Friday, 01 January 2010

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Friday, 01 January, 2010, 14:00 GMT 21:00 +07:00:Asia/Jakarta
TOP STORIES
PM orders airport security review
Gordon Brown has ordered an airport security review in the UK after the "wake-up call" of the alleged failed US plane attack.
  Blast hits Pakistan sports game
A bomb has exploded near a volleyball game in north-west Pakistan, with as many as 20 people feared dead.
  Gardening presenter Cushnie dies
John Cushnie, a regular panellist on BBC Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time, has died following a heart attack.
  Iraq attacks US Blackwater move
Iraq angrily criticises the dismissal of charges against five guards from US security firm Blackwater accused of killing 17 civilians.
  Soldier dies after Afghan blast
A British soldier has died in Afghanistan after being wounded in an explosion on New Year's Eve, the MoD says.
WORLD
Blast hits Pakistan sports game
A bomb has exploded near a volleyball game in north-west Pakistan, with as many as 20 people feared dead.
  Mousavi 'ready to die' for reform
Opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi says he is ready to die for Iranian reform, days after his nephew was killed in protests.
  Iraq attacks US Blackwater move
Iraq angrily criticises the dismissal of charges against five guards from US security firm Blackwater accused of killing 17 civilians.
AMERICAS
CIA bomber 'courted as informant'
The bomber who killed seven CIA employees in Afghanistan was invited to the base as a potential informant, officials say.
  Iraq attacks US Blackwater move
Iraq angrily criticises the dismissal of charges against five guards from US security firm Blackwater accused of killing 17 civilians.
  Montana rules on assisted suicide
The Supreme Court in the US state of Montana rules that doctor-assisted suicide does not clash with state law.
SOUTH ASIA
Obama lauds CIA after bomb strike
Barack Obama rallies the CIA after seven staff were killed by an Afghan bomber - one of the worst attacks in its history.
  Blast hits Pakistan sports game
A bomb has exploded near a volleyball game in north-west Pakistan, with as many as 20 people feared dead.
  Bus crash kills 18 in Bangladesh
At least 18 people are killed and dozens injured as a bus skids off a road in heavy fog in Faridpur district, Bangladesh.
ENGLAND
Pair charged with murdering uncle
Two brothers charged with murdering their uncle, who died after being hit by a car in Kent, appear before magistrates.
  Heavy snow prompts travel warning
Motorists in north-east England are urged not to travel unless necessary after heavy snow across the region.
  Thousands attend London's Parade
More than 400,000 people are lining the streets of central London for the annual New Year's Day Parade.
BUSINESS
Stock markets recover in 2009
Stock markets recover in 2009, with Shanghai among the best performers as the index rises 80% over the course of the year.
  CBI head calls for deficit action
The head of the CBI has urged ministers to bring forward plans to tackle the UK's £178bn state deficit.
  Tiger Woods loses AT&T as sponsor
Golf star Tiger Woods' fall from grace continues as the US phone giant becomes the latest to end its sponsorship.
ENTERTAINMENT
Gardening presenter Cushnie dies
John Cushnie, a regular panellist on BBC Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time, has died following a heart attack.
  Singer Morrison denies baby story
Veteran singer Van Morrison denies reports he has become a father again, saying they are "utterly without foundation".
  U2 tour hottest US ticket of 2009
Irish rock band U2 had the most successful North American tour of 2009, according to music trade publication Pollstar.
SCIENCE/NATURE
Devil cancer source 'identified'
Researchers say they have identified the genetic source of fatal tumours that are driving Tasmanian devils towards extinction.
  DNA analysed from early European
Scientists have analysed DNA extracted from the remains of a 30,000-year-old European hunter-gatherer.
  'Lifeless' prions can 'evolve'
Scientists show for the first time that 'lifeless' prion proteins, devoid of DNA and RNA, can evolve like higher forms of life.
TECHNOLOGY
New Year Honours for game makers
Four veterans of the UK's computer game industry have been given New Year Honours.
  'Start-up' visas to boost US tech
Plans to create "start-up" visas in the US for foreign entrepreneurs with hi-tech business ideas will be debated in 2010.
  French online piracy law in force
The first effects of France's controversial new law against internet piracy will begin to be felt as the new year starts.
HEALTH
Alcohol toll 'could cripple NHS'
The cost of treating increasing numbers of people drinking heavily threatens to cripple NHS hospitals, warn experts.
  'Lifeless' prions can 'evolve'
Scientists show for the first time that 'lifeless' prion proteins, devoid of DNA and RNA, can evolve like higher forms of life.
  Eye damage from pet tarantulas
A man suffered severe eye inflammation after cleaning out his pet tarantula spider's cage, doctors say.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
  1995: Serial killer West found hanged
Fred West, the Gloucestershire builder charged with 12 murders, is found dead in his prison cell.
  2000: World celebrates New Millennium
Billions of people around the world welcome in the New Millennium with some of the most spectacular celebrations ever seen.
  1973: Britain joins the EEC
The United Kingdom becomes a fully-fledged member of the European Economic Community.
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