| Wednesday, 17 February, 2010, 14:00 GMT 21:00 +07:00:Asia/Jakarta | |
| TOP STORIES | |
| PM urges passport killing inquiry Gordon Brown calls for a "full investigation" into how fraudulent British passports were allegedly used by the killers of a Hamas commander. | |
| Murder arrest over BBC confession TV presenter Ray Gosling is arrested on suspicion of murder after he admits on a BBC documentary to killing his lover. | |
| Reader's Digest in administration The UK arm of magazine publishers Reader's Digest, established in 1938, has gone into administration.. | |
| Designer McQueen 'hanged himself' Fashion designer Alexander McQueen hanged himself in a wardrobe after leaving a note, an inquest hears. | |
| UK unemployment sees slight fall Unemployment falls for the second consecutive month but the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance rises. | |
| WORLD | |
| US visit seeks to warm Syria ties The US sends one of its top diplomats to Syria in its latest move to improve ties with Damascus after years of tension. | |
| Ukrainian poll result suspended A Ukrainian court suspends the result of the recent presidential election, following a challenge by loser Yulia Tymoshenko. | |
| Taliban 'lining up human shields' Taliban militants are increasingly using civilians as "human shields" as they fight allied troops, an Afghan general says. | |
| AMERICAS | |
| US visit seeks to warm Syria ties The US sends one of its top diplomats to Syria in its latest move to improve ties with Damascus after years of tension. | |
| Argentina steps up Falklands row Argentina has announced new controls on shipping en route to the Falkland Islands in a growing row over UK oil drilling plans. | |
| Lady GaGa wins Brit Awards triple Lady GaGa scoops a Brit Awards hat-trick, winning three prizes including best international female and breakthrough act. | |
| SOUTH ASIA | |
| Taliban 'lining up human shields' Taliban militants are increasingly using civilians as "human shields" as they fight allied troops, an Afghan general says. | |
| Pakistan media 'muted' on arrest The Pakistani media is muted over the arrest of top Taliban military commander Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar. | |
| India assures teams over safety Indian officials move to reassure foreign teams that this month's hockey World Cup in Delhi will be a safe tournament. | |
| ENGLAND | |
| Murder arrest over BBC confession TV presenter Ray Gosling is arrested on suspicion of murder after he admits on a BBC documentary to killing his lover. | |
| Mother charged with 'acid' murder A woman is accused of murdering a three-year-old girl, believed to be her daughter, as police investigate if acid was involved. | |
| Missing Paige's inheritance due A teenage girl who went missing more than two-and-a-half years ago is in line for a "substantial amount of inheritance", say police. | |
| BUSINESS | |
| UK unemployment sees slight fall Unemployment falls for the second consecutive month but the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance rises. | |
| Toyota considers Corolla recall Japanese carmaker Toyota mulls a recall of the world's best-selling car, the Corolla, as it also denies any cover-ups. | |
| Reader's Digest in administration The UK arm of magazine publishers Reader's Digest, established in 1938, has gone into administration.. | |
| ENTERTAINMENT | |
| Lady GaGa wins Brit Awards triple Lady GaGa scoops a Brit Awards hat-trick, winning three prizes including best international female and breakthrough act. | |
| Murder arrest over BBC confession TV presenter Ray Gosling is arrested on suspicion of murder after he admits on a BBC documentary to killing his lover. | |
| Designer McQueen 'hanged himself' Fashion designer Alexander McQueen hanged himself in a wardrobe after leaving a note, an inquest hears. | |
| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
| Ancient giant cattle genome first Scientists are publishing details of their research of the DNA of large wild cattle that died out almost 400 years ago. | |
| Shuttle astronauts make last walk Astronauts complete their third and final spacewalk of the current shuttle mission to the International Space Station. | |
| No 'historic hunt' of rare whale One of the rarest whales in the world was not a victim of extensive whaling as previously supposed, according to a genetic study of ancient whale bones. | |
| TECHNOLOGY | |
| Seesaw launches online TV service An online TV service that offers programmes from the BBC, Channel 4 and Five is rolled out across the UK. | |
| Google Buzz 'breaks privacy laws' A leading privacy watchdog files a complaint with US regulators urging them to investigate Google's Buzz social network. | |
| BBC to offer iPhone applications The BBC announces that it will start offering iPhone apps for some of its news and sport content starting from April. | |
| HEALTH | |
| Murder arrest over BBC confession TV presenter Ray Gosling is arrested on suspicion of murder after he admits on a BBC documentary to killing his lover. | |
| Guilty plea in Chinese herb case A practitioner of Chinese medicine has pleaded guilty to selling a banned substance to a woman who went on to develop kidney failure and cancer. | |
| 'Malaria' killed King Tutankhamun Tutankhamun may well have died of malaria after the disease ravaged a body crippled by a rare bone disorder, experts say. | |
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| 1979: China invades Vietnam China sends hundreds of troops into Vietnam after weeks of tension and a military build-up along the border. | |||
| 1987: Tamils strip off at Heathrow A group of Tamils seeking asylum in Britain protest at Heathrow airport by removing their clothes as they are about to be deported. | |||
| 1992: Cannibal killer jailed for life Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is jailed for life in the US for murdering and dismembering 15 young men and boys. | |||
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