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	Sunday, 20 December, 2009, 14:00 GMT 21:00 +07:00:Asia/Jakarta

TOP STORIES
	Eurostar suspended amid cold snap Eurostar passenger trains remain suspended following chaos on Saturday, as fresh snow falls across parts of the UK.
	Asian giants hail Copenhagen deal China and Indonesia hail the UN climate summit's outcome, despite its cool reception from some campaigners.
	Top dissident Iranian cleric dies A key reformist cleric in Iran, Grand Ayatollah Montazeri, dies aged 87, raising tensions over fresh opposition protests.
	Snowstorm blankets US East Coast A snowstorm moves into the eastern US with falls of up to 14in (36cm) and at least five deaths blamed on the weather.
	Bomber's condition 'deteriorates' The condition of the Lockerbie bomber has deteriorated, with cancer spreading throughout his body, it is confirmed.

WORLD
	Top dissident Iranian cleric dies A key reformist cleric in Iran, Grand Ayatollah Montazeri, dies aged 87, raising tensions over fresh opposition protests.
	Asian giants hail Copenhagen deal China and Indonesia hail the UN climate summit's outcome, despite its cool reception from some campaigners.
	Dutch teenage sailor 'is missing' Dutch police say 14-year-old Laura Dekker, who wants to sail solo around the world, has been missing since Friday.

AMERICAS
	Snowstorm blankets US East Coast A snowstorm moves into the eastern US with falls of up to 14in (36cm) and at least five deaths blamed on the weather.
	Colombia beefs up border forces Colombia says it is building a new military base on its border with Venezuela as relations between the two states deteriorate.
	US general defends pregnancy ban A US general in Iraq defends his decision to add pregnancy to reasons his soldiers can face a court martial.

SOUTH ASIA
	Pakistan government will not quit Pakistan's government says it will not resign following a ruling quashing an amnesty for politicians facing graft charges.
	Karzai presents cabinet nominees Afghan President Hamid Karzai presents his cabinet nominees to parliament, amid close Western scrutiny over corruption.
	Asian giants hail Copenhagen deal China and Indonesia hail the UN climate summit's outcome, despite its cool reception from some campaigners.

ENGLAND
	Toddler taken from police station A search continues for a toddler who police allowed to be taken by an impostor from a station in south-east London.
	Spain terror trial man 'released' A family is set to be reunited for Christmas after the release of a man held for four years on terror charges in a Spanish jail.
	Grounded flights back after snow Some flights are allowed to resume at Manchester Airport after all were suspended because of heavy snowfall.

BUSINESS
	Christmas shoppers defy weather UK shoppers are defying the harsh winter weather to spend during the last weekend before the Christmas holidays.
	England's World Cup bid gets loan The UK government is to give a £2.5m loan to back England's bid for the 2018 World Cup, Sports Minister Gerry Sutcliffe says.
	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
	Hollins crowned Strictly champion Sports presenter Chris Hollins is the surprise winner of Strictly Come Dancing, beating actor Ricky Whittle in a public vote.
	X Factor's Lucie gets model deal X Factor contestant Lucie Jones, who left the show in November, signs to a top modelling agency.
	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.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Asian giants hail Copenhagen deal China and Indonesia hail the UN climate summit's outcome, despite its cool reception from some campaigners.
	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
	New camouflage for British Army UK armed forces are to get a new camouflage design for their uniforms, the first major change since the 1960s.
	'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.

HEALTH
	Parents 'misled' by food labels Nine out of 10 mothers questioned in a British Heart Foundation survey misunderstood the nutrition information on children's foods.
	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.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1973: Spanish prime minister assassinated The Spanish Prime Minister, Admiral Luis Carrero Blanco, is killed in a car bomb attack in Madrid.
	1995: 'Divorce': Queen to Charles and Diana The Queen has urged the Prince and Princess of Wales to seek "an early divorce".
	1989: US forces oust General Noriega President George Bush orders the invasion of Panama but US troops fail to capture dictator Manuel Noriega.

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