Saturday, 30 January 2010

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Saturday, 30 January, 2010, 14:00 GMT 21:00 +07:00:Asia/Jakarta
TOP STORIES
China hits back at US-Taiwan sale
China announces a series of moves in retaliation for a US proposal to sell $6.4bn of weapons to Taiwan.
  Mother remanded over child deaths
The mother of two toddlers found dead in holdalls in the boot of a car in East Sussex appears in court charged with their murders.
  WWI soldiers reburied in France
The first of 250 First World War soldiers who were killed in the 1916 Battle of Fromelles is reburied with full military honours.
  NI justice talks set to resume
Talks aimed at resolving the NI devolution impasse are due to resume at Hillsborough Castle near Belfast.
  FA refuses to comment on Terry
The Football Association will not comment on allegations surrounding John Terry's future as England captain.
WORLD
China hits back at US-Taiwan sale
China announces a series of moves in retaliation for a US proposal to sell $6.4bn of weapons to Taiwan.
  Blast hits Pakistani checkpoint
A suspected suicide bomber kills at least 12 people in an attack on a checkpoint in north-west Pakistan, officials say.
  Google phases out support for IE6
Google begins phasing out support for Microsoft's Internet Explorer 6, the browser identified as the weak link in a cyber attack.
AMERICAS
Machu Picchu airlift is completed
The last of 4,000 tourists stranded at Machu Picchu after flooding are airlifted to safety by the Peruvian authorities.
  Haitian boat refugees picked up
More than 100 Haitians are picked up off the Turks and Caicos islands after trying to flee Haiti by boat after the earthquake.
  Argentina's top banker resigns
Argentina's central bank chief Martin Redrado resigns after a bitter public row with the country's president.
SOUTH ASIA
Blast hits Pakistani checkpoint
A suspected suicide bomber kills at least 12 people in an attack on a checkpoint in north-west Pakistan, officials say.
  Afghan Taliban deny talks with UN
The Afghan Taliban deny reports that some of their members met UN special envoy Kai Eide to discuss peace.
  Gandhi ashes scattered into sea
Some of Mahatma Gandhi's ashes, kept for decades by a family friend, are scattered into the Indian Ocean off South Africa.
ENGLAND
Mother remanded over child deaths
The mother of two toddlers found dead in holdalls in the boot of a car in East Sussex appears in court charged with their murders.
  Fears over free social care costs
The government has "significantly underestimated" the cost of delivering free social care, council chiefs say.
  Court lifts Terry gagging order
England football captain John Terry is named as the sportsman behind a court injunction involving his private life.
BUSINESS
Peugeot follows Toyota car recall
Peugeot Citroen, Europe's second-biggest carmaker, is recalling cars made at a Czech plant with Toyota.
  IMF urges global reform agreement
The head of the International Monetary Fund urges the US to join with other countries to reform banks.
  Toyota recalls 'up to 1.8m' cars
Toyota says it is recalling up to 1.8 million cars in Europe, including 220,000 in the UK, due to an accelerator problem.
ENTERTAINMENT
Reid wins Celebrity Big Brother
Cage fighter Alex Reid wins the final series of Celebrity Big Brother with Dane Bowers coming second and Vinnie Jones in third place.
  Blues star Etta James in hospital
Grammy-winning singer Etta James is being treated in hospital in California after suffering various ailments including a blood infection.
  Orbison lands Walk of Fame star
The late rock'n'roll legend Roy Orbison is honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
SCIENCE/NATURE
How to whip up a frothy frog nest
Scientists reveal how frogs perform the architectural feat of building floating foam "meringue" nests.
  Fusion energy hurdle swept aside
A potential obstacle to producing energy by laser fusion is swept aside, along with the record for the highest-energy laser pulse.
  Quakes 'decade's worst disasters'
Almost 60% of the people killed by natural disasters in the past decade lost their lives in earthquakes, data shows.
TECHNOLOGY
Google phases out support for IE6
Google begins phasing out support for Microsoft's Internet Explorer 6, the browser identified as the weak link in a cyber attack.
  Law firm's piracy hunt condemned
The way a UK law firm is pursuing alleged net pirates has been criticised with calls for the Information Commissioner to investigate.
  Scammers exploit Apple iPad fever
Cyber conmen are launching attacks that trade on surging interest in Apple's iPad tablet computer.
HEALTH
Fears over free social care costs
The government has "significantly underestimated" the cost of delivering free social care, council chiefs say.
  Vaccine 'could cut HIV TB deaths'
A vaccine could cut the number of cases of tuberculosis among HIV-positive Africans by almost two-fifths, researchers claim.
  Misconduct GP to stay on register
A doctor guilty of prescribing "potentially hazardous" levels of drugs to elderly patients escapes being struck off.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
  1972: Army kills 13 in civil rights protest
British troops open fire on a crowd of demonstrators in the Bogside district of Londonderry in the worst day of the current crisis so far.
  1965: Last farewell to Churchill
Thousands of people pay their last respects to Britain's greatest wartime leader Sir Winston Churchill who is buried today after a full state funeral.
  2003: 'Shoe bomber' jailed for life
British-born Richard Reid is sentenced to life in jail for trying to bomb an American Airlines flight carrying 197 people.

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