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	Tuesday, 16 February, 2010, 14:00 GMT 21:00 +07:00:Asia/Jakarta

TOP STORIES
	UK inflation accelerates to 3.5% The UK inflation rate rose to 3.5% in January from 2.9%, figures show, the fastest annual pace for 14 months.
	Taliban 'military chief arrested' A man described as the Afghan Taliban's most senior commander, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, is captured in Pakistan.
	Wife 'failed to report bomb plot' The wife of one of the men who plotted to blow up passenger jets with liquid bombs failed to tell police of his plans, a court is told.
	Barclays profits jump to £11.6bn Banking giant Barclays sees its annual profits increase by 92% to £11.6bn in 2009, boosted by the sale of its fund management arm.
	Police probe BBC death confession Police investigate claims by broadcaster Ray Gosling that he smothered his lover who was dying of Aids.

WORLD
	Taliban 'military chief arrested' A man described as the Afghan Taliban's most senior commander, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, is captured in Pakistan.
	Iran hits back at Clinton warning Iran's foreign minister hits back at the US after Hillary Clinton said Tehran was becoming a "military dictatorship".
	Iraq-Turkey railway link re-opens The first train service in decades sets off from northern Iraq to Turkey, in a move both countries hope will boost trade.

AMERICAS
	Google admits Buzz testing flaws Search giant Google admits to BBC News that testing of its controversial new social network Buzz was insufficient.
	Taliban 'military chief arrested' A man described as the Afghan Taliban's most senior commander, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, is captured in Pakistan.
	Iran hits back at Clinton warning Iran's foreign minister hits back at the US after Hillary Clinton said Tehran was becoming a "military dictatorship".

SOUTH ASIA
	Taliban 'military chief arrested' A man described as the Afghan Taliban's most senior commander, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, is captured in Pakistan.
	Afghan Taliban resist Nato push US forces face sporadic resistance in the Taliban stronghold of Marjah as the Nato offensive in Afghanistan enters its fourth day.
	EU punishes Sri Lanka over rights The EU suspends Sri Lanka's special trading rights after an EU report criticised its recent human rights record.

ENGLAND
	Police probe BBC death confession Police investigate claims by broadcaster Ray Gosling that he smothered his lover who was dying of Aids.
	Boys' torture sentences to remain Prison sentences imposed on two young brothers who attacked two boys in South Yorkshire, will not be reviewed by the Court of Appeal.
	Unlicensed police drone grounded Police on Merseyside have to ground their new drone over concerns it is being used illegally without a licence.

BUSINESS
	UK inflation accelerates to 3.5% The UK inflation rate rose to 3.5% in January from 2.9%, figures show, the fastest annual pace for 14 months.
	Barclays profits jump to £11.6bn Banking giant Barclays sees its annual profits increase by 92% to £11.6bn in 2009, boosted by the sale of its fund management arm.
	Kraft's quarterly profit triples Kraft Foods, owner of Cadbury, says that its fourth-quarter profit more than tripled as sales rose in developing countries.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Female stars up for Brits battle Lady Gaga, Lily Allen, Florence and the Machine and Pixie Lott will battle it out at the Brits, leading the charge with three nominations each.
	EastEnders has Tories in a lather Shadow culture secretary Jeremy Hunt sings the soap's praises, but his colleague worries it portrays "very damaging" stereotypes.
	My Name is Khan breaks UK record My Name is Khan becomes Bollywood's most successful box office opener in the United Kingdom.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Space rock contains organic feast Scientists confirm that a meteorite that crashed to Earth 40 years ago contains millions of carbon-containing compounds.
	Fog decline threatens US redwoods Scientists in California say a drop in coastal fog could threaten the state's famed, giant redwood trees.
	Space station gets viewing deck The International Space Station has been fitted with its last major components, including the largest window ever sent into space.

TECHNOLOGY
	Google admits Buzz testing flaws Search giant Google admits to BBC News that testing of its controversial new social network Buzz was insufficient.
	Net giants query Australia filter Google and Yahoo have joined a group asking the Australian government to rethink plans to filter the internet.
	Microsoft launch Windows Phone 7 Microsoft shows off the latest version of its mobile phone operating system, called Windows phone 7 series.

HEALTH
	Men 'need better-fitting condoms' Badly fitted condoms do not just reduce the pleasure of sex for men and women - they increase the risks of infection and pregnancy, researchers say.
	Trusts 'failing on safety alerts' An investigation finds that 80 NHS trusts in England have failed to comply with safety alerts issued after clinical blunders.
	Children 'copy parents' drinking' Research suggests children learn drinking habits from their parents and that many families never discuss alcohol.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1959: Castro sworn in as Cuban PM Cuba's revolutionary leader Fidel Castro becomes the country's youngest ever premier.
	2001: Serbs killed in Kosovo pilgrimage At least seven Serbs are killed in a bomb attack on a bus making its way to a religious ceremony in Kosovo.
	1985: Falklands' row civil servant resigns Ministry of Defence assistant secretary Clive Ponting resigns from his post over the Belgrano affair.

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