alzheimer's, research suggests.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
  1984: Gorbachev visit to Britain a 'success'
Mikhail Gorbachev, the man widely tipped as the next leader of the Soviet Union, holds five hours of talks with British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
  1969: MPs vote to abolish hanging
MPs vote by a big majority for the permanent abolition of the death penalty for murder.
  1955: Queen opens London Airport terminal
Her Majesty inaugurates "The Queen's Building", part of the new central terminal area built to accommodate increasing numbers of air passengers.

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