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	Sunday, 24 January, 2010, 14:00 GMT 21:00 +07:00:Asia/Jakarta

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	Offender alerts may be expanded The 'Sarah's Law' scheme which gives parents details about sex offenders could be expanded, the home secretary says.
	'Bin Laden' lauds Christmas plot An audio tape said to be by Osama Bin Laden says al-Qaeda was behind the Christmas plane bomb plot in the US.
	Haitian pulled alive from rubble A 24-year-old man is rescued 11 days after the Haitian quake, and hours after search for survivors is declared over.
	Brown and Cowen to hold NI talks Gordon Brown is to meet his Irish counterpart Brian Cowen for talks about the situation in Northern Ireland in London on Monday.
	Afghan parliament poll postponed Afghanistan is postponing its parliamentary election by four months until September, the election commission confirms.

WORLD
	Afghan parliament poll postponed Afghanistan is postponing its parliamentary election by four months until September, the election commission confirms.
	'Bin Laden' lauds Christmas plot An audio tape said to be by Osama Bin Laden says al-Qaeda was behind the Christmas plane bomb plot in the US.
	Haitian pulled alive from rubble A 24-year-old man is rescued 11 days after the Haitian quake, and hours after search for survivors is declared over.

AMERICAS
	Haitian pulled alive from rubble A 24-year-old man is rescued 11 days after the Haitian quake, and hours after search for survivors is declared over.
	'Bin Laden' lauds Christmas plot An audio tape said to be by Osama Bin Laden says al-Qaeda was behind the Christmas plane bomb plot in the US.
	Venezuelan TV channels shut down Venezuela takes six cable television channels off air for breaking a law on transmitting government material.

SOUTH ASIA
	Afghan parliament poll postponed Afghanistan is postponing its parliamentary election by four months until September, the election commission confirms.
	'Bin Laden' lauds Christmas plot An audio tape said to be by Osama Bin Laden says al-Qaeda was behind the Christmas plane bomb plot in the US.
	Sri Lanka poll violence warning The main opposition candidate in Sri Lanka's presidential poll accuses the ruling party of planning violence to win on Tuesday.

ENGLAND
	Offender alerts may be expanded The 'Sarah's Law' scheme which gives parents details about sex offenders could be expanded, the home secretary says.
	Extra police for Manchester derby Police are planning to step up security at the forthcoming derby match between Manchester United and Manchester City.
	Boy raises £35,000 for quake aid A seven-year-old boy beats his £500 target in raising money for the Haiti relief effort by cycling round a park.

BUSINESS
	UK firms warned of 'bumpy ride' UK companies should prepare for 'a bumpy recovery', despite a fall in the number of profit warnings, a report says.
	Barclays bank to 'defer bonuses' Barclays Bank is to defer paying bonuses earned this year to its directors and senior staff for up to three years.
	Hicks agrees Rangers sale to Ryan Liverpool FC co-owner Tom Hicks agrees to sell his controlling interest in the Texas Rangers to a group including legendary former pitcher Nolan Ryan.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Black Eyed Peas denied award win The Black Eyed Peas are the victims of a blunder at France's top music awards, where they are wrongly named best international group.
	Haiti telethon sets $57m 'record' The "Hope for Haiti Now" telethon raises more than $57m (£35m) for the aid effort in the devastated country, organisers say.
	Tarantino film clinches US awards Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds wins its biggest award after taking the top prize at the Screen Actors Guild awards.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Dare-devil skydiver seeks record Extreme sportsman Felix Baumgartner will try to break the sound barrier during an attempt to make the highest parachute jump.
	Copenhagen 'fails forest people' A multi-billion dollar deal to reduce deforestation could trigger conflicts in forest-rich nations, a report warns.
	Rare warbler found in Afghanistan Scientists say they have discovered a breeding site for the world's least-known bird species in a remote part of Afghanistan.

TECHNOLOGY
	Obama keeps up pressure on China President Obama wants answers on alleged cyber-attacks originating in China on the search giant Google, officials say.
	Engineers 'can learn from slime' The way fungus-like slime moulds grow could help engineers design computer and communication networks, say researchers.
	Motorola in Blackberry complaint Motorola has asked US regulators to stop Blackberry owners, Research in Motion, from sales in the US.

HEALTH
	Self-harm hospital cases revealed Children who self-harm have been admitted to hospital more than 7,000 times in the past decade, figures reveal.
	Supermarkets 'curb alcohol deals' Supermarkets are reducing their promotions on alcoholic drinks, according to The Grocer magazine.
	New director of dementia strategy A new national clinical director for dementia is appointed to lead the government's £150m National Dementia Strategy.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1966: 117 die in Air India tragedy Over 100 passengers have been kiiled after an Air India Boeing-707 plane crashed into Mont Blanc.
	1986: Leon Brittan quits over Westland Trade and Industry Secretary Leon Brittan becomes the second cabinet minister to resign over the Westland affair.
	1961: End of the road for Monroe and Miller Hollywood screen star Marilyn Monroe divorces her husband of five years, playwright Arthur Miller.

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