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	Tuesday, 12 January, 2010, 14:00 GMT 21:00 +07:00:Asia/Jakarta

TOP STORIES
	Campbell defends Iraq war dossier Tony Blair's ex-spokesman Alastair Campbell says he defends "every word" of the September 2002 dossier on Iraq's weapons.
	Islam4UK banned under terror laws An Islamist group that planned a march through Wootton Bassett will be banned under counter-terrorism laws, Home Secretary Alan Johnson says.
	First no-jury crime trial begins The first serious criminal case in England and Wales to be heard without a jury for more than 350 years starts in London.
	Man admits dismembering salesman A man admits dismembering a kitchen salesman whose body parts were found dumped in Hertfordshire and Leicestershire.
	RBS chief defends pay structure The chief executive of RBS defends his bank's pay structure to MPs, but admits that his parents think he earns too much.

WORLD
	Nigeria's leader breaks silence Nigeria's president, not seen since going into hospital in Saudi Arabia in November, tells the BBC he hopes to resume his duties.
	Iran bomb blamed on US and Israel Iran's state media accuse Israel and the US of being involved in a bomb attack which killed an Iranian physicist in Tehran.
	Science explains the wrinkly dog The genetic cause of the Shar-pei dog's wrinkled skin is explained by scientists.

AMERICAS
	Soldiers close shops in Venezuela Inspectors backed by soldiers shut some 70 shops in Venezuela accused of trying to cash in on the bolivar's devaluation.
	Iran bomb blamed on US and Israel Iran's state media accuse Israel and the US of being involved in a bomb attack which killed an Iranian physicist in Tehran.
	Key gay marriage case opens in US The first US federal court case to determine whether states are allowed to ban same-sex marriages opens in California.

SOUTH ASIA
	One dead in Sri Lanka poll attack Gunmen in Sri Lanka open fire on a bus in the south of the island, killing a supporter of opposition candidate Sarath Fonseka.
	Bangladesh and India sign accords India and Bangladesh sign five agreements including treaties on tackling cross-border crime and combating terrorism.
	Indian soldier killed in Kashmir An Indian soldier is killed in firing from the Pakistani side of the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir, Indian officials say.

ENGLAND
	Man admits dismembering salesman A man admits dismembering a kitchen salesman whose body parts were found dumped in Hertfordshire and Leicestershire.
	Case review into couple's deaths A serious case review is started by Northamptonshire County Council into the deaths of an elderly couple.
	First no-jury crime trial begins The first serious criminal case in England and Wales to be heard without a jury for more than 350 years starts in London.

BUSINESS
	RBS chief defends pay structure The chief executive of RBS defends his bank's pay structure to MPs, but admits that his parents think he earns too much.
	Tesco has strong festive season The UK's biggest retailer Tesco says it had its strongest Christmas performance for three years, after seeing a rise in sales.
	Airbus chief 'may cancel A400M' The head of Airbus tells the BBC he is prepared to cancel the A400M plane if governments fail to provide enough cash.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Simon Cowell quits American Idol American Idol judge Simon Cowell confirms he will leave at the end of the season, as he takes his show The X Factor to Fox.
	Maguire to leave Spider-Man films Tobey Maguire and director Sam Raimi will not be returning for a fourth film in the hit Spider-Man franchise, it is announced.
	TV funeral for Corrie's Blanche Much-loved Coronation Street character Blanche Hunt will be given an on-screen funeral later this year, the soap's producer says.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Science explains the wrinkly dog The genetic cause of the Shar-pei dog's wrinkled skin is explained by scientists.
	The solar cell that builds itself Researchers have used a property of salad dressing to get electronics to self-assemble on a range of surfaces.
	Arctic tern's epic journey mapped The Arctic tern's extraordinary pole-to-pole 70,000km migration is detailed by an international team of scientists.

TECHNOLOGY
	'Iranian cyber army' hits Baidu The hackers who took Twitter offline last year have now targeted China's most popular search engine, Baidu.
	Violent games 'worse' than porn A leading porn star courts controversy by claiming violent video games are more of a danger to children than online porn.
	The solar cell that builds itself Researchers have used a property of salad dressing to get electronics to self-assemble on a range of surfaces.

HEALTH
	Big bum and thighs 'are healthy' Carrying extra weight on your hips, bum and thighs is good for you and appears to protect against heart and metabolic problems, say experts.
	Healthy lunchboxes are 'a rarity' Only 1% of primary school pupil's packed lunches meet nutritional standards set for school meals in England, a study suggests.
	MRSA 'spread by moving patients' MRSA is mainly spread by patients moving between hospitals, Dutch researchers say.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1991: US Congress votes for war in Iraq The United States Congress votes to authorise the use of military force against Iraq to end its occupation of Kuwait.
	1966: UK politicians assaulted in Rhodesia Three visiting MPs are attacked by 400 supporters of Prime Minister Ian Smith at a rowdy meeting in Salisbury.
	2001: Swedish 'Iceman' starts England job The first foreigner to coach the England football team, Sven Goran Eriksson, flies in to start his new job.

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