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	Wednesday, 27 January, 2010, 14:00 GMT 21:00 +07:00:Asia/Jakarta

TOP STORIES
	Goldsmith admits Iraq legal shift Ex-Attorney General Lord Goldsmith admits he changed his mind over his advice to ministers on the legality of the Iraq war.
	'48 hours for talks deal' - PM The prime minister has said he believes that policing and justice powers could be devolved to NI by the start of May.
	Rich-poor gap 'wider than 1970s' The gap between rich and poor is wider now than 40 years ago, a government-commissioned panel has reported.
	Haiti body identified as UK woman The body of a United Nations worker killed in the earthquake in Haiti on 12 January has been identified as Briton Ann Barnes.
	Supreme Court quashes terror rule The UK Supreme Court has ruled that special Treasury orders that freeze the assets of terror suspects are unlawful.

WORLD
	Sri Lanka poll victory challenged President Mahinda Rajapaksa is declared winner of Sri Lanka's presidential poll, but the outcome is rejected by his challenger.
	UN eases curbs on ex-Taliban men The UN removes five former Afghan Taliban officials from its sanctions list which was imposed due to alleged al-Qaeda links.
	'Worst year for airlines' in 2009 The year 2009 saw the biggest decline in air passenger traffic in the post-war era, says airline industry body Iata.

AMERICAS
	Man rescued in Haiti quake rubble A man is pulled alive from rubble in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, after being buried for 12 days, the US military says.
	US blames Nigeria for extremism The extremism of some young Nigerians are the fault of failings by their leaders, says US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
	Apple set to unveil new product Fevered speculation over a new Apple product will end on Wednesday when the company unveils its latest creation.

SOUTH ASIA
	Sri Lanka poll victory challenged President Mahinda Rajapaksa is declared winner of Sri Lanka's presidential poll, but the outcome is rejected by his challenger.
	UN eases curbs on ex-Taliban men The UN removes five former Afghan Taliban officials from its sanctions list which was imposed due to alleged al-Qaeda links.
	Bangladesh five lose final appeal Five ex-army officers face execution for killing Bangladesh's independence leader after their final appeals are dismissed.

ENGLAND
	M25 rapist quizzed on 1987 attack One of Britain's most notorious serial rapists, Antoni Imiela, is questioned by police over an attack 23 years ago.
	Haiti body identified as UK woman The body of a United Nations worker killed in the earthquake in Haiti on 12 January has been identified as Briton Ann Barnes.
	Paid leave call for war bereaved The Sheffield father of a soldier killed in Iraq leads a call for families of fallen servicemen and women to be given paid compassionate leave.

BUSINESS
	Rich-poor gap 'wider than 1970s' The gap between rich and poor is wider now than 40 years ago, a government-commissioned panel has reported.
	Regulation clash as Davos begins The World Economic Forum in Davos begins with bankers and regulators clashing on plans for further regulation.
	Apple set to unveil new product Fevered speculation over a new Apple product will end on Wednesday when the company unveils its latest creation.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Avatar is top-grossing film ever Sci-fi epic Avatar sinks Titanic to become the highest grossing film of all time, making $1.86bn since its release.
	New series for McIntyre Roadshow BBC One show Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow will return for a second series, the corporation confirms.
	Connolly slams 'censored comedy' Billy Connolly says comedy is becoming too censored and if comedians swear on stage they are labelled "vulgar and foul mouthed".

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Emotional signals cross cultures People are able to recognise negative sounds such as expressions of disgust across cultures, say scientists.
	Nasa accepts defeat over Spirit The US space agency concedes defeat in its battle to free the Spirit rover from its Martian sand trap.
	'Supersized' butterflies fly far Monarch butterflies become 'supersized' to migrate thousand of kilometres, scientists discover.

TECHNOLOGY
	Apple set to unveil new product Fevered speculation over a new Apple product will end on Wednesday when the company unveils its latest creation.
	Piracy campaign 'nets innocents' More than 150 people have come forward claiming to be wrongly accused of illegal file-sharing, a consumer group reveals.
	EU to monitor anti-piracy trial The European Commission agrees to monitor Virgin Media's trial of anti-piracy software after a complaint from privacy activists.

HEALTH
	Hospitals 'should screen for DVT' Hospital in England, Wales and Northern Ireland must check patients for the risk of dangerous blood clots, guidelines say.
	North East teens lead on drinking Young people aged 11 to 15 in London drink and smoke substantially less than their contemporaries in the north, NHS data shows.
	C-sections 'do not harm feeding' A Caesarean or instrumental birth does not impact upon how long a mother breastfeeds, research suggests.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1945: Auschwitz death camp liberated The Red Army liberates the Nazi's biggest concentration camp at Auschwitz in southern Poland.
	1967: Three astronauts die in Apollo 1 tragedy Three American astronauts die when fire engulfs the Apollo capsule on its launch pad at Cape Kennedy.
	1944: Leningrad siege ends after 900 days A successful Soviet offensive drives German troops away from the Leningrad which has been besieged since September 1941.

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