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	Saturday, 19 December, 2009, 14:00 GMT 21:00 +07:00:Asia/Jakarta

TOP STORIES
	UN welcomes climate summit deal The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon welcomes a climate deal in Copenhagen but says it must be made legally binding.
	Thousands in Eurostar 'nightmare' Passengers trapped on board broken-down Eurostar trains for up to 16 hours have been speaking of their anger.
	UK soldier killed in Afghanistan A British soldier from 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, has been killed in Afghanistan.
	Ex-Lion Thomas reveals he is gay Former Wales and Lions captain Gareth Thomas breaks one of the major taboos surrounding sport by announcing he is gay.
	Snow leads to further disruption Severe weather conditions cause travel disruption for a second day in the south and east of England, with more snow forecast across the UK.

WORLD
	UN welcomes climate summit deal The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon welcomes a climate deal in Copenhagen but says it must be made legally binding.
	Karzai presents cabinet nominees Afghan President Hamid Karzai presents his cabinet nominees to parliament, amid close Western scrutiny over corruption.
	Tunnel breakdown traps thousands More than 2,000 people spend hours trapped in the Channel Tunnel after trains break down due to cold weather.

AMERICAS
	UN welcomes climate summit deal The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon welcomes a climate deal in Copenhagen but says it must be made legally binding.
	US in 'al-Qaeda cocaine sting' A US court accuses three Africans of plotting to traffic cocaine across the Sahara in order to fund al-Qaeda.
	Operation on Brazilian needle boy Doctors in Brazil remove four needles from critical organs of a boy said to have been subjected to black magic.

SOUTH ASIA
	Karzai presents cabinet nominees Afghan President Hamid Karzai presents his cabinet nominees to parliament, amid close Western scrutiny over corruption.
	UN welcomes climate summit deal The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon welcomes a climate deal in Copenhagen but says it must be made legally binding.
	Mumbai accused says he was framed The man alleged to be the sole surviving gunman in last year's Mumbai attacks retracts a confession that he took part.

ENGLAND
	Thousands in Eurostar 'nightmare' Passengers trapped on board broken-down Eurostar trains for up to 16 hours have been speaking of their anger.
	Man remanded over care home death A Devon man, 82, is remanded after being charged with murdering a fellow care home resident.
	Dead soldier's Christmas message The girlfriend of a British soldier killed in Afghanistan received a Christmas card from him the day before he died.

BUSINESS
	City 'will be hurt by bonus tax' London's role as a leading financial hub will be "damaged" by the new bonus tax, Barclays chief John Varley tells the BBC.
	GM to 'wind down' Saab business GM says talks have broken down to sell its Swedish business Saab and it will start winding the car brand down.
	Web stores warned on sales rules Thousands of internet retailers may be breaking laws set up to protect their customers, says consumer group Which?.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Stars prepare for Strictly final Strictly Come Dancing finalists Chris Hollins and Ricky Whittle are preparing to battle it out to be crowned king of the ballroom later.
	O'Grady marks end of chat series TV presenter Paul O'Grady pays an emotional farewell to his Channel 4 chat show, as it comes to an end.
	Jackson UK tribute gig in doubt A Michael Jackson tribute concert in London next year is in doubt after the Austrian company organising it dissolves.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	UN welcomes climate summit deal The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon welcomes a climate deal in Copenhagen but says it must be made legally binding.
	Data to expose 'ghost mountains' Scientists who have mapped one of the most enigmatic mountain ranges on Earth give a first glimpse of their data.
	The first glimpse of dark matter? US scientists have reported detecting signals that could indicate the presence of dark matter.

TECHNOLOGY
	'Iranian cyber army' hits Twitter Micro blogging service Twitter has suffered another embarrassing security breach.
	Chinese plan to meter net traffic China is seeking international agreement to let it meter net traffic that passes through its borders.
	Fine for Google over French books A French court fines Google 300,000 euros and tells it to remove some titles from the archive of digital books it is creating.

HEALTH
	Whisky effects 'worse than vodka' A study suggests vodka produces less of a hangover than whisky - but has the same effect on performance at work.
	Wales seeks organ opt-out powers Wales may become the first part of the UK to introduce an opt-out system of organ donation under assembly government plans.
	CJD victim 'had different gene' Scientists say a 30-year-old British man thought to have died from vCJD had a different genotype from previous cases.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1984: Britain signs over Hong Kong to China The British colony of Hong Kong is to be returned to China in 1997 after an historic agreement is signed.
	2003: Libya gives up chemical weapons Libya makes a surprise announcement that it will destroy its arsenal of weapons of mass destruction.
	1972: Amin ultimatum to Uganda Britons Ugandan leader General Idi Amin gives British workers an ultimatum to accept reduced pay or be expelled.

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