Friday, 12 February 2010

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Friday, 12 February, 2010, 14:00 GMT 21:00 +07:00:Asia/Jakarta
TOP STORIES
Eurostar snow delays criticised
Eurostar comes in for tough criticism over its handling of the crisis that severely disrupted its services before Christmas.
  Pair admit girl's manslaughter
A mother and her partner accused of murdering her daughter, seven, by starvation, both admit manslaughter.
  Haiti holds quake day of mourning
Haiti is holding a day of mourning for victims of the earthquake that killed up to 230,000 people exactly one month ago.
  Bill Clinton out of US hospital
Former US President Bill Clinton has left the hospital where he underwent a heart procedure, US media report.
  MI5 denies Binyam case 'cover-up'
The head of MI5 denies his staff withheld documents relating to the torture of a UK resident from a scrutiny committee.
WORLD
German economic recovery falters
Germany's recovery faltered in the final quarter of 2009, while eurozone growth was weak, preliminary figures indicate.
  Haiti holds quake day of mourning
Haiti is holding a day of mourning for victims of the earthquake that killed up to 230,000 people exactly one month ago.
  Bill Clinton out of US hospital
Former US President Bill Clinton has left the hospital where he underwent a heart procedure, US media report.
AMERICAS
Haiti holds quake day of mourning
Haiti is holding a day of mourning for victims of the earthquake that killed up to 230,000 people exactly one month ago.
  Bill Clinton out of US hospital
Former US President Bill Clinton has left the hospital where he underwent a heart procedure, US media report.
  Vancouver awaits Winter Olympics
Vancouver will welcome athletes from 72 nations to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Canada at Friday's opening ceremony.
SOUTH ASIA
Khan movie hits Mumbai amid row
A new film featuring Shah Rukh Khan opens in Mumbai amid tight security after protests by hardline Hindus.
  India-Pakistan talks 'date set'
Key Indian and Pakistan envoys will meet in Delhi on 25 February for peace talks stalled since the Mumbai attacks, Pakistan says.
  Sri Lanka hearing over Fonseka
Security is tight in Sri Lanka's capital as its top court hears a challenge to the arrest of losing candidate Gen Fonseka.
ENGLAND
Pair admit girl's manslaughter
A mother and her partner accused of murdering her daughter, seven, by starvation, both admit manslaughter.
  River plunge family is identified
The man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after the car he was driving ended up in the River Avon is named.
  Prince 'hit policeman' with car
Police investigate an incident in which Prince Andrew allegedly struck a policeman while driving into Buckingham Palace.
BUSINESS
Eurostar snow delays criticised
Eurostar comes in for tough criticism over its handling of the crisis that severely disrupted its services before Christmas.
  Stamp duty change prompts rush
A rush to beat the end of the stamp-duty concession saw a big rise in house loans in December, mortgage lenders say.
  German economic recovery falters
Germany's recovery faltered in the final quarter of 2009, while eurozone growth was weak, preliminary figures indicate.
ENTERTAINMENT
Muse to headline Glastonbury 2010
Muse and Stevie Wonder will join U2 as headliners at this year's Glastonbury Festival.
  Khan movie hits Mumbai amid row
A new film featuring Shah Rukh Khan opens in Mumbai amid tight security after protests by hardline Hindus.
  Rage to play free show as reward
Rage Against The Machine reveal details of a free gig in London in June rewarding fans for getting them to last year's Christmas number one.
SCIENCE/NATURE
Do speedy elephants walk or run?
Scientists answer the weighty question of whether fast-moving elephants walk or run.
  Study hints at dark matter action
Researchers in the US say they have detected two signals which could possibly indicate the presence of particles of dark matter.
  Solar probe lifts off in Florida
The Solar Dynamics Observatory launches from Florida on its mission to study the Sun's activity in unprecedented detail.
TECHNOLOGY
Iceland to be 'journalism haven'
Icelandic MPs and whistle-blowing website Wikileaks propose to turn Iceland into a 'journalism haven'.
  Pirate boss to make the web pay
One of the founders of the Pirate Bay site is planning to help websites make money from their content.
  MEPs condemn Iran 'surveillance'
MEPs "strongly" criticise telecoms firm Nokia Siemens for providing "surveillance technology" to the Iranian authorities.
HEALTH
Clue over autism 'hug avoidance'
Delays at crucial points during the development of the brain in the womb may explain why people with a condition linked to autism do not like hugs.
  NHS 'cannot afford private role'
Doctors are stepping up their campaign against NHS commercialisation, warning the service cannot afford to keep handing funds to the private sector.
  Poorest 'die seven years earlier'
People in the poorest neighbourhoods in England live an average 7 years less than those in the richest areas, says a major report on health inequalities.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
  1989: Belfast lawyer Finucane murdered
Leading solicitor Pat Finucane is shot dead at his home in north Belfast in front of his wife and children.
  1964: Deaths follow Cyprus truce breach
Fighting between ethnic Turks and Greeks in the disputed island of Cyprus has left at least 16 people dead.
  1994: Art thieves snatch Scream
One of the world's best-known paintings, The Scream by Edvard Munch, is stolen from a museum in Norway.

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