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	Wednesday, 20 January, 2010, 14:00 GMT 21:00 +07:00:Asia/Jakarta

TOP STORIES
	Brown unveils security measures Gordon Brown announces enhanced measures to track terrorist suspects and strengthen airport security after the attempted Christmas Day bombing.
	Man who attacked intruder freed A businessman jailed for permanently injuring an intruder who attacked him and his family is freed by the Court of Appeal.
	Strong aftershock rattles Haiti A strong aftershock rocks Haiti, sending panicked people into the streets, eight days after another devastating earthquake.
	Shock US result is 'vote warning' US Republicans hail their shock Senate win in Massachusetts - a result which may leave President Obama's agenda adrift.
	Surprise fall in UK unemployment The number of people unemployed in the UK has fallen unexpectedly for the first time in 18 months, official figures show.

WORLD
	Shock US result is 'vote warning' US Republicans hail their shock Senate win in Massachusetts - a result which may leave President Obama's agenda adrift.
	Strong aftershock rattles Haiti A strong aftershock rocks Haiti, sending panicked people into the streets, eight days after another devastating earthquake.
	Vietnam tries democracy activists Human rights lawyer Le Cong Dinh and three other activists go on trial in Vietnam on charges of subversion against the state.

AMERICAS
	Shock US result is 'vote warning' US Republicans hail their shock Senate win in Massachusetts - a result which may leave President Obama's agenda adrift.
	Strong aftershock rattles Haiti A strong aftershock rocks Haiti, sending panicked people into the streets, eight days after another devastating earthquake.
	Eight dead in Virginia shootings Eight people have been killed by a lone gunman in the US state of Virginia who also shot and downed a police helicopter.

SOUTH ASIA
	Pakistani suspect berates US jury A Pakistani woman alleged to have shot at US soldiers yells at jurors on the first day of her trial on Tuesday.
	India state protests turn violent Violent protests take place in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh to support the demand for a separate Telangana state.
	Fog brings travel chaos to Delhi Dense fog envelops the Indian capital, Delhi, leading to major disruption in air and rail traffic.

ENGLAND
	Man who attacked intruder freed A businessman jailed for permanently injuring an intruder who attacked him and his family is freed by the Court of Appeal.
	Boys tortured attack victims Two brothers punched their young victims, forced them to eat nettles and ran broken glass across their throats, a judge hears.
	Winehouse admits theatre assault Singer Amy Winehouse admits assaulting a theatre manager at a Christmas pantomime in Buckinghamshire.

BUSINESS
	Surprise fall in UK unemployment The number of people unemployed in the UK has fallen unexpectedly for the first time in 18 months, official figures show.
	UK returns nuclear waste to Japan The first shipment of highly radioactive nuclear waste from the UK has left Sellafield and arrived in Barrow, Cumbria.
	BA union says no Easter strikes The Unite union assures passengers that it will not call any new strike action over the Easter holidays.

ENTERTAINMENT
	U2 and Jay-Z record Haiti track U2, Jay-Z and producer Swizz Beatz have recorded a song together to raise money for victims of the Haiti earthquake, Billboard magazine says.
	Gibson: 'I survived humiliation' Film star Mel Gibson says he has been made stronger by the "public humiliation" he suffered over his drink-drive arrest.
	China axes 2D Avatar from cinemas China pulls the 2D version of Avatar from cinemas amid claims the plot mirrors forced land evictions in the country.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Plant loss 'leads to fewer bees' The decline of honeybees seen in many countries may be due to reduced plant diversity, research suggests.
	Climate body admits glacier error The IPCC gave the wrong date for Himalayan glacier melt, but says it does not change the picture of man-made climate change.
	Astrium develops space power idea Europe's biggest space company, EADS Astrium, is seeking partners to fly a demonstration solar power mission in orbit.

TECHNOLOGY
	Microsoft to patch browser hole Microsoft says it will issue a patch for a hole in Internet Explorer that could have been exploited by Chinese hackers.
	Astrium develops space power idea Europe's biggest space company, EADS Astrium, is seeking partners to fly a demonstration solar power mission in orbit.
	Sony delays PS3 motion controller Sony delays the release of its highly anticipated motion controller for its PlayStation 3 console until the autumn of 2010.

HEALTH
	Drug firm boost to malaria fight Pharmaceutical giant, GlaxoSmithKline, is giving free access to previously confidential data on thousands of potential anti-malaria compounds.
	English NHS 'the most efficient' The NHS in England provides better value for money than elsewhere in the UK, a study suggests.
	Running 'improves memory' in mice New research helps explain why regular exercise improves brain power say Cambridge scientists

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1961: John F Kennedy sworn in as US president The Democrat John F Kennedy is sworn in as the youngest ever elected president of the United States.
	2002: Camp X-Ray pictures spark outrage Photographs showing al-Qaeda and Taleban suspects shackled and masked are published by the United States military.
	1958: Explorers meet at South Pole Members of the team attempting the first surface crossing of the Antarctic have joined up at the South Pole.

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