Saturday, 02 January 2010

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Saturday, 02 January, 2010, 14:00 GMT 21:00 +07:00:Asia/Jakarta
TOP STORIES
Charges for cartoonist 'attacker'
A man denies attempted manslaughter over an alleged attack on a Danish cartoonist whose Prophet Muhammad drawing sparked uproar.
  Cameron seeks 'year for change'
Tory leader David Cameron says the UK cannot go on with a "weak" leader and needs a change of direction in 2010.
  Pirates seize UK ship off Somalia
A UK-flagged cargo ship with 25 crew, including eight Bulgarians, is hijacked off Somalia, the second in a week.
  Motorists face £15 'victims levy'
Motorists in England and Wales fined for minor offences may have to pay an extra £15 under a scheme to support victims of crime.
  Major criticises Blair over war
Former Prime Minister Sir John Major criticises Tony Blair's presentation of the case for the invasion of Iraq in March 2003.
WORLD
Charges for cartoonist 'attacker'
A man denies attempted manslaughter over an alleged attack on a Danish cartoonist whose Prophet Muhammad drawing sparked uproar.
  Obama links al-Qaeda to jet plot
Barack Obama for the first time publicly accuses an al-Qaeda offshoot of planning the alleged Christmas Day jet bomb plot.
  Teen depression 'linked to sleep'
Going to bed earlier protects teenagers against depression and suicidal thoughts, research suggests.
AMERICAS
Obama links al-Qaeda to jet plot
Barack Obama for the first time publicly accuses an al-Qaeda offshoot of planning the alleged Christmas Day jet bomb plot.
  Brazil mudslide kills at least 19
At least 19 people are dead and more are missing after a mudslide at a tourist resort close to the resort of Angra dos Reis.
  Teen depression 'linked to sleep'
Going to bed earlier protects teenagers against depression and suicidal thoughts, research suggests.
SOUTH ASIA
Afghan MPs reject Karzai nominee
President Karzai's choice for justice minister is rejected as Afghan MPs vote on his proposed new cabinet.
  Pakistan volleyball bomb toll up
The toll from a suicide attack on a volleyball match in north-west Pakistan rises to 93, as rescuers search for bodies.
  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.
ENGLAND
Fourth relative on murder charge
The brother of a man who died after being hit by a car in Kent becomes his fourth relative to appear in court charged with murder.
  Islamic group plans Wootton march
An Islamic group plans to march through Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire to highlight Muslim victims of the war in Afghanistan.
  Two rescued from New Year blaze
Two people are rescued from burning flats above a south London restaurant after a fire broke out on New Year's Day.
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.
  Threat to chip-and-pin terminals
Criminals are tampering with chip-and-pin terminals to steal bank card details, Radio 4's Money Box programme learns.
ENTERTAINMENT
Doctor Who finale watched by 10m
David Tennant's final outing as Doctor Who is watched by 10.4m viewers, according to overnight figures.
  Fry retreats to pen autobiography
Stephen Fry announces he is "switching off his connections with the outside world" to concentrate on writing his autobiography.
  La Plante criticises BBC dramas
Prime Suspect writer Lynda La Plante says the BBC would rather see a script by "a little Muslim boy" than one of her own.
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.
  Sweden culls its resurgent wolves
Sweden is launching its first wolf cull in 45 years, following a decision by parliament to control the species' numbers.
TECHNOLOGY
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.
  '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.
  New Year Honours for game makers
Four veterans of the UK's computer game industry have been given New Year Honours.
HEALTH
Teen depression 'linked to sleep'
Going to bed earlier protects teenagers against depression and suicidal thoughts, research suggests.
  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.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
  1971: Sixty-six die in Scottish football disaster
Sixty-six football supporters are killed following a clash between Celtic and Rangers at the Ibrox Park stadium in Glasgow.
  1993: Round table talks on peace for Bosnia
Leaders of the three warring factions in Bosnia are meeting to discuss a peace plan aimed at ending nine months of fighting in the country.
  1980: Steel workers strike over pay
Steel workers are staging their first national strike for more than fifty years.
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