Sunday, 07 February 2010

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Sunday, 07 February, 2010, 14:00 GMT 21:00 +07:00:Asia/Jakarta
TOP STORIES
Tougher rules for student visas
Tougher rules are now in place to stop people abusing the student visa system to remain illegally in the UK.
  Emotional Campbell defends Blair
Alastair Campbell denies Tony Blair misled Parliament over the intelligence in the run-up to the 2003 Iraq war.
  Jazz star Johnny Dankworth dies
Sir John Dankworth, a mainstay of the British jazz scene for more than 60 years, has died, his family has confirmed.
  Iran sets new nuclear challenge
Iran's president orders uranium enrichment to be stepped up, prompting the US to call for the world to stand together.
  Man hurt at football match dies
A man who was injured during Stoke City's Premier League match against Blackburn Rovers dies in hospital.
WORLD
Iran sets new nuclear challenge
Iran's president orders uranium enrichment to be stepped up, prompting the US to call for the world to stand together.
  Ukrainians vote in tense run-off
Ukrainians vote in a presidential election run-off, after a bruising campaign and warnings of mass street protests.
  Lebanon retrieves jet black box
Lebanese searchers retrieve a flight recorder from the Ethiopian Airlines jet that crashed into the Mediterranean, killing 90 people.
AMERICAS
G7 pledges to cancel Haiti debt
The world's top seven industrialised nations vow to cancel Haiti's debts in the wake of its devastating earthquake.
  US snow causes major power cuts
Tens of thousands of people remain without power in Washington DC and nearby states after a record snowstorm.
  Palin lashes Obama at Tea Party
Sarah Palin attacks Barack Obama as she urges a return to conservative principles, at the first US Tea Party convention.
SOUTH ASIA
Thousands mourn Karachi bomb dead
Mourners attend funerals for more than a dozen people killed in bomb attacks targeting Shia Muslims in the Pakistani city of Karachi.
  Afghan villagers shot 'in error'
Afghan police shoot dead seven young men near the Pakistani border after mistaking them for insurgents, a police official says.
  India US death sentences upheld
A court in India upholds death sentences for two men convicted over a 2002 shooting attack on a US centre in Calcutta.
ENGLAND
Man hurt at football match dies
A man who was injured during Stoke City's Premier League match against Blackburn Rovers dies in hospital.
  Prayers said after family deaths
Prayers are said in a Shropshire town where the bodies of a mother, father and daughter were found two days ago.
  Jazz star Johnny Dankworth dies
Sir John Dankworth, a mainstay of the British jazz scene for more than 60 years, has died, his family has confirmed.
BUSINESS
Toyota 'planning recall of Prius'
Toyota is to recalling the latest model of its flagship Prius cars because of braking problems, reports from Japan say.
  G7 committed to recovery spending
The UK chancellor says industrial nations are committed to public spending to bolster a return to growth.
  Goldsmith backs BAE Systems deal
The former attorney general says he "strongly supported" the plea bargain made by BAE Systems to end corruption investigations.
ENTERTAINMENT
Jazz star Johnny Dankworth dies
Sir John Dankworth, a mainstay of the British jazz scene for more than 60 years, has died, his family has confirmed.
  Actor Ian Carmichael dies at 89
Actor Ian Carmichael, who starred on TV as Bertie Wooster and in films including I'm All Right Jack, dies aged 89.
  Man 'harassed' actress Knightley
A 41-year-old man appears in court charged with harassing actress Keira Knightley.
SCIENCE/NATURE
Cloud forces shuttle launch delay
Low cloud at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida prevents the shuttle Endeavour from launching on a final night flight to the ISS.
  Climate scepticism 'on the rise'
The British public has become increasingly sceptical about climate change, a poll for BBC News suggests.
  Dynamic Pluto revealed in images
Images from the Hubble Space Telescope reveal that the icy dwarf planet Pluto undergoes dramatic seasonal changes.
TECHNOLOGY
Microsoft tackles 17-year-old bug
A 17-year-old vulnerability that dates from the days of DOS is being patched in Microsoft's February security update.
  US objects to Google books plan
The US Department of Justice says that it is still not satisfied with a deal that would allow Google to build a vast digital library.
  Pirate bill could 'breach rights'
An influential group of MPs and peers says the government's approach to illegal file-sharing could breach the rights of net users.
HEALTH
Pledge of one-to-one cancer care
Every cancer patient in England will be offered one-to-one care by specialist nurses if Labour wins the election, the PM is to say.
  Premature birth gene clue found
DNA differences which appear to affect the risk of giving birth early have been found by US scientists.
  Artificial pancreas diabetes hope
Scientists in Cambridge show that an "artificial pancreas" can be used to regulate blood sugar in children with Type 1 diabetes.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
  1945: Black Sea talks plan defeat of Germany
Plans are being drawn up by London, Washington and Moscow for the final phase of the war against Germany.
  1964: Beatlemania arrives in the US
Four members of the British hit band, the Beatles, arrive in New York at the start of their first tour of the United States.
  1974: Heath calls snap election over miners
Prime Minister Edward Heath announces a general election and appeals to the miners to suspend their planned strike.

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